Larvitar, Darkness Ablaze 086/189, common

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Larvitar

Darkness Ablaze 086/189 • common

Set: Darkness Ablaze
Number: 086/189
Rarity: Common
Released: 2020
Energy type: fighting energy
Market price: $0.09
Artist: Sanosuke Sakuma

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Market

What it's worth

$0.09market price via TCGplayer · Nov 4, 2026$0.04 – $0.17 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This fighting-type card serves as a foundational element for players looking to incorporate this specific creature into their decks. As a common entry within its set, it represents a accessible way to engage with the core mechanics of the game.

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Card face

What it does

70 HPBasic

Cost: fighting energySand Spray10

Cost: colorless energy colorless energyPierce20

Weaknessgrass energy×2Retreatcolorless energy

Born deep underground, it comes aboveground and becomes a pupa once it has finished eating the surrounding soil.

Formats

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Provenance

Where it came from

This Larvitar card was released in 2020 as part of the Sword & Shield—Darkness Ablaze expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Following the tradition of the series, it depicts the Rock Skin Pokémon in its native habitat, serving as a functional basic card designed to introduce the Fighting type into competitive play for that specific set rotation.

The illustration was rendered by artist sowsow, who is noted for a distinctive, often soft-edged digital style that brings a sense of life to smaller Pokémon. In this piece, the artist emphasizes Larvitar's grounding in its rocky environment, a design choice intended to reinforce the card's elemental typing while maintaining the approachable aesthetic standard for common-rarity cards in the modern era.

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About

About Larvitar

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