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Pupitar
Stormfront 47/100 • uncommon
- Set
- Stormfront
- Number
- 47/100
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2008
- Energy type
- fighting energy
- Market price
- $0.50
- Artist
- Hajime Kusajima
What it does
Any damage done to Pupitar by attacks is reduced by 10 for each Energy attached to Pupitar (after applying Weakness and Resistance). You can't reduce more than 30 damage in this way.
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.
Its body is hard as bedrock. By venting pressurized gas, it can launch itself like a rocket.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Pupitar card, numbered 47/100, was released in the Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion titled Stormfront in 2008. As part of the Diamond & Pearl Series, this set was noted for reintroducing cards featuring the classic base set design alongside more modern mechanics. Pupitar serves as the evolutionary bridge between Larvitar and Tyranitar, and its inclusion in the set reflects the game's focus on completing evolutionary lines to bolster competitive decks.
The artwork for this specific card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, a foundational artist for the Pokémon franchise whose work has defined the visual aesthetic of the trading card game since its inception. Arita utilized a sharp, structural style to capture the rigid, chrysalis-like nature of the Pokémon, emphasizing its armored shell and dormant energy. The card was received as a standard uncommon utility card, valued primarily by players for its ability to evolve into the high-powered Tyranitar cards available in the era.
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