1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Stage 1 (evolves from Larvitar)
HP
60
TypeFighting
RarityUncommon
IllustratorMitsuhiro Arita
WeaknessGrass ×2
Retreat●
SetNeo Destiny
Released2002
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Uncommon
- Foiling
- Non-holo standard finish.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Non Holo | ~$14 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings. |
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Early-2000s Neo Destiny printing with vintage collector appeal.
- Pupitar — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #247).
- Required for any complete Pupitar master set across eras.
- Collectors of the Neo Destiny set need this card to finish it.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 1 Pupitar with 60 HP; top attack around 40 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Rock Tackle
Dark Pupitar does 10 damage to itself. Dark Pupitar can't use this attack during your next turn.
Explosive Evolution
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance. Then, search your deck for an Evolution card named Dark Tyranitar and put it on Dark Pupitar. (This counts as evolving Dark Pupitar.) Shuffle your deck afterward.
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Resistance
- Lightning -30
- Retreat cost
- 1
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Pupitar PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.
Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.