01Card Stats

Stage 2 (evolves from Pupitar)

HP 160

TypeDarkness

RarityRare Prime

IllustratorWataru Kawahara

WeaknessFighting ×2

Retreat●●●

SetHS—Unleashed

Released2010

02Editions and Print Runs

Modern print era — no 1st Edition or Shadowless variants exist for cards printed after the WotC era.

Unlimited

How to spot it: Standard modern card frame; no edition stamp.

All copies share the same Unlimited print frame.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers: Rare Prime
Foiling: Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
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	~$126 raw · PSA 10 ~$4,800 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026)

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07Why Collectors Want It

Required for any complete Tyranitar master set across eras.
Collectors of the HS—Unleashed set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: Niche

Stage 2 Tyranitar with 160 HP; top attack near 120 damage — playable in casual or rogue lists, not a competitive staple.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Darkness Howl Cost: Darkness

This attack does 20 damage to each Pokémon in play (both yours and your opponent's) (excluding any Darkness Pokémon). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Power Claw Cost: Darkness + Colorless + Colorless · 60 damage

This attack's damage isn't affected by Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.

Megaton Tail Cost: Darkness + Darkness + Colorless + Colorless · 120 damage

Discard the top 3 cards of your deck.

Weakness: Fighting ×2
Resistance: Psychic -20
Retreat cost: 3

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: Modern Common/Uncommon — most copies are not graded because raw value rarely justifies the fee.

Graded populations stay low; usually collected raw or sleeved rather than slabbed.

Other graders: Negligible BGS/CGC submission volume.

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