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
Basic
HP
80
TypeDarkness
RarityRare Shining
IllustratorKen Sugimori
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
- Rare Shining
- 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
| Holo | 1st Edition ~$1,576 raw · PSA 10 ~$17,848; Unlimited ~$593 raw · PSA 10 ~$9,999 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) |
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Verified against PriceCharting eBay-sold prices (May 2026).
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07Why Collectors Want It
- A 'Shining' card — Neo Destiny's special alternate-color holo rarity, secret-numbered #113/105.
- 1st Edition copies are the top variant, carrying the stamp prized by WotC-era vintage collectors.
- Tyranitar's pseudo-legendary popularity keeps demand high for its scarcest vintage print.
- 1st Edition verified at ~$1,576 raw, PSA 10 ~$17,848; Unlimited runs ~$593 raw / PSA 10 ~$9,999 (PriceCharting, May 2026).
- WotC holo foil and tight centering make gem-mint Shinings genuinely scarce.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Basic Tyranitar with 80 HP; top attack around 50 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Mountain Crush
Flip a coin until you get tails. For each heads, your opponent discards the top card from his or her deck.
Destructive Fire
Flip a coin for each Fire Energy card attached to Shining Tyranitar. For each heads, discard a Fire Energy card attached to Shining Tyranitar or this attack does nothing. Then, for each heads, choose an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon and discard it. If it has fewer Energy cards than that, remove all of them.
- Resistance
- Psychic -30
- Retreat cost
- 3
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: 1st Edition PSA 10 ~$17,848 against ~$1,576 raw; Unlimited PSA 10 ~$9,999 against ~$593 raw (PriceCharting realized, May 2026).
Shining holos carry the era's signature foil scratching; 1st Edition gem mints are the scarce, premium tier.
Other graders: PSA leads resale on WotC-era Shinings; BGS and CGC examples trade at a discount to an equivalent PSA 10.