Pokémon Trading Card Game Pupitar

This official Pokémon Trading Card Game card features Pupitar, the resilient Hard Shell Pokémon, as a Stage 1 Fighting-type Pokémon. The artwork by Shigenori Negishi captures Pupitar’s rugged, bedrock-hard shell and immense latent strength, capable of toppling mountains with its thrashing as described in its Pokédex entry.

As the crucial middle evolution, Pupitar offers a significant power boost from Larvitar. Its first attack, Sand Spray (cost: one Fighting Energy), deals 20 damage. Its second attack, Hammer In (cost: three Fighting Energy), delivers a solid 60 damage, allowing it to challenge many opposing Pokémon.

Classified as an Uncommon card (denoted by the diamond symbol), it has a sturdy 90 HP. It carries a Grass-type Weakness (x2), no Resistance, and a three-Colorless Energy Retreat Cost, reflecting its heavy, armored body. This card is the essential bridge in the Larvitar > Pupitar > Tyranitar line, providing the necessary offensive presence to survive and earn the energy needed to reach its final, devastating evolution.