Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Pupitar
Darkness Ablaze · #87 · Uncommon · 2020
Listings
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Market reference
$0.07
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 87 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Larvitar
- Evolves to
- Tyranitar
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Sekio
- Pokédex #
- 247
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Pupitar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Larvitar; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Pupitar
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.38 copies on average · 8 decks
Building around Pupitar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Even sealed in its shell, it can move freely. Hard and fast, it has outstanding destructive power."
FSand Spray — 20
CCCRocket Evolution — 40
Search your deck for a card that evolves from this Pokémon and put it onto this Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Pupitar or Darkness Ablaze.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Pupitar was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.17 | $30.00 | $0.07 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.27 | $2.37 | $0.27 | $0.15 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.14 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.24 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.19 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Pupitar is real?
Pupitar is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Pupitar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Pupitar is $0.07; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Pupitar from?
Pupitar is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Pupitar?
Pupitar is a Uncommon card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
Other Pupitar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
