Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Tyranitar
HS—Unleashed · #26 · Rare · 2010
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Market reference
$8.80
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 26 / 96
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Pupitar
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 248
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Strategy & play
How Tyranitar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Hyper Beam) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥70 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 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Pupitar first).
How to beat Tyranitar
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- 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
- 2.79 copies on average · 14 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Tyranitar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Extremely strong, it can change the landscape. It has an insolent nature that makes it not care about others."
CCCTail Crush — 40+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 damage plus 20 more damage.
DDCCHyper Beam — 80
Discard an Energy card attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $5.92 | $12.99 | $87.60 | $8.80 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $53.99 | $438.28 | $438.28 | $80.99 | $438.28 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/09| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €10.50 |
| 7-day average | €3.86 |
| 30-day average | €3.15 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €4.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €5.17 |
| reverseHoloSell | €4.28 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.16 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €6.07 |
| Reverse holo trend | €8.94 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tyranitar is real?
Tyranitar 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 Tyranitar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tyranitar is $8.80; 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 Tyranitar from?
Tyranitar is from the Pokémon set "HS—Unleashed" in the HeartGold & SoulSilver series, released in 2010.
What rarity is Tyranitar?
Tyranitar is a Rare card in the HS—Unleashed set.
Other Tyranitar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
