Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Larvitar
Obsidian Flames · #203 · Illustration Rare · 2023
Listings
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Market reference
$7.11
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 203 / 230
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Pupitar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Miki Tanaka
- Pokédex #
- 246
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Larvitar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Confront) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Larvitar
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.13 copies on average · 8 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Miki Tanaka
This card was illustrated by Miki Tanaka.
Building around Larvitar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Born deep underground, this Pokémon becomes a pupa after eating enough dirt to make a mountain."
FCorkscrew Punch — 10
FFConfront — 30
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Larvitar or Obsidian Flames.
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Aug 18, 2026
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Aug 19, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Larvitar was legal.
🏛💫 Card Temple Weekly Battles #71
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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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $5.50 | $8.08 | $999.00 | $7.11 | $7.98 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.72 |
| 7-day average | €3.20 |
| 30-day average | €3.47 |
| Low | €1.19 |
| Trend price | €3.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.41 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Larvitar is real?
Larvitar 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 Larvitar worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Larvitar is $7.11; 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 Larvitar from?
Larvitar is from the Pokémon set "Obsidian Flames" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Larvitar?
Larvitar is a Illustration Rare card in the Obsidian Flames set.
Other Larvitar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
