Pokémon · HeartGold & SoulSilver
Tyranitar
HS—Unleashed · #88 · Rare Prime · 2010
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$214.33
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 88 / 96
- Release year
- 2010
- Rarity
- Rare Prime
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · Prime
- Evolves from
- Pupitar
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Wataru Kawahara
- Pokédex #
- 248
- Series
- HeartGold & SoulSilver
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 30 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Tyranitar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Megaton Tail) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥80 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.
How to beat Tyranitar
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥80 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
- 2.88 copies on average · 8 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 Wataru Kawahara
This card was illustrated by Wataru Kawahara.
Building around Tyranitar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
DDarkness Howl
This attack does 20 damage to each Pokémon in play (both yours and your opponent's) (excluding any Darkness Pokémon). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
DCCPower Claw — 60
This attack's damage isn't affected by Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.
DDCCMegaton Tail — 120
Discard the top 3 cards of your deck.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Tyranitar
Tournaments scanned
302
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Tyranitar
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $183.50 | $250.00 | $343.33 | $214.33 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €44.00 |
| 7-day average | €23.24 |
| 30-day average | €20.00 |
| Low | €2.50 |
| Trend price | €18.49 |
| Low (excellent+) | €15.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €8.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.95 |
| averageSellPrice | €15.53 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.37 |
| Reverse holo trend | €7.44 |
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 $214.33; 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 Prime card in the HS—Unleashed set.
Other Tyranitar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
