Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Pupitar
Journey Together · #81 · Common · 2025
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.14
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 81 / 190
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Larvitar
- Evolves to
- Tyranitar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Scav
- Pokédex #
- 247
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Pupitar plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Take Down) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Larvitar; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Pupitar
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.75 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.
Tyranitar
in 100% of decks · 11 seen
Team Rocket's Petrel
in 91% of decks · 10 seen
Rare Candy
in 100% of decks · 11 seen
Budew
in 100% of decks · 11 seen
Special Red Card
in 100% of decks · 11 seen
Buddy-Buddy Poffin
in 100% of decks · 11 seen
Poké Pad
in 100% of decks · 11 seen
Lillie's Determination
in 100% of decks · 11 seen
More by Scav
This card was illustrated by Scav.
Building around Pupitar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This pupa flies around wildly by venting with great force the gas pressurized inside its body."
CCTake Down — 60
This Pokémon also does 20 damage to itself.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Pupitar or Journey Together.
SEASAC League Challenge #23 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
Aug 25, 2026
Team Corna Weekly August #5
Aug 25, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
Aug 25, 2026
Tuesday Night BATTLE LEAGUE! (100 Codes)
Aug 25, 2026
World Practice Tourney - Last Prize Series #14
Aug 25, 2026
Pudding Weekly #10 | STAY IN CHARACTER!
Aug 26, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Pupitar was legal.
🇧🇷 Hit Cup #15 | TCG Live
today
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #25 25 Codes
today
Sunny's Weekly #270 Trolley Ride to Worlds!
today
🔥XV TORNEIO PREPARAÇÃO MUNDIAL PTCGL ⚔️🔥
today
PRE Worlds Pumpkaweekly!
today
Monday Afternoon Showdown #5
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
2
ran Pupitar
Tournaments scanned
301
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Pupitar
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.17 | $10.02 | $0.14 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.27 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.09 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.11 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.08 |
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 $0.14; 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 "Journey Together" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Pupitar?
Pupitar is a Common card in the Journey Together set.
Other Pupitar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
