Pokémon · Neo
Pupitar
Neo Discovery · #45 · Uncommon · 2001
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Market reference
$0.93
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 45 / 75
- Release year
- 2001
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Larvitar
- Evolves to
- Tyranitar
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hironobu Yoshida
- Pokédex #
- 247
- Series
- Neo
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 (Skull Bash) 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.
- 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 — ≥35 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
- 1.6 copies on average · 5 decks
More by Hironobu Yoshida
This card was illustrated by Hironobu Yoshida.
Building around Pupitar?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its shell is as hard as sheet rock, and it is also very strong. Its thrashing can topple a mountain."
CCSkull Bash — 20
FFDust Devil
Does 10 damage to each non-Fighting Pokémon in play. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.
Weakness:G×2
Resistance:L-30
Retreat cost:C
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $0.40 | $0.89 | $96.95 | $0.93 | $1.38 |
| 1st Edition | $2.00 | $5.29 | $96.16 | $3.88 | $96.16 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.65 |
| 7-day average | €0.82 |
| 30-day average | €0.60 |
| Low | €0.03 |
| Trend price | €0.58 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.63 |
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 $0.93; 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 "Neo Discovery" in the Neo series, released in 2001.
What rarity is Pupitar?
Pupitar is a Uncommon card in the Neo Discovery set.
Other Pupitar printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
