Hard Shell Evolution
Ability
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by your opponent’s attacks until the end of your opponent’s next turn.
Lost Thunder / #116/214
Pupitar
Printed language: English · Pokémon
- Set (printed edition)
- Lost Thunder
- Rarity (source)
- Uncommon
- Illustrator
- Yuka Morii
- Source reference
- sm8-116
CARDEX BACKGROUND
The Pokémon’s story
Pupitar wears a shell as hard as stone, but this pupal state does not condemn it to immobility. It produces internal gas, compresses it and expels it to leap or move at high speed. Its legs are already beginning to emerge beneath the armour while its new body forms. Impatient to evolve, it sometimes releases this pressure in all directions. The Pokédex thus describes a restless transformation, almost dangerous to anything in its path.
Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.A detail worth noticing
Pokémon Ultra Sun connects Pupitar’s erratic leaps with its impatience to evolve. Pokémon Shield reveals that legs are already emerging beneath its shell. The gas therefore propels a pupa actively preparing the body of its next stage.
Card details
- HP
- 70
- Type (source)
- Fighting
- Stage (source)
- Stage1
- Evolves from (printed name)
- Larvitar
- Pokédex number
- 247
- Retreat cost
- 3 Energy
- Weakness (source)
- Grass ×2
Printed card text — English
Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.
Description from the source
Its shell is as hard as sheet rock, and it is also very strong. Its thrashing can topple a mountain.Abilities
Attacks
Hammer In
Cost: Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
Damage: 30
Documented variants
Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.
- Normal
- normal · standard
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