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Team Rocket's Larvitar card from the Destined Rivals set
Illustration by Kuroimori. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Team Rocket's Larvitar

A budget fighter that disrupts the opponent's resources.

Fighting70 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

It has 70 hit points and costs one Fighting energy to play.

It uses Mountain Munch to deal 10 damage and forces you to discard the top card of your opponent's deck.

Signature attack

Mountain Munch

Discard the top card of your opponent's deck. (10 damage)

The key feature is its ability to remove cards from the opponent's deck. This matters because it can deprive them of essential moves or energy when they need them most.

Attacks

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Mountain Munch10

Discard the top card of your opponent's deck.

Which deck it belongs in

It suits aggressive decks that rely on Fighting type attacks. It works well in sets where you want to disrupt the opponent's strategy quickly.

Strengths
  • Resource denial
  • Low energy cost
  • Basic Pokemon
Watch out for
  • Weak to Grass attacks
  • Low damage output
  • Relies on deck order
Pro tip

Use it early to disrupt the opponent's setup before they can play their strongest cards.

From the Pokédex

Larvitar is known for its huge appetite and will eat anything in its path.

Note for the parent

Explain that discarding a card is like taking a tool out of your child's toy box for the rest of the game.

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