Team Rocket's Pupitar
A quick evolution tool for building a Fighting team.
What this card does
The card costs one Colorless energy to use its attack.
The search finds the next stage in the evolution line and places it on top of this card.
You must shuffle your deck after using this ability.
Explosive Ascension
Search your deck for a card that evolves from this Pokémon and put it onto this Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck. (30 damage)
The Explosive Ascension attack lets you skip a turn of waiting for random draws. It guarantees your Pupitar evolves into Tyranitar immediately if you have one in your deck.
Attacks
Search your deck for a card that evolves from this Pokémon and put it onto this Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck.
Which deck it belongs in
This card suits decks that rely on fast evolution strategies. It works well with other cards that benefit from having a powerful Tyranitar in play early.
- •Fast evolution
- •Consistent search
- •Low energy cost
- •Grass weakness
- •Deck shuffling delay
- •Requires specific cards
Use this attack when you need a big attacker quickly rather than saving it for later.
Pupitar has a hard shell that protects its soft body from predators.
Check that the child has the correct next stage card, Team Rocket's Tyranitar, in their deck before playing.
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