Tyranitar #29 from Expedition Base Set - Rare Holo - Illustrated by Kimiya Masago
Darkness

Tyranitar

#29/165 in Expedition Base Set, Rare Holo, 120 HP, Darkness, illustrated by Kimiya Masago.

Card number
#29/165
Rarity
Rare Holo
HP
120 HP
Type
Darkness
Language
English
Release date
September 15, 2002
Illustrator
Kimiya Masago
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Collector Notes

Tyranitar

Tyranitar appears in the English print of Expedition Base Set, released on September 15, 2002. Tyranitar is a rare holo rarity and 120 HP. The Expedition Base Set set contains 165 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Kimiya Masago.

Collector Insights

Tyranitar is a Darkness-type Pokémon with 120 HP, featuring a retreat cost of four Colorless Energy. Its ability, Dark Aura, changes all attached Energy to Darkness type, altering its usual classification. The card includes a single attack named Stamp, which costs four Darkness Energy and deals 50+ damage. Upon use, it flips a coin; heads results in 10 additional damage and 10 damage to each opponent’s Benched Pokémon, bypassing Weakness and Resistance for those. Tyranitar resists Psychic-type attacks by 30 and is weak to Fighting-type moves, which deal double damage. It was released in the Expedition Base Set on September 15, 2002, as a Rare Holo card. The card is numbered 29 and illustrated by artist Kimiya Masago. Its theme color, a dark earth tone, aligns with its powerful, grounded design.

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