Tyranitar ex #17 from POP Series 1 - Rare - Illustrated by Hisao Nakamura
Darkness

Tyranitar ex

#17/17 in POP Series 1, Rare, 150 HP, Darkness, illustrated by Hisao Nakamura.

Card number
#17/17
Rarity
Rare
HP
150 HP
Type
Darkness
Language
English
Release date
September 1, 2004
Illustrator
Hisao Nakamura
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Collector Notes

Tyranitar ex

Tyranitar ex appears in the English print of POP Series 1, released on September 1, 2004. Tyranitar ex is a rare rarity and 150 HP. The POP Series 1 set contains 17 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Hisao Nakamura.

Collector Insights

Tyranitar ex is a Darkness-type Pokémon with 150 HP and a retreat cost of four Colorless energy. It has two attacks: Scratch, which costs 1 Colorless energy and deals 20 damage, and Critical Crush, requiring two Fighting and two Colorless energy to deal 80 damage while discarding two Basic Energy cards attached to Tyranitar ex or the attack fails. The card resists Psychic-type attacks by 30 and is weak to Grass and Fighting types, each dealing double damage. It belongs to the POP series, released in 2004, as part of POP Series 1. The card’s rules state that when a Pokémon-ex is Knocked Out, the opponent takes two Prize cards. Artist Hisao Nakamura designed the card, which has a rarity of Rare and a card number of 17. Its Pokédex number is 248, and it is classified as a Pokémon with no additional abilities listed. The card’s design emphasizes its role in competitive play through its high HP and specialized attack mechanics.

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