# Pupitar #087/189 — Darkness Ablaze

## Summary

Pupitar is the awkward middle of the Larvitar line, a Johto Stage 1 that fans remember mostly as the cocoon on the way to Tyranitar. As a Darkness Ablaze uncommon it was a filler pull, so demand comes from completionists and Tyranitar devotees rather than any chase appeal. A $0.10 modelled guide, up 100% over 30 days on 72 copies traded, says bulk, with 4,394 days of inventory sitting on the board, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.09 out of Prismatic Evolutions.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Darkness Ablaze |
| Number | 087/189 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | Sekio |
| Release date | 2020-08-14 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Larvitar |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Attack: Sand Spray | cost Fighting — damage 20 |
| Attack: Rocket Evolution | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 40 — Search your deck for a card that evolves from this Pokémon and put it onto this Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck. |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Regulation mark | D |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Pupitar #247](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/pupitar) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.10** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.53 — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- Quant score: 67/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2020-08-14T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T18:36:42.466Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-20T23:00:13.057Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-19T00:46:38.723Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-20T23:00:13.055Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T13:09:42.161Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/darkness-ablaze/pupitar-87)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aswsh3-87%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)