Tyranitar

Tyranitar on cards: from Neo Discovery to Tera ex

Tyranitar's first card is Neo Discovery #12 (2001), a holo rare illustrated by Hironobu Yoshida. Neo Destiny added Dark Tyranitar and Shining Tyranitar in 2002. The Shining card, drawn by Ken Sugimori, is one of the set's secret Shining Pokémon, printed in Tyranitar's alternate shiny coloring as a Basic Pokémon; it belongs to the Neo era's Shining line, not the EX era's Gold Star cards. The EX era then printed Tyranitar ex in Unseen Forces and Tyranitar δ in Delta Species (both 2005), a Delta Species card that gives it a type it does not normally have, followed by Tyranitar ex δ in Dragon Frontiers (2006).

Unleashed (2010) printed a Tyranitar Pokémon Prime, the HeartGold & SoulSilver era's more powerful variant with holofoil borders and gold foil name text. Ancient Origins (2015) brought Tyranitar-EX and M Tyranitar-EX, Lost Thunder (2018) a Tyranitar-GX with a rainbow Secret Rare version, and Unified Minds (2019) the tag team Mega Sableye & Tyranitar-GX. Battle Styles (2021) added Tyranitar V, and in the Scarlet & Violet era Paldea Evolved (2023) printed an Illustration rare by Nurikabe while Obsidian Flames (2023) printed Tyranitar ex. Destined Rivals (2025) added Team Rocket's Tyranitar.

5ban Graphics holds the most Tyranitar credits in our catalog (11), ahead of Mitsuhiro Arita and Hironobu Yoshida with three each.

Why collectors follow Tyranitar

Tyranitar's printings trace much of the card game's history of special formats: Dark and Shining cards in the Neo era, ex and δ in the EX era, Prime, Mega EX, tag team GX, V and Tera ex. Our catalog places Tyranitar cards in eight eras, with Sun & Moon printing it most often (9 cards), just ahead of the Wizards of the Coast era (8). Rare is still its most common rarity, 20 of its 47 printings.

Cards to know

• Tyranitar (Neo Discovery #12)

  Tyranitar's first card, a 2001 holo rare illustrated by Hironobu Yoshida.

• Shining Tyranitar (Neo Destiny #113)

  A secret Shining Pokémon from 2002, showing Tyranitar in its shiny coloring, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Tyranitar (Unleashed #88)

  A 2010 Pokémon Prime, the HeartGold & SoulSilver era's holofoil-bordered variant.

• Tyranitar GX (Lost Thunder #223)

  The rainbow Secret Rare version of Tyranitar-GX from 2018.

• Mega Sableye & Tyranitar GX (Unified Minds #245)

  A Secret Rare tag team GX pairing Tyranitar with Mega Sableye.

• Tyranitar (Paldea Evolved #222)

  A 2023 Illustration rare from the Scarlet & Violet era, illustrated by Nurikabe.