Tyranitar · Expedition Base Set, what to know.
About the Tyranitar card
Numbered 66 of 165 in Expedition Base Set, released in September 2002, Tyranitar is a Rare, a Stage 2 Darkness-type carrying 120 HP.
It evolves from Pupitar, so Tyranitar is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Kimiya Masago.
About Tyranitar in the Pokémon world
A Rock-Dark pseudo-legendary. Large bipedal silhouette. One of the most-feared Generation 2 Pokémon. Neo Discovery holo Tyranitar is a marquee Generation 2 holo. Obsidian Flames Tyranitar ex revived modern collector demand.
What is Tyranitar worth?
Tyranitar is a non-holo Rare. In Expedition Base Set, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Tyranitar trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Tyranitar before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Tyranitar grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Tyranitar is worth more than collectors assume.
If you are collecting Tyranitar
For Tyranitar, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Tyranitar can make sense.
