Team Rocket's Tarountula (Destined Rivals 19)

Team Rocket's Tarountula  
ロケット団のタマンチュラ Rocket Gang's Tamantula
Grass

Illus. Saboteri
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Team Rocket's Tarountula
Type Grass
HP 50
weakness
Fire×2
resistance
None
retreat cost
 
English expansion Destined Rivals
Rarity Common
English card no. 019/182
Japanese expansion Glory of the Rocket Gang
Japanese rarity C
Japanese card no. 008/098
English expansion Ascended Heroes
Rarity Common
English card no. 018/217
Japanese expansion MEGA Dream ex
Japanese card no. 015/193
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Tarountula.

Team Rocket's Tarountula (Japanese: ロケット団のタマンチュラ Rocket Gang's Tamantula) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Destined Rivals expansion.

Card text

Grass
Take Down
とっしん
30
This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself.

Pokédex data

0917
1' (0.3 m)
8.8 lbs. (4.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
The ball of threads wrapped around its body is elastic enough to deflect the scythes of Scyther, this Pokémon’s natural enemy.
体を 包みこむ 糸玉は 天敵の ストライクの カマを はね返す 弾力性を 持つ。

Release information

This card was included in the Destined Rivals expansion, first released in the Japanese Glory of the Rocket Gang expansion.

It is reprinted in the Ascended Heroes special expansion, originating from the Japanese MEGA Dream ex subset. Each release has two Mirror Holofoil variants featuring either a Grass Energy symbol or the Team Rocket logo.

Trivia

Origin

Team Rocket Executive Proton is featured on the card. Take Down is a move in the Pokémon games that Tarountula can learn via TM. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Scarlet.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.