Pupitar

Pupitar sits at #45 in Neo Discovery, the ninth of the Wizards of the Coast print runs. Illustration by Hironobu Yoshida. In the games, Pupitar evolves from Larvitar, which makes it a late-stage card in the line.

The flavor text on the card reads: "Its shell is as hard as sheet rock, and it is also very strong. Its thrashing can topple a mountain." Pokédex entries from this era are short and often quirky, written by the original Japanese localization team for a specific stat-block layout that no longer exists in modern cards.

Neo Discovery shipped in 1st Edition (stamped) and Unlimited prints. The 1st Edition stamp convention is identical to earlier Wizards sets. No Shadowless variant exists for the Neo era and no widely-recognized error prints.

Uncommons grade more forgivingly than Rare Holos but the same centering and edge requirements apply. Raw copies in pack-fresh condition are easy to find. A PSA 10 submission on a clean Uncommon is a low-cost way to learn how the grading process scores Wizards-era cardstock.

Raw copies of this card are inexpensive enough that the grading math rarely justifies submission unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completionists, picking up a clean raw copy and sleeving it is the practical move.