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Team Rocket's Larvitar

Team Rocket's Larvitar

Type
POKEMON
HP
70
Energy Type
F
Stage
BASIC
Retreat Cost
C
Weakness
G×2
Regulation Mark
I
Rarity
COMMON
Illustrator
Kuroimori
Set
Scarlet & Violet—Destined Rivals (DRI)
Number
94/182

Attacks

CMountain Munch
10

Discard the top card of your opponent's deck.

Born deep underground, this Pokémon becomes a pupa after eating enough dirt to make a mountain.

Rulings (1)

If I use Team Rocket's Larvitar's "Mountain Munch" attack against my opponent's Team Rocket's Koffing with "Smog Signals" Ability, do they discard the top card of their deck for "Mountain Munch" first or do they get to search using "Smog Signals" first?

The step to check for effects that activate when a Pokemon is damaged by an attack occurs after the step to check for effects other than damage. So the attack effect of discarding their top card is done first, then the triggered effect of searching is done afterwards.

Mountain MunchSmog Signals
Source: TPCi Rules Team (2025-05-29)May 29, 2025Compendium →