Tarchia

General Statistics

full-sized Tarchia

• Name: Tarchia kielanae
• Name Meaning: Brainy One
• Diet: Herbivore
• Length: 8-8.5 meters (26-28 feet)
• Time Period: Late Cretaceous (72-71 MYA)
• Classification: Ankylosauria --> Ankylosauridae --> Ankylosaurinae
• Place Found: Mongolia
• Describer: Maryanska, 1977

Dinosaur King Statistics

Arcade Stats

Tarchia arcade card (Japanese Gekizan 2nd Edition)

• Attribute: Earth
• Sign: Scissors
• Strength: 1800
• Technique: 500
• Attack:
  • Scissors (Critical): 600
  • Rock/Paper: 525
• Types:
  • Heroic Type (Japanese 2007 series; English Series 2; Taiwanese New Series)
  • Attack Type (Japanese Gekizan series)
• Altered Form: Super Tarchia
• Arcade Nickname:
  • Japanese: 磐石の賢者
  • English: The Imperturbable Sage
  • Taiwanese: 磐石賢者
• Card Rarity: Silver
• Dainason Name: Tarukia [タルばあさん]

Availability

• Japanese
  • 2007 3rd Edition (New; 034-竜; Heroic Type)
  • Non-sale Earth Egg (EGG-007-竜)
  • 2007 4th Edition (030-竜; Heroic Type)
  • 2007 4th Edition+ (037-竜; Heroic Type)
  • Gekizan 2nd Edition (022-竜; Attack Type)
• English
  • Series 2 3rd Edition (New; 034-Dino; Heroic Type)
  • Series 2 4th Edition (037-Dino; Heroic Type)
• Taiwanese
  • New 3rd Edition (New; 034-龍; Heroic Type)
  • New 4th Edition (037-龍; Heroic Type)
  • Non-sale Earth Egg

Tarchia arcade card (Japanese 2007 3rd Edition)

Tarchia arcade card (Japanese 2007 4th Edition)

Back of Tarchia arcade card (Japanese 2007 4th Edition)

Tarchia arcade card (Japanese Gekizan 2nd Edition)

Tarchia arcade card (English Series 2 3rd Edition)

Tarchia arcade card (English Series 2 4th Edition)

Back of Tarchia arcade card (English Series 2 4th Edition)

Tarchia arcade card (Taiwanese New 3rd Edition)

TCG Stats

Tarchia

Tarchia TCG card

• Element: Earth
• Icon: Scissors
• Power: 1900
• Level: 5
• Life: 3
• Card Code: DKCG-043/160
• Card Rarity: Common
• Image From: (new art)
• Flavor Text:

This is one of the largest armored dinosaurs found in Asia. An herbivore, it protected itself with its armored body and clubbed tail.

Grazing Tarchia

Grazing Tarchia TCG card

• Element: Earth
• Icon: Scissors
• Power: 1800
• Level: 5
• Life: 3
• Card Code: DKTB-024/100
• Card Rarity: Silver Rare
• Image From: cropped Geki 2nd arcade card
• Abilities:

[Super Survival] When this Dinosaur uses a Super Move and wins the battle, you can return 1 of your other Earth Dinosaurs in play to your hand.

Howling Tarchia

Howling Tarchia TCG card (French)

• Element: Earth
• Icon: Scissors
• Power: 1500
• Level: 4
• Life: 2
• Card Code: SAS-025/100, SAS-093/100
• Card Rarity: Common, Colossal Rare
• Image From: (new art)
• Abilities:

[Spirited Armor]

During your turn, you can discard 1 card. If you do, this Dinosaur gains [Armored] until the end of the turn. (If this Dinosaur loses a battle, you can discard 2 cards. If you do, this Dinosaur stays in play and you don't lose any Life Points from that battle.) You can only use this ability once per turn.

Howling Tarchia Colossal Rare TCG card (French)

Trivia

• Dr. Taylor's arcade comments:
  • Japanese: アジアさい大級のよろい竜だ。草食でよろいとしっぽのハンマーで身を守っていた。
  • English: One of Asia's largest ankylosaurs, this dinosaur is a herbivore that protects itself with armor and a tail club.
  • Taiwanese: 是一種在蒙古發現的大型甲龍，身上具有堅硬的裝甲保護，也是一種防禦力相當完整的恐龍。
• It is the second Silver rarity Earth Dinosaur card in the arcade.
• Along with Saichania, Stegosaurus, Edmontonia, Ankylosaurus, Kentrosaurus, Wuerhosaurus, Sauropelta, Euoplocephalus, Nodosaurus, and Dacentrurus, it is one available dinosaurs in Japanese and Taiwanese non-sale Earth Egg card.

Gallery

Tarchia chibi from Dainason

Tarchia being introduced in the English arcade