Arceus at a glance
35English cards
29Japanese cards
10sets
2007first card
First seen in DP Black Star Promo
Arceus card list
All 35 English and 29 Japanese Arceus cards, rarest first. The English list runs from the 2 Rare Secrets, across 10 sets.
Arceus in numbers
Every English Arceus card, rarest first
Rare Secret
2
2 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.
Rare Rainbow
22 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.
Rare Ultra
44 cards from 2 sets: 4 Pokémon cards.
Rare Shining
1
1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.
Rare Prism Star
11 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.
Rare Holo LV.X
33 cards from 1 set: 3 Pokémon cards.
Rare Holo VSTAR
22 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.
Rare Holo V
1
1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.
Rare Holo GX
11 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.
Promo
99 cards from 3 sets: 9 Pokémon cards.
Rare
9
9 cards from 1 set: 9 Pokémon cards.
| No. | Card | Set | Rarity | Type | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GG70 | Arceus VSTAR | Crown Zenith | Rare Secret | Pokémon | AKIRA EGAWA |
| 184/172 | Arceus VSTAR | Brilliant Stars | Rare Secret | Colorless | 5ban Graphics |
| 176/172 | Arceus VSTAR | Brilliant Stars | Rare Rainbow | Colorless | 5ban Graphics |
| 258/236 | Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX | Cosmic Eclipse | Rare Rainbow | Dragon | 5ban Graphics |
| 165/172 | Arceus V | Brilliant Stars | Rare Ultra | Colorless | N-DESIGN Inc. |
| 166/172 | Arceus V | Brilliant Stars | Rare Ultra | Colorless | kawayoo |
| 220/236 | Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX | Cosmic Eclipse | Rare Ultra | Dragon | 5ban Graphics |
| 221/236 | Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX | Cosmic Eclipse | Rare Ultra | Dragon | Kouki Saitou |
| 57/73 | Shining Arceus | Shining Legends | Rare Shining | Colorless | Kouki Saitou |
| 96/131 | Arceus ◇ | Forbidden Light | Rare Prism Star | Colorless | Masakazu Fukuda |
| 94/99 | Arceus LV.X | Platinum Arceus | Rare Holo LV.X | Colorless | Shizurow |
| 95/99 | Arceus LV.X | Platinum Arceus | Rare Holo LV.X | Colorless | Ryo Ueda |
| 96/99 | Arceus LV.X | Platinum Arceus | Rare Holo LV.X | Colorless | Ryo Ueda |
| 123/128 | Arceus VSTAR | 30th Celebration | Rare Holo VSTAR | Pokémon | 5ban Graphics |
| 123/172 | Arceus VSTAR | Brilliant Stars | Rare Holo VSTAR | Colorless | 5ban Graphics |
| 122/172 | Arceus V | Brilliant Stars | Rare Holo V | Colorless | N-DESIGN Inc. |
| 156/236 | Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX | Cosmic Eclipse | Rare Holo GX | Dragon | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| SWSH204 | Arceus V | SWSH Black Star Promos | Promo | Colorless | Atsushi Furusawa |
| SWSH306 | Arceus V | SWSH Black Star Promos | Promo | Colorless | 5ban Graphics |
| SWSH307 | Arceus VSTAR | SWSH Black Star Promos | Promo | Colorless | 5ban Graphics |
| XY83 | Arceus | XY Black Star Promos | Promo | Colorless | Shin Nagasawa |
| XY116 | Arceus | XY Black Star Promos | Promo | Colorless | Naoki Saito |
| XY197 | Arceus | XY Black Star Promos | Promo | Colorless | kirisAki |
| DP50 | Arceus | DP Black Star Promo | Promo | Colorless | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| DP53 | Arceus LV.X | DP Black Star Promo | Promo | Colorless | Shizurow |
| DP56 | Arceus LV.X | DP Black Star Promo | Promo | Colorless | Ryo Ueda |
| AR1 | Arceus LV.100 | Platinum Arceus | Rare | Darkness | kawayoo |
| AR2 | Arceus LV.100 | Platinum Arceus | Rare | Grass | Shin Nagasawa |
| AR3 | Arceus LV.100 | Platinum Arceus | Rare | Fire | Wataru Kawahara |
| AR4 | Arceus LV.100 | Platinum Arceus | Rare | Water | Kouki Saitou |
| AR5 | Arceus LV.100 | Platinum Arceus | Rare | Colorless | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| AR6 | Arceus LV.100 | Platinum Arceus | Rare | Lightning | Wataru Kawahara |
| AR7 | Arceus LV.100 | Platinum Arceus | Rare | Psychic | Kagemaru Himeno |
| AR8 | Arceus LV.100 | Platinum Arceus | Rare | Fighting | Hajime Kusajima |
| AR9 | Arceus LV.100 | Platinum Arceus | Rare | Metal | TOKIYA |
Arceus in numbers
Every Japanese Arceus card, rarest first
Ultra Rare (UR)
2
2 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.
Hyper Rare (HR)
22 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.
Super Rare (SR)
44 cards from 2 sets: 4 Pokémon cards.
Prism Star Rare
1
1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.
Rare Holo LV.X
11 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.
Triple Rare (RRR)
22 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.
Double Rare (RR)
33 cards from 3 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.
Rare Holo
5
5 cards from 1 set: 5 Pokémon cards.
Rare
11 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.
No rarity symbol
4
4 cards from 3 sets: 4 Pokémon cards. Japanese high-class sets print their regular cards without one.
Promo
22 cards from 1 set: 2 Pokémon cards.
Promo and other
2
2 cards from 1 set: 2 Pokémon cards.
| No. | Card | Set | Rarity | Type | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262/172 | Arceus VSTAR | VSTAR Universe | Ultra Rare (UR) | Colorless | AKIRA EGAWA |
| 125/100 | Arceus VSTAR | Star Birth | Ultra Rare (UR) | Colorless | 5ban Graphics |
| 120/100 | Arceus VSTAR | Star Birth | Hyper Rare (HR) | Colorless | 5ban Graphics |
| 112/95 | Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX | Alter Genesis | Hyper Rare (HR) | Dragon | 5ban Graphics |
| 111/100 | Arceus V | Star Birth | Super Rare (SR) | Colorless | N-DESIGN Inc. |
| 112/100 | Arceus V | Star Birth | Super Rare (SR) | Colorless | kawayoo |
| 099/095 | Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX | Alter Genesis | Super Rare (SR) | Dragon | 5ban Graphics |
| 100/95 | Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX | Alter Genesis | Super Rare (SR) | Dragon | Kouki Saitou |
| 037/050 | Arceus ◇ | Ultra Force | Prism Star Rare | Colorless | Masakazu Fukuda |
| 077/090 | Arceus LV.X | Advent of Arceus | Rare Holo LV.X | Colorless | Shizurow |
| 127/172 | Arceus VSTAR | VSTAR Universe | Triple Rare (RRR) | Colorless | 5ban Graphics |
| 084/100 | Arceus VSTAR | Star Birth | Triple Rare (RRR) | Colorless | 5ban Graphics |
| 126/172 | Arceus V | VSTAR Universe | Double Rare (RR) | Colorless | N-DESIGN Inc. |
| 083/100 | Arceus V | Star Birth | Double Rare (RR) | Colorless | N-DESIGN Inc. |
| 065/095 | Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX | Alter Genesis | Double Rare (RR) | Dragon | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 029/090 | Arceus | Advent of Arceus | Rare Holo | Water | Kouki Saitou |
| 058/090 | Arceus | Advent of Arceus | Rare Holo | Fighting | Hajime Kusajima |
| 060/090 | Arceus | Advent of Arceus | Rare Holo | Darkness | kawayoo |
| 065/090 | Arceus | Advent of Arceus | Rare Holo | Metal | TOKIYA |
| 076/090 | Arceus | Advent of Arceus | Rare Holo | Colorless | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 024/027 | Arceus | Legendary Shine Collection | Rare | Colorless | Shin Nagasawa |
| 164/103 | Arceus VSTAR | 30th Celebration | No rarity symbol | Colorless | 5ban Graphics |
| 059/072 | Shining Arceus | Shining Legends | No rarity symbol | Colorless | Kouki Saitou |
| 035/036 | Arceus | Mythical & Legendary Dream Shine Collection | No rarity symbol | Colorless | kirisAki |
| 036/036 | Arceus | Mythical & Legendary Dream Shine Collection | No rarity symbol | Colorless | Naoki Saito |
| 166 | Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX | Sword & Shield Promos | Promo | Dragon | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 267 | Arceus V | Sword & Shield Promos | Promo | Colorless | Atsushi Furusawa |
| 040 | Arceus | Platinum Promos | Promo and other | Colorless | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 041 | Arceus | Platinum Promos | Promo and other | Colorless | Kunihiko Yuyama |
Questions about Arceus cards
How many Arceus cards are there?
Loads! There are 35 English Arceus cards and 29 Japanese ones, 64 in total. The English cards are spread across 10 different sets and promos, and every single one is in the Arceus card list above, rarest first.
What is the rarest Arceus card?
In English, it's a tie between the two Rare Secret: Arceus VSTAR from Crown Zenith (GG70) and Arceus VSTAR from Brilliant Stars (184/172). In Japanese, there are 2 gold Ultra Rare (UR) Arceus cards, including the Arceus VSTAR from VSTAR Universe.
What was the first Arceus card?
The very first English Arceus card was Arceus DP50 from DP Black Star Promo, back in 2007. In Japan, Arceus first appeared in Platinum Promos in 2008.
Which set has the most Arceus cards?
Platinum Arceus, by a mile, with 12 English Arceus cards. Brilliant Stars come next with 6.
Who has drawn the most Arceus cards?
5ban Graphics has drawn 8 English Arceus cards, with Kouki Saitou close behind on 3 and Ryo Ueda on 3. On the Japanese side, 5ban Graphics leads with 7.
