Challenge from the Darkness Japanese set card list

All 98 cards in the Japanese Challenge from the Darkness set, rarest first, from the 16 Rare Holos down to the 32 Commons.

Erika's Venusaur Rare Holo — Erika's Venusaur, card No.003

Challenge from the Darkness in numbers

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Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Rare Holo16

Rare16

Uncommon32

Common32

No rarity symbol2

16 of the 98 cards are holo or rarer.

Most seen in this set

69 different Pokémon appear. These show up the most.

Koffing2 cards

Pidgey2 cards

Meowth2 cards

Doduo2 cards

Venusaur1 card

Beedrill1 card

Pokémon by type

75 Pokémon cards across 7 types.

Grass24

Colorless14

Psychic13

Fire11

Fighting6

Water5

Lightning2

Which generation they come from

Different Pokémon in the set, by the generation they first appeared in.

691

Gen 1 has the most: 69

Who drew them

7 illustrators worked on these cards.

Ken Sugimori74

Atsuko Nishida9

Keiji Kinebuchi8

Shin-ichi Yoshida3

Sumiyoshi Kizuki2

Tomoaki Imakuni1

What kind of cards

Pokémon 75Trainer 23

Against the rest of Original series

Cards per set, Challenge from the Darkness highlighted.

Expansion Pack102

Challenge from the Darkness98

Leaders' Stadium96

Rocket Gang65

Jungle48

Mystery of the Fossils48

Every card, rarest first

Rare Holo

16 cards, in the main set: 15 Pokémon cards and 1 Trainer or Energy card.

Erika's Venusaur Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Erika's VenusaurNo.003

Koga's Beedrill Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's BeedrillNo.015

Giovanni's Nidoking Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's NidokingNo.034

Blaine's Charizard Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's CharizardNo.006

Blaine's Arcanine Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's ArcanineNo.059

Blaine's Moltres Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's MoltresNo.146

Giovanni's Gyarados Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's GyaradosNo.130

Lt. Surge's Raichu Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Lt. Surge's RaichuNo.026

Rocket's Zapdos Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Rocket's ZapdosNo.145

Sabrina's Alakazam Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's AlakazamNo.065

Sabrina's Gengar Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's GengarNo.094

Rocket's Mewtwo Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Rocket's MewtwoNo.150

Giovanni's Machamp Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's MachampNo.068

Giovanni's Persian Rare Holo card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's PersianNo.053

Rare

16 cards, in the main set: 11 Pokémon cards and 5 Trainer or Energy cards.

Koga's Arbok Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's ArbokNo.024

Giovanni's Nidoqueen Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's NidoqueenNo.031

Sabrina's Venomoth Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's VenomothNo.049

Koga's Muk Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's MukNo.089

Giovanni's Pinsir Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's PinsirNo.127

Blaine's Ninetales Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's NinetalesNo.038

Sabrina's Golduck Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's GolduckNo.055

Misty's Poliwrath Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Misty's PoliwrathNo.062

Brock's Dugtrio Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Brock's DugtrioNo.051

Koga's Pidgeotto Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's PidgeottoNo.017

Rocket's Snorlax Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Rocket's SnorlaxNo.143

Blaine Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine

Koga Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga

Giovanni's Last Resort Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's Last Resort

Viridian City Gym Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Viridian City Gym

Sabrina Rare card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina

Uncommon

32 cards, in the main set: 20 Pokémon cards and 12 Trainer or Energy cards.

Erika's Ivysaur Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Erika's IvysaurNo.002

Koga's Kakuna Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's KakunaNo.014

Giovanni's Nidorina Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's NidorinaNo.030

Giovanni's Nidorino Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's NidorinoNo.033

Koga's Golbat Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's GolbatNo.042

Koga's Koffing Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's KoffingNo.109

Koga's Weezing Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's WeezingNo.110

Blaine's Charmeleon Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's CharmeleonNo.005

Blaine's Rapidash Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's RapidashNo.078

Blaine's Magmar Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's MagmarNo.126

Sabrina's Kadabra Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's KadabraNo.064

Sabrina's Slowbro Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's SlowbroNo.080

Sabrina's Gastly Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's GastlyNo.092

Sabrina's Haunter Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's HaunterNo.093

Sabrina's Hypno Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's HypnoNo.097

Sabrina's Jynx Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's JynxNo.124

Giovanni's Machoke Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's MachokeNo.067

Koga's Pidgey Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's PidgeyNo.016

Giovanni's Meowth Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's MeowthNo.052

Blaine's Kangaskhan Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's KangaskhanNo.115

Blaine's Last Resort Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's Last Resort

Blaine's Quiz #3 Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's Quiz #3

Koga's Ninja Trick Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's Ninja Trick

Tickling Machine Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Tickling Machine

Cinnabar City Gym Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Cinnabar City Gym

Fuchsia City Gym Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Fuchsia City Gym

Sabrina's ESP Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's ESP

Sabrina's Psychic Control Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's Psychic Control

Minion of Team Rocket Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Minion of Team Rocket

Saffron City Gym Uncommon card from Challenge from the Darkness — Saffron City Gym

Common

32 cards, in the main set: 27 Pokémon cards and 5 Trainer or Energy cards.

Koga's Weedle Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's WeedleNo.013

Koga's Ekans Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's EkansNo.023

Giovanni's Nidoran ♀ Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's Nidoran ♀No.029

Koga's Zubat Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's ZubatNo.041

Sabrina's Venonat Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's VenonatNo.048

Koga's Grimer Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's GrimerNo.088

Koga's Koffing Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's KoffingNo.109

Koga's Tangela Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's TangelaNo.114

Blaine's Charmander Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's CharmanderNo.004

Blaine's Vulpix Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's VulpixNo.037

Blaine's Growlithe Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's GrowlitheNo.058

Blaine's Ponyta Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's PonytaNo.077

Sabrina's Psyduck Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's PsyduckNo.054

Giovanni's Magikarp Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's MagikarpNo.129

Sabrina's Abra Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's AbraNo.063

Sabrina's Slowpoke Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's SlowpokeNo.079

Sabrina's Drowzee Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's DrowzeeNo.096

Sabrina's Mr. Mime Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's Mr. MimeNo.122

Blaine's Mankey Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's MankeyNo.056

Giovanni's Machop Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's MachopNo.066

Blaine's Rhyhorn Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's RhyhornNo.111

Koga's Pidgey Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Koga's PidgeyNo.016

Giovanni's Meowth Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Giovanni's MeowthNo.052

Blaine's Doduo Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's DoduoNo.084

Blaine's Tauros Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's TaurosNo.128

Sabrina's Porygon Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's PorygonNo.137

Blaine's Gamble Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Blaine's Gamble

Trash Exchange Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Trash Exchange

Sabrina's Gaze Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Sabrina's Gaze

Transparent Walls Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Transparent Walls

Warp Point Common card from Challenge from the Darkness — Warp Point

No rarity symbol

2 cards, in the main set: 2 Pokémon cards. Japanese high-class sets print their regular cards without one.

Imakuni?'s Doduo No rarity symbol card from Challenge from the Darkness — Imakuni?'s DoduoNo.084

_'s Chansey No rarity symbol card from Challenge from the Darkness — _'s ChanseyNo.113

No.	Card	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
No.003	Erika's Venusaur	Rare Holo	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.015	Koga's Beedrill	Rare Holo	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.034	Giovanni's Nidoking	Rare Holo	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.006	Blaine's Charizard	Rare Holo	Fire	Ken Sugimori
No.059	Blaine's Arcanine	Rare Holo	Fire	Ken Sugimori
No.146	Blaine's Moltres	Rare Holo	Fire	Ken Sugimori
No.130	Giovanni's Gyarados	Rare Holo	Water	Ken Sugimori
No.026	Lt. Surge's Raichu	Rare Holo	Lightning	Ken Sugimori
No.145	Rocket's Zapdos	Rare Holo	Lightning	Shin-ichi Yoshida
No.065	Sabrina's Alakazam	Rare Holo	Psychic	Ken Sugimori
No.094	Sabrina's Gengar	Rare Holo	Psychic	Ken Sugimori
No.150	Rocket's Mewtwo	Rare Holo	Psychic	Shin-ichi Yoshida
No.068	Giovanni's Machamp	Rare Holo	Fighting	Ken Sugimori
No.053	Giovanni's Persian	Rare Holo	Colorless	Ken Sugimori
No.132	Koga's Ditto	Rare Holo	Colorless	Ken Sugimori
	Giovanni	Rare Holo	Trainer	Ken Sugimori
No.024	Koga's Arbok	Rare	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.031	Giovanni's Nidoqueen	Rare	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.049	Sabrina's Venomoth	Rare	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.089	Koga's Muk	Rare	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.127	Giovanni's Pinsir	Rare	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.038	Blaine's Ninetales	Rare	Fire	Ken Sugimori
No.055	Sabrina's Golduck	Rare	Water	Ken Sugimori
No.062	Misty's Poliwrath	Rare	Water	Ken Sugimori
No.051	Brock's Dugtrio	Rare	Fighting	Ken Sugimori
No.017	Koga's Pidgeotto	Rare	Colorless	Ken Sugimori
No.143	Rocket's Snorlax	Rare	Colorless	Shin-ichi Yoshida
	Blaine	Rare	Trainer	Ken Sugimori
	Koga	Rare	Trainer	Ken Sugimori
	Giovanni's Last Resort	Rare	Trainer	Ken Sugimori
	Viridian City Gym	Rare	Trainer	Keiji Kinebuchi
	Sabrina	Rare	Trainer	Ken Sugimori
No.002	Erika's Ivysaur	Uncommon	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.014	Koga's Kakuna	Uncommon	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.030	Giovanni's Nidorina	Uncommon	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.033	Giovanni's Nidorino	Uncommon	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.042	Koga's Golbat	Uncommon	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.109	Koga's Koffing	Uncommon	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.110	Koga's Weezing	Uncommon	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.005	Blaine's Charmeleon	Uncommon	Fire	Ken Sugimori
No.078	Blaine's Rapidash	Uncommon	Fire	Ken Sugimori
No.126	Blaine's Magmar	Uncommon	Fire	Ken Sugimori
No.064	Sabrina's Kadabra	Uncommon	Psychic	Ken Sugimori
No.080	Sabrina's Slowbro	Uncommon	Psychic	Ken Sugimori
No.092	Sabrina's Gastly	Uncommon	Psychic	Atsuko Nishida
No.093	Sabrina's Haunter	Uncommon	Psychic	Atsuko Nishida
No.097	Sabrina's Hypno	Uncommon	Psychic	Ken Sugimori
No.124	Sabrina's Jynx	Uncommon	Psychic	Atsuko Nishida
No.067	Giovanni's Machoke	Uncommon	Fighting	Ken Sugimori
No.016	Koga's Pidgey	Uncommon	Colorless	Atsuko Nishida
No.052	Giovanni's Meowth	Uncommon	Colorless	Atsuko Nishida
No.115	Blaine's Kangaskhan	Uncommon	Colorless	Ken Sugimori
	Blaine's Last Resort	Uncommon	Trainer	Ken Sugimori
	Blaine's Quiz #3	Uncommon	Trainer	Ken Sugimori
	Koga's Ninja Trick	Uncommon	Trainer	Sumiyoshi Kizuki
	Tickling Machine	Uncommon	Trainer	Sumiyoshi Kizuki
	Cinnabar City Gym	Uncommon	Trainer	Keiji Kinebuchi
	Fuchsia City Gym	Uncommon	Trainer	Keiji Kinebuchi
	Sabrina's ESP	Uncommon	Trainer	Ken Sugimori
	Sabrina's Psychic Control	Uncommon	Trainer	Ken Sugimori
	Minion of Team Rocket	Uncommon	Trainer	Ken Sugimori
	Saffron City Gym	Uncommon	Trainer	Keiji Kinebuchi
	Rocket's Secret Experiment	Uncommon	Trainer	Ken Sugimori
	Rocket's Minefield Gym	Uncommon	Trainer	Keiji Kinebuchi
No.013	Koga's Weedle	Common	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.023	Koga's Ekans	Common	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.029	Giovanni's Nidoran ♀	Common	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.032	Giovanni's Nidoran ♂	Common	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.041	Koga's Zubat	Common	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.048	Sabrina's Venonat	Common	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.088	Koga's Grimer	Common	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.109	Koga's Koffing	Common	Grass	Ken Sugimori
No.114	Koga's Tangela	Common	Grass	Atsuko Nishida
No.004	Blaine's Charmander	Common	Fire	Ken Sugimori
No.037	Blaine's Vulpix	Common	Fire	Ken Sugimori
No.058	Blaine's Growlithe	Common	Fire	Atsuko Nishida
No.077	Blaine's Ponyta	Common	Fire	Ken Sugimori
No.054	Sabrina's Psyduck	Common	Water	Ken Sugimori
No.129	Giovanni's Magikarp	Common	Water	Ken Sugimori
No.063	Sabrina's Abra	Common	Psychic	Ken Sugimori
No.079	Sabrina's Slowpoke	Common	Psychic	Ken Sugimori
No.096	Sabrina's Drowzee	Common	Psychic	Atsuko Nishida
No.122	Sabrina's Mr. Mime	Common	Psychic	Ken Sugimori
No.056	Blaine's Mankey	Common	Fighting	Atsuko Nishida
No.066	Giovanni's Machop	Common	Fighting	Ken Sugimori
No.111	Blaine's Rhyhorn	Common	Fighting	Ken Sugimori
No.016	Koga's Pidgey	Common	Colorless	Ken Sugimori
No.052	Giovanni's Meowth	Common	Colorless	Ken Sugimori
No.084	Blaine's Doduo	Common	Colorless	Ken Sugimori
No.128	Blaine's Tauros	Common	Colorless	Ken Sugimori
No.137	Sabrina's Porygon	Common	Colorless	Ken Sugimori
	Blaine's Gamble	Common	Trainer	Ken Sugimori
	Trash Exchange	Common	Trainer	Keiji Kinebuchi
	Sabrina's Gaze	Common	Trainer	Ken Sugimori
	Transparent Walls	Common	Trainer	Keiji Kinebuchi
	Warp Point	Common	Trainer	Keiji Kinebuchi
No.084	Imakuni?'s Doduo	No rarity symbol	Colorless	Tomoaki Imakuni
No.113	_'s Chansey	No rarity symbol	Colorless	Kagemaru Himeno

Questions about the Challenge from the Darkness card list

How many cards are in the Challenge from the Darkness set list?

98 cards in all, numbered 1 to 98. That's 75 Pokémon and 23 Trainers in the full Japanese card list.

What are the best hits in Challenge from the Darkness?

The ones everyone hopes for are the 16 Rare Holos, and the star of the show is Blaine's Charizard (No.006). Just behind them are 16 Rares.

When did Challenge from the Darkness come out?

Challenge from the Darkness was released in Japan on 25 June 1999, in the Original era. It came out between Leaders' Stadium and Gold, Silver, to a New World....

Who drew the most cards in Challenge from the Darkness?

Ken Sugimori drew the most, with 74 cards, followed by Atsuko Nishida (9) and Keiji Kinebuchi (8). In all, 7 illustrators worked on Challenge from the Darkness.

Which Pokémon are in Challenge from the Darkness?

A whopping 69 different Pokémon! Grass is the busiest type in the set, with 24 cards.

About this card list

Challenge from the Darkness is a Japanese Original series set released on 25 June 1999. Its card list has 98 cards: 75 Pokémon, 23 Trainers and 0 Energy cards, drawn by 7 illustrators.

Japanese rarities are shown with the letters printed on the cards (SAR, AR, SR and so on). They are not the same as the English rarities: a Japanese Ultra Rare (UR) is the gold card.

The list above starts with the rarest cards and works down to the most common. Switch to the List tab to see every card as one table with its number, rarity, type and illustrator.

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