Rarity breakdown
Rarest at the top.
Rare Holo LV.X4
Rare Holo11
Rare21
Uncommon32
Common38
15 of the 106 cards are holo or rarer.
Great Encounters set card list
All 106 cards in the Great Encounters set, rarest first, from the 4 Rare Holo LV.Xs down to the 38 Commons.
Great Encounters in numbers
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Most seen in this set
92 different Pokémon appear. These show up the most.
Unown beats Darkrai, 4 cards to 3
Pokémon by type
100 Pokémon cards across 9 types.
Water24
Colorless23
Psychic14
Grass14
Fighting8
Fire6
Darkness5
Metal4
Lightning2
Which generation they come from
Different Pokémon in the set, by the generation they first appeared in.
231
142
423
134
5
6
7
8
9
Gen 3 has the most: 42
Who drew them
24 illustrators worked on these cards.
Ken Sugimori27
Daisuke Ito12
Mitsuhiro Arita8
Ryo Ueda7
Kagemaru Himeno7
Masakazu Fukuda7
What kind of cards
Pokémon 100Trainer 6
Tool 2Item 2Supporter 1Stadium 1
56Basic
32Stage 1
8Stage 2
4Pokémon LV.X
How tough they are
Pokémon HP, average 76.
40-40
8150-90
14100-140
150-190
1200-240
Toughest cardWailord200 HP
Against the rest of Diamond & Pearl
Cards per set, Great Encounters highlighted.
Legends Awakened146
Secret Wonders132
Diamond & Pearl Base130
Mysterious Treasures124
Great Encounters106
Stormfront106
Majestic Dawn100
Every card, rarest first
Rare Holo LV.X
4
4 cards, in the main set: 4 Pokémon cards.
Rare Holo
1111 cards, in the main set: 11 Pokémon cards.
Rare
21
21 cards, in the main set: 21 Pokémon cards.
![Unown [H] Rare card from Great Encounters](https://img.pokecardlists.com/img/great-encounters/unown-h-29-great-encounters-sm.webp)
Uncommon
32
32 cards, in the main set: 26 Pokémon cards and 6 Trainer or Energy cards.
![Unown [F] Uncommon card from Great Encounters](https://img.pokecardlists.com/img/great-encounters/unown-f-56-great-encounters-sm.webp)
![Unown [G] Uncommon card from Great Encounters](https://img.pokecardlists.com/img/great-encounters/unown-g-57-great-encounters-sm.webp)
Common
38
38 cards, in the main set: 38 Pokémon cards.
![Unown [L] Common card from Great Encounters](https://img.pokecardlists.com/img/great-encounters/unown-l-91-great-encounters-sm.webp)
| No. | Card | Rarity | Type | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103/106 | Cresselia LV.X | Rare Holo LV.X | Psychic | Shizurow |
| 104/106 | Darkrai LV.X | Rare Holo LV.X | Darkness | Shizurow |
| 105/106 | Dialga LV.X | Rare Holo LV.X | Metal | Ryo Ueda |
| 106/106 | Palkia LV.X | Rare Holo LV.X | Water | Ryo Ueda |
| 1/106 | Blaziken | Rare Holo | Fire | Kagemaru Himeno |
| 2/106 | Cresselia | Rare Holo | Psychic | Ryo Ueda |
| 3/106 | Darkrai | Rare Holo | Darkness | Masakazu Fukuda |
| 4/106 | Darkrai | Rare Holo | Darkness | Ryo Ueda |
| 5/106 | Pachirisu | Rare Holo | Lightning | Hironobu Yoshida |
| 6/106 | Porygon-Z | Rare Holo | Colorless | Kent Kanetsuna |
| 7/106 | Rotom | Rare Holo | Lightning | Daisuke Ito |
| 8/106 | Sceptile | Rare Holo | Grass | Masakazu Fukuda |
| 9/106 | Swampert | Rare Holo | Water | Kouki Saitou |
| 10/106 | Tangrowth | Rare Holo | Grass | Kent Kanetsuna |
| 11/106 | Togekiss | Rare Holo | Colorless | Kent Kanetsuna |
| 12/106 | Altaria | Rare | Colorless | Kagemaru Himeno |
| 13/106 | Beedrill | Rare | Grass | Kouki Saitou |
| 14/106 | Butterfree | Rare | Grass | Sumiyoshi Kizuki |
| 15/106 | Claydol | Rare | Fighting | Midori Harada |
| 16/106 | Dialga | Rare | Metal | Daisuke Ito |
| 17/106 | Exploud | Rare | Colorless | Daisuke Ito |
| 18/106 | Houndoom | Rare | Darkness | Ken Sugimori |
| 19/106 | Hypno | Rare | Psychic | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 20/106 | Kingler | Rare | Water | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 21/106 | Lapras | Rare | Water | Atsuko Nishida |
| 22/106 | Latias | Rare | Colorless | Daisuke Ito |
| 23/106 | Latios | Rare | Colorless | Daisuke Ito |
| 24/106 | Mawile | Rare | Metal | Midori Harada |
| 25/106 | Milotic | Rare | Water | Suwama Chiaki |
| 26/106 | Palkia | Rare | Water | Daisuke Ito |
| 27/106 | Primeape | Rare | Fighting | Kagemaru Himeno |
| 28/106 | Slowking | Rare | Psychic | Ken Sugimori |
| 29/106 | Unown [H] | Rare | Psychic | Daisuke Ito |
| 30/106 | Wailord | Rare | Water | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 31/106 | Weezing | Rare | Psychic | Kouki Saitou |
| 32/106 | Wigglytuff | Rare | Colorless | Kagemaru Himeno |
| 33/106 | Arbok | Uncommon | Psychic | Ken Sugimori |
| 34/106 | Cacturne | Uncommon | Darkness | Midori Harada |
| 35/106 | Combusken | Uncommon | Fire | Naoyo Kimura |
| 36/106 | Delibird | Uncommon | Water | Masakazu Fukuda |
| 37/106 | Floatzel | Uncommon | Water | Kouki Saitou |
| 38/106 | Gorebyss | Uncommon | Water | Ken Sugimori |
| 39/106 | Granbull | Uncommon | Colorless | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 41/106 | Hariyama | Uncommon | Fighting | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 42/106 | Huntail | Uncommon | Water | Ken Sugimori |
| 43/106 | Linoone | Uncommon | Colorless | Kouki Saitou |
| 44/106 | Loudred | Uncommon | Colorless | Ken Sugimori |
| 45/106 | Magcargo | Uncommon | Fire | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 46/106 | Marshtomp | Uncommon | Water | Sumiyoshi Kizuki |
| 47/106 | Metapod | Uncommon | Grass | Ken Sugimori |
| 48/106 | Pelipper | Uncommon | Water | Ken Sugimori |
| 49/106 | Porygon2 | Uncommon | Colorless | Kent Kanetsuna |
| 50/106 | Purugly | Uncommon | Colorless | Ken Sugimori |
| 51/106 | Relicanth | Uncommon | Water | Ken Sugimori |
| 52/106 | Seviper | Uncommon | Psychic | Masakazu Fukuda |
| 53/106 | Skarmory | Uncommon | Metal | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 54/106 | Slowbro | Uncommon | Water | Atsuko Nishida |
| 55/106 | Togetic | Uncommon | Colorless | Kagemaru Himeno |
| 56/106 | Unown [F] | Uncommon | Psychic | Daisuke Ito |
| 57/106 | Unown [G] | Uncommon | Psychic | Daisuke Ito |
| 58/106 | Wailmer | Uncommon | Water | Satoshi Ohta |
| 59/106 | Zangoose | Uncommon | Colorless | Masakazu Fukuda |
| 97/106 | Amulet Coin | Uncommon | Trainer | Daisuke Ito |
| 98/106 | Felicity's Drawing | Uncommon | Trainer | Ken Sugimori |
| 99/106 | Leftovers | Uncommon | Trainer | Daisuke Ito |
| 100/106 | Moonlight Stadium | Uncommon | Trainer | Ryo Ueda |
| 101/106 | Premier Ball | Uncommon | Trainer | Ryo Ueda |
| 102/106 | Rare Candy | Uncommon | Trainer | Ryo Ueda |
| 40/106 | Grovyle | Common | Grass | Kagemaru Himeno |
| 60/106 | Baltoy | Common | Fighting | Sumiyoshi Kizuki |
| 61/106 | Buizel | Common | Water | Masakazu Fukuda |
| 62/106 | Cacnea | Common | Grass | Saya Tsuruta |
| 63/106 | Caterpie | Common | Grass | Midori Harada |
| 64/106 | Clamperl | Common | Water | Ken Sugimori |
| 65/106 | Drowzee | Common | Psychic | Ken Sugimori |
| 66/106 | Ekans | Common | Psychic | Ken Sugimori |
| 67/106 | Feebas | Common | Water | Ken Sugimori |
| 68/106 | Glameow | Common | Colorless | Kagemaru Himeno |
| 69/106 | Houndour | Common | Fire | Ken Sugimori |
| 70/106 | Igglybuff | Common | Colorless | Ken Sugimori |
| 71/106 | Illumise | Common | Grass | Ken Sugimori |
| 72/106 | Jigglypuff | Common | Colorless | Kenkichi Toyama |
| 73/106 | Kakuna | Common | Grass | Ken Sugimori |
| 74/106 | Koffing | Common | Psychic | Lee HyunJung |
| 75/106 | Krabby | Common | Water | Ken Sugimori |
| 76/106 | Lunatone | Common | Fighting | Ken Sugimori |
| 77/106 | Luvdisc | Common | Water | Motofumi Fujiwara |
| 78/106 | Makuhita | Common | Fighting | Atsuko Nishida |
| 79/106 | Mankey | Common | Fighting | Ken Sugimori |
| 80/106 | Mudkip | Common | Water | Emi Yoshida |
| 81/106 | Porygon | Common | Colorless | Kent Kanetsuna |
| 82/106 | Slowpoke | Common | Water | Saya Tsuruta |
| 83/106 | Slugma | Common | Fire | Masakazu Fukuda |
| 84/106 | Snubbull | Common | Colorless | Atsuko Nishida |
| 85/106 | Solrock | Common | Fighting | Ken Sugimori |
| 86/106 | Swablu | Common | Colorless | Kanako Eo |
| 87/106 | Tangela | Common | Grass | Sumiyoshi Kizuki |
| 88/106 | Togepi | Common | Colorless | Ken Sugimori |
| 89/106 | Torchic | Common | Fire | Hiroki Fuchino |
| 90/106 | Treecko | Common | Grass | Kouki Saitou |
| 91/106 | Unown [L] | Common | Psychic | Daisuke Ito |
| 92/106 | Volbeat | Common | Grass | Ken Sugimori |
| 93/106 | Weedle | Common | Grass | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 94/106 | Whismur | Common | Colorless | Takao Unno |
| 95/106 | Wingull | Common | Water | Ken Sugimori |
| 96/106 | Zigzagoon | Common | Colorless | Ken Sugimori |
Questions about the Great Encounters card list
How many cards are in the Great Encounters set list?
106 in total. They're numbered 1 to 106. That's 100 Pokémon and 6 Trainers to track down if you're filling a binder, and you can tick them all off in the checklist above.
What are the best hits in Great Encounters?
The ones everyone hopes for are the 4 Rare Holo LV.X, and the star of the show is Cresselia LV.X (103/106). Just behind them are 11 Rare Holos.
When did Great Encounters come out?
Great Encounters hit shelves on 1 February 2008, as part of the Pokémon TCG Diamond & Pearl series. It landed right after Secret Wonders and just before Majestic Dawn.
Who drew the most cards in Great Encounters?
Ken Sugimori drew the most, with 27 cards, followed by Daisuke Ito (12) and Mitsuhiro Arita (8). In all, 24 illustrators worked on Great Encounters.
Which Pokémon are in Great Encounters?
A whopping 92 different Pokémon! Unown shows up the most, with 4 cards. Water is the busiest type in the set, with 24 cards.
About this card list
Great Encounters is a Diamond & Pearl set released on 1 February 2008. Its card list has 106 cards: 100 Pokémon, 6 Trainers and 0 Energy cards, drawn by 24 illustrators.
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.
Stormfront106 cards
Legends Awakened146 cards
Majestic Dawn100 cards
Secret Wonders132 cards
Mysterious Treasures124 cards
Diamond & Pearl Base130 cards