Poké Card Lists

In-Game Location Pokémon card list

13 cards that show a real place from the Pokémon video games, picked by hand, rarest first: from the Rare Secret down to the Commons.

Pikachu Rare Secret
Pikachu
Espurr Illustration Rare
Espurr
Paldean Wooper Illustration Rare
Paldean Wooper

In-Game Location Pokémon in numbers

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In-Game Location Pokémon at a glance

13cards
11different Pokémon
10sets and promos
2010first card

First seen in HeartGold & SoulSilver Base

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Rare Secret1
Illustration Rare3
Rare Holo VSTAR1
Rare Holo GX1
Rare3
Uncommon1
Common3

By generation

Different Pokémon, by the generation they first appeared in.

41
32
13
24
5
16
7
8
9

Cards per year

In-Game Location Pokémon cards from 2010 to 2026.

32010
12011
2012
2013
2014
12015
2016
2017
12018
12019
2020
2021
2022
22023
12024
22025
12026

Busiest year: 2010, with 3 cards

By type

The energy types they were printed as.

Lightning3
Grass3
Water2
Psychic1
Darkness1
Colorless1
Dragon1

Who drew them

11 illustrators worked on these cards.

Masakazu Fukuda2
Kouki Saitou2
Hitoshi Ariga1
MINAMINAMI Take1
OKACHEKE1
Uninori1
Pani Kobayashi1
5ban Graphics1

Every In-Game Location Pokémon card, rarest first

Rare Secret

1

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Pikachu Rare Secret card from Cosmic Eclipse
PikachuCosmic Eclipse, 241/236
Professor Oak's lab, FireRed & LeafGreen in the game
Professor Oak's lab, FireRed & LeafGreenIn the game

Illustration Rare

3

3 cards from 2 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Espurr Illustration Rare card from Perfect Order
EspurrPerfect Order, 095/086
Lumiose City, Legends: Z-A in the game
Lumiose City, Legends: Z-AIn the game
Paldean Wooper Illustration Rare card from Phantasmal Flames
Paldean WooperPhantasmal Flames, 102/94
Paldea, Scarlet & Violet in the game
Paldea, Scarlet & VioletIn the game
Meowth Illustration Rare card from Phantasmal Flames
MeowthPhantasmal Flames, 106/94Cerulean City, Red & Blue

Rare Holo VSTAR

1

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Darkrai VSTAR Rare Holo VSTAR card from Crown Zenith
Darkrai VSTARCrown Zenith, GG50
Newmoon Island, Diamond & Pearl in the game
Newmoon Island, Diamond & PearlIn the game

Rare Holo GX

1

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Palkia-GX Rare Holo GX card from Ultra Prism
Palkia-GXUltra Prism, 101/156
Spear Pillar, Diamond & Pearl in the game
Spear Pillar, Diamond & PearlIn the game

Rare

3

3 cards from 2 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Ampharos Rare card from Call of Legends
AmpharosCall of Legends, 23/95
Olivine Lighthouse, HeartGold & SoulSilver in the game
Olivine Lighthouse, HeartGold & SoulSilverIn the game
Ampharos Rare card from HeartGold & SoulSilver Base
AmpharosHeartGold & SoulSilver Base, 14/123
Olivine Lighthouse, HeartGold & SoulSilver in the game
Olivine Lighthouse, HeartGold & SoulSilverIn the game
Lapras Rare card from HeartGold & SoulSilver Base
LaprasHeartGold & SoulSilver Base, 24/123
Union Cave, HeartGold & SoulSilver in the game
Union Cave, HeartGold & SoulSilverIn the game

Uncommon

1

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Tropius Uncommon card from Roaring Skies
TropiusRoaring Skies, 12/108
Fortree City, Ruby & Sapphire in the game
Fortree City, Ruby & SapphireIn the game

Common

3

3 cards from 3 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Pineco Common card from Paldean Fates
PinecoPaldean Fates, 001/091
Kitakami, The Teal Mask in the game
Kitakami, The Teal MaskIn the game
Pineco Common card from Paldea Evolved
PinecoPaldea Evolved, 004/193
Kitakami, The Teal Mask in the game
Kitakami, The Teal MaskIn the game
Slowpoke Common card from HeartGold & SoulSilver Base
SlowpokeHeartGold & SoulSilver Base, 81/123
Slowpoke Well, HeartGold & SoulSilver in the game
Slowpoke Well, HeartGold & SoulSilverIn the game

In-game pictures shared with permission by Fanatics Collect.

Questions about In-Game Location Pokémon cards

How many cards are on the in-game location list?

13 so far, from Ampharos in HeartGold & SoulSilver Base (2010) to the newest sets. They're all in the list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest In-Game Location Pokémon card?

It's the Rare Secret, like Pikachu from Cosmic Eclipse (241/236).

Which game locations are on these cards?

Each card's background is a place you can visit in the games: Slowpoke Well, Union Cave and the Olivine Lighthouse from HeartGold & SoulSilver, Newmoon Island and Spear Pillar from Diamond & Pearl, Fortree City from Ruby & Sapphire, Cerulean City from Red & Blue, Professor Oak's lab from FireRed & LeafGreen, and Kitakami from Scarlet & Violet. The place is written under each card. Each card was picked by hand, so the list grows as more are found.

Who drew the most in-game location cards?

Masakazu Fukuda, with 2 cards, followed by Kouki Saitou (2) and Hitoshi Ariga (1).

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