Pokémon in Flight card list

85 cards with a Pokémon flying through the air, picked by hand, rarest first: from the 5 Rare Secrets down to the Commons.

Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR Rare Secret — Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR

Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR Rare Secret — Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR

Pokémon in Flight in numbers

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Pokémon in Flight at a glance

85cards

37different Pokémon

42sets and promos

2001first card

First seen in Neo Revelation

Most cards

The Pokémon with the most in-flight cards.

Moltres7 cards

Latias6 cards

Lugia4 cards

Jirachi4 cards

Dragonite4 cards

Reshiram4 cards

Moltres leads with 7

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Rare Secret5

Rare Rainbow1

Special Illustration Rare17

Mega Attack Rare1

Rare Ultra14

Illustration Rare13

Promo14

Rare5

Other rarities15

By generation

Different Pokémon, by the generation they first appeared in.

101

Cards per year

Pokémon in Flight cards from 1999 to 2026.

11999

2000

12001

12002

12003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

12009

2010

2011

2012

62013

2014

12015

2016

32017

2018

82019

12020

82021

112022

142023

62024

112025

112026

Busiest year: 2023, with 14 cards

By type

The energy types they were printed as.

Dragon15

Colorless12

Fire10

Psychic9

Darkness9

Lightning8

Metal5

Water4

Grass3

Fighting1

Who drew them

49 illustrators worked on these cards.

AKIRA EGAWA8

Mitsuhiro Arita6

kawayoo4

Sanosuke Sakuma4

Toshinao Aoki3

Atsushi Furusawa3

mashu3

HYOGONOSUKE3

Every Pokémon in Flight card, rarest first

Rare Secret

5 cards from 3 sets: 5 Pokémon cards.

Lugia Rare Secret card from 30th Celebration — Lugia30th Celebration, 149/128

Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR Rare Secret card from Crown Zenith — Origin Forme Palkia VSTARCrown Zenith, GG67

Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR Rare Secret card from Crown Zenith — Origin Forme Dialga VSTARCrown Zenith, GG68

Arceus VSTAR Rare Secret card from Crown Zenith — Arceus VSTARCrown Zenith, GG70

Articuno Lv.34 Rare Secret card from Supreme Victors — Articuno Lv.34Supreme Victors, 148/147

Rare Rainbow

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Special Illustration Rare

17 cards from 13 sets: 17 Pokémon cards.

Mew ex Special Illustration Rare card from 30th Celebration — Mew ex30th Celebration, 152/128

Jirachi ex Special Illustration Rare card from 30th Celebration — Jirachi ex30th Celebration, 155/128

Salamence ex Special Illustration Rare card from 30th Celebration — Salamence ex30th Celebration, 156/128

Mega Dragonite ex Special Illustration Rare card from Ascended Heroes — Mega Dragonite exAscended Heroes, 290/217

Mega Latias ex Special Illustration Rare card from Mega Evolution Base — Mega Latias exMega Evolution Base, 181/132

Reshiram ex Special Illustration Rare card from White Flare — Reshiram exWhite Flare, 166/86

Zekrom ex Special Illustration Rare card from Black Bolt — Zekrom exBlack Bolt, 166/86

Team Rocket's Moltres ex Special Illustration Rare card from Destined Rivals — Team Rocket's Moltres exDestined Rivals, 229/182

Ethan's Ho-Oh ex Special Illustration Rare card from Destined Rivals — Ethan's Ho-Oh exDestined Rivals, 230/182

Salamence ex Special Illustration Rare card from Journey Together — Salamence exJourney Together, 187/159

Roaring Moon ex Special Illustration Rare card from Prismatic Evolutions — Roaring Moon exPrismatic Evolutions, 162/131

Latias ex Special Illustration Rare card from Surging Sparks — Latias exSurging Sparks, 239/191

Mew ex Special Illustration Rare card from Paldean Fates — Mew exPaldean Fates, 232/91

Altaria ex Special Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — Altaria exParadox Rift, 253/182

Charizard ex Special Illustration Rare card from 151 — Charizard ex151, 199/165

Zapdos ex Special Illustration Rare card from 151 — Zapdos ex151, 202/165

Pidgeot ex Special Illustration Rare card from Obsidian Flames — Pidgeot exObsidian Flames, 225/197

Mega Attack Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Mega Dragonite ex Mega Attack Rare card from Ascended Heroes — Mega Dragonite exAscended Heroes, 271/217

Rare Ultra

14 cards from 9 sets: 14 Pokémon cards.

Lugia V Rare Ultra card from Silver Tempest — Lugia VSilver Tempest, 186/195

Aerodactyl V Rare Ultra card from Lost Origin — Aerodactyl VLost Origin, 180/196

Beedrill V Rare Ultra card from Astral Radiance — Beedrill VAstral Radiance, 161/189

Origin Forme Dialga V Rare Ultra card from Astral Radiance — Origin Forme Dialga VAstral Radiance, 177/189

Charizard V Rare Ultra card from Brilliant Stars — Charizard VBrilliant Stars, 154/172

Arceus V Rare Ultra card from Brilliant Stars — Arceus VBrilliant Stars, 166/172

Celebi V Rare Ultra card from Fusion Strike — Celebi VFusion Strike, 245/264

Dragonite V Rare Ultra card from Evolving Skies — Dragonite VEvolving Skies, 192/203

Rayquaza V Rare Ultra card from Evolving Skies — Rayquaza VEvolving Skies, 194/203

Noivern V Rare Ultra card from Evolving Skies — Noivern VEvolving Skies, 196/203

Galarian Moltres V Rare Ultra card from Chilling Reign — Galarian Moltres VChilling Reign, 177/198

Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX Rare Ultra card from Hidden Fates — Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GXHidden Fates, 66/68

Latias & Latios-GX Rare Ultra card from Team Up — Latias & Latios-GXTeam Up, 170/181

Illustration Rare

13 cards from 9 sets: 13 Pokémon cards.

Moltres Illustration Rare card from 30th Celebration — Moltres30th Celebration, 130/128

Articuno Illustration Rare card from 30th Celebration — Articuno30th Celebration, 132/128

Zapdos Illustration Rare card from 30th Celebration — Zapdos30th Celebration, 133/128

Crobat Illustration Rare card from Chaos Rising — CrobatChaos Rising, 093/086

Swanna Illustration Rare card from White Flare — SwannaWhite Flare, 110/86

Articuno Illustration Rare card from Journey Together — ArticunoJourney Together, 161/159

N's Reshiram Illustration Rare card from Journey Together — N's ReshiramJourney Together, 167/159

Latios Illustration Rare card from Surging Sparks — LatiosSurging Sparks, 203/191

Mesprit Illustration Rare card from Surging Sparks — MespritSurging Sparks, 204/191

Ledian Illustration Rare card from Stellar Crown — LedianStellar Crown, 144/142

Drampa Illustration Rare card from Temporal Forces — DrampaTemporal Forces, 184/162

Yveltal Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — YveltalParadox Rift, 205/182

Bombirdier Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — BombirdierScarlet & Violet Base, 219/198

Trainer Gallery Rare Holo

4 cards from 2 sets: 4 Pokémon cards.

Latias Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Crown Zenith — LatiasCrown Zenith, GG20

Swablu Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Crown Zenith — SwabluCrown Zenith, GG27

Pikachu Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Crown Zenith — PikachuCrown Zenith, GG30

Zekrom Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Brilliant Stars — ZekromBrilliant Stars, TG05

Rare Holo VMAX

2 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.

Rare Holo V

2 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.

Lugia V Rare Holo V card from Silver Tempest — Lugia VSilver Tempest, 138/195

Flying Pikachu V Rare Holo V card from Celebrations — Flying Pikachu VCelebrations, 6/25

Rare Holo GX

2 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.

Rare Holo

3 cards from 3 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Jirachi Rare Holo card from Roaring Skies — JirachiRoaring Skies, 42/108

Reshiram Rare Holo card from Plasma Freeze — ReshiramPlasma Freeze, 17/116

Promo

14 cards from 5 sets: 14 Pokémon cards.

Mew ex Promo card from Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos — Mew exScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos, SVP 053

Pecharunt Promo card from Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos — PecharuntScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos, SVP 129

Special Delivery Charizard Promo card from SWSH Black Star Promos — Special Delivery CharizardSWSH Black Star Promos, SWSH075

Arceus V Promo card from SWSH Black Star Promos — Arceus VSWSH Black Star Promos, SWSH204

Charizard VSTAR Promo card from SWSH Black Star Promos — Charizard VSTARSWSH Black Star Promos, SWSH262

Galarian Moltres Promo card from SWSH Black Star Promos — Galarian MoltresSWSH Black Star Promos, SWSH284

Pikachu & Zekrom-GX Promo card from Sun & Moon Black Star Promos — Pikachu & Zekrom-GXSun & Moon Black Star Promos, SM168

Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX Promo card from Sun & Moon Black Star Promos — Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GXSun & Moon Black Star Promos, SM210

Jirachi Promo card from XY Black Star Promos — JirachiXY Black Star Promos, XY67a

Latias Promo card from XY Black Star Promos — LatiasXY Black Star Promos, XY78

Latios Promo card from XY Black Star Promos — LatiosXY Black Star Promos, XY79

Yveltal-EX Promo card from XY Black Star Promos — Yveltal-EXXY Black Star Promos, XY150a

Dragonite Promo card from Wizards Black Star Promos — DragoniteWizards Black Star Promos, 5

Rare

5 cards from 5 sets: 5 Pokémon cards.

Yveltal Rare card from 30th Celebration — Yveltal30th Celebration, 100/128

Reshiram Rare card from Phantasmal Flames — ReshiramPhantasmal Flames, 017/094

Zapdos Rare card from Aquapolis — ZapdosAquapolis, 44/147

Pichu Rare card from Expedition Base Set — PichuExpedition Base Set, 58/165

Lugia Rare card from Neo Revelation — LugiaNeo Revelation, 20/64

Uncommon

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Common

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Swablu Common card from Champion's Path — SwabluChampion's Path, 048/073

No.	Card	Set	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
149/128	Lugia	30th Celebration	Rare Secret	Pokémon	Naoyo Kimura
GG67	Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR	Crown Zenith	Rare Secret	Pokémon	AKIRA EGAWA
GG68	Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR	Crown Zenith	Rare Secret	Pokémon	AKIRA EGAWA
GG70	Arceus VSTAR	Crown Zenith	Rare Secret	Pokémon	AKIRA EGAWA
148/147	Articuno Lv.34	Supreme Victors	Rare Secret	Water	Toshinao Aoki
218/203	Rayquaza VMAX	Evolving Skies	Rare Rainbow	Dragon	Anesaki Dynamic
152/128	Mew ex	30th Celebration	Special Illustration Rare	Psychic	Kuroimori
155/128	Jirachi ex	30th Celebration	Special Illustration Rare	Metal	AKIRA EGAWA
156/128	Salamence ex	30th Celebration	Special Illustration Rare	Dragon	Ryota Murayama
290/217	Mega Dragonite ex	Ascended Heroes	Special Illustration Rare	Dragon	DOM
181/132	Mega Latias ex	Mega Evolution Base	Special Illustration Rare	Dragon	AKIRA EGAWA
166/86	Reshiram ex	White Flare	Special Illustration Rare	Fire	kawayoo
166/86	Zekrom ex	Black Bolt	Special Illustration Rare	Lightning	danciao
229/182	Team Rocket's Moltres ex	Destined Rivals	Special Illustration Rare	Fire	AKIRA EGAWA
230/182	Ethan's Ho-Oh ex	Destined Rivals	Special Illustration Rare	Fire	Atsushi Furusawa
187/159	Salamence ex	Journey Together	Special Illustration Rare	Dragon	Tsuyoshi Nagano
162/131	Roaring Moon ex	Prismatic Evolutions	Special Illustration Rare	Darkness	Shinji Kanda
239/191	Latias ex	Surging Sparks	Special Illustration Rare	Psychic	OKACHEKE
232/91	Mew ex	Paldean Fates	Special Illustration Rare	Psychic	USGMEN
253/182	Altaria ex	Paradox Rift	Special Illustration Rare	Dragon	Jiro Sasumo
199/165	Charizard ex	151	Special Illustration Rare	Fire	miki kudo
202/165	Zapdos ex	151	Special Illustration Rare	Lightning	Shiburingaru
225/197	Pidgeot ex	Obsidian Flames	Special Illustration Rare	Colorless	Jerky
271/217	Mega Dragonite ex	Ascended Heroes	Mega Attack Rare	Dragon	DOM
177/195	Unown V	Silver Tempest	Rare Ultra	Psychic	Toshinao Aoki
186/195	Lugia V	Silver Tempest	Rare Ultra	Colorless	kawayoo
180/196	Aerodactyl V	Lost Origin	Rare Ultra	Fighting	Nurikabe
161/189	Beedrill V	Astral Radiance	Rare Ultra	Grass	Narumi Sato
177/189	Origin Forme Dialga V	Astral Radiance	Rare Ultra	Metal	Mitsuhiro Arita
154/172	Charizard V	Brilliant Stars	Rare Ultra	Fire	Ryota Murayama
166/172	Arceus V	Brilliant Stars	Rare Ultra	Colorless	kawayoo
245/264	Celebi V	Fusion Strike	Rare Ultra	Grass	Teeziro
192/203	Dragonite V	Evolving Skies	Rare Ultra	Dragon	Atsushi Furusawa
194/203	Rayquaza V	Evolving Skies	Rare Ultra	Dragon	Ryuta Fuse
196/203	Noivern V	Evolving Skies	Rare Ultra	Dragon	Mitsuhiro Arita
177/198	Galarian Moltres V	Chilling Reign	Rare Ultra	Darkness	Shibuzoh.
66/68	Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX	Hidden Fates	Rare Ultra	Colorless	5ban Graphics
170/181	Latias & Latios-GX	Team Up	Rare Ultra	Dragon	Sanosuke Sakuma
130/128	Moltres	30th Celebration	Illustration Rare	Fire	mashu
132/128	Articuno	30th Celebration	Illustration Rare	Water	mashu
133/128	Zapdos	30th Celebration	Illustration Rare	Lightning	mashu
093/086	Crobat	Chaos Rising	Illustration Rare	Darkness	Kazuhisa Uragami
110/86	Swanna	White Flare	Illustration Rare	Water	Gemi
161/159	Articuno	Journey Together	Illustration Rare	Water	Kuroimori
167/159	N's Reshiram	Journey Together	Illustration Rare	Dragon	Bun Toujo
203/191	Latios	Surging Sparks	Illustration Rare	Psychic	OKACHEKE
204/191	Mesprit	Surging Sparks	Illustration Rare	Psychic	HYOGONOSUKE
144/142	Ledian	Stellar Crown	Illustration Rare	Grass	HYOGONOSUKE
184/162	Drampa	Temporal Forces	Illustration Rare	Colorless	Mékayu
205/182	Yveltal	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Darkness	Masako Tomii
219/198	Bombirdier	Scarlet & Violet Base	Illustration Rare	Darkness	Shibuzoh.
GG20	Latias	Crown Zenith	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Teeziro
GG27	Swablu	Crown Zenith	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Kouki Saitou
GG30	Pikachu	Crown Zenith	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Kouki Saitou
TG05	Zekrom	Brilliant Stars	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	AKIRA EGAWA
TG20	Rayquaza VMAX	Silver Tempest	Rare Holo VMAX	Pokémon	Hideki Ishikawa
7/25	Flying Pikachu VMAX	Celebrations	Rare Holo VMAX	Lightning	aky CG Works
138/195	Lugia V	Silver Tempest	Rare Holo V	Colorless	Mitsuhiro Arita
6/25	Flying Pikachu V	Celebrations	Rare Holo V	Lightning	aky CG Works
44/68	Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX	Hidden Fates	Rare Holo GX	Colorless	Mitsuhiro Arita
113/181	Latias & Latios-GX	Team Up	Rare Holo GX	Dragon	Mitsuhiro Arita
41/73	Latios	Shining Legends	Rare Holo	Psychic	Mitsuhiro Arita
42/108	Jirachi	Roaring Skies	Rare Holo	Metal	Sanosuke Sakuma
17/116	Reshiram	Plasma Freeze	Rare Holo	Fire	Shin Nagasawa
SVP 053	Mew ex	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Psychic	Natsumi Yoshida
SVP 129	Pecharunt	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Darkness	nagimiso
SWSH075	Special Delivery Charizard	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	The Pokémon Company Art Team
SWSH204	Arceus V	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Colorless	Atsushi Furusawa
SWSH262	Charizard VSTAR	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Fire	KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA
SWSH284	Galarian Moltres	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Darkness	Shinji Kanda
SM168	Pikachu & Zekrom-GX	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	kawayoo
SM210	Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Colorless	HYOGONOSUKE
XY67a	Jirachi	XY Black Star Promos	Promo	Metal	Naoki Saito
XY78	Latias	XY Black Star Promos	Promo	Dragon	Sanosuke Sakuma
XY79	Latios	XY Black Star Promos	Promo	Dragon	Naoki Saito
XY112	Jirachi	XY Black Star Promos	Promo	Metal	Kagemaru Himeno
XY150a	Yveltal-EX	XY Black Star Promos	Promo	Darkness	Hasuno
5	Dragonite	Wizards Black Star Promos	Promo	Colorless	Toshinao Aoki
100/128	Yveltal	30th Celebration	Rare	Darkness	hncl
017/094	Reshiram	Phantasmal Flames	Rare	Fire	AKIRA EGAWA
44/147	Zapdos	Aquapolis	Rare	Lightning	Hajime Kusajima
58/165	Pichu	Expedition Base Set	Rare	Lightning	Atsuko Nishida
20/64	Lugia	Neo Revelation	Rare	Psychic	Aya Kusube
143/195	Altaria	Silver Tempest	Uncommon	Colorless	Sanosuke Sakuma
048/073	Swablu	Champion's Path	Common	Colorless	0313

Questions about Pokémon in Flight cards

How many cards are on the in-flight list?

85 so far, from Lugia in Neo Revelation (2001) to the newest sets, and 14 of them are promos. They're all in the list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Pokémon in Flight card?

The top of the list is the 5 Rare Secrets, like Lugia from 30th Celebration (149/128) and Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR from Crown Zenith.

Which Pokémon has the most in-flight cards?

Moltres, with 7 cards. Latias (6), Lugia (4) and Jirachi (4) are next.

What counts as a Pokémon in flight?

The Pokémon in the artwork is in the air: soaring, gliding or drifting through the sky. This is about the picture, not the Flying type. Each card was picked by hand by looking at the art, so the list is a selection, not every Flying type card.

Who drew the most in-flight cards?

AKIRA EGAWA, with 8 cards, followed by Mitsuhiro Arita (6) and kawayoo (4).

Pokémon in Flight card list

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Who drew them

Every Pokémon in Flight card, rarest first

Questions about Pokémon in Flight cards

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