Purple Pokémon card list

94 cards where purple is the main colour, picked by hand, rarest first: from the Rare Rainbow down to the Commons.

Mewtwo ex Special Illustration Rare — Mewtwo ex

Mega Chandelure ex Special Illustration Rare — Mega Chandelure ex

Purple Pokémon in numbers

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Purple Pokémon at a glance

94cards

24different Pokémon

51sets and promos

1999first card

First seen in Fossil

Most cards

The Pokémon with the most purple cards.

Gengar30 cards

Mewtwo8 cards

Espeon6 cards

Pecharunt6 cards

Crobat5 cards

Morpeko4 cards

Gengar leads with 30

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Rare Rainbow1

Special Illustration Rare13

Mega Attack Rare1

Ultra Rare5

Rare Ultra7

Illustration Rare16

Rare Holo11

Promo8

Rare12

Other rarities20

By generation

Different Pokémon, by the generation they first appeared in.

Cards per year

Purple Pokémon cards from 1999 to 2026.

31999

32000

12001

62002

22003

12004

12005

12006

22007

22008

12009

12010

2011

2012

2013

12014

12015

12016

32017

2018

72019

22020

32021

42022

152023

62024

122025

152026

Busiest year: 2026, with 15 cards

By type

The energy types they were printed as.

Psychic57

Darkness28

Lightning4

Who drew them

65 illustrators worked on these cards.

5ban Graphics8

PLANETA Mochizuki4

Yukiko Baba4

Ken Sugimori4

Mitsuhiro Arita3

sowsow2

NC Empire2

kantaro2

Every Purple Pokémon card, rarest first

Rare Rainbow

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Gengar VMAX Rare Rainbow card from Fusion Strike — Gengar VMAXFusion Strike, 271/264

Special Illustration Rare

13 cards from 9 sets: 13 Pokémon cards.

Gengar ex Special Illustration Rare card from 30th Celebration — Gengar ex30th Celebration, 154/128

Mega Chandelure ex Special Illustration Rare card from Pitch Black — Mega Chandelure exPitch Black, 115/84

Morpeko ex Special Illustration Rare card from Pitch Black — Morpeko exPitch Black, 117/84

Mega Gengar ex Special Illustration Rare card from Ascended Heroes — Mega Gengar exAscended Heroes, 284/217

Hydreigon ex Special Illustration Rare card from White Flare — Hydreigon exWhite Flare, 169/86

Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex Special Illustration Rare card from Destined Rivals — Team Rocket's Mewtwo exDestined Rivals, 231/182

Team Rocket's Crobat ex Special Illustration Rare card from Destined Rivals — Team Rocket's Crobat exDestined Rivals, 234/182

Espeon ex Special Illustration Rare card from Prismatic Evolutions — Espeon exPrismatic Evolutions, 155/131

Pecharunt ex Special Illustration Rare card from Prismatic Evolutions — Pecharunt exPrismatic Evolutions, 163/131

Hydreigon ex Special Illustration Rare card from Surging Sparks — Hydreigon exSurging Sparks, 240/191

Pecharunt ex Special Illustration Rare card from Shrouded Fable — Pecharunt exShrouded Fable, 093/064

Miraidon ex Special Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — Miraidon exScarlet & Violet Base, 244/198

Mega Attack Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Mega Gengar ex Mega Attack Rare card from Ascended Heroes — Mega Gengar exAscended Heroes, 269/217

Ultra Rare

5 cards from 5 sets: 5 Pokémon cards.

Hydreigon ex Ultra Rare card from White Flare — Hydreigon exWhite Flare, 161/86

Pecharunt ex Ultra Rare card from Shrouded Fable — Pecharunt exShrouded Fable, 085/064

Absol ex Ultra Rare card from Obsidian Flames — Absol exObsidian Flames, 214/197

Banette ex Ultra Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — Banette exScarlet & Violet Base, 229/198

Rare Ultra

7 cards from 6 sets: 7 Pokémon cards.

Crobat V Rare Ultra card from Darkness Ablaze — Crobat VDarkness Ablaze, 182/189

Mewtwo & Mew-GX Rare Ultra card from Unified Minds — Mewtwo & Mew-GXUnified Minds, 222/236

Gengar & Mimikyu-GX Rare Ultra card from Team Up — Gengar & Mimikyu-GXTeam Up, 164/181

Mewtwo-GX Rare Ultra card from Shining Legends — Mewtwo-GXShining Legends, 72/73

Espeon-GX Rare Ultra card from Sun & Moon Base — Espeon-GXSun & Moon Base, 140/149

Espeon-EX Rare Ultra card from BREAKpoint — Espeon-EXBREAKpoint, 117/122

Illustration Rare

16 cards from 12 sets: 16 Pokémon cards.

Toxtricity Illustration Rare card from 30th Celebration — Toxtricity30th Celebration, 134/128

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

Misdreavus Illustration Rare card from Ascended Heroes — MisdreavusAscended Heroes, 233/217

Banette Illustration Rare card from Ascended Heroes — BanetteAscended Heroes, 234/217

Hop's Trevenant Illustration Rare card from Ascended Heroes — Hop's TrevenantAscended Heroes, 237/217

Toxtricity Illustration Rare card from Phantasmal Flames — ToxtricityPhantasmal Flames, 103/94

Gothita Illustration Rare card from White Flare — GothitaWhite Flare, 124/86

Gothorita Illustration Rare card from White Flare — GothoritaWhite Flare, 125/86

Team Rocket's Weezing Illustration Rare card from Destined Rivals — Team Rocket's WeezingDestined Rivals, 199/182

Dusknoir Illustration Rare card from Shrouded Fable — DusknoirShrouded Fable, 070/064

Gastly Illustration Rare card from Temporal Forces — GastlyTemporal Forces, 177/162

Morpeko Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — MorpekoParadox Rift, 206/182

Bellibolt Illustration Rare card from Obsidian Flames — BelliboltObsidian Flames, 201/197

Cleffa Illustration Rare card from Obsidian Flames — CleffaObsidian Flames, 202/197

Mismagius Illustration Rare card from Paldea Evolved — MismagiusPaldea Evolved, 212/193

Greavard Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — GreavardScarlet & Violet Base, 214/198

Trainer Gallery Rare Holo

4 cards from 2 sets: 4 Pokémon cards.

Toxtricity Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Crown Zenith — ToxtricityCrown Zenith, GG09

Chandelure Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Lost Origin — ChandelureLost Origin, TG04

Gengar Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Lost Origin — GengarLost Origin, TG06

Banette Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Lost Origin — BanetteLost Origin, TG07

Rare Prime

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo VMAX

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo V

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Crobat V Rare Holo V card from Lost Origin — Crobat VLost Origin, TG20

Rare Holo GX

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo EX

3 cards from 3 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Espeon ex Rare Holo EX card from Unseen Forces — Espeon exUnseen Forces, 102/115

Gengar ex Rare Holo EX card from FireRed & LeafGreen — Gengar exFireRed & LeafGreen, 108/112

Futuristic Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo

11 cards from 10 sets: 11 Pokémon cards.

Gengar Rare Holo card from Sword & Shield Base — GengarSword & Shield Base, 085/202

Gengar Rare Holo card from Crimson Invasion — GengarCrimson Invasion, 38/111

Gengar Rare Holo card from BREAKthrough — GengarBREAKthrough, 60/162

Gengar Rare Holo card from Legend Maker — GengarLegend Maker, 5/92

Gengar Rare Holo card from Skyridge — GengarSkyridge, H9

Gengar Rare Holo card from Expedition Base Set — GengarExpedition Base Set, 13/165

Dark Espeon Rare Holo card from Neo Destiny — Dark EspeonNeo Destiny, 4/105

Dark Gengar Rare Holo card from Neo Destiny — Dark GengarNeo Destiny, 6/105

Sabrina's Gengar Rare Holo card from Gym Heroes — Sabrina's GengarGym Heroes, 14/132

Mewtwo Rare Holo card from Base Set 2 — MewtwoBase Set 2, 10/130

Gengar Rare Holo card from Fossil — GengarFossil, 5/62

Promo

8 cards from 3 sets: 8 Pokémon cards.

Miraidon Promo card from Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos — MiraidonScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos, SVP 013

Cleffa Promo card from Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos — CleffaScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos, SVP 037

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

Marnie's Morpeko Promo card from Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos — Marnie's MorpekoScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos, SVP 206

Gengar Promo card from SWSH Black Star Promos — GengarSWSH Black Star Promos, SWSH052

Mewtwo V Promo card from SWSH Black Star Promos — Mewtwo VSWSH Black Star Promos, SWSH229

Mewtwo Promo card from Wizards Black Star Promos — MewtwoWizards Black Star Promos, 3

Rare

12 cards from 12 sets: 12 Pokémon cards.

Gengar Rare card from Perfect Order — GengarPerfect Order, 050/086

Pecharunt Rare card from Ascended Heroes — PecharuntAscended Heroes, 143/217

Toxtricity Rare card from Phantasmal Flames — ToxtricityPhantasmal Flames, 068/094

Gengar Rare card from 151 — Gengar151, 094/165

Gengar Rare card from Unbroken Bonds — GengarUnbroken Bonds, 70/214

Gengar Rare card from Platinum Arceus — GengarPlatinum Arceus, 17/99

Gengar Rare card from Stormfront — GengarStormfront, 18/100

Crobat Rare card from Mysterious Treasures — CrobatMysterious Treasures, 23/123

Gengar Rare card from Diamond & Pearl Base — GengarDiamond & Pearl Base, 27/130

Gengar Rare card from Expedition Base Set — GengarExpedition Base Set, 48/165

Espeon Rare card from Neo Discovery — EspeonNeo Discovery, 20/75

Haunter Rare card from Fossil — HaunterFossil, 21/62

Uncommon

3 cards from 3 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Gengar Uncommon card from Paldean Fates — GengarPaldean Fates, 057/091

Common

5 cards from 5 sets: 5 Pokémon cards.

Gastly Common card from Stormfront — GastlyStormfront, 62/100

Haunter Common card from Skyridge — HaunterSkyridge, 63/144

Gastly Common card from Expedition Base Set — GastlyExpedition Base Set, 109/165

Gastly Common card from Base Set 2 — GastlyBase Set 2, 75/130

No.	Card	Set	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
271/264	Gengar VMAX	Fusion Strike	Rare Rainbow	Darkness	sowsow
151/128	Mewtwo ex	30th Celebration	Special Illustration Rare	Psychic	Yano Keiji
154/128	Gengar ex	30th Celebration	Special Illustration Rare	Darkness	CHORISO
115/84	Mega Chandelure ex	Pitch Black	Special Illustration Rare	Psychic	REND
117/84	Morpeko ex	Pitch Black	Special Illustration Rare	Darkness	NC Empire
284/217	Mega Gengar ex	Ascended Heroes	Special Illustration Rare	Darkness	danciao
169/86	Hydreigon ex	White Flare	Special Illustration Rare	Darkness	Takumi Wada
231/182	Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex	Destined Rivals	Special Illustration Rare	Psychic	Iwamoto05
234/182	Team Rocket's Crobat ex	Destined Rivals	Special Illustration Rare	Darkness	cochi8i
155/131	Espeon ex	Prismatic Evolutions	Special Illustration Rare	Psychic	sui
163/131	Pecharunt ex	Prismatic Evolutions	Special Illustration Rare	Darkness	osare
240/191	Hydreigon ex	Surging Sparks	Special Illustration Rare	Darkness	AKIRA EGAWA
093/064	Pecharunt ex	Shrouded Fable	Special Illustration Rare	Darkness	kantaro
244/198	Miraidon ex	Scarlet & Violet Base	Special Illustration Rare	Lightning	kantaro
269/217	Mega Gengar ex	Ascended Heroes	Mega Attack Rare	Darkness	Taiga Kasai
099/084	Mega Chandelure ex	Pitch Black	Ultra Rare	Psychic	5ban Graphics
161/86	Hydreigon ex	White Flare	Ultra Rare	Darkness	5ban Graphics
085/064	Pecharunt ex	Shrouded Fable	Ultra Rare	Darkness	aky CG Works
214/197	Absol ex	Obsidian Flames	Ultra Rare	Darkness	PLANETA Mochizuki
229/198	Banette ex	Scarlet & Violet Base	Ultra Rare	Psychic	PLANETA Mochizuki
182/189	Crobat V	Darkness Ablaze	Rare Ultra	Darkness	PLANETA Mochizuki
222/236	Mewtwo & Mew-GX	Unified Minds	Rare Ultra	Psychic	5ban Graphics
164/181	Gengar & Mimikyu-GX	Team Up	Rare Ultra	Psychic	5ban Graphics
165/181	Gengar & Mimikyu-GX	Team Up	Rare Ultra	Psychic	Midori Harada
72/73	Mewtwo-GX	Shining Legends	Rare Ultra	Psychic	5ban Graphics
140/149	Espeon-GX	Sun & Moon Base	Rare Ultra	Psychic	5ban Graphics
117/122	Espeon-EX	BREAKpoint	Rare Ultra	Psychic	Ryo Ueda
134/128	Toxtricity	30th Celebration	Illustration Rare	Lightning	Kazumasa Yasukuni
093/086	Crobat	Chaos Rising	Illustration Rare	Darkness	Kazuhisa Uragami
233/217	Misdreavus	Ascended Heroes	Illustration Rare	Psychic	mashu
234/217	Banette	Ascended Heroes	Illustration Rare	Psychic	YASHIRO Nanaco
237/217	Hop's Trevenant	Ascended Heroes	Illustration Rare	Psychic	Tomowaka
103/94	Toxtricity	Phantasmal Flames	Illustration Rare	Darkness	Terada Tera
124/86	Gothita	White Flare	Illustration Rare	Psychic	Kanami Ogata
125/86	Gothorita	White Flare	Illustration Rare	Psychic	Terada Tera
199/182	Team Rocket's Weezing	Destined Rivals	Illustration Rare	Darkness	Yukihiro Tada
070/064	Dusknoir	Shrouded Fable	Illustration Rare	Psychic	James Turner
177/162	Gastly	Temporal Forces	Illustration Rare	Darkness	Mousho
206/182	Morpeko	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Darkness	Yuu Nishida
201/197	Bellibolt	Obsidian Flames	Illustration Rare	Lightning	KEIICHIRO ITO
202/197	Cleffa	Obsidian Flames	Illustration Rare	Psychic	HYOGONOSUKE
212/193	Mismagius	Paldea Evolved	Illustration Rare	Psychic	aoki
214/198	Greavard	Scarlet & Violet Base	Illustration Rare	Psychic	sowsow
GG09	Toxtricity	Crown Zenith	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Nelnal
TG04	Chandelure	Lost Origin	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	chibi
TG06	Gengar	Lost Origin	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Akira Komayama
TG07	Banette	Lost Origin	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Tomomi Kaneko
94/102	Gengar	Triumphant	Rare Prime	Psychic	Takashi Yamaguchi
157/264	Gengar VMAX	Fusion Strike	Rare Holo VMAX	Darkness	5ban Graphics
TG20	Crobat V	Lost Origin	Rare Holo V	Pokémon	GOSSAN
53/181	Gengar & Mimikyu-GX	Team Up	Rare Holo GX	Psychic	Mitsuhiro Arita
35/119	M Gengar-EX	Phantom Forces	Rare Holo EX	Psychic	5ban Graphics
102/115	Espeon ex	Unseen Forces	Rare Holo EX	Psychic	Ryo Ueda
108/112	Gengar ex	FireRed & LeafGreen	Rare Holo EX	Psychic	Mitsuhiro Arita
157/128	Mewtwo ex	30th Celebration	Futuristic Rare	Psychic	YOSHIROTTEN
085/202	Gengar	Sword & Shield Base	Rare Holo	Psychic	Eri Yamaki
38/111	Gengar	Crimson Invasion	Rare Holo	Psychic	Shin Nagasawa
60/162	Gengar	BREAKthrough	Rare Holo	Psychic	Saya Tsuruta
5/92	Gengar	Legend Maker	Rare Holo	Psychic	Kouki Saitou
H9	Gengar	Skyridge	Rare Holo	Psychic	Kyoko Umemoto
13/165	Gengar	Expedition Base Set	Rare Holo	Psychic	Yukiko Baba
4/105	Dark Espeon	Neo Destiny	Rare Holo	Psychic	Atsuko Nishida
6/105	Dark Gengar	Neo Destiny	Rare Holo	Psychic	Aya Kusube
14/132	Sabrina's Gengar	Gym Heroes	Rare Holo	Psychic	Ken Sugimori
10/130	Mewtwo	Base Set 2	Rare Holo	Psychic	Ken Sugimori
5/62	Gengar	Fossil	Rare Holo	Psychic	Keiji Kinebuchi
SVP 013	Miraidon	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	Akira Komayama
SVP 037	Cleffa	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Psychic	Mina Nakai
SVP 129	Pecharunt	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Darkness	nagimiso
SVP 149	Pecharunt	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Darkness	Souichirou Gunjima
SVP 206	Marnie's Morpeko	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Darkness	Susumu Maeya
SWSH052	Gengar	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Psychic	Shibuzoh.
SWSH229	Mewtwo V	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Psychic	PLANETA Mochizuki
3	Mewtwo	Wizards Black Star Promos	Promo	Psychic	Ken Sugimori
050/086	Gengar	Perfect Order	Rare	Darkness	Masako Tomii
143/217	Pecharunt	Ascended Heroes	Rare	Darkness	IKEDA Saki
068/094	Toxtricity	Phantasmal Flames	Rare	Darkness	DOM
094/165	Gengar	151	Rare	Psychic	Tomokazu Komiya
70/214	Gengar	Unbroken Bonds	Rare	Psychic	so-taro
17/99	Gengar	Platinum Arceus	Rare	Psychic	Mitsuhiro Arita
18/100	Gengar	Stormfront	Rare	Psychic	Hajime Kusajima
23/123	Crobat	Mysterious Treasures	Rare	Psychic	Masakazu Fukuda
27/130	Gengar	Diamond & Pearl Base	Rare	Psychic	Kagemaru Himeno
48/165	Gengar	Expedition Base Set	Rare	Psychic	Yukiko Baba
20/75	Espeon	Neo Discovery	Rare	Psychic	Naoyo Kimura
21/62	Haunter	Fossil	Rare	Psychic	Ken Sugimori
057/091	Gengar	Paldean Fates	Uncommon	Darkness	Nelnal
098/163	Morpeko	Battle Styles	Uncommon	Darkness	NC Empire
80/165	Haunter	Expedition Base Set	Uncommon	Psychic	Yukiko Baba
042/086	Gothorita	White Flare	Common	Psychic	Mousho
62/100	Gastly	Stormfront	Common	Psychic	Aya Kusube
63/144	Haunter	Skyridge	Common	Psychic	Kyoko Umemoto
109/165	Gastly	Expedition Base Set	Common	Psychic	Yukiko Baba
75/130	Gastly	Base Set 2	Common	Psychic	Keiji Kinebuchi

Questions about Purple Pokémon cards

How many cards are on the purple list?

94 so far, from Gengar in Fossil (1999) to the newest sets, and 8 of them are promos. They're all in the list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Purple Pokémon card?

It's the Rare Rainbow, like Gengar VMAX from Fusion Strike (271/264).

Which Pokémon has the most purple cards?

Gengar, with 30 cards. Mewtwo (8), Espeon (6) and Pecharunt (6) are next.

What makes a card a purple card?

Purple is the colour that stands out most on the card, whether that is the Pokémon itself, a night sky or the whole background. Each card was picked by hand by looking at the art, so the list is a selection, not every Psychic type card.

Who drew the most purple cards?

5ban Graphics, with 8 cards, followed by PLANETA Mochizuki (4) and Yukiko Baba (4).

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