Realistic Pokémon card list

57 cards drawn in a realistic style, picked by hand, rarest first: from the 5 Special Illustration Rares down to the Commons.

Pikachu ex Special Illustration Rare — Pikachu ex

Mega Lucario ex Special Illustration Rare — Mega Lucario ex

Mega Absol ex Special Illustration Rare — Mega Absol ex

Realistic Pokémon in numbers

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Realistic Pokémon at a glance

57cards

49different Pokémon

26sets and promos

2005first card

First seen in Delta Species

Most cards

The Pokémon with the most realistic cards.

Pikachu4 cards

Ditto3 cards

Sandile2 cards

Lucario1 card

Absol1 card

Meowscarada1 card

Pikachu leads with 4

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Special Illustration Rare5

Rare Ultra3

Illustration Rare25

Trainer Gallery Rare Holo4

Rare Holo VMAX1

Pikachu Rare1

Promo3

Rare3

Uncommon2

Common10

By generation

Different Pokémon, by the generation they first appeared in.

151

Cards per year

Realistic Pokémon cards from 2005 to 2026.

32005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

12013

2014

2015

12016

22017

2018

112019

2020

22021

32022

122023

142024

62025

22026

Busiest year: 2024, with 14 cards

By type

The energy types they were printed as.

Lightning10

Water8

Colorless6

Darkness5

Grass5

Fighting4

Fire4

Metal3

Psychic3

Dragon1

Fairy1

Who drew them

20 illustrators worked on these cards.

Atsushi Furusawa8

Kouki Saitou7

REND6

MPC Film6

Asako Ito5

Yuka Morii4

Framestore3

Mitsuhiro Arita2

Every Realistic Pokémon card, rarest first

Special Illustration Rare

5 cards from 4 sets: 4 Pokémon cards and 1 Trainer or Energy card.

Pikachu ex Special Illustration Rare card from Ascended Heroes — Pikachu exAscended Heroes, 276/217

Mega Lucario ex Special Illustration Rare card from Mega Evolution Base — Mega Lucario exMega Evolution Base, 179/132

Mega Absol ex Special Illustration Rare card from Mega Evolution Base — Mega Absol exMega Evolution Base, 180/132

Meowscarada ex Special Illustration Rare card from Paldea Evolved — Meowscarada exPaldea Evolved, 256/193

Perrin Special Illustration Rare card from Twilight Masquerade — PerrinTwilight Masquerade, 220/167

Rare Ultra

3 cards from 3 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

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

Zeraora V Rare Ultra card from Chilling Reign — Zeraora VChilling Reign, 166/198

Illustration Rare

25 cards from 11 sets: 25 Pokémon cards.

Paldean Wooper Illustration Rare card from Phantasmal Flames — Paldean WooperPhantasmal Flames, 102/94

Sandile Illustration Rare card from Black Bolt — SandileBlack Bolt, 135/86

Audino Illustration Rare card from Black Bolt — AudinoBlack Bolt, 151/86

Furret Illustration Rare card from Journey Together — FurretJourney Together, 168/159

Vivillon Illustration Rare card from Surging Sparks — VivillonSurging Sparks, 193/191

Stunfisk Illustration Rare card from Surging Sparks — StunfiskSurging Sparks, 202/191

Skarmory Illustration Rare card from Surging Sparks — SkarmorySurging Sparks, 209/191

Zorua Illustration Rare card from Shrouded Fable — ZoruaShrouded Fable, 075/064

Bewear Illustration Rare card from Shrouded Fable — BewearShrouded Fable, 079/064

Cramorant Illustration Rare card from Twilight Masquerade — CramorantTwilight Masquerade, 176/167

Chimecho Illustration Rare card from Twilight Masquerade — ChimechoTwilight Masquerade, 179/167

Hisuian Growlithe Illustration Rare card from Twilight Masquerade — Hisuian GrowlitheTwilight Masquerade, 181/167

Snom Illustration Rare card from Temporal Forces — SnomTemporal Forces, 168/162

Reuniclus Illustration Rare card from Temporal Forces — ReuniclusTemporal Forces, 171/162

Cutiefly Illustration Rare card from Temporal Forces — CutieflyTemporal Forces, 172/162

Meltan Illustration Rare card from Temporal Forces — MeltanTemporal Forces, 179/162

Pawmi Illustration Rare card from Paldean Fates — PawmiPaldean Fates, 226/91

Blitzle Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — BlitzleParadox Rift, 195/182

Joltik Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — JoltikParadox Rift, 196/182

Aipom Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — AipomParadox Rift, 211/182

Sprigatito Illustration Rare card from Paldea Evolved — SprigatitoPaldea Evolved, 196/193

Floragato Illustration Rare card from Paldea Evolved — FloragatoPaldea Evolved, 197/193

Fletchinder Illustration Rare card from Paldea Evolved — FletchinderPaldea Evolved, 199/193

Pawmot Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — PawmotScarlet & Violet Base, 209/198

Sandile Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — SandileScarlet & Violet Base, 216/198

Trainer Gallery Rare Holo

4 cards from 2 sets: 4 Pokémon cards.

Altaria Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Crown Zenith — AltariaCrown Zenith, GG19

Bidoof Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Crown Zenith — BidoofCrown Zenith, GG29

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

Snorlax Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Lost Origin — SnorlaxLost Origin, TG10

Rare Holo VMAX

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Pikachu Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Promo

3 cards from 2 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Vaporeon VMAX Promo card from SWSH Black Star Promos — Vaporeon VMAXSWSH Black Star Promos, SWSH182

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

Genesect Promo card from XY Black Star Promos — GenesectXY Black Star Promos, XY119

Rare

3 cards from 1 set: 3 Pokémon cards.

Detective Pikachu Rare card from Detective Pikachu — Detective PikachuDetective Pikachu, 10/18

Machamp Rare card from Detective Pikachu — MachampDetective Pikachu, 13/18

Uncommon

2 cards from 2 sets: 1 Pokémon card and 1 Trainer or Energy card.

Common

10 cards from 4 sets: 10 Pokémon cards.

Charmander Common card from Detective Pikachu — CharmanderDetective Pikachu, 4/18

Psyduck Common card from Detective Pikachu — PsyduckDetective Pikachu, 7/18

Magikarp Common card from Detective Pikachu — MagikarpDetective Pikachu, 8/18

Jigglypuff Common card from Detective Pikachu — JigglypuffDetective Pikachu, 14/18

Lickitung Common card from Detective Pikachu — LickitungDetective Pikachu, 16/18

Marill Common card from Burning Shadows — MarillBurning Shadows, 34/147

Poliwag Common card from Sun & Moon Base — PoliwagSun & Moon Base, 30/149

Ditto Common card from Delta Species — DittoDelta Species, 61/113

No.	Card	Set	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
276/217	Pikachu ex	Ascended Heroes	Special Illustration Rare	Lightning	booota
179/132	Mega Lucario ex	Mega Evolution Base	Special Illustration Rare	Fighting	Atsushi Furusawa
180/132	Mega Absol ex	Mega Evolution Base	Special Illustration Rare	Darkness	Mitsuhiro Arita
256/193	Meowscarada ex	Paldea Evolved	Special Illustration Rare	Grass	Kouki Saitou
220/167	Perrin	Twilight Masquerade	Special Illustration Rare	Trainer	GIDORA
162/172	Honchkrow V	Brilliant Stars	Rare Ultra	Darkness	zig
192/203	Dragonite V	Evolving Skies	Rare Ultra	Dragon	Atsushi Furusawa
166/198	Zeraora V	Chilling Reign	Rare Ultra	Lightning	Atsushi Furusawa
102/94	Paldean Wooper	Phantasmal Flames	Illustration Rare	Darkness	OKACHEKE
135/86	Sandile	Black Bolt	Illustration Rare	Darkness	Fujimoto Gold
151/86	Audino	Black Bolt	Illustration Rare	Colorless	Asako Ito
168/159	Furret	Journey Together	Illustration Rare	Colorless	REND
193/191	Vivillon	Surging Sparks	Illustration Rare	Grass	REND
202/191	Stunfisk	Surging Sparks	Illustration Rare	Lightning	N-DESIGN Inc.
209/191	Skarmory	Surging Sparks	Illustration Rare	Metal	Takumi Wada
075/064	Zorua	Shrouded Fable	Illustration Rare	Darkness	REND
079/064	Bewear	Shrouded Fable	Illustration Rare	Colorless	Takeshi Nakamura
176/167	Cramorant	Twilight Masquerade	Illustration Rare	Water	Fujimoto Gold
179/167	Chimecho	Twilight Masquerade	Illustration Rare	Psychic	REND
181/167	Hisuian Growlithe	Twilight Masquerade	Illustration Rare	Fighting	GIDORA
168/162	Snom	Temporal Forces	Illustration Rare	Water	N-DESIGN Inc.
171/162	Reuniclus	Temporal Forces	Illustration Rare	Psychic	Atsushi Furusawa
172/162	Cutiefly	Temporal Forces	Illustration Rare	Psychic	REND
179/162	Meltan	Temporal Forces	Illustration Rare	Metal	Masa
226/91	Pawmi	Paldean Fates	Illustration Rare	Lightning	REND
195/182	Blitzle	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Lightning	matazo
196/182	Joltik	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Lightning	Atsushi Furusawa
211/182	Aipom	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Colorless	Yuka Morii
196/193	Sprigatito	Paldea Evolved	Illustration Rare	Grass	Kouki Saitou
197/193	Floragato	Paldea Evolved	Illustration Rare	Grass	Kouki Saitou
199/193	Fletchinder	Paldea Evolved	Illustration Rare	Fire	Atsushi Furusawa
209/198	Pawmot	Scarlet & Violet Base	Illustration Rare	Lightning	Kouki Saitou
216/198	Sandile	Scarlet & Violet Base	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Nurikabe
GG19	Altaria	Crown Zenith	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Asako Ito
GG29	Bidoof	Crown Zenith	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Kouki Saitou
GG30	Pikachu	Crown Zenith	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Kouki Saitou
TG10	Snorlax	Lost Origin	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Kouki Saitou
TG22	Eternatus VMAX	Lost Origin	Rare Holo VMAX	Pokémon	Mitsuhiro Arita
027/128	Pikachu	30th Celebration	Pikachu Rare	Lightning	Asako Ito
SWSH182	Vaporeon VMAX	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Water	Atsushi Furusawa
SWSH204	Arceus V	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Colorless	Atsushi Furusawa
XY119	Genesect	XY Black Star Promos	Promo	Metal	PLANETA
6/18	Arcanine	Detective Pikachu	Rare	Fire	MPC Film
10/18	Detective Pikachu	Detective Pikachu	Rare	Lightning	MPC Film
13/18	Machamp	Detective Pikachu	Rare	Fighting	MPC Film
40/113	Ditto	Delta Species	Uncommon	Water	Yuka Morii
63/83	Imakuni?	Generations	Uncommon	Trainer
1/18	Bulbasaur	Detective Pikachu	Common	Grass	MPC Film
4/18	Charmander	Detective Pikachu	Common	Fire	MPC Film
7/18	Psyduck	Detective Pikachu	Common	Water	Framestore
8/18	Magikarp	Detective Pikachu	Common	Water	Framestore
14/18	Jigglypuff	Detective Pikachu	Common	Fairy	Framestore
16/18	Lickitung	Detective Pikachu	Common	Colorless	MPC Film
34/147	Marill	Burning Shadows	Common	Water	Asako Ito
30/149	Poliwag	Sun & Moon Base	Common	Water	Asako Ito
61/113	Ditto	Delta Species	Common	Fire	Yuka Morii
63/113	Ditto	Delta Species	Common	Lightning	Yuka Morii

Questions about Realistic Pokémon cards

How many cards are on the realistic list?

57 so far, from Ditto in Delta Species (2005) to the newest sets, and 3 of them are promos. They're all in the list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Realistic Pokémon card?

The top of the list is the 5 Special Illustration Rares, like Pikachu ex from Ascended Heroes (276/217) and Mega Lucario ex from Mega Evolution Base.

Which Pokémon has the most realistic cards?

Pikachu, with 4 cards. Ditto (3), Sandile (2) and Lucario (1) are next.

What makes a card a realistic card?

Pokémon drawn as if they were real animals in a real place, with lifelike fur, scales, light and detail. Each card was picked by hand by looking at the art, so the list is a selection, not every card with a 3D look.

Who drew the most realistic cards?

Atsushi Furusawa, with 8 cards, followed by Kouki Saitou (7) and REND (6).

Realistic Pokémon card list

Realistic Pokémon in numbers

Realistic Pokémon at a glance

Most cards

Rarity breakdown

By generation

Cards per year

By type

Who drew them

Every Realistic Pokémon card, rarest first

Questions about Realistic Pokémon cards

How many cards are on the realistic list?

What is the rarest Realistic Pokémon card?

Which Pokémon has the most realistic cards?

What makes a card a realistic card?

Who drew the most realistic cards?

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