Rarity breakdown
Rarest at the top.
18 of the 54 cards are holo or rarer.
All 54 cards in the Japanese Rulers of the Heavens set, rarest first, from the 6 Rare Holo exs down to the 14 Commons.

6 cards, in the main set: 6 Pokémon cards.






12 cards, in the main set: 12 Pokémon cards.












11 cards, in the main set: 11 Pokémon cards.











11 cards, in the main set: 6 Pokémon cards and 5 Trainer or Energy cards.











14 cards, in the main set: 14 Pokémon cards.














| No. | Card | Rarity | Type | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 002/054 | Muk ex | Rare Holo ex | Grass | Hikaru Koike |
| 009/054 | Magcargo ex | Rare Holo ex | Fire | Hikaru Koike |
| 015/054 | Kingdra ex | Rare Holo ex | Water | Hikaru Koike |
| 025/054 | Ampharos ex | Rare Holo ex | Lightning | Ryo Ueda |
| 038/054 | Dragonite ex | Rare Holo ex | Colorless | Ryo Ueda |
| 047/054 | Rayquaza ex | Rare Holo ex | Colorless | Hikaru Koike |
| 006/054 | Shedinja | Rare Holo | Grass | Kagemaru Himeno |
| 007/054 | Roselia | Rare Holo | Grass | Atsuko Nishida |
| 010/054 | Torkoal | Rare Holo | Fire | Kagemaru Himeno |
| 019/054 | Crawdaunt | Rare Holo | Water | Hisao Nakamura |
| 026/054 | Plusle | Rare Holo | Lightning | Atsuko Nishida |
| 027/054 | Minun | Rare Holo | Lightning | Atsuko Nishida |
| 030/054 | Grumpig | Rare Holo | Psychic | Midori Harada |
| 034/054 | Golem | Rare Holo | Fighting | Hisao Nakamura |
| 041/054 | Flygon | Rare Holo | Colorless | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 043/054 | Altaria | Rare Holo | Colorless | Atsuko Nishida |
| 046/054 | Salamence | Rare Holo | Colorless | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 048/054 | Absol | Rare Holo | Darkness | Naoyo Kimura |
| 005/054 | Ninjask | Rare | Grass | Hajime Kusajima |
| 012/054 | Seadra | Rare | Water | Hajime Kusajima |
| 014/054 | Gyarados | Rare | Water | Kouki Saitou |
| 017/054 | Whiscash | Rare | Water | Tomokazu Komiya |
| 022/054 | Magneton | Rare | Lightning | Midori Harada |
| 024/054 | Flaaffy | Rare | Lightning | Miki Tanaka |
| 028/054 | Girafarig | Rare | Psychic | Midori Harada |
| 033/054 | Graveler | Rare | Fighting | Hisao Nakamura |
| 037/054 | Dragonair | Rare | Colorless | Aya Kusube |
| 045/054 | Shelgon | Rare | Colorless | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 049/054 | Skarmory | Rare | Metal | Hisao Nakamura |
| 011/054 | Horsea | Uncommon | Water | Hajime Kusajima |
| 020/054 | Snorunt | Uncommon | Water | Sumiyoshi Kizuki |
| 031/054 | Shuppet | Uncommon | Psychic | Aya Kusube |
| 035/054 | Meditite | Uncommon | Fighting | Kouki Saitou |
| 036/054 | Dratini | Uncommon | Colorless | Aya Kusube |
| 044/054 | Bagon | Uncommon | Colorless | Mitsuhiro Arita |
| 050/054 | Energy Recycle System | Uncommon | Trainer | Zu-Ka |
| 051/054 | TV Reporter | Uncommon | Trainer | Ken Sugimori |
| 052/054 | Mr. Briney's Compassion | Uncommon | Trainer | Ken Sugimori |
| 053/054 | Balloon Berry | Uncommon | Trainer | Keiji Kinebuchi |
| 054/054 | Buffer Piece | Uncommon | Trainer | Katsura Tabata |
| 001/054 | Grimer | Common | Grass | Yuka Morii |
| 003/054 | Wurmple | Common | Grass | Midori Harada |
| 004/054 | Nincada | Common | Grass | Hajime Kusajima |
| 008/054 | Slugma | Common | Fire | Kyoko Umemoto |
| 013/054 | Magikarp | Common | Water | Kouki Saitou |
| 016/054 | Barboach | Common | Water | Tomokazu Komiya |
| 018/054 | Corphish | Common | Water | Hisao Nakamura |
| 021/054 | Magnemite | Common | Lightning | Midori Harada |
| 023/054 | Mareep | Common | Lightning | Miki Tanaka |
| 029/054 | Spoink | Common | Psychic | Miki Tanaka |
| 032/054 | Geodude | Common | Fighting | Hisao Nakamura |
| 039/054 | Taillow | Common | Colorless | Kyoko Umemoto |
| 040/054 | Vibrava | Common | Colorless | Kagemaru Himeno |
| 042/054 | Swablu | Common | Colorless | Atsuko Nishida |
54 cards in all, numbered 1 to 54. That's 49 Pokémon and 5 Trainers in the full Japanese card list.
The ones everyone hopes for are the 6 Rare Holo ex, and the star of the show is Rayquaza ex (047/054). Just behind them are 12 Rare Holos.
Rulers of the Heavens was released in Japan on 25 June 2003, in the ADV era. It came out between Miracle of the Desert and Magma vs Aqua: Two Ambitions.
Hisao Nakamura drew the most, with 6 cards, followed by Atsuko Nishida (5) and Midori Harada (5). In all, 20 illustrators worked on Rulers of the Heavens.
A whopping 49 different Pokémon! Colorless is the busiest type in the set, with 12 cards.
Rulers of the Heavens is a Japanese ADV set released on 25 June 2003. Its card list has 54 cards: 49 Pokémon, 5 Trainers and 0 Energy cards, drawn by 20 illustrators.
Japanese rarities are shown with the letters printed on the cards (SAR, AR, SR and so on). They are not the same as the English rarities: a Japanese Ultra Rare (UR) is the gold card.
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.