Poké Card Lists

Sad Pokémon card list

30 cards with sad or crying Pokémon, picked by hand, rarest first: from the 3 Illustration Rares down to the Commons.

Sandygast Illustration Rare — Sandygast

Drowzee Illustration Rare — Drowzee

Mabosstiff Illustration Rare — Mabosstiff

Sad Pokémon in numbers

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Sad Pokémon at a glance

30cards

20different Pokémon

23sets and promos

1999first card

First seen in Jungle

Most cards

The Pokémon with the most sad cards.

Cubone5 cards

Goodra4 cards

Sobble2 cards

Mimikyu2 cards

Sandygast1 card

Drowzee1 card

Cubone leads with 5

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Illustration Rare3

Trainer Gallery Rare Holo1

Rare Holo VSTAR1

Rare Holo V1

Pikachu Rare1

Rare Holo1

Promo1

Rare1

Uncommon3

Common17

By generation

Different Pokémon, by the generation they first appeared in.

61

32

13

4

25

16

47

18

29

Cards per year

Sad Pokémon cards from 1999 to 2026.

21999

2000

2001

22002

22003

12004

2005

22006

12007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

22015

12016

2017

22018

22019

22020

2021

42022

52023

2024

2025

22026

Busiest year: 2023, with 5 cards

By type

The energy types they were printed as.

Water7

Psychic6

Fighting6

Dragon3

Lightning2

Grass2

Darkness1

Fire1

Who drew them

22 illustrators worked on these cards.

Tomokazu Komiya5

5ban Graphics2

sowsow2

Akira Komayama2

Aya Kusube2

Teeziro1

OKACHEKE1

You Iribi1

Every Sad Pokémon card, rarest first

Illustration Rare

3

3 cards from 2 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Sandygast Illustration Rare card from Paldea Evolved — SandygastPaldea Evolved, 214/193

Drowzee Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — DrowzeeScarlet & Violet Base, 210/198

Mabosstiff Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — MabosstiffScarlet & Violet Base, 218/198

Trainer Gallery Rare Holo

1

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Hisuian Goodra Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Crown Zenith — Hisuian GoodraCrown Zenith, GG21

Rare Holo VSTAR

1

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Hisuian Goodra VSTAR Rare Holo VSTAR card from Lost Origin — Hisuian Goodra VSTARLost Origin, 136/196

Rare Holo V

1

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Hisuian Goodra V Rare Holo V card from Lost Origin — Hisuian Goodra VLost Origin, 135/196

Pikachu Rare

1

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Pikachu Pikachu Rare card from 30th Celebration — Pikachu30th Celebration, 028/128

Rare Holo

1

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Hisuian Goodra Rare Holo card from Lost Origin — Hisuian GoodraLost Origin, 134/196

Promo

1

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Sobble Promo card from SWSH Black Star Promos — SobbleSWSH Black Star Promos, SWSH073

Rare

1

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Mimikyu Rare card from Lost Origin — MimikyuLost Origin, 080/196

Uncommon

3

3 cards from 3 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Mimikyu Uncommon card from Cosmic Eclipse — MimikyuCosmic Eclipse, 96/236

Lombre Uncommon card from Sandstorm — LombreSandstorm, 45/100

Wooper Uncommon card from Aquapolis — WooperAquapolis, 66/147

Common

17

17 cards from 15 sets: 16 Pokémon cards and 1 Trainer or Energy card.

Psyduck Common card from Ascended Heroes — PsyduckAscended Heroes, 39/217

Smoliv Common card from Scarlet & Violet Base — SmolivScarlet & Violet Base, 021/198

Wishiwashi Common card from Darkness Ablaze — WishiwashiDarkness Ablaze, 050/189

Sobble Common card from Sword & Shield Base — SobbleSword & Shield Base, 054/202

Cubone Common card from Forbidden Light — CuboneForbidden Light, 57/131

Rockruff Common card from Forbidden Light — RockruffForbidden Light, 75/131

Trubbish Common card from BREAKpoint — TrubbishBREAKpoint, 56/122

Elgyem Common card from BREAKthrough — ElgyemBREAKthrough, 73/162

Cubone Common card from BREAKthrough — CuboneBREAKthrough, 77/162

Electabuzz Common card from Diamond & Pearl Base — ElectabuzzDiamond & Pearl Base, 81/130

Smoochum δ Common card from Dragon Frontiers — Smoochum δDragon Frontiers, 64/101

Omanyte Common card from Legend Maker — OmanyteLegend Maker, 60/92

Cubone Common card from FireRed & LeafGreen — CuboneFireRed & LeafGreen, 60/112

Cubone Common card from Expedition Base Set — CuboneExpedition Base Set, 103/165

Ledyba Common card from Neo Destiny — LedybaNeo Destiny, 71/105

Cubone Common card from Jungle — CuboneJungle, 50/64

Recycle Common card from Fossil — RecycleFossil, 61/62

No.	Card	Set	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
214/193	Sandygast	Paldea Evolved	Illustration Rare	Psychic	Teeziro
210/198	Drowzee	Scarlet & Violet Base	Illustration Rare	Psychic	Tomokazu Komiya
218/198	Mabosstiff	Scarlet & Violet Base	Illustration Rare	Darkness	OKACHEKE
GG21	Hisuian Goodra	Crown Zenith	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	You Iribi
136/196	Hisuian Goodra VSTAR	Lost Origin	Rare Holo VSTAR	Dragon	5ban Graphics
135/196	Hisuian Goodra V	Lost Origin	Rare Holo V	Dragon	5ban Graphics
028/128	Pikachu	30th Celebration	Pikachu Rare	Lightning	sowsow
134/196	Hisuian Goodra	Lost Origin	Rare Holo	Dragon	Akira Komayama
SWSH073	Sobble	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Water	Akira Komayama
080/196	Mimikyu	Lost Origin	Rare	Psychic	Ligton
96/236	Mimikyu	Cosmic Eclipse	Uncommon	Psychic	HYOGONOSUKE
45/100	Lombre	Sandstorm	Uncommon	Water	Tomokazu Komiya
66/147	Wooper	Aquapolis	Uncommon	Water	Atsuko Nishida
39/217	Psyduck	Ascended Heroes	Common	Water	Jiro Sasumo
021/198	Smoliv	Scarlet & Violet Base	Common	Grass	Shibuzoh.
050/189	Wishiwashi	Darkness Ablaze	Common	Water	sui
054/202	Sobble	Sword & Shield Base	Common	Water	Megumi Mizutani
57/131	Cubone	Forbidden Light	Common	Fighting	sowsow
75/131	Rockruff	Forbidden Light	Common	Fighting	Tomokazu Komiya
56/122	Trubbish	BREAKpoint	Common	Psychic	OOYAMA
73/162	Elgyem	BREAKthrough	Common	Psychic	Aya Kusube
77/162	Cubone	BREAKthrough	Common	Fighting	Sumiyoshi Kizuki
81/130	Electabuzz	Diamond & Pearl Base	Common	Lightning	Kagemaru Himeno
64/101	Smoochum δ	Dragon Frontiers	Common	Fire	Miki Tanaka
60/92	Omanyte	Legend Maker	Common	Water	Kenkichi Toyama
60/112	Cubone	FireRed & LeafGreen	Common	Fighting	Aya Kusube
103/165	Cubone	Expedition Base Set	Common	Fighting	Tomokazu Komiya
71/105	Ledyba	Neo Destiny	Common	Grass	Tomokazu Komiya
50/64	Cubone	Jungle	Common	Fighting	Mitsuhiro Arita
61/62	Recycle	Fossil	Common	Trainer	Keiji Kinebuchi

Questions about Sad Pokémon cards

How many cards are on the sad list?

30 so far, from Cubone in Jungle (1999) to the newest sets, and 1 of them is a promo. They're all in the list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Sad Pokémon card?

The top of the list is the 3 Illustration Rares, like Sandygast from Paldea Evolved (214/193) and Drowzee from Scarlet & Violet Base.

Which Pokémon has the most sad cards?

Cubone, with 5 cards. Goodra (4), Sobble (2) and Mimikyu (2) are next.

What makes a card a sad card?

The Pokémon in the artwork looks sad, lonely or is crying. Each card was picked by hand by looking at the art, so the list is a selection, not every card set in the rain.

Who drew the most sad cards?

Tomokazu Komiya, with 5 cards, followed by 5ban Graphics (2) and sowsow (2).

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