Sky Pokémon card list

85 cards where the sky steals the show, picked by hand, rarest first: from the Rare Secret down to the Rare Holo EXs.

Rayquaza VMAX Rare Rainbow — Rayquaza VMAX

Sky Pokémon in numbers

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Sky Pokémon at a glance

85cards

68different Pokémon

32sets and promos

2003first card

First seen in Aquapolis

Most cards

The Pokémon with the most sky cards.

Rayquaza4 cards

Lugia2 cards

Blaziken2 cards

Calyrex2 cards

Darkrai2 cards

Iron Crown2 cards

Rayquaza leads with 4

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Rare Secret1

Rare Rainbow4

Special Illustration Rare17

Rare Ultra9

Illustration Rare38

Trainer Gallery Rare Holo2

Rare Holo VMAX3

Rare Holo VSTAR1

Rare Holo V1

Rare Holo EX1

Promo8

By generation

Different Pokémon, by the generation they first appeared in.

141

105

129

Cards per year

Sky Pokémon cards from 2003 to 2026.

12003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

12015

2016

12017

2018

32019

2020

72021

82022

292023

102024

212025

42026

Busiest year: 2023, with 29 cards

By type

The energy types they were printed as.

Psychic18

Colorless9

Fighting9

Darkness7

Fire7

Lightning7

Dragon5

Metal5

Grass5

Water3

Who drew them

60 illustrators worked on these cards.

Atsushi Furusawa5

OKACHEKE4

Shiburingaru3

KEIICHIRO ITO3

Anesaki Dynamic2

Mitsuhiro Arita2

AKIRA EGAWA2

nagimiso2

Every Sky Pokémon card, rarest first

Rare Secret

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Lugia Rare Secret card from Aquapolis — LugiaAquapolis, 149/147

Rare Rainbow

4 cards from 3 sets: 4 Pokémon cards.

Rayquaza VMAX Rare Rainbow card from Evolving Skies — Rayquaza VMAXEvolving Skies, 218/203

Blaziken VMAX Rare Rainbow card from Chilling Reign — Blaziken VMAXChilling Reign, 201/198

Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX Rare Rainbow card from Chilling Reign — Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAXChilling Reign, 205/198

Special Illustration Rare

17 cards from 11 sets: 15 Pokémon cards and 2 Trainer or Energy cards.

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

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

Iron Crown ex Special Illustration Rare card from Prismatic Evolutions — Iron Crown exPrismatic Evolutions, 158/131

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

Iron Crown ex Special Illustration Rare card from Temporal Forces — Iron Crown exTemporal Forces, 206/162

Tapu Koko ex Special Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — Tapu Koko exParadox Rift, 247/182

Iron Valiant ex Special Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — Iron Valiant exParadox Rift, 249/182

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

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

Iron Treads ex Special Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — Iron Treads exScarlet & Violet Base, 248/198

Janine's Secret Art Special Illustration Rare card from Prismatic Evolutions — Janine's Secret ArtPrismatic Evolutions, 173/131

Kieran Special Illustration Rare card from Prismatic Evolutions — KieranPrismatic Evolutions, 174/131

Rare Ultra

9 cards from 7 sets: 8 Pokémon cards and 1 Trainer or Energy card.

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

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

Mew V Rare Ultra card from Fusion Strike — Mew VFusion Strike, 251/264

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

Friends in Sinnoh Rare Ultra card from Crown Zenith — Friends in SinnohCrown Zenith, 149/159

Illustration Rare

38 cards from 17 sets: 38 Pokémon cards.

Claydol Illustration Rare card from Chaos Rising — ClaydolChaos Rising, 092/086

Clefairy Illustration Rare card from Perfect Order — ClefairyPerfect Order, 094/086

Budew Illustration Rare card from Ascended Heroes — BudewAscended Heroes, 221/217

Dewgong Illustration Rare card from Phantasmal Flames — DewgongPhantasmal Flames, 097/094

Helioptile Illustration Rare card from Mega Evolution Base — HelioptileMega Evolution Base, 143/132

Simisage Illustration Rare card from Black Bolt — SimisageBlack Bolt, 090/086

Larvesta Illustration Rare card from Black Bolt — LarvestaBlack Bolt, 099/086

Elgyem Illustration Rare card from Black Bolt — ElgyemBlack Bolt, 120/86

Gurdurr Illustration Rare card from Black Bolt — GurdurrBlack Bolt, 126/86

Conkeldurr Illustration Rare card from Black Bolt — ConkeldurrBlack Bolt, 127/86

Terrakion Illustration Rare card from White Flare — TerrakionWhite Flare, 135/86

Vullaby Illustration Rare card from White Flare — VullabyWhite Flare, 144/86

Mandibuzz Illustration Rare card from White Flare — MandibuzzWhite Flare, 145/86

Watchog Illustration Rare card from White Flare — WatchogWhite Flare, 153/86

Cynthia's Roserade Illustration Rare card from Destined Rivals — Cynthia's RoseradeDestined Rivals, 184/182

Zamazenta Illustration Rare card from Destined Rivals — ZamazentaDestined Rivals, 201/182

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

Wailord Illustration Rare card from Journey Together — WailordJourney Together, 162/159

Castform Sunny Form Illustration Rare card from Surging Sparks — Castform Sunny FormSurging Sparks, 195/191

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

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

Phanpy Illustration Rare card from Surging Sparks — PhanpySurging Sparks, 205/191

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

Cresselia Illustration Rare card from Shrouded Fable — CresseliaShrouded Fable, 071/064

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Fezandipiti Illustration Rare card from Shrouded Fable — FezandipitiShrouded Fable, 073/064

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

Dottler Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — DottlerParadox Rift, 184/182

Iron Moth Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — Iron MothParadox Rift, 187/182

Espathra Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — EspathraParadox Rift, 197/182

Minior Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — MiniorParadox Rift, 201/182

Iron Jugulis Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — Iron JugulisParadox Rift, 216/182

Mr. Mime Illustration Rare card from 151 — Mr. Mime151, 179/165

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

Paldean Tauros Illustration Rare card from Paldea Evolved — Paldean TaurosPaldea Evolved, 218/193

Tyranitar Illustration Rare card from Paldea Evolved — TyranitarPaldea Evolved, 222/193

Orthworm Illustration Rare card from Paldea Evolved — OrthwormPaldea Evolved, 224/193

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

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

Trainer Gallery Rare Holo

2 cards from 1 set: 2 Pokémon cards.

Keldeo Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Crown Zenith — KeldeoCrown Zenith, GG07

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

Rare Holo VMAX

3 cards from 2 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Rayquaza VMAX Rare Holo VMAX card from Silver Tempest — Rayquaza VMAXSilver Tempest, TG20

Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX Rare Holo VMAX card from Astral Radiance — Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAXAstral Radiance, TG18

Rare Holo VSTAR

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo V

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Suicune V Rare Holo V card from Crown Zenith — Suicune VCrown Zenith, GG38

Rare Holo EX

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Promo

8 cards from 3 sets: 8 Pokémon cards.

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

Iron Thorns Promo card from Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos — Iron ThornsScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos, SVP 098

Teal Mask Ogerpon Promo card from Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos — Teal Mask OgerponScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos, SVP 123

Jolteon V Promo card from SWSH Black Star Promos — Jolteon VSWSH Black Star Promos, SWSH183

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

Galarian Articuno Promo card from SWSH Black Star Promos — Galarian ArticunoSWSH Black Star Promos, SWSH282

Umbreon & Darkrai-GX Promo card from Sun & Moon Black Star Promos — Umbreon & Darkrai-GXSun & Moon Black Star Promos, SM241

No.	Card	Set	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
149/147	Lugia	Aquapolis	Rare Secret	Colorless	Naoyo Kimura
271/264	Gengar VMAX	Fusion Strike	Rare Rainbow	Darkness	sowsow
218/203	Rayquaza VMAX	Evolving Skies	Rare Rainbow	Dragon	Anesaki Dynamic
201/198	Blaziken VMAX	Chilling Reign	Rare Rainbow	Fire	Shigenori Negishi
205/198	Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX	Chilling Reign	Rare Rainbow	Psychic	Mitsuhiro Arita
116/84	Mega Darkrai ex	Pitch Black	Special Illustration Rare	Darkness	AKIRA EGAWA
179/132	Mega Lucario ex	Mega Evolution Base	Special Illustration Rare	Fighting	Atsushi Furusawa
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
158/131	Iron Crown ex	Prismatic Evolutions	Special Illustration Rare	Psychic	OKUBO
239/191	Latias ex	Surging Sparks	Special Illustration Rare	Psychic	OKACHEKE
206/162	Iron Crown ex	Temporal Forces	Special Illustration Rare	Psychic	nagimiso
247/182	Tapu Koko ex	Paradox Rift	Special Illustration Rare	Lightning	Jerky
249/182	Iron Valiant ex	Paradox Rift	Special Illustration Rare	Psychic	kantaro
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
244/198	Miraidon ex	Scarlet & Violet Base	Special Illustration Rare	Lightning	kantaro
248/198	Iron Treads ex	Scarlet & Violet Base	Special Illustration Rare	Metal	KEIICHIRO ITO
173/131	Janine's Secret Art	Prismatic Evolutions	Special Illustration Rare	Trainer	Ligton
174/131	Kieran	Prismatic Evolutions	Special Illustration Rare	Trainer	Iori Suzuki
186/195	Lugia V	Silver Tempest	Rare Ultra	Colorless	kawayoo
180/196	Aerodactyl V	Lost Origin	Rare Ultra	Fighting	Nurikabe
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
251/264	Mew V	Fusion Strike	Rare Ultra	Psychic	Naoki Saito
192/203	Dragonite V	Evolving Skies	Rare Ultra	Dragon	Atsushi Furusawa
194/203	Rayquaza V	Evolving Skies	Rare Ultra	Dragon	Ryuta Fuse
149/159	Friends in Sinnoh	Crown Zenith	Rare Ultra	Trainer	Hideki Ishikawa
092/086	Claydol	Chaos Rising	Illustration Rare	Fighting	matazo
094/086	Clefairy	Perfect Order	Illustration Rare	Psychic	Cona Nitanda
221/217	Budew	Ascended Heroes	Illustration Rare	Grass	Yoko Hishida
097/094	Dewgong	Phantasmal Flames	Illustration Rare	Water	satoma
143/132	Helioptile	Mega Evolution Base	Illustration Rare	Lightning	Akira Komayama
090/086	Simisage	Black Bolt	Illustration Rare	Grass	Yuka Tanaka
099/086	Larvesta	Black Bolt	Illustration Rare	Fire	Katsunori Sato
120/86	Elgyem	Black Bolt	Illustration Rare	Psychic	Masako Tomii
126/86	Gurdurr	Black Bolt	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Souichirou Gunjima
127/86	Conkeldurr	Black Bolt	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Kazumasa Yasukuni
135/86	Terrakion	White Flare	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Shiburingaru
144/86	Vullaby	White Flare	Illustration Rare	Darkness	Saya Tsuruta
145/86	Mandibuzz	White Flare	Illustration Rare	Darkness	Bun Toujo
153/86	Watchog	White Flare	Illustration Rare	Colorless	Mousho
184/182	Cynthia's Roserade	Destined Rivals	Illustration Rare	Grass	rika
201/182	Zamazenta	Destined Rivals	Illustration Rare	Metal	Takumi Wada
161/159	Articuno	Journey Together	Illustration Rare	Water	Kuroimori
162/159	Wailord	Journey Together	Illustration Rare	Water	Katsunori Sato
195/191	Castform Sunny Form	Surging Sparks	Illustration Rare	Fire	Narano
203/191	Latios	Surging Sparks	Illustration Rare	Psychic	OKACHEKE
204/191	Mesprit	Surging Sparks	Illustration Rare	Psychic	HYOGONOSUKE
205/191	Phanpy	Surging Sparks	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Saboteri
209/191	Skarmory	Surging Sparks	Illustration Rare	Metal	Takumi Wada
071/064	Cresselia	Shrouded Fable	Illustration Rare	Psychic	satoma
073/064	Fezandipiti	Shrouded Fable	Illustration Rare	Psychic	KEIICHIRO ITO
184/162	Drampa	Temporal Forces	Illustration Rare	Colorless	Mékayu
184/182	Dottler	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Grass	Tetsu Kayama
187/182	Iron Moth	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Fire	Takeshi Nakamura
197/182	Espathra	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Psychic	AKIRA EGAWA
201/182	Minior	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Fighting	0313
216/182	Iron Jugulis	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Colorless	GIDORA
179/165	Mr. Mime	151	Illustration Rare	Psychic	OKACHEKE
202/197	Cleffa	Obsidian Flames	Illustration Rare	Psychic	HYOGONOSUKE
218/193	Paldean Tauros	Paldea Evolved	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Anesaki Dynamic
222/193	Tyranitar	Paldea Evolved	Illustration Rare	Darkness	Nurikabe
224/193	Orthworm	Paldea Evolved	Illustration Rare	Metal	OKACHEKE
210/198	Drowzee	Scarlet & Violet Base	Illustration Rare	Psychic	Tomokazu Komiya
219/198	Bombirdier	Scarlet & Violet Base	Illustration Rare	Darkness	Shibuzoh.
GG07	Keldeo	Crown Zenith	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	KEIICHIRO ITO
GG20	Latias	Crown Zenith	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Teeziro
TG15	Blaziken VMAX	Silver Tempest	Rare Holo VMAX	Pokémon	KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA
TG20	Rayquaza VMAX	Silver Tempest	Rare Holo VMAX	Pokémon	Hideki Ishikawa
TG18	Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX	Astral Radiance	Rare Holo VMAX	Pokémon	chibi
GG50	Darkrai VSTAR	Crown Zenith	Rare Holo VSTAR	Pokémon	Pani Kobayashi
GG38	Suicune V	Crown Zenith	Rare Holo V	Pokémon	Atsushi Furusawa
76/108	M Rayquaza-EX	Roaring Skies	Rare Holo EX	Colorless	5ban Graphics
SVP 013	Miraidon	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	Akira Komayama
SVP 053	Mew ex	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Psychic	Natsumi Yoshida
SVP 098	Iron Thorns	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	Tonji Matsuno
SVP 123	Teal Mask Ogerpon	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Grass	kodama
SWSH183	Jolteon V	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	nagimiso
SWSH204	Arceus V	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Colorless	Atsushi Furusawa
SWSH282	Galarian Articuno	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Psychic	Shiburingaru
SM241	Umbreon & Darkrai-GX	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Darkness	so-taro

Questions about Sky Pokémon cards

How many cards are on the sky list?

85 so far, from Lugia in Aquapolis (2003) to the newest sets, and 8 of them are promos. They're all in the list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Sky Pokémon card?

It's the Rare Secret, like Lugia from Aquapolis (149/147).

Which Pokémon has the most sky cards?

Rayquaza, with 4 cards. Lugia (2), Blaziken (2) and Calyrex (2) are next.

What makes a card a sky card?

The sky takes up most of the picture: bright blue days, sunrises and sunsets, orange evenings and dark starry nights. This is about the picture, not Flying type Pokémon. Each card was picked by hand by looking at the art, so the list is a selection, not every card with some sky in it.

Who drew the most sky cards?

Atsushi Furusawa, with 5 cards, followed by OKACHEKE (4) and Shiburingaru (3).

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