Underwater Pokémon card list

73 cards set underwater, picked by hand, rarest first: from the Rare Secret down to the Commons.

Golisopod ex Special Illustration Rare — Golisopod ex

Blastoise ex Special Illustration Rare — Blastoise ex

Underwater Pokémon in numbers

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Underwater Pokémon at a glance

73cards

44different Pokémon

39sets and promos

2000first card

First seen in Base Set 2

Most cards

The Pokémon with the most underwater cards.

Lapras5 cards

Squirtle5 cards

Lumineon4 cards

Psyduck4 cards

Wartortle4 cards

Wishiwashi3 cards

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Rare Secret1

Special Illustration Rare3

Rare Ultra1

Illustration Rare29

Trainer Gallery Rare Holo3

Rare Holo V1

Rare Holo GX1

Promo4

Rare6

Uncommon9

Common13

Promo and other2

By generation

Different Pokémon, by the generation they first appeared in.

141

Cards per year

Underwater Pokémon cards from 1999 to 2026.

11999

32000

22001

42002

32003

12004

2005

22006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

12013

2014

2015

2016

22017

12018

42019

2020

2021

52022

202023

112024

82025

52026

Busiest year: 2023, with 20 cards

By type

The energy types they were printed as.

Water61

Colorless3

Lightning2

Fire1

Fighting1

Dragon1

Who drew them

47 illustrators worked on these cards.

Mitsuhiro Arita9

Jerky5

Atsuko Nishida3

Kouki Saitou3

Naoyo Kimura3

AKIRA EGAWA2

OKACHEKE2

Taira Akitsu2

Every Underwater Pokémon card, rarest first

Rare Secret

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Wishiwashi Rare Secret card from Cosmic Eclipse — WishiwashiCosmic Eclipse, 240/236

Special Illustration Rare

3 cards from 3 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Blastoise ex Special Illustration Rare card from 151 — Blastoise ex151, 200/165

Chi-Yu ex Special Illustration Rare card from Paldea Evolved — Chi-Yu exPaldea Evolved, 259/193

Rare Ultra

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Illustration Rare

29 cards from 18 sets: 29 Pokémon cards.

Goldeen Illustration Rare card from Pitch Black — GoldeenPitch Black, 087/084

Psyduck Illustration Rare card from Ascended Heroes — PsyduckAscended Heroes, 226/217

Clawitzer Illustration Rare card from Mega Evolution Base — ClawitzerMega Evolution Base, 141/132

Simipour Illustration Rare card from Black Bolt — SimipourBlack Bolt, 102/86

Oshawott Illustration Rare card from White Flare — OshawottWhite Flare, 105/86

Dewott Illustration Rare card from White Flare — DewottWhite Flare, 106/86

Basculin Illustration Rare card from White Flare — BasculinWhite Flare, 108/86

Misty's Psyduck Illustration Rare card from Destined Rivals — Misty's PsyduckDestined Rivals, 193/182

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

Feebas Illustration Rare card from Surging Sparks — FeebasSurging Sparks, 198/191

Bruxish Illustration Rare card from Surging Sparks — BruxishSurging Sparks, 200/191

Squirtle Illustration Rare card from Stellar Crown — SquirtleStellar Crown, 148/142

Horsea Illustration Rare card from Shrouded Fable — HorseaShrouded Fable, 067/064

Phione Illustration Rare card from Twilight Masquerade — PhioneTwilight Masquerade, 175/167

Wattrel Illustration Rare card from Twilight Masquerade — WattrelTwilight Masquerade, 178/167

Relicanth Illustration Rare card from Temporal Forces — RelicanthTemporal Forces, 173/162

Wugtrio Illustration Rare card from Paldean Fates — WugtrioPaldean Fates, 224/91

Palafin Illustration Rare card from Paldean Fates — PalafinPaldean Fates, 225/91

Mantyke Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — MantykeParadox Rift, 189/182

Veluza Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — VeluzaParadox Rift, 192/182

Squirtle Illustration Rare card from 151 — Squirtle151, 170/165

Wartortle Illustration Rare card from 151 — Wartortle151, 171/165

Omanyte Illustration Rare card from 151 — Omanyte151, 180/165

Dragonair Illustration Rare card from 151 — Dragonair151, 181/165

Marill Illustration Rare card from Paldea Evolved — MarillPaldea Evolved, 204/193

Clauncher Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — ClauncherScarlet & Violet Base, 205/198

Wiglett Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — WiglettScarlet & Violet Base, 206/198

Dondozo Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — DondozoScarlet & Violet Base, 207/198

Trainer Gallery Rare Holo

3 cards from 2 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Lapras Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Crown Zenith — LaprasCrown Zenith, GG05

Manaphy Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Crown Zenith — ManaphyCrown Zenith, GG06

Vaporeon Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Brilliant Stars — VaporeonBrilliant Stars, TG02

Rare Holo V

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo GX

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Promo

4 cards from 3 sets: 4 Pokémon cards.

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

Manaphy Promo card from XY Black Star Promos — ManaphyXY Black Star Promos, XY113

Psyduck Promo card from Wizards Black Star Promos — PsyduckWizards Black Star Promos, 20

Rare

6 cards from 5 sets: 6 Pokémon cards.

Lapras Rare card from Brilliant Stars — LaprasBrilliant Stars, 031/172

Azumarill Rare card from Burning Shadows — AzumarillBurning Shadows, 35/147

Blastoise Rare card from Expedition Base Set — BlastoiseExpedition Base Set, 37/165

Feraligatr Rare card from Expedition Base Set — FeraligatrExpedition Base Set, 47/165

Light Dragonair Rare card from Neo Destiny — Light DragonairNeo Destiny, 22/105

Dragonair Rare card from Base Set 2 — DragonairBase Set 2, 22/130

Uncommon

9 cards from 8 sets: 9 Pokémon cards.

Azumarill Uncommon card from Stellar Crown — AzumarillStellar Crown, 034/142

Veluza Uncommon card from Paradox Rift — VeluzaParadox Rift, 054/182

Seaking Uncommon card from 151 — Seaking151, 119/165

Seadra Uncommon card from Lost Origin — SeadraLost Origin, 036/196

Lumineon Uncommon card from Lost Origin — LumineonLost Origin, 041/196

Lumineon Uncommon card from Unified Minds — LumineonUnified Minds, 40/236

Wartortle Uncommon card from Crystal Guardians — WartortleCrystal Guardians, 42/100

Common

13 cards from 10 sets: 13 Pokémon cards.

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

Tynamo Common card from Ascended Heroes — TynamoAscended Heroes, 59/217

Mantine Common card from Mega Evolution Base — MantineMega Evolution Base, 032/132

Croconaw Common card from Temporal Forces — CroconawTemporal Forces, 040/162

Mantyke Common card from Paradox Rift — MantykeParadox Rift, 039/182

Buizel Common card from Obsidian Flames — BuizelObsidian Flames, 048/197

Wishiwashi Common card from Dragon Majesty — WishiwashiDragon Majesty, 31/70

Squirtle Common card from Crystal Guardians — SquirtleCrystal Guardians, 63/100

Squirtle Common card from FireRed & LeafGreen — SquirtleFireRed & LeafGreen, 83/112

Lapras Common card from Skyridge — LaprasSkyridge, 71/144

Mantine Common card from Skyridge — MantineSkyridge, 77/144

Snorlax Common card from Skyridge — SnorlaxSkyridge, 100/144

Squirtle Common card from Team Rocket — SquirtleTeam Rocket, 68/82

Promo and other

2 cards from 1 set: 2 Pokémon cards.

Lapras Promo and other card from Southern Islands — LaprasSouthern Islands, 12/18

Wartortle Promo and other card from Southern Islands — WartortleSouthern Islands, 15/18

No.	Card	Set	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
240/236	Wishiwashi	Cosmic Eclipse	Rare Secret	Water	Misaki Hashimoto
246/182	Golisopod ex	Paradox Rift	Special Illustration Rare	Water	Oku
200/165	Blastoise ex	151	Special Illustration Rare	Water	Mitsuhiro Arita
259/193	Chi-Yu ex	Paldea Evolved	Special Illustration Rare	Fire	AKIRA EGAWA
156/172	Lumineon V	Brilliant Stars	Rare Ultra	Water	Ligton
131/128	Lapras	30th Celebration	Illustration Rare	Water	Amelicart
087/084	Goldeen	Pitch Black	Illustration Rare	Water	Gemi
226/217	Psyduck	Ascended Heroes	Illustration Rare	Water	REND
141/132	Clawitzer	Mega Evolution Base	Illustration Rare	Water	Mori Yuu
102/86	Simipour	Black Bolt	Illustration Rare	Water	Yoriyuki Ikegami
105/86	Oshawott	White Flare	Illustration Rare	Water	OKACHEKE
106/86	Dewott	White Flare	Illustration Rare	Water	Taira Akitsu
108/86	Basculin	White Flare	Illustration Rare	Water	Nakamura Ippan
193/182	Misty's Psyduck	Destined Rivals	Illustration Rare	Water	OKACHEKE
162/159	Wailord	Journey Together	Illustration Rare	Water	Katsunori Sato
198/191	Feebas	Surging Sparks	Illustration Rare	Water	Kuroimori
200/191	Bruxish	Surging Sparks	Illustration Rare	Water	Mitsuhiro Arita
148/142	Squirtle	Stellar Crown	Illustration Rare	Water	Saboteri
067/064	Horsea	Shrouded Fable	Illustration Rare	Water	Shinya Komatsu
175/167	Phione	Twilight Masquerade	Illustration Rare	Water	takashi shiraishi
178/167	Wattrel	Twilight Masquerade	Illustration Rare	Lightning	Mitsuhiro Arita
173/162	Relicanth	Temporal Forces	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Mitsuhiro Arita
224/91	Wugtrio	Paldean Fates	Illustration Rare	Water	Tetsu Kayama
225/91	Palafin	Paldean Fates	Illustration Rare	Water	akagi
189/182	Mantyke	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Water	rika
192/182	Veluza	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Water	Shibuzoh.
170/165	Squirtle	151	Illustration Rare	Water	Mitsuhiro Arita
171/165	Wartortle	151	Illustration Rare	Water	Mitsuhiro Arita
180/165	Omanyte	151	Illustration Rare	Water	Yano Keiji
181/165	Dragonair	151	Illustration Rare	Dragon	rika
204/193	Marill	Paldea Evolved	Illustration Rare	Water	Atsuya Uki
205/198	Clauncher	Scarlet & Violet Base	Illustration Rare	Water	Shinya Komatsu
206/198	Wiglett	Scarlet & Violet Base	Illustration Rare	Water	You Iribi
207/198	Dondozo	Scarlet & Violet Base	Illustration Rare	Water	AKIRA EGAWA
GG05	Lapras	Crown Zenith	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	zig
GG06	Manaphy	Crown Zenith	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Taira Akitsu
TG02	Vaporeon	Brilliant Stars	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Jiro Sasumo
GG39	Lumineon V	Crown Zenith	Rare Holo V	Pokémon	Jerky
38/145	Wishiwashi-GX	Guardians Rising	Rare Holo GX	Water	5ban Graphics
SWSH181	Vaporeon V	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Water	Tika Matsuno
SWSH182	Vaporeon VMAX	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Water	Atsushi Furusawa
XY113	Manaphy	XY Black Star Promos	Promo	Water	Hitoshi Ariga
20	Psyduck	Wizards Black Star Promos	Promo	Water	Kagemaru Himeno
031/172	Lapras	Brilliant Stars	Rare	Water	Teeziro
35/147	Azumarill	Burning Shadows	Rare	Water	miki kudo
37/165	Blastoise	Expedition Base Set	Rare	Water	Kimiya Masago
47/165	Feraligatr	Expedition Base Set	Rare	Water	Mitsuhiro Arita
22/105	Light Dragonair	Neo Destiny	Rare	Colorless	Atsuko Nishida
22/130	Dragonair	Base Set 2	Rare	Colorless	Mitsuhiro Arita
034/142	Azumarill	Stellar Crown	Uncommon	Water	Jerky
054/182	Veluza	Paradox Rift	Uncommon	Water	Oswaldo KATO
119/165	Seaking	151	Uncommon	Water	SIE NANAHARA
036/196	Seadra	Lost Origin	Uncommon	Water	sui
041/196	Lumineon	Lost Origin	Uncommon	Water	zig
40/236	Lumineon	Unified Minds	Uncommon	Water	Sekio
42/100	Wartortle	Crystal Guardians	Uncommon	Water	Kouki Saitou
92/165	Wartortle	Expedition Base Set	Uncommon	Water	Atsuko Nishida
57/132	Misty's Tentacool	Gym Heroes	Uncommon	Water	Ken Sugimori
39/217	Psyduck	Ascended Heroes	Common	Water	Jiro Sasumo
59/217	Tynamo	Ascended Heroes	Common	Lightning	Jerky
032/132	Mantine	Mega Evolution Base	Common	Water	Shimaris Yukichi
040/162	Croconaw	Temporal Forces	Common	Water	Jerky
039/182	Mantyke	Paradox Rift	Common	Water	miki kudo
048/197	Buizel	Obsidian Flames	Common	Water	Jerky
31/70	Wishiwashi	Dragon Majesty	Common	Water	Kouki Saitou
63/100	Squirtle	Crystal Guardians	Common	Water	Kouki Saitou
83/112	Squirtle	FireRed & LeafGreen	Common	Water	Mitsuhiro Arita
71/144	Lapras	Skyridge	Common	Water	Aya Kusube
77/144	Mantine	Skyridge	Common	Water	Sumiyoshi Kizuki
100/144	Snorlax	Skyridge	Common	Colorless	Naoyo Kimura
68/82	Squirtle	Team Rocket	Common	Water	Atsuko Nishida
12/18	Lapras	Southern Islands	Promo and other	Water	Naoyo Kimura
15/18	Wartortle	Southern Islands	Promo and other	Water	Naoyo Kimura

Questions about Underwater Pokémon cards

How many cards are on the underwater list?

73 so far, from Dragonair in Base Set 2 (2000) to the newest sets, and 4 of them are promos. They're all in the list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Underwater Pokémon card?

It's the Rare Secret, like Wishiwashi from Cosmic Eclipse (240/236).

Which Pokémon has the most underwater cards?

Lapras, with 5 cards. Squirtle (5), Lumineon (4) and Psyduck (4) are next.

What makes a card an underwater card?

The scene is under the water: Pokémon swimming, diving or resting among reefs, seaweed and bubbles. Each card was picked by hand by looking at the art, so the list is a selection, not every Water type card.

Who drew the most underwater cards?

Mitsuhiro Arita, with 9 cards, followed by Jerky (5) and Atsuko Nishida (3).

Underwater Pokémon card list

Underwater Pokémon in numbers

Underwater Pokémon at a glance

Most cards

Rarity breakdown

By generation

Cards per year

By type

Who drew them

Every Underwater Pokémon card, rarest first

Questions about Underwater Pokémon cards

How many cards are on the underwater list?

What is the rarest Underwater Pokémon card?

Which Pokémon has the most underwater cards?

What makes a card an underwater card?

Who drew the most underwater cards?

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