Working Pokémon card list

59 cards with Pokémon doing a job, picked by hand, rarest first: from the 7 Special Illustration Rares down to the Commons.

Alakazam ex Special Illustration Rare — Alakazam ex

Skeledirge ex Special Illustration Rare — Skeledirge ex

Clemont's Quick Wit Special Illustration Rare — Clemont's Quick Wit

Working Pokémon in numbers

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Working Pokémon at a glance

59cards

37different Pokémon

25sets and promos

2011first card

First seen in Noble Victories

Most cards

The Pokémon with the most working cards.

Timburr7 cards

Gurdurr7 cards

Smeargle2 cards

Alakazam1 card

Skeledirge1 card

Machamp1 card

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Special Illustration Rare7

Ultra Rare2

Rare Ultra5

Illustration Rare21

Trainer Gallery Rare Holo7

Rare Holo V2

Promo1

Rare1

Uncommon5

Common8

By generation

Different Pokémon, by the generation they first appeared in.

Cards per year

Working Pokémon cards from 1999 to 2026.

11999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

22011

12012

12013

12014

22015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

42021

102022

152023

142024

62025

22026

Busiest year: 2023, with 15 cards

By type

The energy types they were printed as.

Fighting20

Metal7

Colorless4

Psychic3

Fire2

Grass2

Water1

Fairy1

Darkness1

Who drew them

44 illustrators worked on these cards.

Shinya Komatsu3

Shinya Mizuno3

Oswaldo KATO3

Toshinao Aoki3

Souichirou Gunjima3

Akira Komayama2

Yuu Nishida2

Masa2

Every Working Pokémon card, rarest first

Special Illustration Rare

7 cards from 6 sets: 2 Pokémon cards and 5 Trainer or Energy cards.

Alakazam ex Special Illustration Rare card from 151 — Alakazam ex151, 201/165

Skeledirge ex Special Illustration Rare card from Paldea Evolved — Skeledirge exPaldea Evolved, 258/193

Clemont's Quick Wit Special Illustration Rare card from Surging Sparks — Clemont's Quick WitSurging Sparks, 243/191

Briar Special Illustration Rare card from Stellar Crown — BriarStellar Crown, 171/142

Professor Sada's Vitality Special Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — Professor Sada's VitalityParadox Rift, 256/182

Jacq Special Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — JacqScarlet & Violet Base, 250/198

Miriam Special Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — MiriamScarlet & Violet Base, 251/198

Ultra Rare

2 cards from 2 sets: all Trainer and Energy cards.

Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking Ultra Rare card from Temporal Forces — Ciphermaniac's CodebreakingTemporal Forces, 198/162

Roark Ultra Rare card from Paradox Rift — RoarkParadox Rift, 242/182

Rare Ultra

5 cards from 4 sets: 3 Pokémon cards and 2 Trainer or Energy cards.

Golurk V Rare Ultra card from Evolving Skies — Golurk VEvolving Skies, 182/203

Sylveon V Rare Ultra card from Evolving Skies — Sylveon VEvolving Skies, 184/203

Roxanne Rare Ultra card from Crown Zenith — RoxanneCrown Zenith, GG66

Worker Rare Ultra card from Silver Tempest — WorkerSilver Tempest, 195/195

Illustration Rare

21 cards from 9 sets: 21 Pokémon cards.

Metang Illustration Rare card from Chaos Rising — MetangChaos Rising, 094/086

Team Rocket's Dugtrio Illustration Rare card from Ascended Heroes — Team Rocket's DugtrioAscended Heroes, 239/217

Timburr Illustration Rare card from Black Bolt — TimburrBlack Bolt, 125/86

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

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

Klang Illustration Rare card from Black Bolt — KlangBlack Bolt, 140/86

Dipplin Illustration Rare card from Twilight Masquerade — DipplinTwilight Masquerade, 170/167

Torkoal Illustration Rare card from Twilight Masquerade — TorkoalTwilight Masquerade, 172/167

Timburr Illustration Rare card from Twilight Masquerade — TimburrTwilight Masquerade, 183/167

Lairon Illustration Rare card from Twilight Masquerade — LaironTwilight Masquerade, 184/167

Chansey Illustration Rare card from Twilight Masquerade — ChanseyTwilight Masquerade, 187/167

Excadrill Illustration Rare card from Temporal Forces — ExcadrillTemporal Forces, 174/162

Mudsdale Illustration Rare card from Temporal Forces — MudsdaleTemporal Forces, 175/162

Metagross Illustration Rare card from Temporal Forces — MetagrossTemporal Forces, 178/162

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

Vanillish Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — VanillishParadox Rift, 190/182

Steelix Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — SteelixParadox Rift, 208/182

Porygon-Z Illustration Rare card from Paradox Rift — Porygon-ZParadox Rift, 214/182

Machoke Illustration Rare card from 151 — Machoke151, 177/165

Varoom Illustration Rare card from Obsidian Flames — VaroomObsidian Flames, 206/197

Dolliv Illustration Rare card from Scarlet & Violet Base — DollivScarlet & Violet Base, 200/198

Trainer Gallery Rare Holo

7 cards from 5 sets: 7 Pokémon cards.

Magnezone Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Crown Zenith — MagnezoneCrown Zenith, GG18

Smeargle Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Silver Tempest — SmeargleSilver Tempest, TG10

Chandelure Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Lost Origin — ChandelureLost Origin, TG04

Castform Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Lost Origin — CastformLost Origin, TG11

Gardevoir Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Astral Radiance — GardevoirAstral Radiance, TG05

Falinks Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Astral Radiance — FalinksAstral Radiance, TG07

Eevee Trainer Gallery Rare Holo card from Brilliant Stars — EeveeBrilliant Stars, TG11

Rare Holo V

2 cards from 1 set: 2 Pokémon cards.

Corviknight V Rare Holo V card from Silver Tempest — Corviknight VSilver Tempest, TG18

Blissey V Rare Holo V card from Silver Tempest — Blissey VSilver Tempest, TG22

Promo

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Uncommon

5 cards from 5 sets: 5 Pokémon cards.

Granbull Uncommon card from BREAKthrough — GranbullBREAKthrough, 99/162

Gurdurr Uncommon card from XY Base — GurdurrXY Base, 66/146

Common

8 cards from 6 sets: 8 Pokémon cards.

Timburr Common card from Black Bolt — TimburrBlack Bolt, 047/086

Gurdurr Common card from Black Bolt — GurdurrBlack Bolt, 048/086

Timburr Common card from Twilight Masquerade — TimburrTwilight Masquerade, 103/167

Gurdurr Common card from Twilight Masquerade — GurdurrTwilight Masquerade, 104/167

Purrloin Common card from Crown Zenith — PurrloinCrown Zenith, 077/159

Timburr Common card from Battle Styles — TimburrBattle Styles, 073/163

Timburr Common card from Dark Explorers — TimburrDark Explorers, 58/108

Timburr Common card from Noble Victories — TimburrNoble Victories, 62/101

No.	Card	Set	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
201/165	Alakazam ex	151	Special Illustration Rare	Psychic	Shinya Komatsu
258/193	Skeledirge ex	Paldea Evolved	Special Illustration Rare	Fire	kantaro
243/191	Clemont's Quick Wit	Surging Sparks	Special Illustration Rare	Trainer	Shinya Mizuno
171/142	Briar	Stellar Crown	Special Illustration Rare	Trainer	DOM
256/182	Professor Sada's Vitality	Paradox Rift	Special Illustration Rare	Trainer	Ryota Murayama
250/198	Jacq	Scarlet & Violet Base	Special Illustration Rare	Trainer	Oswaldo KATO
251/198	Miriam	Scarlet & Violet Base	Special Illustration Rare	Trainer	Akira Komayama
198/162	Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking	Temporal Forces	Ultra Rare	Trainer	Taira Akitsu
242/182	Roark	Paradox Rift	Ultra Rare	Trainer	Ryuta Fuse
172/189	Machamp V	Astral Radiance	Rare Ultra	Fighting	Shinya Komatsu
182/203	Golurk V	Evolving Skies	Rare Ultra	Psychic	Oswaldo KATO
184/203	Sylveon V	Evolving Skies	Rare Ultra	Psychic	Yuu Nishida
GG66	Roxanne	Crown Zenith	Rare Ultra	Trainer	Toshinao Aoki
195/195	Worker	Silver Tempest	Rare Ultra	Trainer	Yuu Nishida
094/086	Metang	Chaos Rising	Illustration Rare	Metal	Kurata So
239/217	Team Rocket's Dugtrio	Ascended Heroes	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Whisker
125/86	Timburr	Black Bolt	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Shigenori Negishi
126/86	Gurdurr	Black Bolt	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Souichirou Gunjima
127/86	Conkeldurr	Black Bolt	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Kazumasa Yasukuni
140/86	Klang	Black Bolt	Illustration Rare	Metal	okawamatakatoshi
170/167	Dipplin	Twilight Masquerade	Illustration Rare	Grass	Akira Komayama
172/167	Torkoal	Twilight Masquerade	Illustration Rare	Fire	Masa
183/167	Timburr	Twilight Masquerade	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Yuriko Akase
184/167	Lairon	Twilight Masquerade	Illustration Rare	Metal	Dsuke
187/167	Chansey	Twilight Masquerade	Illustration Rare	Colorless	Toshinao Aoki
174/162	Excadrill	Temporal Forces	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Saboteri
175/162	Mudsdale	Temporal Forces	Illustration Rare	Fighting	MINAMINAMI Take
178/162	Metagross	Temporal Forces	Illustration Rare	Metal	Katsunori Sato
179/162	Meltan	Temporal Forces	Illustration Rare	Metal	Masa
190/182	Vanillish	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Water	Taiga Kayama
208/182	Steelix	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Metal	nisimono
214/182	Porygon-Z	Paradox Rift	Illustration Rare	Colorless	GOSSAN
177/165	Machoke	151	Illustration Rare	Fighting	Tetsu Kayama
206/197	Varoom	Obsidian Flames	Illustration Rare	Metal	Souichirou Gunjima
200/198	Dolliv	Scarlet & Violet Base	Illustration Rare	Grass	Oswaldo KATO
GG18	Magnezone	Crown Zenith	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Shinya Komatsu
TG10	Smeargle	Silver Tempest	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA
TG04	Chandelure	Lost Origin	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	chibi
TG11	Castform	Lost Origin	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Atsushi Furusawa
TG05	Gardevoir	Astral Radiance	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Sanosuke Sakuma
TG07	Falinks	Astral Radiance	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Kinu Nishimura
TG11	Eevee	Brilliant Stars	Trainer Gallery Rare Holo	Pokémon	Souichirou Gunjima
TG18	Corviknight V	Silver Tempest	Rare Holo V	Pokémon	KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA
TG22	Blissey V	Silver Tempest	Rare Holo V	Pokémon	You Iribi
5	Dragonite	Wizards Black Star Promos	Promo	Colorless	Toshinao Aoki
123/162	Smeargle	BREAKthrough	Rare	Colorless	Yukiko Baba
074/163	Gurdurr	Battle Styles	Uncommon	Fighting	Uta
99/162	Granbull	BREAKthrough	Uncommon	Fairy	Naoki Saito
66/146	Gurdurr	XY Base	Uncommon	Fighting	Kouki Saitou
80/135	Gurdurr	Plasma Storm	Uncommon	Fighting	Masakazu Fukuda
63/101	Gurdurr	Noble Victories	Uncommon	Fighting	Sumiyoshi Kizuki
047/086	Timburr	Black Bolt	Common	Fighting	Shinya Mizuno
048/086	Gurdurr	Black Bolt	Common	Fighting	Shinya Mizuno
103/167	Timburr	Twilight Masquerade	Common	Fighting	Kouki Saitou
104/167	Gurdurr	Twilight Masquerade	Common	Fighting	Aya Kusube
077/159	Purrloin	Crown Zenith	Common	Darkness	Shibuzoh.
073/163	Timburr	Battle Styles	Common	Fighting	Mina Nakai
58/108	Timburr	Dark Explorers	Common	Fighting	Mizue
62/101	Timburr	Noble Victories	Common	Fighting	Tomokazu Komiya

Questions about Working Pokémon cards

How many cards are on the working list?

59 so far, from Gurdurr in Noble Victories (2011) to the newest sets, and 1 of them is a promo. They're all in the list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Working Pokémon card?

The top of the list is the 7 Special Illustration Rares, like Alakazam ex from 151 (201/165) and Skeledirge ex from Paldea Evolved.

Which Pokémon has the most working cards?

Timburr, with 7 cards. Gurdurr (7), Smeargle (2) and Alakazam (1) are next.

What makes a card a working card?

Pokémon at work: building, delivering, cooking, cleaning, nursing and all sorts of other jobs. Each card was picked by hand by looking at the art, so the list is a selection, not every Trainer card.

Who drew the most working cards?

Shinya Komatsu, with 3 cards, followed by Shinya Mizuno (3) and Oswaldo KATO (3).

Working Pokémon card list

Working Pokémon in numbers

Working Pokémon at a glance

Most cards

Rarity breakdown

By generation

Cards per year

By type

Who drew them

Every Working Pokémon card, rarest first

Questions about Working Pokémon cards

How many cards are on the working list?

What is the rarest Working Pokémon card?

Which Pokémon has the most working cards?

What makes a card a working card?

Who drew the most working cards?

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