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No. 689 · Kalos · Water/Rock

Barbaracle cards

Barbaracle is a Water/Rock-type Pokémon introduced in Kalos, number 689 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2014 to 2026. These are its cards ranked by the artwork itself rather than by set order, so the illustrations worth looking at come first instead of whichever set happened to print last.

They span 6 sets, from Flashfire to Perfect Order. 6 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Anesaki Dynamic and KEIICHIRO ITO.

Cards
6
Sets
6since Flashfire
Illustrators
6most by 5ban Graphics
Printed
2014–2026
Printed as
Stage 1
HP on card
100–130

Evolves from

Every printing6 cards, strongest artwork first

6 of 6 cards

Who draws Barbaracle

6 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

6 sets, by how many Barbaracle cards each holds.

Rarity

Rare4Holo Rare1Uncommon1

Questions

How many Barbaracle cards are there?
Illudex indexes 6 Barbaracle cards, printed between 2014 and 2026 across 6 sets. That covers every printing in the catalogue, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Barbaracle card has the best artwork?
That is what this page is ordered by. Rather than sorting by set or rarity, Illudex reads each illustration with a vision model and ranks them, so the most striking Barbaracle artwork appears first regardless of how common the card is.
Who illustrates Barbaracle cards?
6 illustrators have drawn Barbaracle. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 1, followed by Anesaki Dynamic and KEIICHIRO ITO. Each name links to their complete body of work.
What was the first Barbaracle card?
Its earliest printing in the catalogue comes from Flashfire, released in 2014. 4 of its 6 cards are Rare.

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