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No. 74 · Kanto · Ground/Rock

Geodude cards

Geodude is a Ground/Rock-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 74 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2025. 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 21 sets, from Fossil to Journey Together. 19 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, Kagemaru Himeno and MAHOU.

Cards
24
Sets
21since Fossil
Illustrators
19most by Ken Sugimori
Printed
1999–2025
Printed as
Basic
HP on card
40–80

Evolves into

Every printing24 cards, strongest artwork first

24 of 24 cards

Who draws Geodude

19 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

21 sets, by how many Geodude cards each holds.

Rarity

Common23Uncommon1

Questions

How many Geodude cards are there?
Illudex indexes 24 Geodude cards, printed between 1999 and 2025 across 21 sets. That covers every printing in the catalogue, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Geodude 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 Geodude artwork appears first regardless of how common the card is.
Who illustrates Geodude cards?
19 illustrators have drawn Geodude. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 4, followed by Kagemaru Himeno and MAHOU. Each name links to their complete body of work.
What was the first Geodude card?
Its earliest printing in the catalogue comes from Fossil, released in 1999. 23 of its 24 cards are Common.

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