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Kyurem sprite

No. 646 · Unova · Ice/Dragon

Kyurem cards

Kyurem is a Ice/Dragon-type Pokémon introduced in Unova, number 646 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2011 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 22 sets, from BW Black Star Promos to Black Bolt. 19 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Eske Yoshinob and N-DESIGN Inc.. It has been printed as Basic and VMAX.

Cards
5047 shown
Sets
22since BW Black Star Promos
Illustrators
19most by 5ban Graphics
Printed
2011–2025
Printed as
Basic, VMAX
HP on card
120–330

Every printing47 cards, strongest artwork first

47 of 47 cards

Who draws Kyurem

19 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

22 sets, by how many Kyurem cards each holds.

Rarity

Rare25Ultra Rare9Promo6Double rare2Secret Rare2Common1

Questions

How many Kyurem cards are there?
Illudex indexes 50 Kyurem cards, printed between 2011 and 2025 across 22 sets. That covers every printing in the catalogue, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Kyurem 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 Kyurem artwork appears first regardless of how common the card is.
Who illustrates Kyurem cards?
19 illustrators have drawn Kyurem. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 13, followed by Eske Yoshinob and N-DESIGN Inc.. Each name links to their complete body of work.
What was the first Kyurem card?
Its earliest printing in the catalogue comes from BW Black Star Promos, released in 2011. 25 of its 50 cards are Rare.

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