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No. 484 · Sinnoh · Water/Dragon

Palkia cards

Palkia is a Water/Dragon-type Pokémon introduced in Sinnoh, number 484 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2007 to 2024. 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 20 sets, from DP Black Star Promos to Surging Sparks. 19 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, aky CG Works and Eske Yoshinob. It has been printed as Basic, LV.X and VSTAR.

Cards
3937 shown
Sets
20since DP Black Star Promos
Illustrators
19most by 5ban Graphics
Printed
2007–2024
Printed as
Basic, LV.X, VSTAR
HP on card
90–280

Every printing37 cards, strongest artwork first

37 of 37 cards

Who draws Palkia

19 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

20 sets, by how many Palkia cards each holds.

Rarity

Ultra Rare10Rare7Secret Rare6Holo Rare3Promo3Common2

Questions

How many Palkia cards are there?
Illudex indexes 39 Palkia cards, printed between 2007 and 2024 across 20 sets. That covers every printing in the catalogue, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Palkia 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 Palkia artwork appears first regardless of how common the card is.
Who illustrates Palkia cards?
19 illustrators have drawn Palkia. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 10, followed by aky CG Works and Eske Yoshinob. Each name links to their complete body of work.
What was the first Palkia card?
Its earliest printing in the catalogue comes from DP Black Star Promos, released in 2007. 10 of its 39 cards are Ultra Rare.

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