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Purugly sprite

No. 432 · Sinnoh · Normal

Purugly cards

Purugly is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Sinnoh, number 432 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 10 sets, from Diamond & Pearl to Stellar Crown. 9 illustrators have drawn it, most often Akira Komayama, Kagemaru Himeno and Ken Sugimori. It has been printed as Basic and Stage 1.

Cards
11
Sets
10since Diamond & Pearl
Illustrators
9most by Akira Komayama
Printed
2007–2024
Printed as
Basic, Stage 1
HP on card
90–120

Evolves from

Every printing11 cards, strongest artwork first

11 of 11 cards

Who draws Purugly

9 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

10 sets, by how many Purugly cards each holds.

Rarity

Uncommon7Common2Rare2

Questions

How many Purugly cards are there?
Illudex indexes 11 Purugly cards, printed between 2007 and 2024 across 10 sets. That covers every printing in the catalogue, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Purugly 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 Purugly artwork appears first regardless of how common the card is.
Who illustrates Purugly cards?
9 illustrators have drawn Purugly. Akira Komayama has done the most at 1, followed by Kagemaru Himeno and Ken Sugimori. Each name links to their complete body of work.
What was the first Purugly card?
Its earliest printing in the catalogue comes from Diamond & Pearl, released in 2007. 7 of its 11 cards are Uncommon.

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