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No. 616 · Unova · Bug

Shelmet cards

Shelmet is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Unova, number 616 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 9 sets, from Noble Victories to White Flare. 10 illustrators have drawn it, most often Megumi Mizutani, Midori Harada and Mékayu.

Cards
10
Sets
9since Noble Victories
Illustrators
10most by Megumi Mizutani
Printed
2011–2025
Printed as
Basic
HP on card
60–70

Evolves into

Every printing10 cards, strongest artwork first

10 of 10 cards

Who draws Shelmet

10 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

9 sets, by how many Shelmet cards each holds.

Rarity

Common9Illustration rare1

Questions

How many Shelmet cards are there?
Illudex indexes 10 Shelmet cards, printed between 2011 and 2025 across 9 sets. That covers every printing in the catalogue, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Shelmet 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 Shelmet artwork appears first regardless of how common the card is.
Who illustrates Shelmet cards?
10 illustrators have drawn Shelmet. Megumi Mizutani has done the most at 1, followed by Midori Harada and Mékayu. Each name links to their complete body of work.
What was the first Shelmet card?
Its earliest printing in the catalogue comes from Noble Victories, released in 2011. 9 of its 10 cards are Common.

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