How many Cobalion cards are there?

There are 18 Cobalion cards, printed between 2011 and 2026 across 12 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.

Which Cobalion card has the best artwork?

That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Cobalion art first, however common or rare the card.

Who illustrates Cobalion cards?

10 illustrators have drawn Cobalion. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 9, followed by Eske Yoshinob and HICO KIM.

What was the first Cobalion card?

Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from BW Black Star Promos, released in 2011. 8 of its 18 cards are Rare.

No. 638 · Unova · Fighting/Steel

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Cobalion is a Fighting/Steel-type Pokémon introduced in Unova, number 638 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2011 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards: 18
Sets: 12
Printed: 2011–2026
Illustrators: 10

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The strongest Cobalion art

01/06
Cobalion
Black Bolt · 2025
Drawn by hncl
Illustration rare
02/06
Cobalion
Noble Victories · 2011
Drawn by 5ban Graphics
Ultra Rare
03/06
Cobalion-EX
Plasma Storm · 2013
Drawn by Ryo Ueda
Ultra Rare
04/06
Cobalion GX
Team Up · 2019
Drawn by 5ban Graphics
Ultra Rare
05/06
Cobalion ex
Chaos Rising · 2026
Drawn by 5ban Graphics
Ultra Rare
06/06
Cobalion
Chilling Reign · 2021
Drawn by Kazuma Koda
Holo Rare

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Which is the better picture?

Two Cobalion cards, side by side.

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Cobalion by scene

Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Cobalion cards, the artwork that shows it most first.

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How Cobalion gets drawn

Cobalion is usually drawn epic and adventurous, backlit, often in 3D.

Across 14 Cobalion artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

epic64%2.4× more than most Pokémon
adventurous21%3× more than most Pokémon
tense29%
wondrous14%
mysterious7%

Light and time

Backlit 21%

Epic9 of 14 artworks Backlit3 of 14 artworks Adventurous3 of 14 artworks

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2011–2026

Cobalion through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

2011 Noble Victories
2013 Plasma Storm
2016 Steam Siege
2018 Lost Thunder
2019 Team Up
2021 Chilling Reign
2022 Silver Tempest
2025 Black Bolt
2026 Chaos Rising

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Every Cobalion card

18 cards, strongest artwork first.

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Cobalion in numbers

Cards: 18
Sets: 12since BW Black Star Promos
Illustrators: 10most by 5ban Graphics
Printed: 2011–2026
Printed as: Basic
HP on card: 110–210

They span 12 sets, from BW Black Star Promos to Chaos Rising. 10 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Eske Yoshinob and HICO KIM.

Who draws Cobalion

10 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

12 sets, by how many Cobalion cards each holds.

Rarity

Rare8Ultra Rare5Common1Double rare1Holo Rare1Illustration rare1

Questions

How many Cobalion cards are there?: There are 18 Cobalion cards, printed between 2011 and 2026 across 12 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Cobalion card has the best artwork?: That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Cobalion art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Cobalion cards?: 10 illustrators have drawn Cobalion. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 9, followed by Eske Yoshinob and HICO KIM.
What was the first Cobalion card?: Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from BW Black Star Promos, released in 2011. 8 of its 18 cards are Rare.