No. 196 · Johto · Psychic
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Espeon is a Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Johto, number 196 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2001 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 40
- Sets
- 26
- Printed
- 2001–2026
- Illustrators
- 21
- Sightings
- 4
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The strongest Espeon art
01/06Espeon ex
Special illustration rare
02/06Espeon VMAX
Secret Rare
03/06Espeon V
Ultra Rare
04/06Espeon & Deoxys GX
Promo
05/06Espeon EX
Ultra Rare
06/06Espeon GX
Ultra Rare
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Which is the better picture?
Two Espeon cards, side by side.
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Espeon by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Espeon cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Espeon gets drawn
Espeon is usually drawn mysterious, wondrous and dreamy, sometimes psychedelic, often in 3D.
Across 33 Espeon artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2001–2026
Espeon through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2001 Neo Discovery
2002 Neo Destiny
2003 Aquapolis
2005 Unseen Forces
2007 POP Series 5
2008 Majestic Dawn
2009 Rising Rivals
2010 Undaunted
2011 Call of Legends
2012 Dark Explorers
2013 Plasma Freeze- 2016 BREAKpoint
2017 SM Black Star Promos
2018 Lost Thunder
2019 SWSH Black Star Promos- 2021 Fusion Strike
2023 Obsidian Flames- 2025 Prismatic Evolutions
- 2026 30th Celebration
Evolves from
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Espeon sightingsspotted in 4 other cards
Cards where Espeon turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Espeon card
40 cards, strongest artwork first.
Espeon in numbers
- Cards
- 40
- Sets
- 26since Neo Discovery
- Illustrators
- 21most by 5ban Graphics
- Printed
- 2001–2026
- Printed as
- Basic, Stage 1, VMAX
- Sightings
- 4in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 60–310
They span 26 sets, from Neo Discovery to 30th Celebration. 21 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Mitsuhiro Arita and Ryo Ueda. It has been printed as Basic, Stage 1 and VMAX.
Who draws Espeon
21 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
26 sets, by how many Espeon cards each holds.
- Evolving Skies4
- Prismatic Evolutions3
- Sun & Moon3
30th Celebration2
Aquapolis2- BREAKpoint2
Neo Discovery2- SM Black Star Promos2
SWSH Black Star Promos2
Undaunted2
BW Black Star Promos1
Call of Legends1
14 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Espeon cards are there?
- There are 40 Espeon cards, printed between 2001 and 2026 across 26 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Espeon card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Espeon art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Espeon cards?
- 21 illustrators have drawn Espeon. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 12, followed by Mitsuhiro Arita and Ryo Ueda.
- What was the first Espeon card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Neo Discovery, released in 2001. 13 of its 40 cards are Rare.
