No. 686 · Kalos · Psychic/Dark
Inkaycards
Inkay is a Psychic/Dark-type Pokémon introduced in Kalos, number 686 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2013 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 17
- Sets
- 15
- Printed
- 2013–2026
- Illustrators
- 15
- Sightings
- 1
Start here
The strongest Inkay art
01/06Inkay
Common
02/06Inkay
Common
03/06Inkay
Common
04/06Inkay
Common
05/06Inkay
Common
06/06Inkay
Common
Collectors’ favorites
Which is the better picture?
Two Inkay cards, side by side.
Make it yours
A Inkay page, ready to go
Nine of the strongest Inkay artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Inkay by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Inkay cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Inkay gets drawn
Inkay is usually drawn playful, peaceful and whimsical, at night, often painted.
Across 15 Inkay artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2013–2026
Inkay through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2013 Kalos Starter Set
2014 XY
2015 BREAKthrough- 2017 Burning Shadows
- 2018 Forbidden Light
2019 Hidden Fates Shiny Vault
2020 Champion's Path- 2021 Chilling Reign
- 2022 Lost Origin
- 2023 Obsidian Flames
- 2024 Shrouded Fable
- 2026 Pitch Black
Evolves into
- Inkaythis page · 17 cards
Malamar22 cards
Inkay sightingsspotted in 1 other card
Cards where Inkay turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Inkay card
17 cards, strongest artwork first.
Inkay in numbers
- Cards
- 17
- Sets
- 15since Kalos Starter Set
- Illustrators
- 15most by 5ban Graphics
- Printed
- 2013–2026
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 1in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 50–60
They span 15 sets, from Kalos Starter Set to Pitch Black. 15 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Akira Komayama and Kedamahadaitai Yawarakai.
Who draws Inkay
15 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
15 sets, by how many Inkay cards each holds.
- Lost Origin2
XY2- Ancient Origins1
BREAKthrough1
Burning Shadows1
Champion's Path1- Chilling Reign1
Forbidden Light1
Hidden Fates Shiny Vault1
Kalos Starter Set1
Obsidian Flames1- Pitch Black1
3 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Inkay cards are there?
- There are 17 Inkay cards, printed between 2013 and 2026 across 15 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Inkay card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Inkay art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Inkay cards?
- 15 illustrators have drawn Inkay. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 3, followed by Akira Komayama and Kedamahadaitai Yawarakai.
- What was the first Inkay card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Kalos Starter Set, released in 2013. 14 of its 17 cards are Common.
