How many Kabuto cards are there?

There are 14 Kabuto cards, printed between 1999 and 2023 across 13 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.

Which Kabuto card has the best artwork?

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

Who illustrates Kabuto cards?

12 illustrators have drawn Kabuto. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 3, followed by Atsuko Nishida and Atsuko Ujiie.

What was the first Kabuto card?

Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Fossil, released in 1999. 7 of its 14 cards are Common.

No. 140 · Kanto · Water/Rock

Kabutocards

Kabuto is a Water/Rock-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 140 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2023. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards: 14
Sets: 13
Printed: 1999–2023
Illustrators: 12
Sightings: 6

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The strongest Kabuto art

01/06
Kabuto δ
Holon Phantoms · 2006
Drawn by Hajime Kusajima
Common
02/06
Kabuto
Fates Collide · 2016
Drawn by MAHOU
Uncommon
03/06
Kabuto
Arceus · 2009
Drawn by Hironobu Yoshida
Common
04/06
Kabuto
151 · 2023
Drawn by Souichirou Gunjima
Uncommon
05/06
Kabuto
Legend Maker · 2006
Drawn by Takao Unno
Uncommon
06/06
Kabuto
Team Up · 2019
Drawn by sui
Uncommon

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Which is the better picture?

Two Kabuto cards, side by side.

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Kabuto by scene

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

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in a cave3 cards spooky3 cards

How Kabuto gets drawn

Kabuto is usually drawn mysterious, nostalgic and serene, in dim light, often painted.

Across 13 Kabuto artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

mysterious77%3× more than most Pokémon
nostalgic46%2.1× more than most Pokémon
eerie15%
peaceful15%
tense8%

Light and time

In dim light 46%Underwater 23%

Mysterious10 of 13 artworks In dim light6 of 13 artworks Nostalgic6 of 13 artworks Underwater3 of 13 artworks

Drawn against type

The Kabuto pictures least like the rest.

peaceful

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1999–2023

Kabuto through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

1999 Fossil
2001 Neo Discovery
2002 Legendary Collection
2003 Skyridge
2006 Holon Phantoms
2007 Power Keepers
2008 Majestic Dawn
2009 Arceus
2016 Fates Collide
2019 Team Up
2023 151

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Kabutothis page · 14 cards
Kabutops18 cards

Kabuto sightingsspotted in 6 other cards

Cards where Kabuto turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.

Every Kabuto card

14 cards, strongest artwork first.

14 of 14 cards

Kabuto in numbers

Cards: 14
Sets: 13since Fossil
Illustrators: 12most by Ken Sugimori
Printed: 1999–2023
Printed as: Basic, Stage 1, Restored
Sightings: 6in other cards' art
HP on card: 30–90

They span 13 sets, from Fossil to 151. 12 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, Atsuko Nishida and Atsuko Ujiie. It has been printed as Basic, Stage 1 and Restored.

Who draws Kabuto

12 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

13 sets, by how many Kabuto cards each holds.

1 more set

Team Up1

Rarity

Common7Uncommon7

Questions

How many Kabuto cards are there?: There are 14 Kabuto cards, printed between 1999 and 2023 across 13 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Kabuto card has the best artwork?: That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Kabuto art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Kabuto cards?: 12 illustrators have drawn Kabuto. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 3, followed by Atsuko Nishida and Atsuko Ujiie.
What was the first Kabuto card?: Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Fossil, released in 1999. 7 of its 14 cards are Common.