How many Kingler cards are there?

There are 12 Kingler cards, printed between 1999 and 2023 across 10 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.

Which Kingler card has the best artwork?

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

Who illustrates Kingler cards?

11 illustrators have drawn Kingler. Shin-ichi Yoshida has done the most at 2, followed by 5ban Graphics and Kagemaru Himeno.

What was the first Kingler card?

Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Fossil, released in 1999. 5 of its 12 cards are Rare.

No. 99 · Kanto · Water

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Kingler is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 99 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: 12
Sets: 10
Printed: 1999–2023
Illustrators: 11

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The strongest Kingler art

01/06
Kingler VMAX
Brilliant Stars · 2022
Drawn by 5ban Graphics
Holo Rare VMAX
02/06
Kingler V
Brilliant Stars · 2022
Drawn by PLANETA Mochizuki
Holo Rare V
03/06
Kingler
FireRed & LeafGreen · 2004
Drawn by Kouki Saitou
Rare
04/06
Kingler
151 · 2023
Drawn by Yukiko Baba
Uncommon
05/06
Kingler
Unbroken Bonds · 2019
Drawn by Shigenori Negishi
Rare
06/06
Kingler
Great Encounters · 2008
Drawn by Mitsuhiro Arita
Rare

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Which is the better picture?

Two Kingler cards, side by side.

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Kingler by scene

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How Kingler gets drawn

Kingler is usually drawn nostalgic, often crawling.

Across 12 Kingler artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

nostalgic42%1.9× more than most Pokémon
fierce42%
tense33%
epic25%
playful25%

Crawling2 of 12 artworks Nostalgic5 of 12 artworks Splashing2 of 12 artworks

Drawn against type

The Kingler pictures least like the rest.

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1999–2023

Kingler through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

1999 Fossil
2002 Expedition Base Set
2004 FireRed & LeafGreen
2006 Crystal Guardians
2008 Great Encounters
2014 Phantom Forces
2019 Unbroken Bonds
2020 Sword & Shield
2022 Brilliant Stars
2023 151

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Every Kingler card

12 cards, strongest artwork first.

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Kingler in numbers

Cards: 12
Sets: 10since Fossil
Illustrators: 11most by Shin-ichi Yoshida
Printed: 1999–2023
Printed as: Basic, Stage 1, VMAX
HP on card: 60–330

They span 10 sets, from Fossil to 151. 11 illustrators have drawn it, most often Shin-ichi Yoshida, 5ban Graphics and Kagemaru Himeno. It has been printed as Basic, Stage 1 and VMAX.

Who draws Kingler

11 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

10 sets, by how many Kingler cards each holds.

Rarity

Rare5Uncommon4Holo Rare1Holo Rare V1Holo Rare VMAX1

Questions

How many Kingler cards are there?: There are 12 Kingler cards, printed between 1999 and 2023 across 10 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Kingler card has the best artwork?: That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Kingler art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Kingler cards?: 11 illustrators have drawn Kingler. Shin-ichi Yoshida has done the most at 2, followed by 5ban Graphics and Kagemaru Himeno.
What was the first Kingler card?: Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Fossil, released in 1999. 5 of its 12 cards are Rare.