No. 249 · Johto · Flying/Psychic
Lugiacards
Lugia is a Flying/Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Johto, number 249 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2000 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 39
- Sets
- 26
- Printed
- 2000–2026
- Illustrators
- 25
- Sightings
- 8
Start here
The strongest Lugia art
01/06Lugia V
Ultra Rare
02/06Lugia LEGEND
LEGEND
03/06Lugia-EX
Ultra Rare
04/06Lugia GX
Ultra Rare
05/06Lugia EX
Ultra Rare
06/06Lugia V
Ultra Rare
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Which is the better picture?
Two Lugia cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Lugia artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Lugia by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Lugia cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Lugia gets drawn
Lugia is usually drawn epic, tense and moody, often diving, often in 3D.
Across 31 Lugia artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2000–2026
Lugia through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2000 Neo Genesis
2001 Neo Revelation
2003 Aquapolis
2005 Unseen Forces
2007 POP Series 5- 2010 HeartGold SoulSilver
2011 Call of Legends- 2013 Plasma Storm
- 2015 Ancient Origins
2016 Fates Collide
2017 SM Black Star Promos- 2018 Lost Thunder
2019 SWSH Black Star Promos
2020 Darkness Ablaze
2021 Celebrations- 2022 Silver Tempest
- 2025 Prismatic Evolutions
2026 30th Classic Collection
Lugia sightingsspotted in 8 other cards
Cards where Lugia turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Lugia card
39 cards, strongest artwork first.
Lugia in numbers
- Cards
- 39
- Sets
- 26since Neo Genesis
- Illustrators
- 25most by Toyste Beach
- Printed
- 2000–2026
- Printed as
- Basic, BREAK, VSTAR
- Sightings
- 8in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 80–280
They span 26 sets, from Neo Genesis to 30th Classic Collection. 25 illustrators have drawn it, most often Toyste Beach, 5ban Graphics and PLANETA Igarashi. It has been printed as Basic, BREAK and VSTAR.
Who draws Lugia
25 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
26 sets, by how many Lugia cards each holds.
- Silver Tempest6
- Lost Thunder3
- Ancient Origins2
Call of Legends2
Fates Collide2- HeartGold SoulSilver2
- Plasma Storm2
Unseen Forces2
30th Celebration1
30th Classic Collection1
Aquapolis1
BW Black Star Promos1
14 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Lugia cards are there?
- There are 39 Lugia cards, printed between 2000 and 2026 across 26 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Lugia card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Lugia art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Lugia cards?
- 25 illustrators have drawn Lugia. Toyste Beach has done the most at 4, followed by 5ban Graphics and PLANETA Igarashi.
- What was the first Lugia card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Neo Genesis, released in 2000. 14 of its 39 cards are Rare.
