No. 490 · Sinnoh · Water
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Manaphy is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Sinnoh, number 490 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2007 to 2023. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 18
- Sets
- 16
- Printed
- 2007–2023
- Illustrators
- 16
- Sightings
- 1
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The strongest Manaphy art
01/06Manaphy
Rare
02/06Manaphy
Promo
03/06Manaphy EX
Ultra Rare
04/06Manaphy EX
Ultra Rare
05/06Manaphy
Rare
06/06Manaphy
Uncommon
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Which is the better picture?
Two Manaphy cards, side by side.
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Manaphy by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Manaphy cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Manaphy gets drawn
Manaphy is usually drawn wondrous, playful and dreamy, often splashing.
Across 17 Manaphy artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2007–2023
Manaphy through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2007 POP Series 6
2008 Majestic Dawn
2009 POP Series 9
2010 Unleashed- 2013 XY Black Star Promos
- 2015 Primal Clash
- 2016 BREAKpoint
2017 Shining Legends- 2018 Ultra Prism
- 2019 SWSH Black Star Promos
- 2021 Shining Fates
- 2022 Brilliant Stars
- 2023 Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery
Manaphy sightingsspotted in 1 other card
Cards where Manaphy turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Manaphy card
18 cards, strongest artwork first.
Manaphy in numbers
- Cards
- 18
- Sets
- 16since Diamond & Pearl
- Illustrators
- 16most by Hitoshi Ariga
- Printed
- 2007–2023
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 1in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 60–120
They span 16 sets, from Diamond & Pearl to Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery. 16 illustrators have drawn it, most often Hitoshi Ariga, Masakazu Fukuda and Atsuko Nishida.
Who draws Manaphy
16 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
16 sets, by how many Manaphy cards each holds.
- BREAKpoint2
- XY Black Star Promos2
Brilliant Stars1- Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery1
- DP trainer Kit (Manaphy)DP trainer Kit (Manaphy)1
Diamond & Pearl1
Majestic Dawn1- POP Series 6POP Series 61
- POP Series 9POP Series 91
Plasma Storm1- Primal Clash1
SWSH Black Star Promos1
Rarity
Questions
- How many Manaphy cards are there?
- There are 18 Manaphy cards, printed between 2007 and 2023 across 16 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Manaphy card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Manaphy art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Manaphy cards?
- 16 illustrators have drawn Manaphy. Hitoshi Ariga has done the most at 2, followed by Masakazu Fukuda and Atsuko Nishida.
- What was the first Manaphy card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Diamond & Pearl, released in 2007. 8 of its 18 cards are Rare.
