No. 61 · Kanto · Water
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Poliwhirl is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 61 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2024. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 18
- Sets
- 17
- Printed
- 1999–2024
- Illustrators
- 14
- Sightings
- 5
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The strongest Poliwhirl art
01/06Poliwhirl
Illustration rare
02/06Poliwhirl
Uncommon
03/06Poliwhirl
Uncommon
04/06Poliwhirl
Common
05/06Poliwhirl
Uncommon
06/06Poliwhirl
Common
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Which is the better picture?
Two Poliwhirl cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Poliwhirl artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Poliwhirl by scene
Its cards do not gather in any one scene yet. Describe one in the studio and it will find the Poliwhirl cards that come closest.
How Poliwhirl gets drawn
Poliwhirl is usually drawn playful, nostalgic and cute, often splashing, often painted.
Across 16 Poliwhirl artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2024
Poliwhirl through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Base Set- 2000 Gym Heroes
2001 Neo Discovery
2002 Expedition Base Set
2003 Skyridge
2004 FireRed & LeafGreen
2005 Unseen Forces
2008 Legends Awakened- 2010 Unleashed
- 2014 Furious Fists
2016 Evolutions- 2017 Sun & Moon
- 2019 Unbroken Bonds
- 2022 Lost Origin
- 2023 151
- 2024 Twilight Masquerade
Evolution line
Poliwag19 cards- Poliwhirlthis page · 18 cards
Poliwrath20 cards
Politoed10 cards
Poliwhirl sightingsspotted in 5 other cards
Cards where Poliwhirl turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Poliwhirl card
18 cards, strongest artwork first.
Poliwhirl in numbers
- Cards
- 18
- Sets
- 17since Base Set
- Illustrators
- 14most by Ken Sugimori
- Printed
- 1999–2024
- Printed as
- Stage 1
- Sightings
- 5in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 60–100
They span 17 sets, from Base Set to Twilight Masquerade. 14 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, Atsuko Nishida and Gemi.
Who draws Poliwhirl
14 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
17 sets, by how many Poliwhirl cards each holds.
- 1512
Base Set1
Base Set 21
Evolutions1
Expedition Base Set1
FireRed & LeafGreen1- Furious Fists1
Gym Heroes1
Legends Awakened1- Lost Origin1
Neo Discovery1
Skyridge1
Rarity
Questions
- How many Poliwhirl cards are there?
- There are 18 Poliwhirl cards, printed between 1999 and 2024 across 17 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Poliwhirl card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Poliwhirl art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Poliwhirl cards?
- 14 illustrators have drawn Poliwhirl. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 5, followed by Atsuko Nishida and Gemi.
- What was the first Poliwhirl card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 12 of its 18 cards are Uncommon.
