No. 447 · Sinnoh · Fighting
Riolucards
Riolu is a Fighting-type Pokémon introduced in Sinnoh, number 447 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2007 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 33
- Sets
- 28
- Printed
- 2007–2026
- Illustrators
- 27
- Sightings
- 1
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The strongest Riolu art
01/06Riolu
Illustration rare
MEP Black Star Promos02/06Riolu
Promo
03/06Riolu
Rare
04/06Riolu
Common
05/06Riolu
Common
06/06Riolu
Common
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Which is the better picture?
Two Riolu cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Riolu artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Riolu by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Riolu cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Riolu gets drawn
Riolu is usually drawn adventurous, often kicking.
Across 32 Riolu artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2007–2026
Riolu through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2007 POP Series 6
2008 POP Series 8
2009 Platinum
2010 Unleashed
2011 Call of Legends
2012 Next Destinies
2013 Legendary Treasures
2016 Fates Collide
2017 Burning Shadows
2018 Ultra Prism
2019 Hidden Fates Shiny Vault- 2020 Vivid Voltage
2022 Brilliant Stars- 2023 Scarlet & Violet
2024 Paldean Fates- 2025 MEP Black Star Promos
2026 Ascended Heroes
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- Rioluthis page · 33 cards
Lucario62 cards
Riolu sightingsspotted in 1 other card
Cards where Riolu turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Riolu card
33 cards, strongest artwork first.
Riolu in numbers
- Cards
- 33
- Sets
- 28since Diamond & Pearl
- Illustrators
- 27most by Kouki Saitou
- Printed
- 2007–2026
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 1in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 50–80
They span 28 sets, from Diamond & Pearl to Ascended Heroes. 27 illustrators have drawn it, most often Kouki Saitou, Ken Sugimori and Naoyo Kimura.
Who draws Riolu
27 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
28 sets, by how many Riolu cards each holds.
- Scarlet & Violet3
Fates Collide2
Plasma Storm2
Unified Minds2
Ascended Heroes1
BW Black Star Promos1
Brilliant Stars1
Burning Shadows1
Call of Legends1
Crown Zenith1- Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery1
Diamond & Pearl1
16 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Riolu cards are there?
- There are 33 Riolu cards, printed between 2007 and 2026 across 28 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Riolu card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Riolu art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Riolu cards?
- 27 illustrators have drawn Riolu. Kouki Saitou has done the most at 4, followed by Ken Sugimori and Naoyo Kimura.
- What was the first Riolu card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Diamond & Pearl, released in 2007. 24 of its 33 cards are Common.
