How many Seel cards are there?

There are 20 Seel cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 19 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.

Which Seel card has the best artwork?

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

Who illustrates Seel cards?

14 illustrators have drawn Seel. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 6, followed by Atsuko Nishida and GIDORA.

What was the first Seel card?

Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 18 of its 20 cards are Common.

No. 86 · Kanto · Water

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Seel is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 86 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards: 20
Sets: 19
Printed: 1999–2026
Illustrators: 14

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The strongest Seel art

01/06
Seel
Fates Collide · 2016
Drawn by Hasuno
Common
02/06
Seel
151 · 2023
Drawn by aoki
Common
03/06
Seel
Lost Origin · 2022
Drawn by GIDORA
Common
04/06
Seel
Perfect Order · 2026
Drawn by Kanami Ogata
Common
05/06
Seel
Phantasmal Flames · 2025
Drawn by svlt
Common
06/06
Seel δ
Dragon Frontiers · 2006
Drawn by Hajime Kusajima
Common

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Which is the better picture?

Two Seel cards, side by side.

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Seel by scene

Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Seel cards, the artwork that shows it most first.

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in the snow6 cards underwater7 cards

How Seel gets drawn

Seel is usually drawn playful, peaceful and serene, usually swimming, in the snow, underwater.

Across 17 Seel artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

playful88%1.8× more than most Pokémon
peaceful53%2× more than most Pokémon
nostalgic41%2× more than most Pokémon
funny29%2.3× more than most Pokémon
cozy6%

Light and time

Underwater 29%In the snow 24%In winter 59%

In winter10 of 17 artworks Swimming9 of 17 artworks Playful15 of 17 artworks Underwater5 of 17 artworks

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1999–2026

Seel through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

1999 Base Set
2000 Gym Heroes
2002 Legendary Collection
2003 Skyridge
2004 FireRed & LeafGreen
2006 Dragon Frontiers
2007 Mysterious Treasures
2009 Supreme Victors
2016 Evolutions
2019 Unbroken Bonds
2022 Lost Origin
2023 Crown Zenith
2025 Phantasmal Flames
2026 Perfect Order

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Every Seel card

20 cards, strongest artwork first.

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Seel in numbers

Cards: 20
Sets: 19since Base Set
Illustrators: 14most by Ken Sugimori
Printed: 1999–2026
Printed as: Basic
HP on card: 40–80

They span 19 sets, from Base Set to Perfect Order. 14 illustrators have drawn it, most often Ken Sugimori, Atsuko Nishida and GIDORA.

Who draws Seel

14 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

19 sets, by how many Seel cards each holds.

7 more sets

Rarity

Common18Uncommon2

Questions

How many Seel cards are there?: There are 20 Seel cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 19 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Seel card has the best artwork?: That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Seel art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Seel cards?: 14 illustrators have drawn Seel. Ken Sugimori has done the most at 6, followed by Atsuko Nishida and GIDORA.
What was the first Seel card?: Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 18 of its 20 cards are Common.