How many Shaymin cards are there?

There are 35 Shaymin cards, printed between 2007 and 2026 across 21 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.

Which Shaymin card has the best artwork?

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

Who illustrates Shaymin cards?

24 illustrators have drawn Shaymin. Shizurow has done the most at 4, followed by 5ban Graphics and Ayaka Yoshida.

What was the first Shaymin card?

Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from DP Black Star Promos, released in 2007. 10 of its 35 cards are Rare.

No. 492 · Sinnoh · Grass

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Shaymin is a Grass-type Pokémon introduced in Sinnoh, number 492 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: 35
Sets: 21
Printed: 2007–2026
Illustrators: 24
Sightings: 2

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The strongest Shaymin art

01/06
Shaymin
Destined Rivals · 2025
Drawn by Heisuke Kitazawa
Illustration rare
02/06
Shaymin
XY Black Star Promos · 2013
Drawn by You Iribi
Promo
03/06
Shaymin-EX
Legendary Treasures · 2013
Drawn by Kanako Eo
Ultra Rare
04/06
Shaymin EX
Roaring Skies · 2015
Drawn by Ayaka Yoshida
Rare
05/06
Shaymin-EX
Next Destinies · 2012
Drawn by 5ban Graphics
Ultra Rare
06/06
Shaymin V
Brilliant Stars · 2022
Drawn by Eske Yoshinob
Ultra Rare

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Which is the better picture?

Two Shaymin cards, side by side.

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Shaymin by scene

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

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in the sky8 cards among flowers8 cards in a meadow5 cards in a garden4 cards

How Shaymin gets drawn

Shaymin is usually drawn wondrous, playful and cute, often flying, in spring.

Across 34 Shaymin artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

playful71%1.6× more than most Pokémon
wondrous53%5× more than most Pokémon
adventurous15%
peaceful32%
epic18%

Light and time

Glowing 65%In spring 77%

In spring26 of 34 artworks Wondrous18 of 34 artworks Cute25 of 34 artworks Pastel10 of 34 artworks

Drawn against type

The Shaymin pictures least like the rest.

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2007–2026

Shaymin through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

2007 DP Black Star Promos
2009 Platinum
2010 Unleashed
2012 Next Destinies
2013 Legendary Treasures
2015 Roaring Skies
2017 Shining Legends
2018 Lost Thunder
2019 Team Up
2020 Vivid Voltage
2021 Chilling Reign
2022 Brilliant Stars
2023 Crown Zenith
2024 Temporal Forces
2025 Destined Rivals
2026 Perfect Order

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Shaymin sightingsspotted in 2 other cards

Cards where Shaymin turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.

Every Shaymin card

35 cards, strongest artwork first.

35 of 35 cards

Shaymin in numbers

Cards: 35
Sets: 21since DP Black Star Promos
Illustrators: 24most by Shizurow
Printed: 2007–2026
Printed as: Basic, LV.X, VSTAR
Sightings: 2in other cards' art
HP on card: 70–250

They span 21 sets, from DP Black Star Promos to Perfect Order. 24 illustrators have drawn it, most often Shizurow, 5ban Graphics and Ayaka Yoshida. It has been printed as Basic, LV.X and VSTAR.

Who draws Shaymin

24 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

21 sets, by how many Shaymin cards each holds.

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Rarity

Rare10Holo Rare5Ultra Rare5Uncommon5Promo3Rare Holo LV.X2

Questions

How many Shaymin cards are there?: There are 35 Shaymin cards, printed between 2007 and 2026 across 21 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Shaymin card has the best artwork?: That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Shaymin art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Shaymin cards?: 24 illustrators have drawn Shaymin. Shizurow has done the most at 4, followed by 5ban Graphics and Ayaka Yoshida.
What was the first Shaymin card?: Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from DP Black Star Promos, released in 2007. 10 of its 35 cards are Rare.