Illudex

No. 616 · Unova · Bug

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Shelmet is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Unova, number 616 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2011 to 2025. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards
10
Sets
9
Printed
2011–2025
Illustrators
10
Sightings
1

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The strongest Shelmet art

  1. 01/06

    Shelmet

    White Flare · 2025

    Drawn by Mékayu

    Illustration rare

  2. 02/06

    Shelmet

    Fusion Strike · 2021

    Drawn by Shibuzoh.

    Common

  3. 03/06

    Shelmet

    Crimson Invasion · 2017

    Drawn by OOYAMA

    Common

  4. 04/06

    Shelmet

    Dark Explorers · 2012

    Drawn by Shigenori Negishi

    Common

  5. 05/06

    Shelmet

    Plasma Blast · 2013

    Drawn by Sumiyoshi Kizuki

    Common

  6. 06/06

    Shelmet

    Furious Fists · 2014

    Drawn by sui

    Common

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Which is the better picture?

Two Shelmet cards, side by side.

Shelmet, Fusion Strike
Shelmet, White Flare
Shelmet, Dark Explorers
Shelmet, Darkness Ablaze
Shelmet, White Flare
Shelmet, Journey Together
Shelmet, Plasma Blast
Shelmet, Crimson Invasion
Shelmet, Furious Fists

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A Shelmet page, ready to go

Nine of the strongest Shelmet artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.

Shelmet by scene

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

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How Shelmet gets drawn

Shelmet is usually drawn funny, playful and cute, often tonguing, in spring, in ink.

Across 10 Shelmet artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Build a page of Shelmet tonguing

2011–2025

Shelmet through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

  1. 2011 Noble Victories
  2. 2012 Dark Explorers
  3. 2013 Plasma Blast
  4. 2014 Furious Fists
  5. 2017 Crimson Invasion
  6. 2020 Darkness Ablaze
  7. 2021 Fusion Strike
  8. 2025 White Flare
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Evolves into

  1. Shelmetthis page · 10 cards
  2. Accelgor10 cards

Shelmet sightingsspotted in 1 other card

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

Every Shelmet card

10 cards, strongest artwork first.

10 of 10 cards

Shelmet in numbers

Cards
10
Sets
9since Noble Victories
Illustrators
10most by Megumi Mizutani
Printed
2011–2025
Printed as
Basic
Sightings
1in other cards' art
HP on card
60–70

They span 9 sets, from Noble Victories to White Flare. 10 illustrators have drawn it, most often Megumi Mizutani, Midori Harada and Mékayu.

Who draws Shelmet

10 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

9 sets, by how many Shelmet cards each holds.

Rarity

Common9Illustration rare1

Questions

How many Shelmet cards are there?
There are 10 Shelmet cards, printed between 2011 and 2025 across 9 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Shelmet card has the best artwork?
That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Shelmet art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Shelmet cards?
10 illustrators have drawn Shelmet. Megumi Mizutani has done the most at 1, followed by Midori Harada and Mékayu.
What was the first Shelmet card?
Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Noble Victories, released in 2011. 9 of its 10 cards are Common.

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