How many Slowpoke cards are there?

There are 40 Slowpoke cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 36 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.

Which Slowpoke card has the best artwork?

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

Who illustrates Slowpoke cards?

30 illustrators have drawn Slowpoke. Miki Tanaka has done the most at 4, followed by Sumiyoshi Kizuki and ConceptLab.

What was the first Slowpoke card?

Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Fossil, released in 1999. 32 of its 40 cards are Common.

No. 79 · Kanto · Water/Psychic

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Slowpoke is a Water/Psychic-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 79 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: 40
Sets: 36
Printed: 1999–2026
Illustrators: 30
Sightings: 8

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The strongest Slowpoke art

01/06
Slowpoke
Scarlet & Violet · 2023
Drawn by Toshinao Aoki
Illustration rare
02/06
Slowpoke & Psyduck GX
Unified Minds · 2019
Drawn by Miki Tanaka
Ultra Rare
03/06
Slowpoke & Psyduck GX
Unified Minds · 2019
Drawn by ConceptLab
Ultra Rare
04/06
Slowpoke & Psyduck GX
Unified Minds · 2019
Drawn by Mitsuhiro Arita
Ultra Rare
05/06
Slowpoke
30th Celebration · 2026
Drawn by Uninori
Common
06/06
Slowpoke
Pitch Black · 2026
Drawn by Nelnal
Common

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Which is the better picture?

Two Slowpoke cards, side by side.

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Slowpoke by scene

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

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in a meadow7 cards with friends6 cards in the forest4 cards in the city3 cards in a garden3 cards

How Slowpoke gets drawn

Slowpoke is usually drawn funny, playful and cute, often lying down, often painted.

Across 36 Slowpoke artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

playful89%2× more than most Pokémon
funny72%6× more than most Pokémon
peaceful53%2.2× more than most Pokémon
nostalgic25%
mysterious3%

Light and time

In daylight 78%In summer 64%

Funny26 of 36 artworks Lying9 of 36 artworks Playful32 of 36 artworks Sleeping9 of 36 artworks

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1999–2026

Slowpoke through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

1999 Fossil
2000 Neo Genesis
2002 Legendary Collection
2003 Aquapolis
2004 FireRed & LeafGreen
2005 Unseen Forces
2008 Great Encounters
2010 Undaunted
2011 Call of Legends
2012 Dark Explorers
2016 Generations
2017 Guardians Rising
2018 Lost Thunder
2019 Unified Minds
2021 Chilling Reign
2022 Pokémon GO
2023 Scarlet & Violet
2024 Paldean Fates
2025 Prismatic Evolutions
2026 Pitch Black

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Evolves into

Slowpokethis page · 40 cards
Slowbro28 cards
Slowking26 cards

Slowpoke sightingsspotted in 8 other cards

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

Every Slowpoke card

40 cards, strongest artwork first.

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Slowpoke in numbers

Cards: 40
Sets: 36since Fossil
Illustrators: 30most by Miki Tanaka
Printed: 1999–2026
Printed as: Basic
Sightings: 8in other cards' art
HP on card: 50–250

They span 36 sets, from Fossil to 30th Celebration. 30 illustrators have drawn it, most often Miki Tanaka, Sumiyoshi Kizuki and ConceptLab.

Who draws Slowpoke

30 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

36 sets, by how many Slowpoke cards each holds.

24 more sets

Rarity

Common32Ultra Rare3Promo2Illustration rare1Secret Rare1Shiny rare1

Questions

How many Slowpoke cards are there?: There are 40 Slowpoke cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 36 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Slowpoke card has the best artwork?: That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Slowpoke art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Slowpoke cards?: 30 illustrators have drawn Slowpoke. Miki Tanaka has done the most at 4, followed by Sumiyoshi Kizuki and ConceptLab.
What was the first Slowpoke card?: Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Fossil, released in 1999. 32 of its 40 cards are Common.