No. 218 · Johto · Fire
Slugmacards
Slugma is a Fire-type Pokémon introduced in Johto, number 218 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2001 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 24
- Sets
- 22
- Printed
- 2001–2026
- Illustrators
- 20
- Sightings
- 1
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The strongest Slugma art
01/06Slugma
Common
02/06Slugma
Common
03/06Slugma
Common
04/06Slugma
Common
05/06Slugma
Common
06/06Slugma
Common
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Which is the better picture?
Two Slugma cards, side by side.
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A Slugma page, ready to go
Nine of the strongest Slugma artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Slugma by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Slugma cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Slugma gets drawn
Slugma is usually drawn moody, often flowing, often painted.
Across 23 Slugma artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2001–2026
Slugma through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2001 Neo Revelation
2002 Neo Destiny
2003 Skyridge
2004 Team Rocket Returns
2005 Unseen Forces
2008 Great Encounters
2010 Undaunted
2013 Kalos Starter Set- 2014 XY
- 2015 Primal Clash
2018 Lost Thunder- 2019 Cosmic Eclipse
- 2020 Vivid Voltage
- 2021 Fusion Strike
- 2022 Lost Origin
- 2024 Twilight Masquerade
- 2025 Destined Rivals
2026 Ascended Heroes
Evolves into
- Slugmathis page · 24 cards
Magcargo30 cards
Slugma sightingsspotted in 1 other card
Cards where Slugma turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Slugma card
24 cards, strongest artwork first.
Slugma in numbers
- Cards
- 24
- Sets
- 22since Neo Revelation
- Illustrators
- 20most by Kagemaru Himeno
- Printed
- 2001–2026
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 1in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 40–80
They span 22 sets, from Neo Revelation to Ascended Heroes. 20 illustrators have drawn it, most often Kagemaru Himeno, Ken Sugimori and Midori Harada.
Who draws Slugma
20 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
22 sets, by how many Slugma cards each holds.
Deoxys2
Skyridge2
Ascended Heroes1
Celestial Storm1
Cosmic Eclipse1
Destined Rivals1
Dragon1
Fusion Strike1
Great Encounters1
Kalos Starter Set1- Lost Origin1
Lost Thunder1
10 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Slugma cards are there?
- There are 24 Slugma cards, printed between 2001 and 2026 across 22 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Slugma card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Slugma art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Slugma cards?
- 20 illustrators have drawn Slugma. Kagemaru Himeno has done the most at 2, followed by Ken Sugimori and Midori Harada.
- What was the first Slugma card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Neo Revelation, released in 2001. 23 of its 24 cards are Common.
