No. 333 · Hoenn · Normal/Flying
Swablucards
Swablu is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Hoenn, number 333 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2003 to 2024. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 27
- Sets
- 23
- Printed
- 2003–2024
- Illustrators
- 23
- Sightings
- 6
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The strongest Swablu art

01/06Swablu
Illustration rare

02/06Swablu
Rare

03/06Swablu
Common

04/06Swablu
Common

05/06Swablu
Common

06/06Swablu
Common
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Which is the better picture?
Two Swablu cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Swablu artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Swablu by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Swablu cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Swablu gets drawn
Swablu is usually drawn playful, peaceful and cute, usually flying, in spring.
Across 26 Swablu artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2003–2024
Swablu through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2003 Dragon
2005 Deoxys
2006 Dragon Frontiers
2007 Power Keepers
2008 Great Encounters
2009 Platinum
2010 Triumphant
2012 Dragons Exalted
2013 Legendary Treasures
2015 BREAKthrough
2016 Generations
2017 Crimson Invasion
2018 Dragon Majesty
2019 Hidden Fates Shiny Vault
2020 Champion's Path
2021 Evolving Skies
2022 Silver Tempest
2023 Paradox Rift
2024 Surging Sparks
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Swabluthis page · 27 cards
Altaria37 cards
Swablu sightingsspotted in 6 other cards
Cards where Swablu turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Swablu card
27 cards, strongest artwork first.
Swablu in numbers
- Cards
- 27
- Sets
- 23since Dragon
- Illustrators
- 23most by Atsuko Nishida
- Printed
- 2003–2024
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 6in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 40–50
They span 23 sets, from Dragon to Surging Sparks. 23 illustrators have drawn it, most often Atsuko Nishida, Kagemaru Himeno and Miki Tanaka.
Who draws Swablu
23 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
23 sets, by how many Swablu cards each holds.
Dragon Majesty2
Dragons Exalted2
Paradox Rift2
Platinum2
BREAKthrough1
Champion's Path1
Crimson Invasion1
Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery1
Deoxys1
Dragon1
Dragon Frontiers1
Emerald1
11 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Swablu cards are there?
- There are 27 Swablu cards, printed between 2003 and 2024 across 23 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Swablu card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Swablu art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Swablu cards?
- 23 illustrators have drawn Swablu. Atsuko Nishida has done the most at 2, followed by Kagemaru Himeno and Miki Tanaka.
- What was the first Swablu card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Dragon, released in 2003. 22 of its 27 cards are Common.





















