How many Thundurus cards are there?

There are 17 Thundurus cards, printed between 2011 and 2025 across 13 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.

Which Thundurus card has the best artwork?

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

Who illustrates Thundurus cards?

10 illustrators have drawn Thundurus. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 5, followed by Eske Yoshinob and Anesaki Dynamic.

What was the first Thundurus card?

Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from BW Black Star Promos, released in 2011. 8 of its 17 cards are Rare.

No. 642 · Unova · Electric/Flying

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Thundurus is a Electric/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Unova, number 642 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: 17
Sets: 13
Printed: 2011–2025
Illustrators: 10
Sightings: 1

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The strongest Thundurus art

01/06
Thundurus
SVP Black Star Promos · 2023
Drawn by Anesaki Dynamic
Promo
02/06
Thundurus-EX
Plasma Freeze · 2013
Drawn by 5ban Graphics
Ultra Rare
03/06
Thundurus GX
SM Black Star Promos · 2017
Drawn by 5ban Graphics
Promo
04/06
Thundurus
Emerging Powers · 2011
Drawn by 5ban Graphics
Ultra Rare
05/06
Thundurus EX
Roaring Skies · 2015
Drawn by Ryo Ueda
Ultra Rare
06/06
Thundurus-EX
Plasma Freeze · 2013
Drawn by Eske Yoshinob
Rare

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How Thundurus gets drawn

Thundurus is usually drawn fierce, epic and futuristic, usually charging, in a storm, lit by lightning.

Across 14 Thundurus artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

fierce93%3× more than most Pokémon
tense86%2.1× more than most Pokémon
epic86%3× more than most Pokémon
nostalgic7%
playful7%

Light and time

Lit by lightning 71%In dramatic light 64%In a storm 71%

Lit by lightning10 of 14 artworks In a storm10 of 14 artworks Charging10 of 14 artworks Fierce13 of 14 artworks

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2011–2025

Thundurus through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

2011 Emerging Powers
2013 Plasma Freeze
2014 Furious Fists
2015 Roaring Skies
2017 SM Black Star Promos
2019 Unified Minds
2021 Chilling Reign
2023 SVP Black Star Promos
2024 Paldean Fates
2025 Black Bolt

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Thundurus sightingsspotted in 1 other card

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

Tornadus

Anesaki Dynamic

Every Thundurus card

17 cards, strongest artwork first.

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Thundurus in numbers

Cards: 17
Sets: 13since BW Black Star Promos
Illustrators: 10most by 5ban Graphics
Printed: 2011–2025
Printed as: Basic
Sightings: 1in other cards' art
HP on card: 110–180

They span 13 sets, from BW Black Star Promos to Black Bolt. 10 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Eske Yoshinob and Anesaki Dynamic.

Who draws Thundurus

10 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

13 sets, by how many Thundurus cards each holds.

1 more set

Unified Minds1

Rarity

Rare8Ultra Rare4Promo2Holo Rare1Shiny rare1Uncommon1

Questions

How many Thundurus cards are there?: There are 17 Thundurus cards, printed between 2011 and 2025 across 13 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Thundurus card has the best artwork?: That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Thundurus art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Thundurus cards?: 10 illustrators have drawn Thundurus. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 5, followed by Eske Yoshinob and Anesaki Dynamic.
What was the first Thundurus card?: Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from BW Black Star Promos, released in 2011. 8 of its 17 cards are Rare.