No. 321 · Hoenn · Water
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Wailord is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Hoenn, number 321 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2003 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 24
- Sets
- 19
- Printed
- 2003–2026
- Illustrators
- 18
- Sightings
- 8
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The strongest Wailord art

01/06Wailord
Illustration rare

02/06Magikarp & Wailord GX
Ultra Rare

03/06Wailord EX
Ultra Rare

04/06Wailord ex
Ultra Rare

05/06Magikarp & Wailord GX
Promo

06/06Wailord V
Holo Rare V
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Which is the better picture?
Two Wailord cards, side by side.
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Nine of the strongest Wailord artworks as a binder page. Add it to your binder and swap any card. No account needed.
Wailord by scene
Its cards do not gather in any one scene yet. Describe one in the studio and it will find the Wailord cards that come closest.
How Wailord gets drawn
Wailord is usually drawn epic and wondrous, usually swimming, often in 3D.
Across 22 Wailord artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2003–2026
Wailord through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2003 Sandstorm
2006 Legend Maker
2008 Great Encounters
2009 Supreme Victors
2010 Triumphant
2012 Dragons Exalted
2015 Primal Clash
2017 SM Black Star Promos
2018 Celestial Storm
2019 Team Up
2020 Vivid Voltage
2022 Silver Tempest
2023 Crown Zenith
2025 Journey Together
2026 Pitch Black
Evolves from
Wailmer15 cards
Wailordthis page · 24 cards
Wailord sightingsspotted in 8 other cards
Cards where Wailord turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Wailord card
24 cards, strongest artwork first.
Wailord in numbers
- Cards
- 24
- Sets
- 19since Ruby & Sapphire
- Illustrators
- 18most by 5ban Graphics
- Printed
- 2003–2026
- Printed as
- Basic, Stage 1
- Sightings
- 8in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 120–380
They span 19 sets, from Ruby & Sapphire to Pitch Black. 18 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Mitsuhiro Arita and OOYAMA. It has been printed as Basic and Stage 1.
Who draws Wailord
18 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
19 sets, by how many Wailord cards each holds.
Team Up3
Journey Together2
Pitch Black2
Primal Clash2
Celestial Storm1
Champion's Path1
Cosmic Eclipse1
Crown Zenith1
Dragons Exalted1
Great Encounters1
Guardians Rising1
Legend Maker1
7 more sets
Rarity
Questions
- How many Wailord cards are there?
- There are 24 Wailord cards, printed between 2003 and 2026 across 19 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Wailord card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Wailord art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Wailord cards?
- 18 illustrators have drawn Wailord. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 4, followed by Mitsuhiro Arita and OOYAMA.
- What was the first Wailord card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Ruby & Sapphire, released in 2003. 11 of its 24 cards are Rare.






















