How many Zekrom cards are there?

There are 36 Zekrom cards, printed between 2011 and 2026 across 21 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.

Which Zekrom card has the best artwork?

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

Who illustrates Zekrom cards?

16 illustrators have drawn Zekrom. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 10, followed by Naoki Saito and Mitsuhiro Arita.

What was the first Zekrom card?

Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Black & White, released in 2011. 16 of its 36 cards are Rare.

No. 644 · Unova · Electric/Dragon

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Zekrom is a Electric/Dragon-type Pokémon introduced in Unova, number 644 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2011 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.

Cards: 36
Sets: 21
Printed: 2011–2026
Illustrators: 16
Sightings: 3

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The strongest Zekrom art

01/06
Zekrom ex
Black Bolt · 2025
Drawn by danciao
Special illustration rare
02/06
Zekrom
Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery · 2022
Drawn by AKIRA EGAWA
Rare
MEP Black Star Promos03/06
N's Zekrom
MEP Black Star Promos · 2025
Drawn by Bun Toujo
Promo
04/06
Zekrom
XY Black Star Promos · 2013
Drawn by Naoki Saito
Promo
05/06
Pikachu & Zekrom GX
SM Black Star Promos · 2017
Drawn by kawayoo
Promo
06/06
Zekrom ex
Black Bolt · 2025
Drawn by takuyoa
Black White Rare

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Which is the better picture?

Two Zekrom cards, side by side.

Pikachu & Zekrom GX, SM Black Star Promos

Pikachu & Zekrom GX, 30th Classic Collection

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Zekrom by scene

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

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How Zekrom gets drawn

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

Across 23 Zekrom artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.

Moods

epic100%4× more than most Pokémon
tense96%2.5× more than most Pokémon
fierce87%3× more than most Pokémon
wondrous9%
nostalgic4%

Light and time

In dramatic light 83%Lit by lightning 56%In a storm 61%

In a storm14 of 23 artworks Lit by lightning13 of 23 artworks Futuristic19 of 23 artworks Epic23 of 23 artworks

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2011–2026

Zekrom through the years

Its strongest card of each year it was printed.

2011 Black & White
2012 Next Destinies
2013 XY Black Star Promos
2015 Roaring Skies
2017 SM Black Star Promos
2018 Dragon Majesty
2019 Team Up
2020 Vivid Voltage
2021 Celebrations
2022 Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery
2023 Paradox Rift
2025 MEP Black Star Promos
2026 30th Classic Collection

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Zekrom sightingsspotted in 3 other cards

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

Every Zekrom card

36 cards, strongest artwork first.

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Zekrom in numbers

Cards: 36
Sets: 21since Black & White
Illustrators: 16most by 5ban Graphics
Printed: 2011–2026
Printed as: Basic
Sightings: 3in other cards' art
HP on card: 120–270

They span 21 sets, from Black & White to 30th Classic Collection. 16 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Naoki Saito and Mitsuhiro Arita.

Who draws Zekrom

16 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.

Where it has been printed

21 sets, by how many Zekrom cards each holds.

9 more sets

Rarity

Rare16Ultra Rare7Promo5Secret Rare3Black White Rare1Double rare1

Questions

How many Zekrom cards are there?: There are 36 Zekrom cards, printed between 2011 and 2026 across 21 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
Which Zekrom card has the best artwork?: That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Zekrom art first, however common or rare the card.
Who illustrates Zekrom cards?: 16 illustrators have drawn Zekrom. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 10, followed by Naoki Saito and Mitsuhiro Arita.
What was the first Zekrom card?: Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Black & White, released in 2011. 16 of its 36 cards are Rare.