B&W/X&Y Era Full Art-Work Ranking

Was having a discussion with a friend today about which FA Artwork was the best for the B/W Era of Pokemon Cards. So I thought it might be fun, for those of you who are fans of the B/W Series and/or the FA Artwork (regular EX artwork is trash) to share which we think is/was the best and which was the worst.

I have decided to keep it strictly to the actual Pokemon and not included the Character FAs, although I love Skyla.

You can do any sort of ranking system you want. I am going to go with the tiered system.

Elder God Tier

Ho-Oh

God Tier

Xerneas, Landorus, Entei, Groudon, Keldeo, Blastoise

High Tier

Yveltal, Reshiram(ND), Zekrom(ND), Virizion(NV), Terrakion(NV), Cresselia, Darkrai, Mew, Terrakion(DRX), Rayquaza, Victini(PS), Deoxys, Virizion(PB), Reshiram(LT), Zekrom(LT), Mew(RC), Reshiram(RC)

Middle Tier

Zekrom(B&W), Thundurus(EP), Victini (NV), Cobalion(NV), Kyurem, Mewtwo, Raikou, Celebi, Black Kyurem, White Kyurem, Articuno, Cobalion(PS), Thundurus(PF), Latias, Latios, Genesect, Dialga, Skarmory, Venusaur

Bottom Tier

Reshiram(B&W), Tornadus(EP), Shaymin, Regigigas, Tornadus(DE), Registeel, Lugia, Heatran, Tornadus(PF), Jirachi, Palkia, Meloetta(RC), Shaymin(RC), Emolga(XY)

Absolutely Atrocious Tier

Kyogre, Giratina, Emolga(RC)

The friend I was discussing this with loves it as well.
I am sure there are people who think some of my high ranking ones are terrible.

Well, I am not that fond of Giratina. :stuck_out_tongue:

My favorite is without a doubt Mewtwo (huge bias), but I also love Regigigas and Blastoise.

My favorites
mew (not radiantc!), mewtwo, lugia, Japanese exclusive (firey!) rayquaza (man I want that card!), toxicroak (love the coloration), and mew radiant collection

I don’t have a least favorite but do find it weird they never made FAs for suicune, regirock, regice, zapdos, or moltres.

BW: Reshiram > Zekrom
EP: Thundurus > Tornadus
NV: Victini > Terrakion > Virizion > Cobalion
ND: Mewtwo > Skymin > Regigigas > Reshiram > Kyurem > Zekrom
DEX: Entei > Raikou > Groudon > Darkrai > Kyogre >>>> Tornadus
DRX: Mew > Ho-oh > Terrakion > Giratina > Rayquaza > Registeel
BC: Cresselia > Keldeo > Celebi > Black Kyurem > White Kyurem >>> Landorus
PS: Victini > Lugia > Articuno > Cobalion
PF: Latias > Latios > Deoxys > Heatran >>> Thundurus > Tornadus
PB: Jirachi > Virizion > Dialga > Genesect > Palkia
LT: Meloetta > Reshiram > Emolga > Mew > Skymin > Reshiram > Zekrom
Supporter FAs: Bianca > N > Juniper > Iris > Skyla > Cheren > Ghetsis > Colress

Top three: Meloetta (LT), Mew (DRX) and Reshiram (LT) :3

Favorite FA? I would have to say these 3:

  1. Darkrai

  2. Deoxys

  3. Genesect

The Darkrai art looks amazing. I like the way Deoxys pops out at you as well and the Genesect as awesome color scheme. Mew is one of my favorites but these 3 have a special place.

When I first stared doing PSA submissions I bought 3 boxes to get some cards to grade. I bought a DEX (for 113!), PF and PB from DAcardworld. I pulled all the best from each set which was those 3 cards. All 3 of them got Gem Mint too and look fantastic next to my psa 10 mewtwo FA.

I still really want that Mew FA in PSA 10.

Top 3 would have to be Ho-oh, Darkrai, and Dragon blast mew

I don’t even collect FA’s but definitely like the fact how badass some of them look. :stuck_out_tongue:

  1. Rayquaza EX / Dragons Exalted

  2. Mew EX / Dragons Exalted

  3. Mewtwo EX / Next Destinies

  4. Groudon EX / Dark Explorers

Pokemon center lady!!! :grin:

EDIT: my bad just saw doing pokemon only.

Cresselia FA is beautiful. Easily my favorite FA :blush: