National Index including all Forms & Shiny Pokémon (W.I.P.)

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Introduction

Although this is actually a collection update, I decided to post it as a separated article and add loads of information, to help other National Index collectors who also go after all forms and/or Shiny Pokémon like me.

“But what if I don’t have any intention of starting a National Index collection? Why would I read this article then?”, you might ask. Well, this article will also contain information you might not know about. Did you for example know that there is a Pokémon with almost four billion unique forms? And did you know that one Pokémon with multiple forms is responsible for some language exclusive artworks in the TCG, including a Russian exclusive? Or did you know that there are some gender differences in cards that weren’t even intended and are mostly done by accident by the artists? No? Well, then continue reading down below. :blush:

In this article I will start by showing a picture with one of each regular Pokémon of the generation. After that I will go over certain categories if applicable to the generation:

Please note that the cards shown are completely random. I choose the artworks I liked most from the cards I had, and for the Shiny Pokémon that have multiple cards available I usually have the cheapest ones. There are also a select few played cards, as well as PSA/BGS graded cards, miscut/error cards, Jumbo cards, and even a Teach Set card. Also note that I collect every language, and yes, you will see every language (English, Japanese, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Thai. EDIT: Except for Indonesian, which only has a single Pikachu card when writing this…) in the pictures. As I said, everything is at random. :blush:

NOTE: Image-heavy, so don’t open the spoilers/image-links when browsing with limited internet (i.e. mobile)!!
TODO: This is a W.I.P. Will add the last pieces of missing information/cards later on (see my first comment below this main post).

Generation 1

The first generation consist of the Pokémon with National Index numbers 1 (Bulbasaur) to and including 151 (Mew), so 151 in total. Only looking at the sets, this generation was mainly focused on from the Base Set to and including Gym Challenge sets. The very first Pokémon TCG cards released were the Pikachu and Jigglypuff CoroCoro Comic promos, released on October 15th, 1996, five days before the Japanese No Rarity Base Set was released on October 20th.

Let me start with a scan of all 151 generation 1 Pokémon, one of every Pokémon as TCG card:

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Gender Differences

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The only pretty well-known gender difference in generation 1 is Pikachu. A Female Pikachu will have a heart-shaped tail, and there are a bunch of Female Pikachu TCG cards available.

There are however two more Pokémon with a gender variation that’s different than the other cards of the same Pokémon:

  • Male Dodrios have black necks and Female Dodrios have beige necks. Almost all artworks of Dodrio are therefore Female variations. There is however a card, pictured above, which has black necks and is therefore a Male Dodrio.
  • Male Magikarps have yellow whiskers and Female Magikarps have white whiskers. Almost all artworks of Magikarp are therefore Male variations. The artwork of the Base Set has white whiskers however, and is therefore a Female Magikarp.

Some other Pokémon from generation 1 which has distinguishable gender differences, but where only one of the two is available as TCG card: Butterfree; Gloom; Vileplume; Kadabra; Alakazam; Doduo; and Gyarados.

Mega

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For generation 1 there are 15 Mega Pokémon in total (Venusaur, Blastoise, Charizard X, Charizard Y, Beedrill, Pidgeot, Alakazam, Slowbro, Gengar, Kangaskhan, Pinsir, Gyarados, Aerodactyl, Mewtwo X, Mewtwo Y), of which 13 are available on TCG cards (Mega Pinsir is not available, and Mega Gyarados is only available as Shiny Mega variant). Mega Pokémon were introduced in the XY era, and are a temporary evolution form on top of the regular evolution lines.

Alolan

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Only generation 1 has Alolan Pokémon forms, introduced in the Sun & Moon era as regional forms for the Alolan islands. All 18 Alolan Pokémon (Rattata, Raticate, Raichu, Sandshrew, Sandslash, Vulpix, Ninetales, Diglett, Dugtrio, Meowth, Persian, Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Grimer, Muk, Exeggutor, Marowak) are available on TCG cards.

Shiny

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Although all Pokémon have Shiny versions available, not all are available on TCG cards. Shiny Pokémon are color variations, where a Shiny Voltorb is for example blue instead of red, and a shiny Magikarp is gold instead of red. Most Shiny Pokémon TCG cards are from:

  • Neo Destiny triple-star Shining Secret Rares;
  • Gold Stars;
  • SH Reverse Holo Secret Rares in the sets Stormfront, Platinum, Supreme Victors, and Arceus;
  • Secret Rares from the sets Call of Legends; Next Destinies; Dark Explorers; Dragons Exalted; Boundaries Crossed; Plasma Storm; Plasma Freeze; Plasma Blast;
  • Duo-Type Pokémon from Steam Siege;
  • Shining Legends;
  • and GX Ultra Shiny.
    Apart from that there are of course some promos and loose cards of Shiny Pokémon, but those are exceptions.

Generation 1 has a total of 25 Shiny Pokémon (Charmander, Charmelon, Charizard, Blastoise, Pikachu, Raichu, Vulpix, Alakazam, Ponyta, Magnemite, Magneton, Voltorb, Electrode, Exeggcute, Scyther, Magikarp, Gyarados, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Kabutops, Articuno, Mewtwo, Mew) in the TCG.

Shiny Mega/Alolan

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It’s also possible to have a combination of both Shiny and Alolan or Mega. For Generation 1 there are two Shiny Alolan Pokémon, Vulpix and Nintales. And for Mega there is a Shiny Mega Gengar and Gyarados (even though Gyarados doesn’t have a regular Mega variation, only Shiny versions are available in the TCG).

Official

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In generation 1 there aren’t a lot of different forms.

One that has different pattern variations is Arbok. It has a total of twenty different patterns available, but only eight are known. Four different patterns have appeared in the games; three different patterns have appeared in the anime; and one pattern has appeared solely in the TCG. The three patterns available on TCG cards (in order of the picture above) are: Main Pattern aka Regenerative Pattern; Main Circular Pattern; and Dark Pattern. The other patterns that are known are: Secondary Circular Pattern; Pokémon Ranger Pattern; Invulnerability Pattern; Attack Pattern; and Speed Pattern. All these patterns and a more in depth explanation can be found here.
When Ditto isn’t able to remember a face of a Pokémon completely, it will transform to the Pokémon, but keep it’s own face. There are loads of cuddly toys like this, as well as some TCG cards. One of each variation is shown in the picture above, which are: Bulbasaur; Charmander; Squirtle; Pikachu; partial pink Pikachu; Geodude; and Mr. Mime.

And the third form of generation 1 is Ancient Mew, which is one of the only two TCG cards to be shown in the anime (the other being Dark Primeape in the Japanese version of this anime, which showed James photo’s in the English version). Ancient Mew is a 2D runic representation of Mew. Apparently the text on the card could also be translated with a cheat sheet provided by WotC at some events, although I’ve never seen it myself. The translations of both the texts and attacks are known however.

Unofficial / Artwork Errors

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There are quite a bunch of unofficial or erroneous variations available for generation 1:

The Charmander displayed in the picture above has a small bump on its back. In Charmander’s earliest designs he had bumps on his back, which can also be seen in the Bandai Carddass Charmander. The artwork of Charmander from Gym Challenge also has one of these bumps on his back.

Usually only the belly of Ekans is yellow, but in the artwork of the Team Rocket set, the yellow stripes also form multiple rings around it’s entire body.

The tails of Ninetales are supposed to have orange tips. In most artworks these can be seen (although usually very lightly colored). In some artworks like the one displayed above from Call of Legends, these orange tips are lacking completely.

In most Mankey and Primeape TCG cards, the nose has the same light brown color as most of its body. There are however a few cards where their noses are pinkish. And although the nose of Mankey of the Team Rocket set is the same color as its body, the brown itself is way darker than it’s supposed to be.

The mouth of the Poliwag from Base Set is light blue instead of pinkish.

Machop and Machoke are both supposed to be grey, and Machamp is supposed to be blueish-grey. Instead, all three are available on TCG cards as grey, blueish-grey, and greenish-grey, as can be seen in the picture above.

When we look at the red/blue parts of the magnets of Magnemites, most artwork will have the red parts at the left-top and right-bottom, as was shown in the first Magnemite in the picture above, which we’ve also shown earlier at the total 151 Pokémon. The second Magnemite artwork in the picture above however has this reversed, so the red parts are at the left-bottom and right-top instead. As for the third (miscut) Magnemite from BREAKthrough: it has both versions of Magnemite in the same artwork.

As for the Magneton from the Fossil set: the bottom Magnemite of the three is upside down, whereas most artworks of Magneton have all three Magnemites in the same orientation, with one at the top, and two at the sides. The colors of the magnets in all Magnetons are the same however for all TCG artworks (except for this upside down Magneton of course).

Onix has a Crystal Onix form in the anime, which is as the name suggests made of crystal instead of rock, and is also strong against water unlike regular Onix. Although the TCG doesn’t contain a Crystal Onix, the Onix displayed above from the EX Team Rocket Returns set is very reflective and unlike any of the grey Onix we see in other TCG cards. But, although it kinda looks like Crystal Onix, it’s still a rock type and weak to water, so it’s still a regular, although more reflective, rock Onix.

Exeggcute consists of six eggs. There are however some cases where Exeggcute has just five eggs in the anime, and the artwork from the Gym Heroes set is similar, missing its sixth egg.

Jynx originally had a black skin. Due to its big lips and human-like appearance, it was deemed a negative racial stereotype of African-Americans by some people, so they later on changes the color to purple instead. Some of the earlier artworks in the TCG, like the one from Neo Recovery displayed in the picture above, still depiction a black instead of purple skin however.

Gyarados’ whiskers are either supposed to be blue (for Male Gyarados - which is the case for close to all TCG artworks) or white (for Female Gyarados - which aren’t available as TCG card). The whiskers of the Base Set artwork are light red however (with a small hint of yellow mixed in, so not sure whether it’s a Male or Female Gyarados).

The tip of the tail of Eevee is supposed to be cream-brown, of a similar color as its furry collar. The tail of Eevee from the Jungle set is completely brown however, and the tail of Eevee from the Team Rocket set is completely cream-colored.

The tail of Vaporeon is supposed to be a flat tail of a similar color as the rest of it’s body, as can be seen in this picture. The tail of Vaporeon in the Jungle set has a more detailed tail that resembles that of a fish (or mermaid).

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Generation 2

The second generation consist of the Pokémon with National Index numbers 152 (Chikorita) to and including 251 (Celebi), so 100 in total. Only looking at the sets, this generation was mainly focused on from the Neo Genesis to and including Skyridge sets.

Let me again start with a scan of all 100 generation 2 Pokémon, one of every Pokémon as TCG card:

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Gender Differences

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In generation 2 there is only a single card available as gender difference, which is Wobuffet. Female Wobuffets will have red lip stick, which can be seen in the artwork of the Generations - Radiant Collection set.

Some other Pokémon from generation 2 with distinguishable gender differences, but for which only a single version is available in the TCG: Xatu; Wooper; Girafarig; and Heracross.

Mega

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For generation 2 there are 6 Pokémon capable of Mega evolution (Ampharos; Steelix; Scizor; Heracross; Houndoom; and Tyranitar), of which 5 are available on TCG cards (Mega Steelix is only available as Shiny variation).

Shiny

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Generation 2 has a total of 17 Shiny Pokémon (Noctowl; Azumarill; Sudowoodo; Yanma; Wooper; Quagsire; Espeon; Umbreon; Steelix; Scizor; Raikou; Entei; Suicune; Tyranitar; Lugia; Ho-Oh; and Celebi) in the TCG.

Shiny Mega

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There is one Shiny Mega Pokémon in generation 2, which is Shiny Mega Steelix (even though there is no regular Mega Steelix available as TCG card, similar as with Mega Gyarados of generation 1).

Official

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Pichu has two official forms. One is the Spikey-eared Pichu, where the left ear of Pichu (right from our angle) has three spikes, which is displayed in the first Pichu in the picture above. The second is the Pichu Bros., where one of the two brothers has a little hair forelock.

Then we’ll have the probably most well-known Pokémon with different forms, which is Unown. Unown is available as the full alphabet A through and including Z, as well as a question mark and exclamation mark, which both have their eyes half-closed.

The last one is Shadow Lugia, which is only available as Jumbo card. In this form Lugia is purple with red eyes.

Unofficial / Artwork Errors

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First of we have a Spikey-eared Pichu with blue eyes instead of the regular black.

Next we have Wooper from the Secret Wonder set, which has body stripes of the same color as its gills, instead of dark blue.

The Espeon Gold Star is a Shiny Espeon, but instead of purple eyes and blue inner ears it has red eyes and green inner ears.

Then the Espeon from the Japanese VS set, which has a grey fur and red eyes, instead of purple fur and black eyes (or green fur and purple eyes like the Shiny Espeon).Sneasel is supposed to have a yellow crystal on its head, but has an orange crystal instead in the artwork of the Legends Awakened set displayed above.

Teddiursa is supposed to have a light yellow crescent of the moon on its head. In the artwork of the Neo Discovery set it’s a very bright yellow however, and in the artwork of the Unleashed set it’s white.

The little fish next to Mantine is supposed to be a miniature Remoraid. In the artwork of the Neo Genesis set it’s a different kind of little fish.

The tail of Stantler is supposed to be the same color brown as the rest of its body. In the artwork of the Neo Genesis Stantler this is cream-colored like his belly and spots instead.

Generation 3

The third generation consist of the Pokémon with National Index numbers 252 (Treecko) to and including 386 (Deoxys), so 135 in total. Only looking at the sets, this generation was mainly focused on from the EX Ruby & Sapphire to and including EX Power Keepers sets.

Let me again start with a scan of all 135 generation 3 Pokémon, one of every Pokémon as TCG card:

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Gender Differences

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When the body leaf of Roselia is long it means it’s a Female, and when it’s short it means it’s a Male. Most of the Rosalia cards are either Female or kinda indistinguishable. The Roselia from Unleashed, which is at the left in the picture above, clearly has a short body leaf however, so is a Male Roselia.

One other Pokémon from generation 3 which has distinguishable gender differences, but only one of the two is available as TCG card: Cacturne.

Mega

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For generation 3 there are 20 Pokémon capable of Mega evolution (Sceptile; Blaziken; Swampert; Gardevoir; Sableye; Mawile; Aggron; Medicham; Manectric; Sharpedo; Camerupt; Altaria; Banette; Absol; Glalie; Salamence; Metagross; Latias; Latios; and Rayquaza), of which 15 are available on TCG cards (Mega Sableye will soon be released, but isn’t available yet; Mega Medicham, Mega Banette, and Mega Latias aren’t available; and Mega Metagross is only available as Shiny variant).

Shiny

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Generation 3 has a total of 30 Shiny Pokémon (Treecko; Torchic; Mudkip; Lotad; Shiftry; Ralts; Kirlia; Gardevoir; Swablu; Altaria; Seviper; Milotic; Shuppet; Banette; Duskull; Relicanth; Bagon; Beldum; Metang; Metagross; Regirock; Regice; Registeel; Latias; Latios; Kyogre; Groudon; Rayquaza; Jirachi; and Deoxys) in the TCG.

Shiny Mega/Primal

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There are 3 Shiny Mega Pokémon in generation 3, which are Shiny Mega Gardevoir, Metagross, and Rayquaza (of which Metagross doesn’t have any regular Mega form as TCG card, similar as Mega Steelix and Mega Gyarados).
In addition, there are also a Shiny Primal Kyogre and Shiny Primal Groudon (the regular Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon are mentioned at the Official section below).

Official

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If you thought Unown had the most forms available with 28 you were mistaken. Spinda has four spots on it’s head, which can be in a random configuration. Although the exact number of forms Spinda has due to its spots is unknown, we do know it is somewhere between 3,500,000,000 and 3,945,136,128. Using this app we know two of its spots has 256 distinct locations; one spot has 254; and one spot has 237 (taking the product of these four results in the 3,945,136,128 mentioned). Some of these spots can overlap exactly however, so some patterns are indistinguishable from one another. Which is why it’s a bit lower than this amount.
Because Spinda has this many forms, its forms are indicated with a (hexadecimal) personality value, where every two hexadecimal values of this 8-alphanumeric string indicates the location of the four spots. The personality values of the Spindas available on TCG cards are therefore (approximately): 7C4AA979 for EX Hidden Legends; 891B868B for EX Legend Maker; 0D53F5EC for Secret Wonders; CA13692C for POP7; 7C5B59A4 for Supreme Victors; 7B3A7A74 for Boundaries Crossed; 9B2B0F00 for Primal Clash; ABA9CB75 for Sun & Moon; 7B4AA994 for the Spinda in the background of the Captain Pikachu Jumbo. Although it is of course possible multiple Spinda cards have the exact same personality value, the chances are extremely small. Therefore all Spinda cards are added to my collection as a separated form.

Castform has four different forms. One is it’s default form, which can be seen in the initial pictures of the entire generation above (here a loose picture as reference). The other three forms of Castform are Snow-cloud; Rain; and Sunny.

Primal Reversion is a special form, kinda similar to Mega evolution, where the affected Pokémon are transformed into an ancient form. Only Kyogre and Groudon are capable of Primal Reversion, which are both available on TCG cards as well.

Deoxys has four different forms: Normal Forme; Attack Forme; Defense Forme; and Speed Forme. All four are available as TCG cards. In addition, the Normal Forme can have either hands or tentacles. So the pictures above include a Deoxys with both arms as tentables; with both arms with hands; and with one tentacle and one regular arm.

Unofficial / Artwork Errors

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Most of the newer Mightyena cards have red noses, and most of the earlier Mightyena cards have black noses, like the artwork from the EX Ruby & Sapphire set displayed above.

Nincada is supposed to have brown forelegs, but there is quite a difference between the dark brown forelegs shown earlier at the total generation list (reference picture here), and the light grayish and beige forelegs of the Nincadas displayed above.

Generation 4

The fourth generation consist of the Pokémon with National Index numbers 387 (Turtwig) to and including 493 (Arceus), so 107 in total. Only looking at the sets, this generation was mainly focused on from the Diamond & Pearl to and including Call of Legends sets.

Let me again start with a scan of all 107 generation 4 Pokémon, one of every Pokémon as TCG card:

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Gender Differences

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Male Bibarel have additional beige cheeks, whereas these would be brown in the same color as the rest of the fur for Female Bibarel. All TCG cards are therefore Female Bibarels (here a reference picture from the Bibarel shown earlier in the full list), except for the Bibarel from the Pokémon Rumble set, which is a Male.

Male Buizels and Floatzels will have two beige spots on their back, whereas Female would only have a single spot in the middle of their back. About halve of the Buizel and Floatzel TCG cards don’t show their back in their artworks, so it’s impossible to determine their gender. Only the Buizel from POP 9 has a single spot, so is a Female, whereas all the other Buizels and Floatzels that do show their back are Males with two spots.

Male Tangrowth will have fingers where 2/3th part is blue, and 1/3th part is magenta, whereas with Female Tangrowth this is reversed, with 1/3th part blue, and 2/3th part magenta. In the picture above we see the two Tangrowth TCG cards with the most and least amount of red on their fingers, where the left one from Legendary Treasures is clearly Female, and the right one from Steam Siege is clearly Male.

Some other Pokémon from generation 3 with distinguishable gender differences, but for which only a single version is available in the TCG: Shinx; Luxio; Combee; Floatzel; Gible; Gabite; Garchomp; Hippoppotas; Hippowdon; and Snover.

Mega

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For generation 3 there are 5 Mega Pokémon in total (Lopunny; Garchomp; Lucario; Abomasnow; and Gallade), of which 3 are available on TCG cards (Mega Lopunny and Abomasnow are both missing in the TCG).

Shiny

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Generation 4 has a total of 16 Shiny Pokémon (Empoleon; Shinx; Drifloon; Gible; Gabite; Garchomp; Riolu; Lucario; Magnezone; Leafeon; Glaceon; Dusknoir; Dialga; Palkia; Darkrai; and Arceus) in the TCG.

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Burmy and Wormadam both have three forms: Plant Cloak; Sandy Cloak; and Trash Cloak, which are all available on TCG cards.

Cherrim has two forms: Overcast and Sunshine. The Sunshine form was shown earlier in the full list (reference picture here), and the Overcast form is shown in the picture above.

Both Shellos and Gastrodon have two forms: West Sea (pink with white or pink with brown for Shellos or Gastrodon respectively) and East Sea (blue with green for both Shellos and Gastrodon). Their form is also slightly different. All four are available on TCG cards.

Rotom is a Ghost/Electric type Pokémon that can hide in machines, and also changes it’s type accordingly. When it doesn’t possess any machine, it’s of type Ghost/Electric type (here a reference picture from the full list); when it possesses a microwave oven, also known as Heat Rotom, it becomes an Electric/Fire type; when it possesses a washing machine, also known as Wash Rotom, it becomes an Electric/Water type; when it possesses a refrigerator, also known as Frost Rotom, it becomes an Electric/Ice type; when it possesses an electric fan, also known as Fan Rotom, it becomes an Electric/Flying type; when it possesses a lawnmower, also known as Mow Rotom, it becomes an Electric/Grass type. In addition, Rotom can possess a special Pokédex, also known as Rotom Dex. All these forms are available as TCG cards.

Girantina has both an Altered Forme with legs and wings, and an Origin Forme, which kinda resembles a worm with six loose thin wings (here a reference picture of the Altered Forme from the full list), and the Origin Forme can be found in the picture above.

Shaymin has both a Land and Sky Forme. The Land Forme resembles a hedgehog (here a reference picture from the full list), and the Sky Forme a small deer (which can be seen in the picture above).

Arceus is a different type depending on the Plate it has. The 18 available Plates and corresponding type are: None (Normal); Fist (Fighting); Sky (Flying); Toxic (Poison); Earth (Ground); Stone (Rock); Insect (Bug); Spooky (Ghost); Iron (Steel); Flame (Fire); Splash (Water); Meadow (Grass); Zap (Electric); Mind (Psychic); Icicle (Ice); Draco (Dragon); Dread (Dark); and Pixie (Fairy). Of these, 9 are available on TCG cards: Normal; Meadow; Flame; Splash; Zap; Mind; Earth; Dread; and Iron.

Unofficial / Artwork Errors

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The leaves of Roserade are supposed to be red and blue, but on some artworks, like the one from Ultra Prism and Stormfront displayed above, the blue flower is purple instead. Also, Roserade usually has three green leaves at its back (clearly shown in the one from Ultra Prism above), but the artworks from Stormfront and Supreme Victors above both have two leaves instead (so the Stormfront artwork is a double difference with the other TCG artworks).

The small berry of Cherubi is in all TCG artworks at the left (or right from our angle). In the artwork from the Unleashed Cherubi above it’s at the right (or left from out angle) instead however.

The Gabite from the Dragons Exalted set displayed above has blue claws instead of grey.

Weavile is just like Sneasel supposed to have a yellow crystal on its forehead. In the three artworks above they are green-yellow; orange; and dark orange instead however.

Generation 5

The fifth generation consist of the Pokémon with National Index numbers 494 (Victini) to and including 649 (Genesect), so 156 in total. Only looking at the sets, this generation was mainly focused on from the Black & White to and including Legendary Treasures sets.
Also, this generation is the only one which doesn’t start with the three Starter Evolution lines, and Victini also has Index #000 in the Unova Pokédex.

Let me again start with a scan of all 156 generation 5 Pokémon, one of every Pokémon as TCG card:

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Gender Differences

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The only generation 5 Pokémon with gender differences is an official one, which is Unfezant (in the picture above the Male Unfezant is at the left, and the Female Unfezant at the right).

The only other two Pokémon with gender differences in generation 5 are Frillish and Jellicent, where Males are light blue and Females are pink, and they also have small characteristic differences. Neither has a card for Male or Female separately however, since all cards show both the Male and Female in the same artwork. (Here a reference picture which has also been shown in the full list above.)

Mega

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For generation 5 there is only one Mega Pokémon available (Audino), which is available as TCG card.

Shiny

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Generation 5 has a total of 19 Shiny Pokémon (Serperior, Emboar, Krookodile, Sigilyph, Archeops, Garbodor, Zorua, Zoroark, Reuniclus, Galvantula, Chandelure, Golurk, Bisharp, Hydreigon, Volcarona, Terrakion, Virizion, Reshiram, Genesect) in the TCG.

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Basculin has two forms: Red-Striped and Blue-Striped. Their eyes and fins are also slightly different. In the picture above the Red-Striped Form can be seen, and here is a reference picture with both the Blue-Striped and Red-Striped Forms in one artwork shown earlier in the full list.

Darmanitan has both a Standard Mode (Fire-Type) and Zen Mode (Fire/Psychic types). His Standard Mode is shown earlier in the full list (here a reference picture), which is red with a big grin and eyebrows. His Zen Mode shown in the picture above is blue-grey and resembles a Daruma doll statue.

Deerling and Sawsbuck both have four seasonal forms, for Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter respectively. Only Spring and Summer forms are available on TCG cards for both however. The Spring forms were shown earlier in the full list (reference picture here), and the Summer forms can be found in the picture above.

Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus have both a Incarnate Forme and Therian Forme. In Incarnate Forme they all three resemble a muscular humanoid genie riding a cloud. In Therian Formes Tornadus resembles a bird, Thundurus resembles a thin dragon, and Landorus a feline. Here a reference picture for all three Incarnate Formes shown in the full list. The Incarnate Formes can be seen in the picture above.

Kyurem has a regular form, two forms from combinations with Reshiram or Zekrom, being White Kyurem and Black Kyurem respectively, as well as two Overdrive forms. Here a reference picture for the grey regular form from the full list. The White Kyurem and Black Kyurem, as well as the White Kyurum Overdrive and Black Kyurem Overdrive (their battle modes) can all four be found in the picture above.

Keldeo has two forms: Ordinary and Resolute. Keldeo’s Ordinary Form has been shown before in the full list (here a reference picture), and the Resolute form, which has a different horn and some minor differences at the hooves and mane, can be found in the picture above.

Meloetta has two forms: Aria and Pirouette. The color and shape of the hear, eyes, dress, and head accessoires are different. The Aria Forme was shown earlier in the full list (reference picture here), and the Pirouette Forme can be found above.

One Pokémon with multiple forms which aren’t available on TCG cards is Genesect. Only the No Drive form is available on TCG cards, but it also has a Shock Drive, Burn Drive, Chill Drive, and Douse Drive, which all have a different color crystal on their back. And it also has a High-speed Flight Configuration form, where it’s body is collapsed and it can fly (at high speed), which also isn’t available as TCG card.

Unofficial / Artwork Errors

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Litwick is supposed to have a yellow eye, but in the BW27 promo above it has an orange eye instead.

Chandelure is supposed to have light purple flames. There is however one artwork with dark purple flames, from the Noble Victories set, which is shown above.
Golurk can extract its hands and legs and fly like a rocket, which can be seen in the picture above. (Here a reference picture from the full list of Golurk with its hands and legs.)

Generation 6

The sixth generation consist of the Pokémon with National Index numbers 650 (Chespin) to and including 721 (Volcanion), so 72 in total. Only looking at the sets, this generation was mainly focused on from the Kalos Starter Set to and including XY Evolutions sets.

Let me again start with a scan of all 72 generation 6 Pokémon, one of every Pokémon as TCG card:

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Gender Differences

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Generation 6 has two Pokémon with distinct Male/Female differences, all four available on TCG cards:

  • Pyroar, which is a lion-Pokémon, where the male/female differences are similar is with actual lions. The slender Female version can be found in the picture above, and here is a reference picture of the Male version with big mane.
  • Meowstic, where the Male Meowstic are dark blue with white (right in the picture above), and Female Meowstic white with dark blue (left in the picture above). In addition, the color of their eyes, and shape of their ears, hair, tails, scarfs, and body are also different.

Mega

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Just like generation 5, there is only one Mega Pokémon available for generation 6 (Diancie), which is available as TCG card.

Shiny

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Generation 6 has a total of 13 Shiny Pokémon (Froakie, Frogadier, Greninja, Inkay, Malamar, Sylveon, Noibat, Noivern, Xerneas, Yveltal, Complete Forme Zygarde, Diancie, Volcanion) in the TCG.

Official

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Ash-Greninja is a special Bond Phenomenon form of Greninja, which is kinda similar as Mega Evolution or Primal Reversion, but doesn’t require any items. Ash-Greninja, which can be seen in the picture above, has a ice ninja-star on its back, and its head is partially red. (Here a reference picture of a regular Greninja from the full list.)

Vivillon has 20 different patterns (Archipelago, Continental, Elegant, Fancy, Garden, High Plains, Icy Snow, Jungle, Marine, Meadow, Modern, Monsoon, Ocean, Poké Ball, Polar, River, Sandstorm, Savanna, Sun, Thundra), of which 8 are available on TCG cards (Continental, Elegant, High Plains, Icy Snow, Marine, Meadow, Savanna), which can be seen in the picture above. In addition, the Champion’s Festival promo Trainer card above features two more Vivillon patterns: Modern and Ocean.
In the XY 17/146 card, some of these patterns are language exclusives. The Meadow Pattern is available in all languages this set was released in: English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, and Russian. The Elegant Pattern is a Japanese exclusive; the High Plains pattern is an English exclusive; the Marina Pattern is available exclusively in Italian and Spanish; the Continental Pattern is available exclusively in German and Korean; the Savanna Pattern is a Portuguese (Brazil) exclusive; and the Icy Snow is a Russian exclusive. (The French set only contains the default Meadow Pattern, and none of the other patterns.)

Furfrou has 10 different Forms (1 Natural Form, and 9 Trims) (Natural Form; Heart Trim; Star Trim; Diamond Trim; Debutante Trim; Matron Trim; Dandy Trim; La Reine Trim; Kabuki Trim; Pharaoh Trim), of which 5 are available on TCG cards. The white Natural Form can be found in the full list (here a reference picture). The Heart, Star, Kabuki, and Matron Trims can be found in the picture above.

Honedge and Doublade have both a sheathed and unsheathed form, and Aegislash a Shield and Blade Forme. The sheathed and Shield forms can be found in the full list (reference picture here). The unsheated and Blade forms can be found in the picture above.

Zygarde has 5 forms: Cell, Core, 10% Forme, 50% Forme, and Complete Forme. Zygarde Cell is not available as TCG card, Zygarde Core is only available as Trainer card, and can together with the 10% Forme and Complete Forme be seen in the picture above (here is a reference picture of the 50% Forme from the full list).

Hoopa has both a small Confined form and large Unbound form. The Confined form can be seen in the full list (here a reference picture), and the Unbound form can be found in the picture above.

Some forms which aren’t available on TCG cards are Flabébé, Floette, and Florges. The only ones available are Red Flower versions, but they can also be Yellow, Orange, Blue, or White. Floette has one TCG card with all five colors in a single artwork, though (which was present in the full list; here a reference picture).

Another one not available is Neutral Mode Xerneas. Only Active Mode Xerneas is available on TCG cards.

Unofficial / Artwork Errors

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Klefki usually has 4 keys (here a reference picture from the full list). The Klefki from the Steam Siege set, which can be seen in the picture above, has a fifth key.

Generation 7
The seventh generation consist of the Pokémon with National Index numbers 722 (Rowlet) to and including 809 (Melmetal), so 88 in total. Only looking at the sets, this generation was mainly focused on from the Sun & Moon to and including (the upcoming) Unified Minds sets.

Let me again start with a scan of all 88 generation 7 Pokémon, one of every Pokémon as TCG card:

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Shiny

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Generation 7 has a total of 24 Shiny Pokémon (Rowlet, Dartrix, Decidueye, Rockruff, Midnight Form Lycanroc, Dusk Form Lycanroc, Oranguru, Wimpod, Golisopod, Type: Null, Silvally, Turtonator, Drampa, Tapu Koko, Nihilego, Buzzwole, Pheromosa, Zurktitree, Celesteela, Kartana, Guzzlord, Poipole, Nagandel, Stakataka) in the TCG.

Official

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Oricorio has four different dance styles: Baile, Pom-Pom, Pa’u, and Sensu, which are all four available on TCG cards. Baile can be found in the full list (reference picture here), and Pom-Pom, Pa’u, and Sensu can be seen in that order in the picture above.

Lycanroc has three forms, depending on the time it evolved from Rockruff: Midday, Midnight, Dusk. Midday Form can be found in the full list (reference picture here), and Midnight and Dusk can be seen in the picture above.

Wishiwashi has both a Solo and School Form. The Solo form can be found in the full list (reference picture here), and the School Form can be seen in the picture above.

Silvally can change it’s type (and color) by inserting a disk of that type. It has 18 different types available: Normal (No Memory); Fighting Memory; Flying Memory; Poison Memory; Ground Memory; Rock Memory; Bug Memory; Ghost Memory; Steel Memory; Fire Memory; Water Memory; Grass Memory; Electric Memory; Psychic Memory; Ice Memory; Dragon Memory; Dark Memory; Fairy Memory. Of these, only the version without Memory is available as Silvally TCG card (reference picture from the full list here). Some of the Memory are available as Trainer cards however (Grass, Fire, Water, Electric, Psychic, Fighting), which can be seen in the picture above.

Minior has two main forms: Meteor and Core. The Core is also available in multiple colors however: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. Only the Red Core is available as TCG card (reference picture from the full list here). And the Meteor Form can be found in the picture above.

Necrozma has four different forms. It has a regular form which is (almost) completely black. Two of his other forms are fusions with Solgaleo or Lunala, which are its Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings forms respectively. His fourth form is Ultra Necrozma, when either Dusk Mane of Dawn Wings Necrozma uses Ultra Burst. All four forms are available on TCG cards. It’s regular form can be found in the full list (reference picture here), and the other three forms can be found in the picture above.

Marshadow has two forms, a regular form and Zenith form. His regular form can be found in the full list (reference picture here), and Zenith Marshadow can be found in the picture above.

Some other Pokémon with multiple forms, of which only one is available on TCG cards include:

Unofficial / Artwork Errors

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In the picture above both Nagandel and Stakataka have red outlines across their entire artwork, where they normally shouldn’t have this. Here a reference picture of Nagandel and Stakataka from the full list.

Other

Fossils

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Fossil Pokémon evolve from a Fossil into their first Pokémon form. All Fossil Pokémon have their Fossils available as loose TCG cards at this point, which can be seen in the picture above. Dome Fossil evolves into Omanyte; Helix Fossil into Kabuto; Old Amber into Aerodactyl; Root Fossil into Lileep; Claw Fossil into Anorith; Skull Fossil into Cranidos; Armor Fossil into Shieldon; Cover Fossil into Tirtouga; Plume Fossil into Archen; Jaw Fossil into Tyrunt; and Sail Fossil into Aurorus.

Groups of Fossils

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There are two different Mysterious Fossil artworks, as well as a Buried Fossil and Unidentified Fossil. The first Mysterious Treasures Fossil artwork contains fossils for Omanyte, Kabuto, Kabutops, and Aerodactyl. The second Mysterious Treasures Fossil artwork contains fossils for Omanyte, Kabutops, and Aerodactyl. The Buried Fossil artwork contains fossils for Omanyte, Kabuto, and Aerodactyl. And the Unidentified Fossil artwork contains fossils for Lileep, Anorith, Cranidos, and Shieldon.

Fossil Eggs

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There are two Fossil artworks resembling eggs. One is Fossil Egg from Neo Discovery, and the other Holon Fossil from EX Holon Phantoms. If we look at the texts of the cards, the Fossil Egg can be used for Kabuto, Omanyte, and Aerodatyl (the only Fossil Pokémon available when this card was released). And the Holon Fossil for Kabuto, Omanyte, Aerodactyl, Lileep, and Anorith (again, the only Fossil Pokémon available when this card was released).

Eggs

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Apart from the earlier mentioned Fossil Egg, there are only two Eggs available on TCG cards. Lucky Egg, which is the Egg a Chansey would hold in its pouch. And Manaphy’s Egg, which is as the name suggest a Manaphy Egg.

Dolls

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Two of the three available PokéDolls are available on TCG Trainer cards themselves, which are Clefairy Doll and Robo Substitute. The Substitute Doll is only available in the background of other cards, like the Chansey from Lost Thunder in the picture above, or alternatively the Meowth from Unbroken Bonds or the Mimikyu from Guardians Rising.

Outro

Are you aware of any forms (unofficial / artwork errors perhaps) on TCG cards which aren’t mentioned in the article? Let me know, then I’ll try to buy a copy and add it to my collection and this article. :blush:

Greetz,
Quuador

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Generation 7 and the Other category are done as well now.

Here some TODOs as reminder for myself to add/fix:

  • Cosplay sections (Pikachu, Eevee, Espurr)
  • Update/add some cards after the Japanese Mircale Twins set is released (Blue-Striped Basculin; Tynamo with closed mouth; Necrozma with better artwork (all eyes visible); Onix with tube-shaped tail; Mega Sableye)
  • Fix the order in a few pictures (Lycanroc/Wishiwashi are in the incorrect National Index order in the Official section)
  • Add Mega Sableye; Clone Charizard; Armored Mewtwo; Mega Lopunny; Golduck artwork error; etc.
  • Add full next gen (including some new Shiny Pokémon and group of fossils)

PS: I’ve deleted my previous few comments, will only leave this one as reminder for myself. Will delete this one as well once I’ve completed these TODOs.

Greetz,
Quuador

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Thanks for posting this, I really like your take on collecting the entire dex. Including cards from all languages and sets from across the TCG history makes the collection feel like a more complete piece. Great work!

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Apparently i find all your older posts here and feel a need to say something on them :grin: this was very pleasant to go through since i have a similar project, mine includes living dex with different forms but for sake of coterminous looks (and affordability) i’ve limited the cards i accept into english language regular art and only the cards of that generations era so that cuts all ultra rares and some forms out. Found some new ones here so thanks for another great source of info :grin: i didn’t realise for example about the honedge and doublade forms

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Hey Quuador, based on the Pokemon Let’s go Eevee games I played I noticed for the original 151 there are a lot more (newer) male/female variations.

Some out of the top of my head:
Venasaur female has a seed on top
Ratata and raticate have longer hairs (or whatever you call these things in there faces
Zubat and golbat have different sizes of fangs.

Not sure if you are still collecting this specific that actively, if you do I can perhaps find more details on them with the games.

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I kinda stopped this collection. But I do know about the gender differences you mentioned. Here is a list of all gender differences with Pokémon that I’ve used in the past. With most of them the difference is minimal though, or at least wouldn’t really be visible in a card artwork. And I was only interested in those that were available on TCG cards. :blush:

Greetz,
Quuador

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Alrighty, makes sense!

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Can i ask how much effect hidden fates and shining fates had with your decission of stopping this collection, cause i can see the amount of new shinys is quite massive

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None actually. I already stopped a little before that. I primarily stopped because I was collecting too much at once, and in total it became too expensive to continue all of them in the current market. The National Index and Yu-Gi-Oh rarity collections simply had a lower prio for me compared to my other collection goals. I was able to complete my Seviper collection last year (although there will be a new Seviper in the upcoming Japanese Peerless Fighters set). And I’m missing just one more item (Japanese 1st edition sealed Pokémon Web booster pack) for my Moltres #21 promo collection. But apart from that Pikachu in all languages and English and Japanese exclusive FA Supporters are my main two collections, and in the current market just those are already way too expensive.
Right now I’ve also adjusted my Pikachu collection goal to have all languages from 1996 to February 27th, 2021 (25th Pokémon Day), and only continue with all English and Base Set artwork variations for releases after that day. I’m actually happy it’s the 25th anniversary this year, since that way I can adjust my Pikachu collection goal without feeling too bad about it. :blush: So right now I’m primarily looking for the last 15 missing Pikachu cards of the total 1430 officially released Pikachu TCG cards; and continue with all English and Japanese exclusive FA Supporter cards. And of course try to find that last Moltres booster pack and keep up with Seviper releases in all languages.

Greetz,
Quuador

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Ah, that is understandable too, but i will continue your legacy with my kinda a bit in same direction dex collection :grin: and i had a vision you said at some point that you’ll also keep on collecting japanese exclusive pikachus besides english ones but not sure if you’ve changed your mind or i’ve dreamt about it :blush:

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You’re right, I’ll also buy one of each Japanese exclusive artwork (without additional variants). :blush:

And sure, feel free to take inspiration from my collection above and continue with new gens and forms.
This article was mostly posted here to help other National Index collectors who go after all forms and Shiny Pokémon like I did. :blush:

Greetz,
Quuador

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Very cool resource!
I am not sure if this counts as an official different form, but early Chansey artwork had Chanseys with 3, 4, or 5 side hairs on each side, including the early Sugimori Chansey in my avatar. However, I have seen no official artwork with 4 or 5 side hairs since 2003. The one instance of a Chansey without 6 total side hairs (3 per side) in the TCG is in the Stage 1 box of Blissey from Aquapolis. Outside of the regular TCG, there is the My Deck Memo Card and Sealdass.

www.elitefourum.com/t/evidence-of-chanseys-with-4-or-5-side-hairs-instead-of-3/28642/1

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Ah yeah, I remember that thread. I think I browsed through all TCG artworks when you posted the thread to see if there was a new one for this collection of mine. Hadn’t thought about the Memo card though, which I already own, so I can consider that one part of this collection (even though I stopped it). :blush:

Greetz,
Quuador

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Very nice to see. I’m doing a form of this in with a Dex Binder myself so its cool to see yours!

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