Explore Pokémon Species

From the original 151 to the latest debuts, every species ever painted on a Pokémon card is here. Artchu indexes the roster not as a game checklist, but as a museum-grade record of 1,025 creatures painted across 9 generations.

Pokémon indexed
1,025
Generations
9
Card paintings
19,818

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Charizard № 006 Pokémon · Kanto KANTO
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Charizard

№ 006 · Pokémon of Kanto

Type fire · flying
Generation I
Region Kanto
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The most iconic.

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Charizard

Charizard

№ 006 · Kanto
fire flying
Pikachu

Pikachu

№ 025 · Kanto
Electric
Blastoise

Blastoise

№ 009 · Kanto
water
Mewtwo

Mewtwo

№ 150 · Kanto
Psychic

Trending in the TCG.

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Bulbasaur

Bulbasaur

№ 001 · Kanto
grass poison
Ivysaur

Ivysaur

№ 002 · Kanto
grass poison
Venusaur

Venusaur

№ 003 · Kanto
grass poison
Charmander

Charmander

№ 004 · Kanto
fire

Through the generations.

A chronology of the catalogue — nine generations of Pokémon, region by region, painted across three decades.

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Generation I

Kanto · The founding 151

1996 – 1999

Where the catalogue begins. Sugimori-led design and a small team of painters set the editorial DNA — clear silhouettes, hand-rendered light, the original 151 as a complete artistic statement.

Bulbasaur

Bulbasaur

№ 001 · Kanto
grass poison
Ivysaur

Ivysaur

№ 002 · Kanto
grass poison
Venusaur

Venusaur

№ 003 · Kanto
grass poison
Charmander

Charmander

№ 004 · Kanto
fire
Generation II

Johto · The second cast

1999 – 2002

The roster expands without breaking style. New evolutions, new regional mood. Painted with the same restraint as Kanto, the Johto generation grafts onto the founding language without disturbing it.

Chikorita

Chikorita

№ 152 · Johto
grass
Bayleef

Bayleef

№ 153 · Johto
grass
Meganium

Meganium

№ 154 · Johto
grass
Cyndaquil

Cyndaquil

№ 155 · Johto
fire
Generation III

Hoenn · Land, sea, sky

2002 – 2006

The catalogue opens to new biomes. Saturated tropical palettes, dragon and water archetypes, and the first generation to lean confidently into colour as a defining tool of the world.

Treecko

Treecko

№ 252 · Hoenn
grass
Grovyle

Grovyle

№ 253 · Hoenn
grass
Sceptile

Sceptile

№ 254 · Hoenn
grass
Torchic

Torchic

№ 255 · Hoenn
fire
Generation IV

Sinnoh · Myth and snow

2006 – 2010

Quieter hues, mythological weight. Sinnoh sets a slower, colder editorial tone — creation myths painted with restraint, and the most painterly legendary roster of the early catalogue.

Turtwig

Turtwig

№ 387 · Sinnoh
grass
Grotle

Grotle

№ 388 · Sinnoh
grass
Torterra

Torterra

№ 389 · Sinnoh
grass Ground
Chimchar

Chimchar

№ 390 · Sinnoh
fire
Generation V

Unova · A new shore

2010 – 2013

A clean break. No Pokémon from earlier generations at debut — Unova introduces an entire new cast and a more graphic, urban silhouette language. The most editorially distinct chapter to date.

Victini

Victini

№ 494 · Unova
fire Psychic
Snivy

Snivy

№ 495 · Unova
grass
Servine

Servine

№ 496 · Unova
grass
Serperior

Serperior

№ 497 · Unova
grass
Generation VI

Kalos · Light and lineage

2013 – 2016

The first 3D generation. Painters move into rendered light. Kalos brings fashion, lineage and a French editorial elegance — a self-conscious chapter about painting heritage.

Chespin

Chespin

№ 650 · Kalos
grass
Quilladin

Quilladin

№ 651 · Kalos
grass
Chesnaught

Chesnaught

№ 652 · Kalos
Fighting grass
Fennekin

Fennekin

№ 653 · Kalos
fire
Generation VII

Alola · The island chain

2016 – 2019

Looser composition, warmer palette, regional variants. The Alola chapter reframes earlier Pokémon in island light — the first generation to openly retell the catalogue's own art history.

Rowlet

Rowlet

№ 722 · Alola
flying grass
Dartrix

Dartrix

№ 723 · Alola
flying grass
Decidueye

Decidueye

№ 724 · Alola
Ghost grass
Litten

Litten

№ 725 · Alola
fire
Generation VIII

Galar · Stadium and moor

2019 – 2022

Industrial Britain through a Pokémon lens. Stadium scale, moor light, gigantamax silhouettes. Galar is the catalogue's most architectural chapter — painted with crowds, weather, and material.

Grookey

Grookey

№ 810 · Galar
grass
Thwackey

Thwackey

№ 811 · Galar
grass
Rillaboom

Rillaboom

№ 812 · Galar
grass
Scorbunny

Scorbunny

№ 813 · Galar
fire
Generation IX

Paldea · The open era

2022 – present

Open-world space. New painters bring an unusually quiet, sun-soaked register — academia and adventure, dragons and ancient pasts, painted with a noticeably more cinematic eye.

Sprigatito

Sprigatito

№ 906 · Paldea
grass
Floragato

Floragato

№ 907 · Paldea
grass
Meowscarada

Meowscarada

№ 908 · Paldea
Dark grass
Fuecoco

Fuecoco

№ 909 · Paldea
fire

Legendary Pokémon.

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Articuno

Articuno

№ 144 · Kanto
flying Ice
Zapdos

Zapdos

№ 145 · Kanto
Electric flying
Moltres

Moltres

№ 146 · Kanto
fire flying
Raikou

Raikou

№ 243 · Johto
Electric

Mythical Pokémon.

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Mew

Mew

№ 151 · Kanto
Psychic
Celebi

Celebi

№ 251 · Johto
grass Psychic
Jirachi

Jirachi

№ 385 · Hoenn
Psychic Steel
Deoxys-normal

Deoxys-normal

№ 386 · Hoenn
Psychic

Explore by type.

Eighteen types — the medium’s oldest taxonomy. Each plate opens a curated room of its Pokémon and the artists who painted them.

All eighteen
Normal fire water grass Electric Ice Fighting poison Ground flying Psychic bug Rock Ghost Dragon Dark Steel Fairy

Latest discoveries.

Pecharunt

Pecharunt

№ 1025 · Paldea
Ghost poison
Terapagos

Terapagos

№ 1024 · Paldea
Normal
Iron-crown

Iron-crown

№ 1023 · Paldea
Psychic Steel
Iron-boulder

Iron-boulder

№ 1022 · Paldea
Psychic Rock

Browse the dex.

54 Pokémon featured · 1,025 in the full catalogue
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  • Generation I · Kanto
  • 001
    Bulbasaur
    Bulbasaur
    № 001 · Kanto
    grass poison
    —
  • 002
    Ivysaur
    Ivysaur
    № 002 · Kanto
    grass poison
    —
  • 003
    Venusaur
    Venusaur
    № 003 · Kanto
    grass poison
    —
  • 004
    Charmander
    Charmander
    № 004 · Kanto
    fire
    —
  • 005
    Charmeleon
    Charmeleon
    № 005 · Kanto
    fire
    —
  • 006
    Charizard
    Charizard
    № 006 · Kanto
    fire flying
    —
  • Generation II · Johto
  • 007
    Chikorita
    Chikorita
    № 152 · Johto
    grass
    —
  • 008
    Bayleef
    Bayleef
    № 153 · Johto
    grass
    —
  • 009
    Meganium
    Meganium
    № 154 · Johto
    grass
    —
  • 010
    Cyndaquil
    Cyndaquil
    № 155 · Johto
    fire
    —
  • 011
    Quilava
    Quilava
    № 156 · Johto
    fire
    —
  • 012
    Typhlosion
    Typhlosion
    № 157 · Johto
    fire
    —
  • Generation III · Hoenn
  • 013
    Treecko
    Treecko
    № 252 · Hoenn
    grass
    —
  • 014
    Grovyle
    Grovyle
    № 253 · Hoenn
    grass
    —
  • 015
    Sceptile
    Sceptile
    № 254 · Hoenn
    grass
    —
  • 016
    Torchic
    Torchic
    № 255 · Hoenn
    fire
    —
  • 017
    Combusken
    Combusken
    № 256 · Hoenn
    Fighting fire
    —
  • 018
    Blaziken
    Blaziken
    № 257 · Hoenn
    Fighting fire
    —
  • Generation IV · Sinnoh
  • 019
    Turtwig
    Turtwig
    № 387 · Sinnoh
    grass
    —
  • 020
    Grotle
    Grotle
    № 388 · Sinnoh
    grass
    —
  • 021
    Torterra
    Torterra
    № 389 · Sinnoh
    grass Ground
    —
  • 022
    Chimchar
    Chimchar
    № 390 · Sinnoh
    fire
    —
  • 023
    Monferno
    Monferno
    № 391 · Sinnoh
    Fighting fire
    —
  • 024
    Infernape
    Infernape
    № 392 · Sinnoh
    Fighting fire
    —
  • Generation V · Unova
  • 025
    Victini
    Victini
    № 494 · Unova
    fire Psychic
    —
  • 026
    Snivy
    Snivy
    № 495 · Unova
    grass
    —
  • 027
    Servine
    Servine
    № 496 · Unova
    grass
    —
  • 028
    Serperior
    Serperior
    № 497 · Unova
    grass
    —
  • 029
    Tepig
    Tepig
    № 498 · Unova
    fire
    —
  • 030
    Pignite
    Pignite
    № 499 · Unova
    Fighting fire
    —
  • Generation VI · Kalos
  • 031
    Chespin
    Chespin
    № 650 · Kalos
    grass
    —
  • 032
    Quilladin
    Quilladin
    № 651 · Kalos
    grass
    —
  • 033
    Chesnaught
    Chesnaught
    № 652 · Kalos
    Fighting grass
    —
  • 034
    Fennekin
    Fennekin
    № 653 · Kalos
    fire
    —
  • 035
    Braixen
    Braixen
    № 654 · Kalos
    fire
    —
  • 036
    Delphox
    Delphox
    № 655 · Kalos
    fire Psychic
    —
  • Generation VII · Alola
  • 037
    Rowlet
    Rowlet
    № 722 · Alola
    flying grass
    —
  • 038
    Dartrix
    Dartrix
    № 723 · Alola
    flying grass
    —
  • 039
    Decidueye
    Decidueye
    № 724 · Alola
    Ghost grass
    —
  • 040
    Litten
    Litten
    № 725 · Alola
    fire
    —
  • 041
    Torracat
    Torracat
    № 726 · Alola
    fire
    —
  • 042
    Incineroar
    Incineroar
    № 727 · Alola
    Dark fire
    —
  • Generation VIII · Galar
  • 043
    Grookey
    Grookey
    № 810 · Galar
    grass
    —
  • 044
    Thwackey
    Thwackey
    № 811 · Galar
    grass
    —
  • 045
    Rillaboom
    Rillaboom
    № 812 · Galar
    grass
    —
  • 046
    Scorbunny
    Scorbunny
    № 813 · Galar
    fire
    —
  • 047
    Raboot
    Raboot
    № 814 · Galar
    fire
    —
  • 048
    Cinderace
    Cinderace
    № 815 · Galar
    fire
    —
  • Generation IX · Paldea
  • 049
    Sprigatito
    Sprigatito
    № 906 · Paldea
    grass
    —
  • 050
    Floragato
    Floragato
    № 907 · Paldea
    grass
    —
  • 051
    Meowscarada
    Meowscarada
    № 908 · Paldea
    Dark grass
    —
  • 052
    Fuecoco
    Fuecoco
    № 909 · Paldea
    fire
    —
  • 053
    Crocalor
    Crocalor
    № 910 · Paldea
    fire
    —
  • 054
    Skeledirge
    Skeledirge
    № 911 · Paldea
    fire Ghost
    —
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