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Deoxys

EX · 2005/02/01 · 107/108 cards
A Pokémon-forward set with a wide rarity ladder, defined by vibrant, cartoonish illustration and straightforward, focused compositions. Playful and lighthearted moods dominate, with occasional dynamic accents in holo slots.
Cards108
Pokémon96
Trainers9
Energy3
Illustrators34
Unique Pokémon86
Avg art score62.73
Median art score60.00
Priced cards108
Avg market price$75.54
Median market price$1.23
Collector note
With 34 illustrators and a large Pokémon count, the set offers breadth for art-led collecting across many styles and rarities. Premium attention often concentrates around the Star and secret-tier cards, including Rayquaza ★, while much of the set remains approachable in its base rarities.
Visual identity
Deoxys reads bright and immediate: vibrant, often contrasting color palettes paired with cartoonish, colorful rendering. Compositions skew simple, balanced, and focused—subjects are typically isolated or cleanly staged—while the set’s more energetic cards introduce dynamic angles and action-forward posing without sacrificing clarity.

About Deoxys

Deoxys, from the EX series, presents 108 cards with the emphasis firmly on Pokémon (96), supported by a concise Trainer suite (9) and a small Energy selection (3). Its rarity profile is broad—commons and uncommons form the core, while holo rares, ex cards, and a handful of Star and secret rarities add brighter peaks. Across the set, the prevailing look is playful and lighthearted, with vibrant color leading the palette and a preference for clean, readable layouts.

Most illustrations keep the subject centered and clear, using balanced framing and simple backgrounds to let character silhouettes and color contrasts do the work. When the set turns more energetic, it does so through dynamic posing rather than dense detail. Visual standouts include Crobat ex and Deoxys ex, both singled out for their overall art strength within the set. Among the most represented artists, Hisao Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Arita, Ken Sugimori, and Ryo Ueda help define the collection’s range—from straightforward character presentation to sharper, more motion-driven moments.

Illustrators

The set’s visual baseline is shaped by its most frequent contributors: Hisao Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Arita, Ken Sugimori, and Ryo Ueda. Together they cover a spectrum from clean character-forward presentation to more dynamic, motion-oriented scenes, aligning with the set’s overall preference for readable, color-led design.

Format

Printed total107
Set total108
SeriesEX
Release2005/02/01

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Ryo Ueda
Masakazu Fukuda
Mitsuhiro Arita
Masakazu Fukuda
Ryo Ueda
Mitsuhiro Arita
Shin-ichi Yoshikawa
Hikaru Koike
Hiromichi Sugiyama
Mitsuhiro Arita
Hironobu Yoshida
Naoyo Kimura
Hisao Nakamura
Hisao Nakamura
Hajime Kusajima
Hikaru Koike
Hikaru Koike
Takao Unno
Naoyo Kimura
Kyoko Umemoto
Aya Kusube
Kagemaru Himeno
Katsura Tabata
Aya Kusube
Ryo Ueda
Kyoko Umemoto
Hajime Kusajima
Tomoko Wakai
Hajime Kusajima
Hironobu Yoshida
Tomoko Wakai
Kouki Saitou
Hironobu Yoshida
Yuka Morii
Sumiyoshi Kizuki
Takumi Akabane
Aya Kusube
Masakazu Fukuda
Tomokazu Komiya
Kouki Saitou
Hajime Kusajima
Yukiko Baba
Kagemaru Himeno
Kouki Saitou
Kouki Saitou
Mitsuhiro Arita
Atsuko Nishida
Hisao Nakamura