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HS—Unleashed

HeartGold & SoulSilver · 2010/05/12 · 95/96 cards
A Pokémon-forward set with a broad rarity ladder, defined by vibrant color, playful energy, and balanced, subject-first compositions. Cartoonish and colorful rendering dominates, with frequent dynamic poses and clear readability.
Cards96
Pokémon82
Trainers14
Energy0
Illustrators22
Unique Pokémon70
Avg art score67.89
Median art score68.00
Priced cards96
Avg market price$12.45
Median market price$0.63
Collector note
With most of the set concentrated in Commons and Uncommons, it offers plenty of approachable artwork alongside a smaller tier of premium rarities like LEGEND and Rare Prime. Raikou & Suicune LEGEND sits at the top of the set’s value range, reflecting how a few high-end pulls concentrate collector attention.
Visual identity
The visual language is bright and high-saturation, with vibrant palettes appearing across nearly the entire set and frequent use of contrast to separate figures from their backgrounds. Compositions tend toward balanced and focused framing—often simple, character-forward, and easy to read—while dynamic and action cues add motion without crowding the scene. The prevailing mood stays playful and energetic, with occasional turns toward intensity through sharper angles and bolder color clashes.

About HS—Unleashed

HS—Unleashed presents a compact 96-card collection with a clear structural split: 82 Pokémon cards supported by 14 Trainers, and no Energy cards. The rarity mix is wide—Commons and Uncommons form the base, with Rares, Rare Holos, Rare Prime, and a small run of LEGEND cards, plus a single secret rarity. Across the set, the prevailing look is bright and approachable: cartoonish, colorful, and often dynamic, anchored by balanced and focused compositions that keep the subject readable.

For visual highlights, Entei & Raikou LEGEND and Ninetales stand out as set touchstones, each benefiting from the set’s preference for vibrant palettes and crisp subject emphasis. The illustrator roster is deep, with Kouki Saitou and Wataru Kawahara contributing the largest share of cards, supported by Hideaki Hakozaki and Masakazu Fukuda. Together, their work reinforces the set’s dominant moods—playful, energetic, and cheerful—while still leaving room for occasional intensity through action-leaning layouts and contrasting color.

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Wataru Kawahara
Shinji Higuchi + Sachiko Eba
Tomokazu Komiya
Hajime Kusajima
Shinji Higuchi + Sachiko Eba
Shinji Higuchi + Noriko Takaya
Shinji Higuchi + Noriko Takaya
Shinji Higuchi + Sachiko Eba
Shinji Higuchi + Sachiko Eba
Kyoko Umemoto
Takashi Yamaguchi
Hideaki Hakozaki
Hideaki Hakozaki
Masakazu Fukuda
kawayoo
Hideaki Hakozaki
Shin Nagasawa
Naoyo Kimura
Hideaki Hakozaki
Kouki Saitou
Wataru Kawahara
Naoyo Kimura
Hideaki Hakozaki
Hideaki Hakozaki
Wataru Kawahara
Kouki Saitou
Hideaki Hakozaki
Wataru Kawahara
Wataru Kawahara
Kyoko Umemoto
Kouki Saitou
Shin Nagasawa
Milky Isobe
Ken Sugimori
Kouki Saitou
Sachiko Adachi
Wataru Kawahara
Wataru Kawahara
Wataru Kawahara
Hajime Kusajima
Kouki Saitou
Masakazu Fukuda
Hajime Kusajima
Kagemaru Himeno