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Neo Destiny

Neo · 2002/02/28 · 105/113 cards
A Pokémon-heavy set with a common-to-uncommon foundation, punctuated by Rare Holos and a small Rare Shining tier. The visuals favor simple, focused character compositions with consistently vibrant color.
Cards113
Pokémon98
Trainers14
Energy1
Illustrators28
Unique Pokémon98
Avg art score63.37
Median art score60.00
Priced cards113
Avg market price$49.84
Median market price$3.75
Collector note
With 28 illustrators across 113 cards, the set offers breadth in both style and rarity, from accessible commons to a limited Rare Shining subset. Shining Charizard is also the set’s primary value outlier, creating a wide spread between everyday pulls and premium targets.
Visual identity
Neo Destiny leans into playful, lighthearted illustration with a strong cartoonish and traditional mix, occasionally edged by mysterious notes. Compositions are predominantly simple and focused—clear silhouettes, balanced framing, and character-forward staging—while color stays vivid and often contrasting, with pastel and soft treatments used as gentle relief.

About Neo Destiny

Neo Destiny presents a broad, Pokémon-forward collection of 113 cards, with 98 Pokémon supported by 14 Trainer cards and a single Energy. The set’s structure is anchored by commons and uncommons, then lifted by a smaller band of rares, Rare Holos, and a distinct group of eight Rare Shining cards. Visually, it reads clean and approachable: simple, focused compositions dominate, often centered on character-first scenes with balanced framing.

Across the set, the prevailing language is cartoonish and traditional, frequently playful and lighthearted, with occasional turns toward the mysterious. Color is a defining constant—vibrant palettes and strong contrast appear again and again, softened at times by pastel and gentle tones. For highlights, Shining Charizard and Shining Celebi sit at the top of the set’s visual conversation, while Dark Slowking adds a moodier counterpoint within the same clear, character-led approach.

Illustrators

The set’s artist roster is led by CR CG gangs and Ken Sugimori in overall presence, with substantial contributions from Atsuko Nishida and Tomokazu Komiya. Together, they help define the set’s range—from clean, readable character presentation to more whimsical, offbeat interpretations—while staying within the set’s generally focused compositional habits.

Format

Printed total105
Set total113
SeriesNeo
Release2002/02/28

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Hironobu Yoshida
Hironobu Yoshida
Hironobu Yoshida
Hironobu Yoshida
Naoyo Kimura
Tomokazu Komiya
Atsuko Nishida
Mitsuhiro Arita
Atsuko Nishida
Atsuko Nishida
Ken Sugimori
Hironobu Yoshida
Aya Kusube
Naoyo Kimura
Kagemaru Himeno
Atsuko Nishida
Atsuko Nishida
Naoyo Kimura
Atsuko Nishida
Kagemaru Himeno
Mitsuhiro Arita
Tomokazu Komiya
Masako Yamashita
Shin-ichi Yoshida
Shin-ichi Yoshida
Toshinao Aoki
Aya Kusube
Shin-ichi Yoshida
Yuka Morii
Masako Yamashita
Ken Sugimori
Miki Tanaka
Aya Kusube
Atsuko Nishida
Ken Sugimori
Tomokazu Komiya
Ken Sugimori
Shin-ichi Yoshikawa, CR CG gangs
Tomokazu Komiya
Tomokazu Komiya
Mitsuhiro Arita
Yuka Morii
Miki Tanaka
CR CG gangs
Hiromichi Sugiyama, CR CG gangs
Shin-ichi Yoshida
Milky Isobe
CR CG gangs