Illustration rare card (TCG)
Illustration rare (Japanese: アートレア Art Rare) is a type of rarity in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, introduced in the Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery. They are Full Art Secret cards that showcase Pokémon in their natural environments and offer a closer look at their unique personalities.
Illustration rare cards are usually holographic reprints of Common, Uncommon, and Rare cards from the same set, with alternate artwork. Sometimes, entire evolution lines get reprinted as illustration rare cards. These are often drawn by one illustrator, telling the story of that Pokémon growing up. Starting with the Scarlet & Violet expansion, illustration rare cards feature a single gold star (
) for their rarity symbol, the Asian equivalent of which is the art rare rarity denoted by AR (
) rarity symbol.
Illustration rare cards are similar to the Trainer Gallery cards introduced in the Brilliant Stars expansion (the Japanese VMAX Climax subset), bar the fact that they generally do not feature characters.
List of Scarlet & Violet Series illustration rare cards
List of Sword & Shield Series illustration rare cards
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