Pokémon TCG: Prismatic Evolutions - Top 10 Most Beautiful Cards!

Hello, everyone! Today, let's go through the 10 most beautiful cards from Scarlet & Violet's 4th special set, Prismatic Evolutions, which was released on January 17th, 2025.

Without further ado, let's go!

10 - Raging Bolt ex (Secret Illustration Rare - 166/131)

This Uninori illustration depicting Paradox Raikou is quite unique. It combines Ukiyo-e, a traditional Japanese style, with "Jurassic" elements, which fits this Pokémon and their lore quite well.

Uninori has just begun working for The Pokémon Company/Creatures, but has already illustrated 12 Pokémon TCG cards. Their first card was Grotle TEF 11, from Temporal Forces, in the same Scarlet/Violet block as Prismatic Evolutions.

9 - Glaceon ex (Secret Illustration Rare - 150/131)

This card is the second illustration by the talented Kamome Shirahama for The Pokémon Company.

They managed to create this incredible Terastal Glaceon by combining Art Nouveau with the ice arabesques and Art Déco with the geometric forms in the stained glassed in the background. The result is a remarkable work of art!

8 - Leafeon ex (Secret Illustration Rare - 144/131)

Jiro Sasumo created this illustration. They won the second Gran Prix Illustration, and are known for their Charizard.

If you want to know more about this artist, please click here.

To represent Leafeon, Sasumo picked a charming forest background, and created a fairy-tale aesthetic.

7 - Sylveon ex (Secret Illustration Rare - 156/131)

This card was illustrated by Cona Nintada, known for their Erika's Invitation sv3pt5 203 from the 151 special set.

It conveys all of Sylveon's grace and cuteness, with soft colors, and elements like butterflies, bows, and ribbons. This aesthetic is really similar to shoujo manga, which is incredibly popular among women.

6 - Iron Hands ex (Secret Illustration Rare - 154/131)

Kazumasa Yasukuni drew inspiration from Pop Art to create this illustration, using vibrant colors and shading techniques that resemble classic comic book styles.

They also created Stellar Crown's Zeraora:

Besides Pokémon TCG, Kazumasa Yasukuni also illustrated Digimon TCG cards, Transformers comic books, and Gundam artworks.

Samples from their Portfolio

5 - Palafin ex (Secret Illustration Rare - 151/131)

This artwork was created by no one other than Tetsuo Hara, who created Hokuto no Ken and is one of the biggest shonen authors in the manga industry.

The colors and brushstrokes in this card really resemble the artist's own style, which makes Palafin incredibly epic, and also shows how incredible Hara is at drawing Kenshiro's signature technique!

4 - Ceruledge ex (Secret Illustration Rare - 147/131)

This artwork was created by akagi, a rising Pokémon TCG artist. They also illustrated Twilight Masquerade's Greninja ex, one of the most expensive SAR cards around. We even mentioned it when we discussed the most expensive cards in 2023!

This artist stands out for their impressive digital illustrations. They managed to represent, detail per detail, the Terastal effect on Ceruledge's body, and the ghostly flame around it.

3 - Iron Valiant ex (Secret Illustration Rare - 157/131)

danciao started working for the Pokémon Company in the Twilight Masquerade set, and created this impressive illustration.

This composition features a neon outline around Iron Valiant, making it even more robotic and threatening. It really resembles a knight in this card.

Curiously, danciao also worked on the Fate franchise, more specifically for Type-Moon.

2 - Umbreon ex (Secret Illustration Rare - 161/131)

This card was illustrated by YASHIRO Nanaco, and once again depicts an Umbreon under the moonlight, a tradition inspired by the iconic Mitsuhiro Arita artworks.

This design combines Art Nouveau with stained-glass, and the edges look like tarot cards, which makes the entire card more mystical.

Full Art

1 - Eevee ex (Scarlet/Violet: Promo Cards)

This artwork is special! It was created with a photomontage technique using a dish by Natsuko Shoji, a renowned chef who was named the best female chef in Asia in 2022.

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