User:4iamking/Special illustration rare

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Special illustration rare is a type of rarity in the Pokémon Trading Card Game outside of Asia, introduced in the Scarlet & Violet expansion. They are Full Art Secret cards that showcase Pokémon in their natural environments and offer a closer look at their unique personalities.

Special illustration rare cards are like illustration rare cards but instead feature an additional layer of glitter foil and either feature alternative artwork of chase Pokémon cards such as Pokémon V, VSTAR, VMAX or Pokémon ex, or of Supporter cards. Starting with the Scarlet & Violet expansion, special illustration rare cards feature a double gold star (Special Illustration Rare) for their rarity symbol.

Special Art Rare cards (Japanese: スペシャルアートレア Special Art Rare) introduced in the VSTAR Universe expansion can be seen as the cognate to this rarity in Asian language expansions, however this rarity does not provide a full overlap, as Special Art Rare cards from the Sword & Shield Series are officially designated as "Galarian Gallery ultra rare" cards and can be identified with a white star or GGU as their rarity symbol.[1] The Special Art Rare rarity denoted by SAR (SAR) rarity symbol.

Special 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.


In the Scarlet & Violet Series

Special illustration rare Pokémon ex cards

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Spidops ex
(SVI 243)
MiraidonexScarletViolet244.jpg
Miraidon ex
(SVI 244)
GardevoirexScarletViolet245.jpg
Gardevoir ex
(SVI 245)
GreatTuskexScarletViolet246.jpg
Great Tusk ex
(SVI 246)
KoraidonexScarletViolet247.jpg
Koraidon ex
(SVI 247)
IronTreadsexScarletViolet248.jpg
MeowscaradaexPaldeaEvolved256.jpg
Wo-ChienexPaldeaEvolved257.jpg
Wo-Chien ex
(PAL 257)
SkeledirgeexPaldeaEvolved258.jpg
Skeledirge ex
(PAL 258)
Chi-YuexPaldeaEvolved259.jpg
Chi-Yu ex
(PAL 259)
QuaquavalexPaldeaEvolved260.jpg
Quaquaval ex
(PAL 260)
Chien-PaoexPaldeaEvolved261.jpg
Chien-Pao ex
(PAL 261)
TinkatonexPaldeaEvolved262.jpg
Tinkaton ex
(PAL 262)
Ting-LuexPaldeaEvolved263.jpg
Ting-Lu ex
(PAL 263)
SquawkabillyexPaldeaEvolved264.jpg
RevavroomexObsidianFlames224.jpg
Revavroom ex
(OBF 224)
PidgeotexObsidianFlames225.jpg
Pidgeot ex
(OBF 225)
Venusaurex200PokémonCard151.jpg
Venusaur ex
(MEW 198)
Charizardex201PokémonCard151.jpg
Charizard ex
(MEW 199)
Blastoiseex202PokémonCard151.jpg
Blastoise ex
(MEw 200)
Alakazamex203PokémonCard151.jpg
Alakazam ex
(MEw 201)
Zapdosex204PokémonCard151.jpg
Zapdos ex
(MEW 202)
GolisopodexParadoxRift246.jpg
Golisopod ex
(PAR 246)
TapuKokoexParadoxRift247.jpg
Tapu Koko ex
(PAR 247)
IronHandsexParadoxRift248.jpg
Iron Hands ex
(PAR 248)
IronValiantexParadoxRift249.jpg
SandyShocksexParadoxRift250.jpg
RoaringMoonexParadoxRift251.jpg
GholdengoexParadoxRift252.jpg
Gholdengo ex
(PAR 252)
AltariaexParadoxRift253.jpg
Altaria ex
(PAR 253)
MewexPaldeanFates232.jpg
Mew ex
(PAF 232)
GardevoirexPaldeanFates233.jpg
Gardevoir ex
(PAF 233)
IronLeavesexTemporalForces203.jpg
GougingFireexTemporalForces204.jpg
WalkingWakeexTemporalForces205.jpg
IronCrownexTemporalForces206.jpg
Iron Crown ex
(TEF 206)
IronBoulderexTemporalForces207.jpg
RagingBoltexTemporalForces208.jpg

Special illustration rare Tera Pokémon ex cards

EiscueexObsidianFlames222.jpg
Eiscue ex
(OBF 222)
CharizardexObsidianFlames223.jpg
Charizard ex
(OBF 223)
GarchompexParadoxRift245.jpg
Garchomp ex
(PAR 245)
CharizardexPaldeanFates234.jpg
Charizard ex
(PAF 234)
GreninjaexCrimsonHaze90.jpg
Greninja ex
(TWM 214)

Special illustration rare supporter cards

ArvenScarletViolet249.jpg
Arven
(SVI 249)
JacqScarletViolet250.jpg
Jacq
(SVI 250)
MiriamScarletViolet251.jpg
Miriam
(SVI 251)
PennyScarletViolet252.jpg
Penny
(SVI 252)
BossOrdersPaldeaEvolved265.jpg
Boss's Orders
(PAL 265)
DendraPaldeaEvolved266.jpg
Dendra
(PAL 266)
GiacomoPaldeaEvolved267.jpg
Giacomo
(PAL 267)
GrushaPaldeaEvolved268.jpg
Grusha
(PAL 268)
IonoPaldeaEvolved269.jpg
Iono
(PAL 269)
SaguaroPaldeaEvolved270.jpg
Saguaro
(PAL 270)
GeetaObsidianFlames226.jpg
Geeta
(OBF 226)
PoppyObsidianFlames227.jpg
Poppy
(OBF 227)
MelaParadoxRift254.jpg
Mela
(PAR 254)
ParasolLadyParadoxRift255.jpg
Parasol Lady
(PAR 255)
RikaParadoxRift258.jpg
Rika
(PAR 258)
TulipParadoxRift259.jpg
Tulip
(PAR 259)
ArvenPaldeanFates235.jpg
Arven
(PAF 235)
ClivePaldeanFates236.jpg
Clive
(PAF 236)
IonoPaldeanFates237.jpg
Iono
(PAF 237)
NemonaPaldeanFates238.jpg
Nemona
(PAF 238)
PennyPaldeanFates239.jpg
Penny
(PAF 239)
EriTemporalForces210.jpg
Eri
(TEF 210)
SalvatoreTemporalForces212.jpg
Salvatore
(TEF 212)
PerrinCrimsonHaze92.jpg
Perrin
(TWM 220)

Associated Promotional and other cards

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Mew ex
(SVP 053)
IonoSVPPromo124.jpg
Iono
(SVP 124)
PikachuexYokohamaDeck1.jpg
Pikachu ex
(WCS23 001)
SinistchaexCrimsonHaze89.jpg
Sinistcha ex
(SV5a 089)
VictiniexSVPromo52.jpg
Victini ex
(SV-P 052)



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