SOWSOW
Collectors have graded 62,408 copies of sowsow's 101 tracked cards. The catalog gems at 45.8 percent, a high rate that usually reflects modern print quality more than easy grading. Submissions are running hot right now: 1,321 new gradings in the last 30 days.
Hype meter
recomputed every refresh, moves with each new setThe engine behind the number is submissions: collectors paid to slab 1,321 of sowsow's cards in the last 30 days, and grading fees are the one form of hype nobody fakes. One of their singles passed the price consistency screen this week at -0.5 percent on average, so the heat reading is live data, not vibes. And people are talking: a post named sowsow across the tracked Pokemon communities in the last two weeks, which is rare enough among 254 artists to move the needle.
THE BINDER
the 8 most graded sowsow illustrations
Gengar VMAX · Fusion Strike · pop 28,649
Espeon V · Evolving Skies · pop 14,246
Charmander · Paldean Fates · pop 3,977
Greavard · Scarlet & Violet · pop 3,320
Mawile · Ascended Heroes · pop 1,299
Pikachu · SWSH Black Star Promos · pop 1,259
Lunatone · Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery · pop 1,258
Bronzor · Temporal Forces · pop 1,231Ranked by total graded population across all tracked prints. A pocket that links out has a full card page behind it.
THE ARTIST
sowsow, born in 1988, paints digitally in Illustrator and Photoshop and somehow comes out the other side looking handmade: visible brushwork, layered flat color, a soft folk warmth that made cards like the Forbidden Light debut trio of Avalugg, Inkay, and Cubone feel like children's book plates. A hundred plus cards later the style is a brand of its own.
In 2023 sowsow was one of only three card illustrators chosen for the Pokemon x Van Gogh Museum collaboration, painting Snorlax asleep in The Bedroom and Eevee in the straw hat self portrait. There is also a sowsow designed Pokemon manhole cover in Kagawa Prefecture, a goods line under the sowsow koubou name, work for Pokemon Sleep and the One Piece card game, and no public face anywhere.
Sources: Bulbapedia
Catalog market data
updates with every data refreshMost valuable cards
Full tracked catalog
| Card | Set | Year | Graded | PSA 10 | Gem rate | PSA 10 price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalugg 30 | Forbidden Light | 2018 | 8 | 5 | 62.5% | $34.03 |
| Inkay 50 | Forbidden Light | 2018 | 42 | 21 | 50% | $33.66 |
| Cubone 57 | Forbidden Light | 2018 | 180 | 28 | 15.6% | $87.43 |
| Hitmontop 113 | Lost Thunder | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | $36.84 |
| Victini 49 | Lost Thunder | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 100% | $435.00 |
| Slowking 55 | Lost Thunder | 2018 | 10 | 4 | 40% | $76.48 |
| Chikorita 6 | Lost Thunder | 2018 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | $40.92 |
| Porygon2 156 | Unbroken Bonds | 2019 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | $59.99 |
| Glameow 159 | Unbroken Bonds | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 50% | $20.00 |
| Stunfisk 56 | Unbroken Bonds | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0% | |
| Rhyhorn 92 | Unbroken Bonds | 2019 | 5 | 1 | 20% | $32.16 |
| Dragonair 150 | Unified Minds | 2019 | 22 | 7 | 31.8% | $43.53 |
| Munchlax 173 | Unified Minds | 2019 | 23 | 6 | 26.1% | $120.62 |
| Litwick 28 | Unified Minds | 2019 | 3 | 3 | 100% | $37.06 |
| Magnemite 58 | Unified Minds | 2019 | 5 | 1 | 20% | $33.40 |
| Jynx 76 | Unified Minds | 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0% | $38.37 |
| Chansey 46 | Hidden Fates | 2019 | 108 | 46 | 42.6% | $180.71 |
| Trapinch 107 | Cosmic Eclipse | 2019 | 5 | 1 | 20% | $32.88 |
| Tropius 12 | Cosmic Eclipse | 2019 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | $34.50 |
| Snorunt 47 | Cosmic Eclipse | 2019 | 8 | 4 | 50% | $34.46 |
| Togedemaru 73 | Cosmic Eclipse | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | $35.63 |
| Kirlia 81 | Cosmic Eclipse | 2019 | 5 | 2 | 40% | $36.07 |
| Bunnelby SWSH082 | SWSH Black Star Promos | 2019 | 91 | 16 | 17.6% | |
| Galarian Slowpoke SWSH126 | SWSH Black Star Promos | 2019 | 1,217 | 151 | 12.4% | |
| Pikachu SWSH153 | SWSH Black Star Promos | 2019 | 1,259 | 37 | 2.9% | |
| Rowlet SWSH220 | SWSH Black Star Promos | 2019 | 157 | 3 | 1.9% | |
| Roselia 2 | Sword & Shield | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | $31.42 |
| Skorupi 121 | Sword & Shield | 2020 | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | $25.29 |
| Minccino 146 | Sword & Shield | 2020 | 3 | 3 | 100% | $34.95 |
| Clefairy 74 | Rebel Clash | 2020 | 17 | 10 | 58.8% | $101.00 |
| Skuntank 115 | Rebel Clash | 2020 | 3 | 3 | 100% | $41.00 |
| Mareep 55 | Darkness Ablaze | 2020 | 27 | 13 | 48.1% | $49.99 |
| Gothorita 74 | Darkness Ablaze | 2020 | 15 | 7 | 46.7% | $44.98 |
| Purrloin 106 | Darkness Ablaze | 2020 | 8 | 4 | 50% | $30.62 |
| Purrloin 39 | Champion's Path | 2020 | 22 | 14 | 63.6% | $31.02 |
| Tynamo 57 | Vivid Voltage | 2020 | 8 | 2 | 25% | $58.49 |
| Girafarig 65 | Vivid Voltage | 2020 | 18 | 8 | 44.4% | $24.00 |
| Krokorok 108 | Vivid Voltage | 2020 | 10 | 3 | 30% | $30.97 |
| Chikorita 2 | McDonald's Collection 2021 | 2021 | 938 | 374 | 39.9% | |
| Chewtle 26 | Shining Fates | 2021 | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | $50.00 |
| Spinarak 43 | Shining Fates | 2021 | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | $50.00 |
| Yamper SV039 | Shining Fates Shiny Vault | 2021 | 169 | 83 | 49.1% | $100.17 |
| Galarian Yamask SV065 | Shining Fates Shiny Vault | 2021 | 98 | 58 | 59.2% | $21.73 |
| Cufant SV090 | Shining Fates Shiny Vault | 2021 | 101 | 48 | 47.5% | $23.02 |
| Shinx 46 | Battle Styles | 2021 | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | $31.99 |
| Honedge 105 | Battle Styles | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | $31.27 |
| Castform Rainy Form 33 | Chilling Reign | 2021 | 4 | 1 | 25% | $31.96 |
| Crustle 12 | Evolving Skies | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 50% | $54.99 |
| Ludicolo 34 | Evolving Skies | 2021 | 28 | 6 | 21.4% | $31.67 |
| Chinchou 52 | Evolving Skies | 2021 | 5 | 1 | 20% | $64.99 |
| Espeon V 180 | Evolving Skies | 2021 | 14,246 | 7,069 | 49.6% | $503.77 |
| Marill 58 | Fusion Strike | 2021 | 16 | 3 | 18.8% | $33.85 |
| Mankey 133 | Fusion Strike | 2021 | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | $35.00 |
| Galarian Linoone 160 | Fusion Strike | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 50% | $40.00 |
| Impidimp 176 | Fusion Strike | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | |
| Gengar VMAX 271 | Fusion Strike | 2021 | 28,649 | 15,109 | 52.7% | $2,253 |
| Karrablast 15 | Brilliant Stars | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | $30.96 |
| Alcremie 71 | Brilliant Stars | 2022 | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | $60.00 |
| Gible 107 | Brilliant Stars | 2022 | 10 | 1 | 10% | $33.13 |
| Combee 11 | Astral Radiance | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 25% | $31.41 |
| Eevee 119 | Astral Radiance | 2022 | 108 | 25 | 23.1% | $120.11 |
| Bulbasaur 1 | Pokémon GO | 2022 | 268 | 74 | 27.6% | $141.11 |
| Squirtle 15 | Pokémon GO | 2022 | 283 | 73 | 25.8% | $129.99 |
| Tynamo 10 | McDonald's Collection 2022 | 2022 | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | |
| Chinchou 8 | McDonald's Collection 2022 | 2022 | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | |
| Falinks 110 | Lost Origin | 2022 | 5 | 2 | 40% | |
| Growlithe 19 | Silver Tempest | 2022 | 16 | 3 | 18.8% | $105.00 |
| Emolga 54 | Silver Tempest | 2022 | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | $32.40 |
| Beldum 117 | Silver Tempest | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | $30.65 |
| Fidough 69 | Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos | 2023 | 143 | 33 | 23.1% | |
| Aron 87 | Crown Zenith | 2023 | 10 | 4 | 40% | $49.99 |
| Lunatone GG11 | Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery | 2023 | 1,258 | 414 | 32.9% | $182.50 |
| Scatterbug 8 | Scarlet & Violet | 2023 | 9 | 6 | 66.7% | $30.57 |
| Pawniard 132 | Scarlet & Violet | 2023 | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | |
| Greavard 214 | Scarlet & Violet | 2023 | 3,320 | 369 | 11.1% | $576.43 |
| Pawmi 74 | Paldea Evolved | 2023 | 278 | 132 | 47.5% | $65.50 |
| Wattrel 81 | Paldea Evolved | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 100% | |
| Slowpoke 85 | Paldea Evolved | 2023 | 24 | 10 | 41.7% | $32.00 |
| Tinkatuff 104 | Paldea Evolved | 2023 | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | $31.92 |
| Bramblin 198 | Paldea Evolved | 2023 | 836 | 180 | 21.5% | $143.13 |
| Palpitoad 51 | Obsidian Flames | 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | |
| Drilbur 111 | Obsidian Flames | 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | $30.97 |
| Mawile 143 | Obsidian Flames | 2023 | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | $75.00 |
| Rattata 19 | 151 | 2023 | 42 | 16 | 38.1% | $130.00 |
| Raticate 20 | 151 | 2023 | 51 | 21 | 41.2% | $199.36 |
| Wimpod 48 | Paradox Rift | 2023 | 5 | 4 | 80% | |
| Miltank 147 | Paradox Rift | 2023 | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | $31.01 |
| Scraggy 60 | Paldean Fates | 2024 | 15 | 7 | 46.7% | $30.39 |
| Charmander 109 | Paldean Fates | 2024 | 3,977 | 1,829 | 46% | $213.88 |
| Natu 151 | Paldean Fates | 2024 | 85 | 47 | 55.3% | $42.99 |
| Riolu 173 | Paldean Fates | 2024 | 386 | 180 | 46.6% | $122.50 |
| Pidgey 196 | Paldean Fates | 2024 | 406 | 224 | 55.2% | $89.00 |
| Bronzor 170 | Temporal Forces | 2024 | 1,231 | 621 | 50.4% | $73.50 |
| Vulpix 26 | Twilight Masquerade | 2024 | 41 | 14 | 34.1% | $97.00 |
| Lillipup 74 | White Flare | 2025 | 47 | 29 | 61.7% | $32.69 |
| Herdier 75 | White Flare | 2025 | 13 | 6 | 46.2% | |
| Stoutland 76 | White Flare | 2025 | 18 | 5 | 27.8% | $74.04 |
| Simisear 100 | White Flare | 2025 | 441 | 94 | 21.3% | $237.69 |
| Mawile 246 | Ascended Heroes | 2026 | 1,299 | 943 | 72.6% | $56.00 |
| Weedle 1 | Chaos Rising | 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | $30.72 |
| Espurr 36 | Chaos Rising | 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | $32.56 |
Prices shown are for the English base print unless labeled otherwise, and population totals pool all tracked prints of each illustration. Method details live on the methodology page. Thinking of grading a raw copy of one of these? Run the numbers in the grading ROI calculator first.