Numel

Numel in the anime: a meadow full of them

Numel made its animated series debut in Game Winning Assist!, where Ash and his friends find a meadow full of Numel belonging to a Trainer named Julie, and Team Rocket try to steal them. Numel had already been seen in the opening sequence of the film Jirachi: Wish Maker, and later Team Magma grunts use Numel in the Hoenn series.

Numel on cards: Ruby & Sapphire Commons to an Ascended Heroes illustration rare

Numel's first card came in the Ruby & Sapphire base set in 2003, illustrated by Ken Sugimori, and nearly every Numel since has been a Common. Team Magma vs Team Aqua (2004) printed Team Magma's Numel, drawn by Katsura Tabata, and Double Crisis (2015) brought back Team Magma's Numel with art by Akira Komayama.

The Mega Evolution era gave it its first illustration rare: Ascended Heroes (2026) printed a regular Numel by Ounishi alongside an illustration rare by Yoshimi Miyoshi.

Cards to know

• Numel (Ruby & Sapphire #61)

  Numel's first English card, a 2003 Common illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Team Magma's Numel (Team Magma vs Team Aqua #64)

  The 2004 villain-team version, illustrated by Katsura Tabata.

• Team Magma's Numel (Double Crisis #1)

  The 2015 Team Magma's Numel from the XY era Double Crisis set, illustrated by Akira Komayama.

• Numel (Ascended Heroes #223)

  A 2026 illustration rare by Yoshimi Miyoshi, a rare step above Common for Numel.