Ralts

Ralts in the anime: Max's promise

Ralts debuted in the Advanced Generation episode Do I Hear a Ralts?, in which Max finds a very sick wild Ralts and, with help from Ash's Snorunt, rushes it to a Pokémon Center. Max promises to come back for it once he is old enough to be a Trainer.

Ralts on cards: Commons, a Delta Species and shiny prints

Ralts' first cards are three Commons in Ruby & Sapphire (2003), illustrated by Ken Sugimori, Atsuko Nishida and Kagemaru Himeno. Dragon Frontiers (2006) printed Ralts δ, a Delta Species Ralts, and Legendary Treasures (2013) gave it a Radiant Collection card (#RC8) by Mizue. Our catalog lists 32 Ralts cards across 25 sets, 29 of them Common, with the EX era (10) holding the most.

Its other special treatments are shiny cards in the Hidden Fates Shiny Vault (#SV34) and Paldean Fates (#153), and an Illustration Rare (#211) by Jiro Sasumo in the Scarlet & Violet base set (2023).

Cards to know

• Ralts (Ruby & Sapphire #66)

  One of Ralts' three first cards, a Common illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Ralts (Legendary Treasures #RC8)

  Ralts in Legendary Treasures' Radiant Collection, illustrated by Mizue.

• Ralts (Hidden Fates Shiny Vault #SV34)

  A shiny-colored Ralts from the Hidden Fates Shiny Vault.

• Ralts (Scarlet & Violet #211)

  An Illustration Rare Ralts by Jiro Sasumo.

• Ralts (Paldean Fates #153)

  A shiny-colored Ralts by yuu.