Shinx

Shinx on cards: a long run of Commons since Diamond & Pearl

Shinx arrived on cards in the Diamond & Pearl set: its #98 there, from May 2007, is a Common illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Our catalog lists 25 Shinx printings across 20 sets spanning seven eras, from Diamond & Pearl into the Mega Evolution era, and 23 of those 25 are Commons. The two exceptions are a Rare numbered SH12 in Arceus (2009), illustrated by sui, and a Shiny rare in Paldean Fates (2024), illustrated by Saya Tsuruta. Ken Sugimori, Saya Tsuruta, sui and Uta each have two Shinx credits.

Shinx in the anime: Angie's partner and Clemont's old friend

Shinx debuted in Not On MY Watch Ya Don't!, owned by a Trainer named Landis. From Camping It Up! onward in the Diamond and Pearl series, a Trainer named Angie keeps a Shinx as her main Pokémon, usually outside its Poké Ball. The XY series gave it a backstory with Clemont: in A Campus Reunion! he meets again the Shinx he befriended as a child, which has since evolved into Luxio, and catches it.

Cards to know

• Shinx (Diamond & Pearl #98)

  Shinx's first card in a main expansion, a 2007 Common illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

• Shinx (Arceus #SH12)

  A 2009 Rare from Arceus' SH-numbered cards, one of only two Shinx printings above Common, illustrated by sui.

• Shinx (Paldean Fates #135)

  A 2024 Shiny rare illustrated by Saya Tsuruta.

• Shinx (Perfect Order #026)

  A 2026 Common from the Mega Evolution era, illustrated by Saboteri.