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Nakaoka Pokémon cards

Dark Dragonite$1,150

Dark Gyarados$315

Dark Arbok$300

Dark Tyranitar$227

Articuno ex$197

Pichu$162

Nakaoka has illustrated 47 Pokémon cards across 14 sets, from 2003 to 2026. The most valuable is Dark Dragonite at around $1,150.

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Most valuable Nakaoka cards

1. 1Dark DragoniteTeam Rocket Returns · about 1 in 22 packs$1,150
2. 2Dark GyaradosTeam Rocket Returns · about 1 in 15 packs$315
3. 3Dark ArbokTeam Rocket Returns · about 1 in 15 packs$300
4. 4Dark TyranitarTeam Rocket Returns · about 1 in 22 packs$227
5. 5Articuno exNintendo Black Star Promos$197

Nakaoka through the years

Earliest card

Articuno ex

Nintendo Black Star Promos · 2003

Most recent card

Dark Tyranitar

30th Celebration: Classic Collection · 2026

Their earliest card is Articuno ex from Nintendo Black Star Promos, and the most recent is Dark Tyranitar from 30th Celebration: Classic Collection. They have drawn Unown more than any other Pokémon (14 cards), followed by Tyranitar and Spheal.

Pokémon Nakaoka draws most

Unown

14 cards by Nakaoka

Tyranitar

2 cards by Nakaoka

Spheal

2 cards by Nakaoka

Crawdaunt

2 cards by Nakaoka

Dragonite

1 card by Nakaoka

Gyarados

1 card by Nakaoka

All 47 cards by Nakaoka

Dark Dragonite

#15$1,150

Dark Gyarados

#36$315

Dark Arbok

#29$300

Dark Tyranitar

#19$227

Articuno ex

#32$197

Pichu

#59$162

Flygon ex δ

#92$138

Dark Houndoom

#37$112

Togepi

#78$103

Mew

#4$100

Dark Golduck

#35$75.33

Unown

#M$56.99

Unown

#K$55.66

Unown

#I$54.49

Dark Magcargo

#38$50.98

Unown

#R$50.36

Unown

#S$44.79

Dialga

#1$44.41

Unown

#L$41.92

Unown

#N$38.39

Unown

#Q$37.50

Team Aqua's Spheal

#57$34.20

Unown

#J$33.75

Palkia

#11$32.43

Team Aqua's Crawdaunt

#2$31.40

Infernape

#5$30.10

Larvitar

#52$30.00

Unown

#O$27.89

Team Aqua's Spheal

#56$25.00

Empoleon

#4$24.72

Manaphy

#9$18.02

Electivire

#3$16.79

Roserade

#13$14.45

Magnezone

#8$14.35

Mt. Moon

#94$11.11

Great Ball

#92$11.07

Great Ball

#90$10.93

Chinchou

#57$9.27

Rhyperior

#12$8.95

Team Aqua's Crawdaunt

#14$8.74

Unown [D]

#68$8.06

Unown [C]

#67$7.78

Great Ball

#77$6.81

Unown [A]

#65$4.49

Unown [B]

#66$4.45

Dark Tyranitar

#19

Latias

#4

Questions about Nakaoka

Illustrators from the same sets

Ken Ikuji

17 cards

Hikaru Koike

47 cards

Hiromichi Sugiyama

35 cards

Takumi Akabane

52 cards

Shin-ichi Yoshikawa

54 cards

Hisao Nakamura

72 cards

Sets: 30th Celebration: Classic Collection · Diamond & Pearl · Power Keepers · Dragon Frontiers · POP Series 4 · Emerald · Unseen Forces · Delta Species · Team Rocket Returns · Hidden Legends · Team Magma vs Team Aqua · FireRed & LeafGreen · EX Trainer Kit Latias · Nintendo Black Star Promos