Journey Together has 17 Illustration Rares and Special Illustration Rares.
Illustration Rares in Journey Together
Illustration Rares (IR) and Special Illustration Rares (SIR) are the full-art, scene-style cards collectors chase hardest. Journey Together packs 17 of them into its 190 cards: 11 standard IRs and 6 larger-art SIRs. That puts the full-art count at roughly 9% of the set — a meaningful share of why Journey Together is fun to open.
The Journey Together full-art cards to hunt
- Lillie's Clefairy ex (#184) — Special Illustration Rare (~$126.71)
- Salamence ex (#187) — Special Illustration Rare (~$71.75)
- N's Zoroark ex (#185) — Special Illustration Rare (~$52.52)
- Iono's Bellibolt ex (#183) — Special Illustration Rare (~$45.12)
- Hop's Zacian ex (#186) — Special Illustration Rare (~$38.40)
- Articuno (#161) — Illustration Rare (~$28.55)
Star Pokémon with full-art cards in Journey Together
The marquee Pokémon getting the IR/SIR treatment here, with their prints:
- Lillie's Clefairy — Lillie's Clefairy ex (#56), Lillie's Clefairy ex (#173), Lillie's Clefairy ex (#184)
- Salamence — Salamence ex (#114), Salamence ex (#177), Salamence ex (#187)
- N's Zoroark — N's Zoroark ex (#98), N's Zoroark ex (#175), N's Zoroark ex (#185), N's Zoroark ex (#189)
- Iono's Bellibolt — Iono's Bellibolt ex (#53), Iono's Bellibolt ex (#172), Iono's Bellibolt ex (#183), Iono's Bellibolt ex (#188)
- Hop's Zacian — Hop's Zacian ex (#111), Hop's Zacian ex (#176), Hop's Zacian ex (#186)
These cards drive much of Journey Together's secondary-market value and help push a full master set to 333 cards. The standout is Lillie's Clefairy ex (#184), around $126.71.
IR vs SIR in Journey Together
If you're prioritising, the 6 Special Illustration Rares are the scarcer, pricier tier — full-bleed art and lower pull rates — while the 11 standard Illustration Rares are more attainable but still some of the best-looking cards in Journey Together. Together those 17 full-art cards are the heart of the set's chase and the reason a master set climbs to 333 cards.
Figures are from the pokemontcg.io dataset (TCGplayer pricing), as of June 2026.