# How many Illustration Rares are in Journey Together?

> Journey Together has 17 Illustration Rares and Special Illustration Rares.
>
> Source: https://www.nomekop.app/faqs/how-many-illustration-rares-in-journey-together — NOMEKOP, an independent Pokémon TCG binder tool
> (not affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company). Figures as of June 2026.

**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)](/card/sv9-184) — Special Illustration Rare (~$126.71)
- [Salamence ex (#187)](/card/sv9-187) — Special Illustration Rare (~$71.75)
- [N's Zoroark ex (#185)](/card/sv9-185) — Special Illustration Rare (~$52.52)
- [Iono's Bellibolt ex (#183)](/card/sv9-183) — Special Illustration Rare (~$45.12)
- [Hop's Zacian ex (#186)](/card/sv9-186) — Special Illustration Rare (~$38.40)
- [Articuno (#161)](/card/sv9-161) — 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.