# How many Illustration Rares are in Perfect Order?

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

**Perfect Order has 17 Illustration Rares and Special Illustration Rares.**

## Illustration Rares in Perfect Order

Illustration Rares (IR) and Special Illustration Rares (SIR) are the full-art, scene-style cards collectors chase hardest. Perfect Order packs 17 of them into its 124 cards: 11 standard IRs and 6 larger-art SIRs. That puts the full-art count at roughly 14% of the set — a meaningful share of why Perfect Order is fun to open.

## The Perfect Order full-art cards to hunt

- [Meowth ex (#121)](/card/me3-121) — Special Illustration Rare
- [Mega Zygarde ex (#120)](/card/me3-120) — Special Illustration Rare
- [Mega Clefable ex (#119)](/card/me3-119) — Special Illustration Rare
- [Mega Starmie ex (#118)](/card/me3-118) — Special Illustration Rare
- [Rosa's Encouragement (#123)](/card/me3-123) — Special Illustration Rare

## Star Pokémon with full-art cards in Perfect Order

The marquee Pokémon getting the IR/SIR treatment here, with their prints:

- **Mega Zygarde** — Mega Zygarde ex (#47), Mega Zygarde ex (#104), Mega Zygarde ex (#120), Mega Zygarde ex (#124)
- **Meowth** — Meowth ex (#62), Meowth ex (#107), Meowth ex (#121)
- **Mega Clefable** — Mega Clefable ex (#31), Mega Clefable ex (#103), Mega Clefable ex (#119)
- **Mega Starmie** — Mega Starmie ex (#21), Mega Starmie ex (#102), Mega Starmie ex (#118)
- **Dedenne** — Dedenne (#93)

These cards drive much of Perfect Order's secondary-market value and help push a full master set to 203 cards. The rarest card overall, Mega Zygarde ex (#124) (Mega Hyper Rare), sits just above them on the rarity ladder.

## IR vs SIR in Perfect Order

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 Perfect Order. Together those 17 full-art cards are the heart of the set's chase and the reason a master set climbs to 203 cards.

Figures are from the pokemontcg.io dataset (TCGplayer pricing), as of June 2026.