Most Popular Bug Type Pokémon
Fan-demand snapshot for Bug Type — the Pokémon collectors talk about most, plus one flagship card per species.
2025-06-12
Popularity matters for trades, singles prices, and binder flex pages. Here are the Bug Type standouts fans search for most — including Scizor, Volcarona, Heracross, Snom, and Scyther — with one flagship card and quick jumps to our full species guides.
Popularity ranks blend normalized vote shares from two r/pokemon “favourite Pokémon” surveys (2025, u/Jawnysparklez; 2019, u/mamamia1001), weighted 60/40 toward the newer results. This list does not use Pink Binder collection tags — separate from our cute and card-collecting roundups. Each entry includes one flagship TCG print.
Fan-favorite standouts
Each entry shows sprite references plus one flagship TCG print fans search for most.
- #1Scizor#0212
Scizor is an all-time top favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #24 overall in our combined index, #32 in the 2025 survey, #22 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Scizor card
Hidden Fates Shiny Vault
Rare Shiny GX
If you only get one Scizor, make it Scizor-GX from Hidden Fates Shiny Vault (Rare Shiny GX) — it's the print most collectors recognize.
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- #2Volcarona#0637
Volcarona ranks among the most popular Pokémon in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #59 overall in our combined index, #70 in the 2025 survey, #45 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Volcarona card
Plasma Blast
Rare
The Volcarona card everyone knows is Volcarona from Plasma Blast (Rare) — a familiar face in the TCG scene.
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- #3Heracross#0214
Heracross ranks among the most popular Pokémon in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #60 overall in our combined index, #67 in the 2025 survey, #50 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Heracross card
Diamond & Pearl
Rare
The Heracross card everyone knows is Heracross from Diamond & Pearl (Rare) — a familiar face in the TCG scene.
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- #4Snom#0872
Snom ranks among the most popular Pokémon in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #64 overall in our combined index, #65 in the 2025 survey.
Most popular Snom card
Shining Fates Shiny Vault
Rare Shiny
If you only get one Snom, make it Snom from Shining Fates Shiny Vault (Rare Shiny) — it's the print most collectors recognize.
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- #5Scyther#0123
Scyther ranks among the most popular Pokémon in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #72 overall in our combined index, #163 in the 2025 survey, #27 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Scyther card
Hidden Fates Shiny Vault
Rare Shiny
If you only get one Scyther, make it Scyther from Hidden Fates Shiny Vault (Rare Shiny) — it's the print most collectors recognize.
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- #6Joltik#0595
Joltik ranks among the most popular Pokémon in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #84 overall in our combined index, #56 in the 2025 survey, #170 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Joltik card
Team Up
Common
The Joltik card everyone knows is Joltik from Team Up (Common) — a familiar face in the TCG scene.
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- #7Scolipede#0545
Scolipede ranks among the most popular Pokémon in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #102 overall in our combined index, #76 in the 2025 survey, #166 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Scolipede card
Burning Shadows
Rare
The most-searched Scolipede single for many collectors is Scolipede from Burning Shadows (Rare) — a familiar print fans recognize even outside chase-art hunts.
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- #8Shuckle#0213
Shuckle is a perennial fan favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #107 overall in our combined index, #128 in the 2025 survey, #77 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Shuckle card
HGSS Black Star Promos
Promo
Collectors often chase Shuckle from HGSS Black Star Promos (Promo) — it's the flagship Shuckle card for display and trades.
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- #9Golisopod#0768
Golisopod is a perennial fan favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #117 overall in our combined index, #89 in the 2025 survey, #171 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Golisopod card
Unified Minds
Rare
For most fans, Golisopod (Unified Minds (Rare)) is the iconic Golisopod card — a staple in themed collections.
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- #10Galvantula#0596
Galvantula is a perennial fan favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #139 overall in our combined index, #142 in the 2025 survey, #113 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Galvantula card
Unified Minds
Rare
Collectors often chase Galvantula from Unified Minds (Rare) — it's the flagship Galvantula card for display and trades.
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