How to Collect Octillery Cards: Standout Art, Sets, and Favorites
Build the perfect Octillery binder page. Best Sea Creatures cards, aesthetic pairings, and collector tips all in one place.
2024-06-11
Popularity Rank: #511
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #628
2019 survey: #294
#511 / 1025
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Octillery
Jet Pokémon
It traps enemies with its suction- cupped tentacles then smashes them with its rock-hard head.
Pokédex details
Height
0.9 m
Weight
28.5 kg
Base EXP
0
Capture rate
75 / 255
Generation
Gen II
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Red
Habitat
Sea
Shape
Tentacles
Egg groups
Water1, Water2
Why people love Octillery
The elevator pitch for Octillery: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Octillery feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
- A staple in our Sea Creatures crowd — Octillery is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
- Octillery has that "favourite since childhood" energy — you don't need lore to explain the appeal.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Octillery from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Chaos Rising
Common
Journey Together
Uncommon
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Star
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
Three Diamond
Paradox Rift
Common
Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery
Trainer Gallery Rare Holo
Battle Styles
Holo Rare
Battle Styles
Secret Rare
SWSH Black Star Promos
Promo
Crimson Invasion
Rare
BREAKthrough
Rare
Plasma Blast
Uncommon
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Binder plan & Michi Method for Octillery
Spread layout for Octillery, TCG picks to anchor the page, and open artwork you can print for Michi-style scene pockets.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Octillery #34 (Paradox Rift) by Yuka Morii is essential — her signature clay-art style gives Octillery an irresistibly handcrafted charm.
Octillery #23 (Crimson Invasion) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Octillery binder page.
Octillery #19 (Plasma Blast) is a sleeper hit — not expensive, but a favorite for themed collections.
Octillery #57 (Mysterious Treasures) is a fun addition for collectors — affordable and perfect for filling out a Octillery page.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Octillery mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Octillery chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Paradox Rift
Common
Crimson Invasion
Rare
Plasma Blast
Uncommon
Mysterious Treasures
Uncommon
Chaos Rising
Common
Journey Together
Uncommon
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Star
Right page
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
Three Diamond
Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery
Trainer Gallery Rare Holo
Battle Styles
Holo Rare
Battle Styles
Secret Rare
SWSH Black Star Promos
Promo
BREAKthrough
Rare
Unleashed
Rare Holo
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Octillery cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Octillery
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Octillery
Scene wallpaper — Octillery
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Octillery
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Try a aqua blue and teal sleeve story around Octillery's water-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Photograph the Octillery page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- National Dex #224 is a quiet flex on dividers or handwritten indices — collectors who sort by number will thank you.
- Canon tags Octillery as Jet Pokémon, red colour stories, and a tentacles silhouette — chase prints that lean into that identity instead of generic stock poses.
Octillery: competitive snapshot
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Octillery — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
75
Attack
105
Defense
75
Sp. Atk
105
Sp. Def
75
Speed
45
Total: 480
Players file Octillery around tier "Past" while Ability Suction Cups (Prevents being forced out of battle by other Pokémon's moves.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Mono-water Octillery spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
- Hidden Ability Moody is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Octillery — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Octillery, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
It traps enemies with its suction- cupped tentacles then smashes them with its rock-hard head.
It instinctively sneaks into rocky holes. If it gets sleepy, it steals the nest of a fel low OCTILLERY.
Its instinct is to bury itself in holes. It often steals the nesting holes of others to sleep in them.
Octillery shows up in Ultra Moon lore as one that usually sleeps in caves.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Canon tags Octillery as the Jet Pokémon, a creature of sea habitats, and known for red colouration — backgrounds that echo those cues (studio, habitat, or abstract) usually photograph better than random neon gradients.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Octillery
Spanish
Octillery
French
Octillery
Italian
Octillery
Japanese
オクタン
Japanese (Romaji)
Okutank
Korean
대포무노
Chinese (Simplified)
章鱼桶
Chinese (Traditional)
章魚桶
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