A Collector's Field Notes on Pancham Pokémon Cards
Discover the best Pancham Pokémon cards to collect. Cute picks, rare finds, set history, and binder layout tips in one guide.
2025-04-14
Popularity Rank: #387
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: #332
2019 survey: #458
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Pancham
Playful Pokémon
It does its best to be taken seriously by its enemies, but its glare is not sufficiently intimidating. Chewing on a leaf is its trademark.
Pokédex details
Height
0.6 m
Weight
8.0 kg
Base EXP
0
Capture rate
220 / 255
Generation
Gen VI
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
White
Shape
Upright
Egg groups
Ground, Humanshape
What makes Pancham so likeable
Quick read on why Pancham clicks with collectors before you dive into cards and spreads.
- The Bulbapedia article opens by explaining that it evolves into Pangoro starting at level 32 while the has a Dark Pokémon in their party.
- Clean, pale colouring — Pancham photographs beautifully beside pastel sleeves.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Pancham feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Pancham from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Ascended Heroes
Common
Journey Together
Common
Mega Rising
One Star
Mega Rising
One Diamond
Stellar Crown
Common
Crown Zenith
Common
Fusion Strike
Common
Team Up
Common
Cosmic Eclipse
Common
Forbidden Light
Common
Guardians Rising
Common
BREAKpoint
Common
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Laying out a Pancham page that photographs well
A workable spread formula for Pancham — scene print, anchor card, supporting cast — without overthinking supplies.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Pancham #81 (Team Up) by Yuka Morii is essential — her signature clay-art style gives Pancham an irresistibly handcrafted charm.
Pancham #119 (Cosmic Eclipse) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Pancham binder page.
Pancham #115 (Ascended Heroes) is a great option for new collectors — easy to find and display.
Pancham #72 (Guardians Rising) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Pancham binder 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).
Pancham mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Pancham chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Team Up
Common
Cosmic Eclipse
Common
Ascended Heroes
Common
Guardians Rising
Common
Journey Together
Common
Mega Rising
One Star
Mega Rising
One Diamond
Right page
Stellar Crown
Common
Crown Zenith
Common
Fusion Strike
Common
Forbidden Light
Common
BREAKpoint
Common
BREAKthrough
Common
Furious Fists
Common
Start with a background that echoes Pancham's fighting, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Wide illustrated scenes and promotional art you can print across multiple binder pockets — not cropped card frames.
Pokémon Center New Year Postcard 2014
Scene art via artofpkm.com — Pokémon Center New Year Postcard 2014
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Scene art via artofpkm.com — 511273967 17914976127110049 3319172129121973993 n
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Scene references via artofpkm.com. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Pancham's cheerful base temperament invites playful sticker sleeves or washi — don't force a grimdark layout unless the art demands it.
- Keep a "swap tray" of mid-value Pancham duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Lead with your strongest Pancham single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Pangoro, Beartic, and Bewear so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Hunt bilingual or alt-language copies when Pancham lettering or embossing outshines the English print — especially if you trade with collectors who search native names.
Pancham on the tabletop
Optional competitive context for Pancham. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Pancham — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
67
Attack
82
Defense
62
Sp. Atk
46
Sp. Def
48
Speed
43
Total: 348
Players file Pancham around tier "Past" while Ability Iron Fist (Strengthens punch-based moves to 1.2× their power.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Mono-fighting Pancham spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
- Hidden Ability Scrappy 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 Pancham — 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 Pancham, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
It does its best to be taken seriously by its enemies, but its glare is not sufficiently intimidating. Chewing on a leaf is its trademark.
It does its level best to glare and pull a scary face, but it can’t help grinning if anyone pats its head.
Pancham shows up in Alpha Sapphire lore as one that does its level best to glare and pull a scary face, but it can’t help grinning if anyone pats its head. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Canon tags Pancham as the Playful Pokémon and known for white colouration — backgrounds that echo those cues (studio, habitat, or abstract) usually photograph better than random neon gradients.
In the games, Pancham → Pangoro make up this evolution family — a natural arc to echo when you curate cards or binder spreads.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Pam-Pam
Spanish
Pancham
French
Pandespiègle
Italian
Pancham
Japanese
ヤンチャム
Japanese (Romaji)
Yancham
Korean
판짱
Chinese (Simplified)
顽皮熊猫
Chinese (Traditional)
頑皮熊貓
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