Cherubi Pokémon Card Guide: Cute Picks, Best Sets, and Collector Tips
Your complete Cherubi Pokémon card guide: standout artwork, key sets, ability highlights, and binder strategy for every collector.
2024-07-19
Popularity Rank: #760
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: #694
2019 survey: #625
#760 / 1025
#0420
Cherubi
Cherry Pokémon
The small ball holds the nutrients needed for evolution. Apparently, it is very sweet and tasty.
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0420
Height
0.4 m
Weight
3.3 kg
Capture rate
190 / 255
Generation
Gen IV
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
5,100 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Pink
Habitat
—
Shape
Heads
What makes Cherubi so likeable
The elevator pitch for Cherubi: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- Dessert-shaped cute? Cherubi is the Pokémon you show friends who "don't get cards" — then they get it.
- Standing under half a meter tall, Cherubi is tiny in the best possible way.
- Bubblegum pink design — Cherubi is basically built for aesthetic collectors.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Cherubi from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Diamond
Triumphant Light
One Diamond
Crown Zenith
Common
Brilliant Stars
Common
Battle Styles
Common
Ultra Prism
Common
Legendary Treasures
Uncommon
Plasma Storm
Common
Unleashed
Common
Arceus
Common
Supreme Victors
Common
Stormfront
Common
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Laying out a Cherubi page that photographs well
Binder geometry for Cherubi: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.



Cherubi #60 (Arceus) by Yuka Morii is essential — her signature clay-art style gives Cherubi an irresistibly handcrafted charm.
Cherubi #10 (Ultra Prism) by Asako Ito is a must-have — her delicate watercolour style makes Cherubi feel like fine art.
Cherubi #11 (Crown Zenith) is a solid binder pick — easy to find and always looks great in a spread.
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).
Cherubi mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Cherubi chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Arceus
Common

Ultra Prism
Common
Crown Zenith
Common
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
One Diamond
Triumphant Light
One Diamond
Brilliant Stars
Common
Battle Styles
Common
Right page
Legendary Treasures
Uncommon
Plasma Storm
Common
Unleashed
Common

Supreme Victors
Common
Stormfront
Common
POP Series 6
Common
Diamond & Pearl
Common
Start with a background that echoes Cherubi's grass, 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
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.

Scene wallpaper — Cherubi
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Cherubi

Scene wallpaper — Cherubi
Illustration by x.com
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Cherubi
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
- Photograph the Cherubi page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- National Dex #420 is a quiet flex on dividers or handwritten indices — collectors who sort by number will thank you.
- Label one pocket "海外" / overseas and one domestic — pairing Cherubi (チェリンボ) with English prints reads like a travel diary spread.
- Grass typings give artists a built-in palette — when two Cherubi cards clash, it's usually because lighting diverged, not because the species lacks identity.
Cherubi: competitive snapshot
Optional competitive context for Cherubi. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Cherubi — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
45
Attack
35
Defense
45
Sp. Atk
62
Sp. Def
53
Speed
35
Total: 275
Players file Cherubi around tier "Past" while Ability Chlorophyll (Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Mono-grass Cherubi spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Cherubi — 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 Cherubi, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
The small ball holds the nutrients needed for evolution. Apparently, it is very sweet and tasty.
Sunlight colors it red. When the small ball is drained of nutrients, it shrivels to herald evolution.
The small ball is not only filled with nutrients, it is also tasty. STARLY try to peck it off.
A second dex beat (Y) frames Cherubi as one that evolves by sucking the energy out of the small ball where it had been storing nutrients. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Cherubi shows up in X lore as sunlight colors it red.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Kikugi
Spanish
Cherubi
French
Ceribou
Italian
Cherubi
Japanese
チェリンボ
Japanese (Romaji)
Cherinbo
Korean
체리버
Chinese (Simplified)
樱花宝
Chinese (Traditional)
櫻花寶
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