Honchkrow Pokémon Cards: Best Rarities, Art Cards, and Binder Picks
Personalized Honchkrow card scouting: stats, lore, and layout notes for binders that feel curated, not copied.
2024-08-19
Popularity Rank: #265
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: #318
2019 survey: #178
#265 / 1025
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0430
Height
0.9 m
Weight
27.3 kg
Capture rate
30 / 255
Generation
Gen IV
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
5,100 steps
Base happiness
35
Growth rate
Medium Slow
Color
Black
Habitat
—
Shape
Wings
Why people love Honchkrow
The elevator pitch for Honchkrow: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- Honchkrow brings bird Pokémon energy: light, bright, and weirdly cheerful on a shelf.
- A staple in our Birds & Bats crowd — Honchkrow is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
- Honchkrow has that "favourite since childhood" energy — you don't need lore to explain the appeal.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Honchkrow from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Ascended Heroes
Rare
Phantasmal Flames
Uncommon
Mega Rising
One Star
Mega Rising
Three Diamond
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
Two Diamond
Space-Time Smackdown
Two Diamond
Paldea Evolved
Uncommon
Silver Tempest
Uncommon
Lost Origin
Rare
Brilliant Stars
Holo Rare V
Brilliant Stars
Ultra Rare
Brilliant Stars
Ultra Rare
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Binder plan & Michi Method for Honchkrow
Spread layout for Honchkrow, 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.
Honchkrow #130 (Unified Minds) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Honchkrow binder page.
Honchkrow GX #223 (Unbroken Bonds) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Honchkrow binder page.
Honchkrow #72 (Ultra Prism) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Honchkrow 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).
Honchkrow mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Honchkrow chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Unified Minds
Rare
Unbroken Bonds
Secret Rare
Ultra Prism
Uncommon
Ascended Heroes
Rare
Phantasmal Flames
Uncommon
Mega Rising
One Star
Mega Rising
Three Diamond
Right page
Wisdom of Sea and Sky
Two Diamond
Space-Time Smackdown
Two Diamond
Paldea Evolved
Uncommon
Silver Tempest
Uncommon
Lost Origin
Rare
Brilliant Stars
Holo Rare V
Brilliant Stars
Ultra Rare
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Honchkrow 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 — Honchkrow
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Honchkrow
Scene wallpaper — Honchkrow
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Honchkrow
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 charcoal, deep plum, and sky blue sleeve story around Honchkrow's dark-type and flying-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Photograph the Honchkrow page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- National Dex #430 is a quiet flex on dividers or handwritten indices — collectors who sort by number will thank you.
- Canon tags Honchkrow as Big Boss Pokémon, black colour stories, and a wings silhouette — chase prints that lean into that identity instead of generic stock poses.
Honchkrow: competitive snapshot
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Honchkrow — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
100
Attack
125
Defense
52
Sp. Atk
105
Sp. Def
52
Speed
71
Total: 505
Players file Honchkrow around tier "ZU" while Ability Insomnia (Prevents sleep.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Comeuppance — If hit by an attack, returns 1.5x damage. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
- Dark/Flying typings invite clash lighting or split backgrounds — lean into that tension on-page.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Honchkrow — 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 Honchkrow, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
Becoming active at night, it is known to swarm with numerous MURKROW in tow.
It makes its MURKROW cronies bring it food. It idles its time away, grooming itself in its nest.
If one utters a deep cry, many MURKROW gather quickly. For this, it is called “Summoner of Night.”
Honchkrow shows up in White lore as if one utters a deep cry, many murkrow gather quickly.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Canon tags Honchkrow as the Big Boss Pokémon and known for black 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
Kramshef
Spanish
Honchkrow
French
Corboss
Italian
Honchkrow
Japanese
ドンカラス
Japanese (Romaji)
Donkarasu
Korean
돈크로우
Chinese (Simplified)
乌鸦头头
Chinese (Traditional)
烏鴉頭頭
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