Lycanroc Pokémon Cards: Best Rarities, Art Cards, and Binder Picks
Personalized Lycanroc card scouting: stats, lore, and layout notes for binders that feel curated, not copied.
2025-04-08
Popularity Rank: #125
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: #102
2019 survey: #143
#125 / 1025
#0745
Lycanroc
Wolf Pokémon
Its quick movements confuse its enemies. Well equipped with claws and fangs, it also uses the sharp rocks in its mane as weapons.
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0745
Height
0.8 m
Weight
25.0 kg
Capture rate
90 / 255
Generation
Gen VII
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
3,825 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Brown
Habitat
—
Shape
Quadruped
Why people love Lycanroc
The elevator pitch for Lycanroc: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- Bulbapedia notes that lycanroc has three forms: Midday Form, Midnight Form, and Dusk Form.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Lycanroc feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
- A staple in our Dogs & Canines crowd — Lycanroc is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Lycanroc from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Mega Rising
Two Shiny
Extradimensional Crisis
Two Star
Extradimensional Crisis
Two Star
Extradimensional Crisis
Four Diamond
Celestial Guardians
Three Diamond
Celestial Guardians
Three Diamond
Journey Together
Illustration rare
Journey Together
Rare
Promos-A
Three Diamond
Temporal Forces
Uncommon
Obsidian Flames
Uncommon
Paldea Evolved
Ultra Rare
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Binder plan & Michi Method for Lycanroc
A workable spread formula for Lycanroc — 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.
Lycanroc-GX #SV66 (Hidden Fates Shiny Vault) is a top priority for collectors — the shiny treatment adds a sparkly centrepiece to any Lycanroc page.
Lycanroc V #SWSH199 (SWSH Black Star Promos) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Lycanroc binder page.
Lycanroc #124 (Cosmic Eclipse) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Lycanroc 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).
Lycanroc mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Lycanroc chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Hidden Fates Shiny Vault
Rare Shiny GX
SWSH Black Star Promos
Promo
Cosmic Eclipse
Rare
Mega Rising
Two Shiny
Extradimensional Crisis
Two Star
Extradimensional Crisis
Two Star
Extradimensional Crisis
Four Diamond
Right page
Celestial Guardians
Three Diamond
Celestial Guardians
Three Diamond
Journey Together
Illustration rare
Journey Together
Rare
Promos-A
Three Diamond
Temporal Forces
Uncommon
Obsidian Flames
Uncommon
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Lycanroc cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Michi Method scene examples
Wide illustrated scenes and promotional art you can print across multiple binder pockets — not cropped card frames.
Scene artwork (Art of Pokémon)
Scene art via artofpkm.com — Scene artwork (Art of Pokémon)
Scene artwork (Art of Pokémon)
Scene art via artofpkm.com — Scene artwork (Art of Pokémon)
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
- Try a stone gray and clay brown sleeve story around Lycanroc's rock-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Photograph the Lycanroc page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- National Dex #745 is a quiet flex on dividers or handwritten indices — collectors who sort by number will thank you.
- Canon tags Lycanroc as Wolf Pokémon, brown colour stories, and a quadruped silhouette — chase prints that lean into that identity instead of generic stock poses.
Lycanroc: competitive snapshot
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Lycanroc — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
75
Attack
115
Defense
65
Sp. Atk
55
Sp. Def
65
Speed
112
Total: 487
Players file Lycanroc around tier "ZU" while Ability Keen Eye (Prevents accuracy from being lowered.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Stone Edge — High critical hit ratio. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
- Mono-rock Lycanroc spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Lycanroc — 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 Lycanroc, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
Its quick movements confuse its enemies. Well equipped with claws and fangs, it also uses the sharp rocks in its mane as weapons.
When properly raised from a young age, it will become a trustworthy partner that will absolutely never betray its Trainer.
The sharp rocks in its mane can cut like knives. Lycanroc wears its prey down by degrees before finishing them off.
Canon tags Lycanroc as the Wolf Pokémon and known for brown colouration — backgrounds that echo those cues (studio, habitat, or abstract) usually photograph better than random neon gradients.
Collectors still read Rockruff and Lycanroc fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Wolwerock
Spanish
Lycanroc
French
Lougaroc
Italian
Lycanroc
Japanese
ルガルガン
Japanese (Romaji)
Lugarugan
Korean
루가루암
Chinese (Simplified)
鬃岩狼人
Chinese (Traditional)
鬃岩狼人
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