A Collector's Field Notes on Salandit Pokémon Cards
Discover the best Salandit Pokémon cards to collect. Cute picks, rare finds, set history, and binder layout tips in one guide.
2025-03-30
Popularity Rank: #488
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: #386
2019 survey: #634
#488 / 1025
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0757
Height
0.6 m
Weight
4.8 kg
Capture rate
120 / 255
Generation
Gen VII
Gender ratio
87.5% male, 12.5% female
Hatch steps
5,100 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Black
Habitat
—
Shape
Quadruped
Why collectors adore Salandit
Quick read on why Salandit clicks with collectors before you dive into cards and spreads.
- A staple in our Yuka Morii crowd — Salandit is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
- Salandit has that "favourite since childhood" energy — you don't need lore to explain the appeal.
- Honestly? Some Pokémon are just plain likeable. They don't need a sales pitch.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Salandit from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Perfect Order
Common
Ascended Heroes
Common
Eevee Grove
One Diamond
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Mythical Island
One Star
Mythical Island
One Diamond
Genetic Apex
One Diamond
Stellar Crown
Common
Obsidian Flames
Common
Crown Zenith
Common
Battle Styles
Common
Sword & Shield
Common
Showing 12 of 20 loaded cards · card data from TCGdex with pokemontcg.io as backup · images via Scrydex when needed
How I'd build a Salandit spread
A workable spread formula for Salandit — 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.
Salandit #27 (Battle Styles) by Yuka Morii is essential — her signature clay-art style gives Salandit an irresistibly handcrafted charm.
Salandit #98 (Unified Minds) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Salandit binder page.
Salandit #30 (Unbroken Bonds) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Salandit 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).
Salandit mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Salandit chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Battle Styles
Common
Unified Minds
Common
Unbroken Bonds
Common
Perfect Order
Common
Ascended Heroes
Common
Eevee Grove
One Diamond
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Right page
Mythical Island
One Star
Mythical Island
One Diamond
Genetic Apex
One Diamond
Stellar Crown
Common
Obsidian Flames
Common
Crown Zenith
Common
Sword & Shield
Common
Start with a background that echoes Salandit's poison and fire, 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.
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Illustration by tokiya b46818bb2563f6aa4eea2df6fe58190d
Scene art via artofpkm.com — salandit pokemon and 1 more drawn by tokiya b46818bb2563f6aa4eea2df6fe58190d
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Illustration by saitou naoki sample-d3ed63d2de26a6443d50a6e61f0552eb
Scene art via artofpkm.com — selene mimikyu litten cutiefly alolan exeggutor and 4 more pokemon and 2 more drawn by saitou naoki sample-d3ed63d2de26a6443d50a6e61f0552eb
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
- Lead with your strongest Salandit single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Salazzle, Aron, and Baltoy so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Try a orchid purple, magenta, and coral sleeve story around Salandit's poison-type and fire-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Photograph the Salandit page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- At 0.6m / 4.8kg, Salandit sits in a middleweight silhouette band — mix close-up portraits with one environmental wide shot for depth.
Salandit on the tabletop
Optional competitive context for Salandit. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Salandit — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
48
Attack
44
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
71
Sp. Def
40
Speed
77
Total: 320
Players file Salandit around tier "LC" while Ability Corrosion (This Pokémon can inflict poison on Poison and Steel Pokémon.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Hidden Ability Oblivious is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
- Dragon Pulse — No additional effect. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Salandit — 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 Salandit, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
It burns its bodily fluids to create a poisonous gas. When its enemies become disoriented from inhaling the gas, it attacks them.
Volcanoes or dry, craggy places are its home. It emanates a sweet-smelling poisonous gas that attracts bug Pokémon, then attacks them.
The males will do whatever the females tell them. They give the females most of their food. Due to malnutrition, the males can’t evolve.
Salandit shows up in Ultra Moon lore as one that weakens opponents and sends them reeling with its poisonous gas.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Canon tags Salandit as the Toxic Lizard 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
Molunk
Spanish
Salandit
French
Tritox
Italian
Salandit
Japanese
ヤトウモリ
Japanese (Romaji)
Yatoumori
Korean
야도뇽
Chinese (Simplified)
夜盗火蜥
Chinese (Traditional)
夜盜火蜥
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