Simisage Pokémon Card Guide: Cute Picks, Best Sets, and Collector Tips
Your complete Simisage Pokémon card guide: standout artwork, key sets, ability highlights, and binder strategy for every collector.
2024-10-19
Popularity Rank: #888
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: #889
2019 survey: #699
#888 / 1025
#0512
Simisage
Thorn Monkey Pokémon
Ill tempered, it fights by swinging its barbed tail around wildly. The leaf growing on its head is very bitter.
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0512
Height
1.1 m
Weight
30.5 kg
Capture rate
75 / 255
Generation
Gen V
Gender ratio
87.5% male, 12.5% female
Hatch steps
5,100 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Green
Habitat
—
Shape
Upright
What makes Simisage so likeable
The elevator pitch for Simisage: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- Behavior notes from Bulbapedia: simisage have an ill temperament and attack its enemies using its tail.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Simisage feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
- Soft nature vibes — Simisage feels like it belongs in a botanical-themed spread.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Simisage from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Mega Rising
One Diamond
Black Bolt
Illustration rare
Black Bolt
Uncommon
Paradox Rift
Uncommon
Fusion Strike
Uncommon
Darkness Ablaze
Uncommon
Burning Shadows
Uncommon
BREAKthrough
Rare
XY
Rare
Next Destinies
Rare
Emerging Powers
Rare
Black & White
Uncommon
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Laying out a Simisage page that photographs well
Spread layout for Simisage, 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.
Simisage #13 (Burning Shadows) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Simisage binder page.
Simisage #90 (Black Bolt) is worth tracking down — approachable prices and binder-ready artwork.
Simisage #5 (Paradox Rift) 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).
Simisage mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Simisage chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Burning Shadows
Uncommon
Black Bolt
Illustration rare
Paradox Rift
Uncommon
Mega Rising
One Diamond
Black Bolt
Uncommon
Fusion Strike
Uncommon
Darkness Ablaze
Uncommon
Right page
BREAKthrough
Rare
XY
Rare
Next Destinies
Rare
Emerging Powers
Rare
Black & White
Uncommon
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Start with a background that echoes Simisage'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 — Simisage
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Simisage
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
- Simisage'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 Simisage duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Lead with your strongest Simisage single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Pansage, Aipom, and Ambipom so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Hunt bilingual or alt-language copies when Simisage lettering or embossing outshines the English print — especially if you trade with collectors who search native names.
Simisage on the tabletop
Optional competitive context for Simisage. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Simisage — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
75
Attack
98
Defense
63
Sp. Atk
98
Sp. Def
63
Speed
101
Total: 498
Players file Simisage around tier "Past" while Ability Gluttony (Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Mono-grass Simisage spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
- Hidden Ability Overgrow 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 Simisage — 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 Simisage, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
Ill tempered, it fights by swinging its barbed tail around wildly. The leaf growing on its head is very bitter.
It attacks enemies with strikes of its thorn-covered tail. This Pokémon is wild tempered.
It strikes its enemies with a thorn-covered tail. The leaf on its head is bitter.
Simisage shows up in Y lore as ill tempered, it fights by swinging its barbed tail around wildly.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Canon tags Simisage as the Thorn Monkey Pokémon and known for green 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
Vegichita
Spanish
Simisage
French
Feuiloutan
Italian
Simisage
Japanese
ヤナッキー
Japanese (Romaji)
Yanakkie
Korean
야나키
Chinese (Simplified)
花椰猿
Chinese (Traditional)
花椰猿
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