Vigoroth Collector Guide: Building a 🥊 Fighting Spirit Page That Actually Pops
Find the cutest Vigoroth cards: Illustration Rares, promos, and binder-ready picks across English, Japanese, and Chinese TCG sets.
2024-05-30
Popularity Rank: #917
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: #1008
2019 survey: #598
#917 / 1025
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Vigoroth
Wild Monkey Pokémon
VIGOROTH is always itching and agitated to go on a wild rampage. It simply can’t tolerate sitting still for even a minute. This POKéMON’s stress level rises if it can’t be moving constantly.
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0288
Height
1.4 m
Weight
46.5 kg
Capture rate
120 / 255
Generation
Gen III
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
3,825 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Slow
Color
White
Habitat
Forest
Shape
Upright
Why collectors adore Vigoroth
Three fast, fan-friendly reasons Vigoroth stands out — no lore dump, just the vibe.
- Bulbapedia introduces Vigoroth as a species that it evolves from Slakoth starting at level 18 and evolves into Slaking starting at level 36.
- Clean, pale colouring — Vigoroth photographs beautifully beside pastel sleeves.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Vigoroth feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Vigoroth from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Fantastical Parade
Two Diamond
Surging Sparks
Common
Paldea Evolved
Uncommon
Evolving Skies
Uncommon
Unified Minds
Uncommon
Celestial Storm
Uncommon
XY trainer Kit (Bisharp)
Uncommon
XY trainer Kit (Bisharp)
Uncommon
Furious Fists
Uncommon
Dragons Exalted
Uncommon
Platinum
Uncommon
Mysterious Treasures
Uncommon
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How I'd build a Vigoroth spread
Binder geometry for Vigoroth: 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.
Vigoroth #169 (Unified Minds) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Vigoroth binder page.
Vigoroth #114 (Celestial Storm) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Vigoroth binder page.
Vigoroth #146 (Surging Sparks) is a reliable choice for any Vigoroth binder — good value and classic artwork.
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).
Vigoroth mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Vigoroth chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Unified Minds
Uncommon
Celestial Storm
Uncommon
Surging Sparks
Common
Fantastical Parade
Two Diamond
Paldea Evolved
Uncommon
Evolving Skies
Uncommon
XY trainer Kit (Bisharp)
Uncommon
Right page
XY trainer Kit (Bisharp)
Uncommon
Furious Fists
Uncommon
Dragons Exalted
Uncommon
Platinum
Uncommon
Mysterious Treasures
Uncommon
Deoxys
Uncommon
Sandstorm
Uncommon
Power Keepers
Uncommon
Ruby & Sapphire
Uncommon
Start with a background that echoes Vigoroth's normal, 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 — Vigoroth
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Vigoroth
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
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Additional tips
- Lead with your strongest Vigoroth single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Slaking, Slakoth, and Breloom so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Try a warm cream and taupe sleeve story around Vigoroth's normal-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Photograph the Vigoroth page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- At 1.4m / 46.5kg, Vigoroth sits in a middleweight silhouette band — mix close-up portraits with one environmental wide shot for depth.
Abilities, moves & metagame notes
Optional competitive context for Vigoroth. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Vigoroth — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
80
Attack
80
Defense
80
Sp. Atk
55
Sp. Def
55
Speed
90
Total: 440
Players file Vigoroth around tier "NFE" while Ability Vital Spirit (Prevents sleep.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Throat Chop — For 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
- Mono-normal Vigoroth spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Vigoroth — 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 Vigoroth, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
VIGOROTH is always itching and agitated to go on a wild rampage. It simply can’t tolerate sitting still for even a minute. This POKéMON’s stress level rises if it can’t be moving constantly.
VIGOROTH is simply incapable of remaining still. Even when it tries to sleep, the blood in its veins grows agitated, compelling this POKéMON to run wild throughout the jungle before it can settle down.
It can’t keep still because its blood boils with energy. It runs through the fields and mountains all day to calm itself. If it doesn’t, it can’t sleep at night.
Canon tags Vigoroth as the Wild Monkey Pokémon, a creature of forest habitats, and known for white colouration — backgrounds that echo those cues (studio, habitat, or abstract) usually photograph better than random neon gradients.
Collectors still read Slakoth, Vigoroth, and Slaking 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
Muntier
Spanish
Vigoroth
French
Vigoroth
Italian
Vigoroth
Japanese
ヤルキモノ
Japanese (Romaji)
Yarukimono
Korean
발바로
Chinese (Simplified)
过动猿
Chinese (Traditional)
過動猿
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