Throh Pokémon Cards: Best Rarities, Art Cards, and Binder Picks
Build the perfect Throh binder page. Best 🥊 Fighting Spirit cards, aesthetic pairings, and collector tips all in one place.
2024-12-21
Popularity Rank: #918
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: #1005
2019 survey: #606
#918 / 1025
#0538
Throh
Judo Pokémon
When it tightens its belt, it becomes stronger. Wild Throh use vines to weave their own belts.
Pokédex details
Height
1.3 m
Weight
55.5 kg
Base EXP
0
Capture rate
45 / 255
Generation
Gen V
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Red
Shape
Humanoid
Egg groups
Humanshape
Why people love Throh
The elevator pitch for Throh: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- From its Bulbapedia summary: it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, but it is considered to be a counterpart of Sawk.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Throh feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
- A staple in our 🥊 Fighting Spirit crowd — Throh is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Throh from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Black Bolt
Illustration rare
Black Bolt
Uncommon
Brilliant Stars
Common
Cosmic Eclipse
Uncommon
Plasma Blast
Common
Dragons Exalted
Uncommon
Emerging Powers
Uncommon
Black & White
Rare
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Binder plan & Michi Method for Throh
Spread layout for Throh, 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.
Throh #118 (Cosmic Eclipse) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Throh binder page.
Throh #61 (Black & White) is a solid binder pick — easy to find and always looks great in a spread.
Throh #51 (Plasma Blast) is a staple for Throh fans — simple, affordable, and always binder-ready.
Throh #58 (Emerging Powers) is worth tracking down — approachable prices and binder-ready 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).
Throh mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Throh chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Cosmic Eclipse
Uncommon
Black & White
Rare
Plasma Blast
Common
Emerging Powers
Uncommon
Black Bolt
Illustration rare
Black Bolt
Uncommon
Brilliant Stars
Common
Right page
Dragons Exalted
Uncommon
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Throh 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 — Throh
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Throh
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
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Additional tips
- If you're building for 🥊 Fighting Spirit, repeat one motif (floral border, café table, neon sign) across three cards so the theme feels authored.
- Throh'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 Throh duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Reserve one sleeve for Trainer cameos or duos with Breloom, Chesnaught, and Clobbopus; vignette cards routinely outperform sterile solo placeholders in flat lays.
Throh: competitive snapshot
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Throh — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
120
Attack
100
Defense
85
Sp. Atk
30
Sp. Def
85
Speed
45
Total: 465
Players file Throh around tier "Past" while Ability Guts (Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Mono-fighting Throh spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
- Hidden Ability Mold Breaker 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 Throh — 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 Throh, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
When it tightens its belt, it becomes stronger. Wild Throh use vines to weave their own belts.
When they encounter foes bigger than themselves, they try to throw them. They always travel in packs of five.
When it encounters a foe bigger than itself, it wants to throw it. It changes belts as it gets stronger.
Throh shows up in Sword lore as one that performs throwing moves with first-rate skill.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Canon tags Throh as the Judo Pokémon and known for red 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
Jiutesto
Spanish
Throh
French
Judokrak
Italian
Throh
Japanese
ナゲキ
Japanese (Romaji)
Nageki
Korean
던지미
Chinese (Simplified)
投摔鬼
Chinese (Traditional)
投摔鬼
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