Most Popular Ground Type Pokémon
Fan-demand snapshot for Ground Type — the Pokémon collectors talk about most, plus one flagship card per species.
2026-05-04
Popularity matters for trades, singles prices, and binder flex pages. Here are the Ground Type standouts fans search for most — including Garchomp, Flygon, Swampert, Wooper, and Torterra — with one flagship card and quick jumps to our full species guides.
Popularity ranks blend normalized vote shares from two r/pokemon “favourite Pokémon” surveys (2025, u/Jawnysparklez; 2019, u/mamamia1001), weighted 60/40 toward the newer results. This list does not use Pink Binder collection tags — separate from our cute and card-collecting roundups. Each entry includes one flagship TCG print.
Fan-favorite standouts
Each entry shows sprite references plus one flagship TCG print fans search for most.
- #1Garchomp#0445
Garchomp is an all-time top favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #15 overall in our combined index, #11 in the 2025 survey, #25 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Garchomp card
Sprite references
The Garchomp card everyone knows is Garchomp from Hidden Fates Shiny Vault (Rare Shiny) — a familiar face in the TCG scene.
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- #2Flygon#0330
Flygon is an all-time top favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #21 overall in our combined index, #40 in the 2025 survey, #15 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Flygon card
Sprite references
If you only get one Flygon, make it Flygon from Secret Wonders (Rare Holo) — it's the print most collectors recognize.
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- #3Swampert#0260
Swampert is an all-time top favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #37 overall in our combined index, #58 in the 2025 survey, #29 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Swampert card
Sprite references
For most fans, Swampert (Celestial Storm (Rare)) is the iconic Swampert card — a staple in themed collections.
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- #4Wooper#0194
Wooper is an all-time top favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #43 overall in our combined index, #18 in the 2025 survey, #122 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Wooper card
Sprite references
If you only get one Wooper, make it Wooper from Hidden Fates Shiny Vault (Rare Shiny) — it's the print most collectors recognize.
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- #5Torterra#0389
Torterra is an all-time top favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #44 overall in our combined index, #74 in the 2025 survey, #20 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Torterra card
Sprite references
If you only get one Torterra, make it Torterra from Plasma Storm (Rare) — it's the print most collectors recognize.
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- #6Cubone#0104
Cubone is an all-time top favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #46 overall in our combined index, #53 in the 2025 survey, #36 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Cubone card
Sprite references
For most fans, Cubone (Unbroken Bonds (Common)) is the iconic Cubone card — a staple in themed collections.
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- #7Clodsire#0980
Clodsire is an all-time top favorite in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #47 overall in our combined index, #48 in the 2025 survey.
Most popular Clodsire card
Sprite references
If you only get one Clodsire, make it Paldean Clodsire ex from Paldean Fates (Shiny Ultra Rare) — it's the print most collectors recognize.
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- #8Quagsire#0195
Quagsire ranks among the most popular Pokémon in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #67 overall in our combined index, #45 in the 2025 survey, #104 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Quagsire card
Sprite references
For most fans, Quagsire (Unbroken Bonds (Rare)) is the iconic Quagsire card — a staple in themed collections.
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- #9Gliscor#0472
Gliscor ranks among the most popular Pokémon in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #81 overall in our combined index, #64 in the 2025 survey, #98 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Gliscor card
Sprite references
The most-searched Gliscor single for many collectors is Gliscor from Boundaries Crossed (Rare) — a familiar print fans recognize even outside chase-art hunts.
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- #10Sandshrew#0027
Sandshrew ranks among the most popular Pokémon in our blended r/pokemon favourite surveys — #96 overall in our combined index, #112 in the 2025 survey, #69 in the 2019 survey.
Most popular Sandshrew card
Sprite references
If you only get one Sandshrew, make it Sandshrew from Fusion Strike (Common) — it's the print most collectors recognize.
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