Wishiwashi Pokémon Card Guide: Cute Picks, Best Sets, and Collector Tips
Find the cutest Wishiwashi cards: Illustration Rares, promos, and binder-ready picks across English, Japanese, and Chinese TCG sets.
2025-05-03
Popularity Rank: #466
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: #357
2019 survey: #717
#466 / 1025
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Wishiwashi
Small Fry Pokémon
When it’s in trouble, its eyes moisten and begin to shine. The shining light attracts its comrades, and they stand together against their enemies.
Pokédex details
Height
0.2 m
Weight
0.3 kg
Base EXP
0
Capture rate
60 / 255
Generation
Gen VII
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Fast
Color
Blue
Shape
Fish
Egg groups
Water2
Why collectors adore Wishiwashi
Quick read on why Wishiwashi clicks with collectors before you dive into cards and spreads.
- Bulbapedia notes that wishiwashi has two interchangeable forms: Solo Form and School Form.
- Standing under half a meter tall, Wishiwashi is tiny in the best possible way.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Wishiwashi feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Wishiwashi from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Celestial Guardians
Two Star
Celestial Guardians
Two Star
Celestial Guardians
Four Diamond
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Evolving Skies
Rare
Darkness Ablaze
Common
Cosmic Eclipse
Ultra Rare
Cosmic Eclipse
Rare
Cosmic Eclipse
Secret Rare
Dragon Majesty
Common
Collection McDonald's 2018
None
Guardians Rising
Ultra Rare
Showing 12 of 16 loaded cards · card data from TCGdex with pokemontcg.io as backup · images via Scrydex when needed
How I'd build a Wishiwashi spread
Binder geometry for Wishiwashi: 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.
Wishiwashi #44 (Sun & Moon) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Wishiwashi binder page.
Wishiwashi #240 (Cosmic Eclipse) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Wishiwashi binder page.
Wishiwashi GX #133 (Guardians Rising) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Wishiwashi binder page.
Wishiwashi #31 (Dragon Majesty) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Wishiwashi 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).
Wishiwashi mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Wishiwashi chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Sun & Moon
Uncommon
Cosmic Eclipse
Secret Rare
Guardians Rising
Ultra Rare
Dragon Majesty
Common
Celestial Guardians
Two Star
Celestial Guardians
Two Star
Celestial Guardians
Four Diamond
Right page
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Evolving Skies
Rare
Darkness Ablaze
Common
Cosmic Eclipse
Ultra Rare
Cosmic Eclipse
Rare
Collection McDonald's 2018
None
Guardians Rising
Ultra Rare
Guardians Rising
Common
Guardians Rising
Secret Rare
Start with a background that echoes Wishiwashi's water, 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 — Wishiwashi
Illustration by pixiv.net
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Wishiwashi
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
- Label one pocket "海外" / overseas and one domestic — pairing Wishiwashi (ヨワシ) with English prints reads like a travel diary spread.
- If you're building for Fish, repeat one motif (floral border, café table, neon sign) across three cards so the theme feels authored.
- Wishiwashi's cheerful base temperament invites playful sticker sleeves or washi — don't force a grimdark layout unless the art demands it.
- Marketplaces still surface "wishiwashi cards" — tag your inventory with species keywords collectors actually type, not just set codes.
Wishiwashi: competitive snapshot
Optional competitive context for Wishiwashi. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Wishiwashi — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
45
Attack
20
Defense
20
Sp. Atk
25
Sp. Def
25
Speed
40
Total: 175
Players file Wishiwashi around tier "Past" while Ability Schooling (Wishiwashi becomes Schooling Form when its HP is 25% or higher.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Mono-water Wishiwashi spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Wishiwashi — 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 Wishiwashi, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
When it’s in trouble, its eyes moisten and begin to shine. The shining light attracts its comrades, and they stand together against their enemies.
It’s awfully weak and notably tasty, so everyone is always out to get it. As it happens, anyone trying to bully it receives a painful lesson.
They’re weak, so they move in schools. However, they can also often be seen all alone, having strayed from the school.
Wishiwashi shows up in Moon lore as it’s awfully weak and notably tasty, so everyone is always out to get it.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Canon tags Wishiwashi as the Small Fry Pokémon and known for blue 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
Lusardin
Spanish
Wishiwashi
French
Froussardine
Italian
Wishiwashi
Japanese
ヨワシ
Japanese (Romaji)
Yowashi
Korean
약어리
Chinese (Simplified)
弱丁鱼
Chinese (Traditional)
弱丁魚
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