112 Pokémon Cards with Connecting Art & Cards that Go Together

September 25, 2026
|In Pokémon, Themed Cards
|By woahpoke

One card is a card. Two cards that line up into a single continuous scene is a completely different thing, and once you’ve noticed one you start seeing them everywhere.

The TCG has been doing this since the Neo era and it’s only gotten more ambitious, from two card pairs to entire sets that assemble into one enormous full page illustration. We pulled together every connecting set we could find, sorted by how they actually fit together!

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Horizontal Connecting Pokémon Cards

Set them side by side and the background runs straight through, or one Pokémon is clearly looking at the other one across the gap.

Not all of these sit on the same plane. Some need one card rotated, and others only click if you stagger them at slightly different heights. The Neo Revelation birds are the usual culprit. If a pair looks like it should connect but doesn’t, try moving one up or down before you decide the art doesn’t match!

Latios & Latias

Latios & Latias Matching Cards

Deerling & Sawsbuck

Deerling & Sawsbuck Connecting Art

Bulbasaur, Ivysaur & Mega Venusaur

Bulbasaur, Ivysaur & Mega Venusaur Connecting Art

Neo Revelation Birds

Neo Revelation Birds Connecting Cards

Neo Discovery Eeveelutions

Neo Discovery Eeveelutions Connecting Art

Volbeat & Illumise

Volbeat & Illumise Matching Cards

The Legendary Birds Trio

The Legendary Birds Trio Matching Cards

Mewtwo & Charizard

Mewtwo & Charizard Matching Cards

Reshiram & Black Kyurem

Reshiram & Black Kyurem Connecting Cards

Groudon & Kyogre

Groudon & Kyogre Connecting Cards

Bulbasaur & Ivysaur

Bulbasaur & Ivysaur Cards Together

Chinese Exclusive Eeveelutions

Chinese Exclusive Eeveelutions Connecting Cards

Plusle & Minun

Cute Plusle & Minun Connecting Cards

Slowpoke, Slowbro & Slowking

Slowpoke, Slowbro & Slowking Matching Cards

Hitmonlee & Hitmonchan

Hitmonlee & Hitmonchan Matching Cards

Magneton & Fearow

Magneton & Fearow Matching Cards

Vertical Connecting Pokémon Cards

Same idea, but stacked. One card sits above the other and the art runs top to bottom instead of left to right, which usually means something is falling, growing, flying up or looking down.

Perrin & Hisuian Growlithe

Perrin & Hisuian Growlithe Connecting Cards

Wally’s Compassion & Fomantis

Wally's Compassion & Fomantis Connecting Cards

Spidops & Tarountula

Spidops & Tarountula Connecting Cards

Gholdengo & Gimmighoul

Gholdengo & Gimmighoul Matching Pokemon Cards

The 151 Starter Lines

151 Starter Matching Pokemon Cards

The LEGEND Cards

Ho Oh Lugia Matching Cards

Three Dogs Cards That Go Together

Vertical Connecting Pokemon Cards

Triumphant Pokemon Cards Vertical Legends

Matching Pokémon Cards That Go Together

These don’t literally connect into one image, but they share a palette, a pose or a concept closely enough that they belong on the same page anyway!

Charmander Promo & Stellar Crown Starters

Matching Pokémon Cards That Go Together

Arctibax & Baxcalibur

Arctibax & Baxcalibur Matching Art

The 30th Celebration Meowths

The 30th Celebration Meowths Connecting Cards

The Duskull Trio

The Duskull Trio Matching Connecting Cards

The Three Legendary Beasts

The Three Legendary Dogs Matching Cards

Pidgey, Pidgeotto & Pidgeot

Pidgey, Pidgeotto & Pidgeot Cards That Go Together

Pokémon Cards That Tell a Story

The best version of the whole concept. These don’t just connect visually, they move through time or show different POVs. A Pokémon starts small, something happens, and by the third card the whole arc has landed. The Ralts line is the one everybody points to and it deserves it.

Ralts, Kirlia & Gardevoir

Pokémon Cards That Tell a Story

Raticate & Gumshoos

Raticate & Gumshoos Cards That Go Together

Tinkatink, Tinkatuff & Tinkaton

Tinkatink, Tinkatuff & Tinkaton

Minccino & Cinccino

Minccino & Cinccino Matching Cards

Quaxly, Quaxwell & Quaquaval

Quaxly, Quaxwell & Quaquaval Story Cards

Swablu & Altaria

Swablu & Alteria Story Cards

Sprigatito, Floragato & Meowscarada

Sprigatito, Floragato & Meowscarada Storytelling Cards

Fuecoco, Crocalor & Skeledirge

Fuecoco, Crocalor & Skeledirge Storytelling Cards

Poltchageist & Sinistcha

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Cosmog, Cosmoem & Lunala

Cosmog, Cosmoem & Lunala Matching Cards

Legendary Treasures: the Tepig line

Legendary Treasures: the Tepig line

Generations Radiant Collection: the Charmander line

Generations Radiant Collection: the Charmander line

Legendary Treasures: Trubbish, Phione & Empoleon

Legendary Treasures: Trubbish, Phione & Empoleon

Furious Fists: Slaking, Electivire & Magmortar

Furious Fists: Slaking, Electivire & Magmortar

Suwama Chiaki: Golurk & Gligar

Suwama Chiaki: Golurk & Gligar

Full Page Connecting Pokémon Cards

The most ambitious version, where an entire subset assembles into one enormous illustration across a full binder page. 9 cards, 18 cards, the whole thing.

These are the hardest to finish and by far the most satisfying when you do. Southern Islands is the granddaddy of them all and still one of our favorite vintage sets, period.

The First Partner Illustration Collection

Full Page First Partners Connecting Pokémon Cards

The Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery Set

The Crown Zenith Galarian Full Page Sett

Southern Islands Set

Southern Islands Set Full Page Set

That’s our roundup of the best connecting Pokémon cards in the TCG! Which set are you closest to completing?

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