Great Encounters

Set stats for Great Encounters

• Cards: 106
• Pokémon: 92
• Printings: 208
• Reverse holos and variants: 102
• Era: Diamond & Pearl
• Released: 13 February 2008
• Artists: 25

Pokémon in Great Encounters

• Altaria
• Arbok
• Baltoy
• Beedrill
• Blaziken
• Buizel
• Butterfree
• Cacnea
• Cacturne
• Caterpie
• Clamperl
• Claydol
• Combusken
• Cresselia
• Darkrai
• Delibird
• Dialga
• Drowzee
• Ekans
• Exploud
• Feebas
• Floatzel
• Glameow
• Gorebyss
• Granbull
• Grovyle
• Hariyama
• Houndoom
• Houndour
• Huntail
• Hypno
• Igglybuff
• Illumise
• Jigglypuff
• Kakuna
• Kingler
• Koffing
• Krabby
• Lapras
• Latias
• Latios
• Linoone
• Loudred
• Lunatone
• Luvdisc
• Magcargo
• Makuhita
• Mankey
• Marshtomp
• Mawile
• Metapod
• Milotic
• Mudkip
• Pachirisu
• Palkia
• Pelipper
• Porygon
• Porygon-Z
• Porygon2
• Primeape
• Purugly
• Relicanth
• Rotom
• Sceptile
• Seviper
• Skarmory
• Slowbro
• Slowking
• Slowpoke
• Slugma
• Snubbull
• Solrock
• Swablu
• Swampert
• Tangela
• Tangrowth
• Togekiss
• Togepi
• Togetic
• Torchic
• Treecko
• Unown
• Volbeat
• Wailmer
• Wailord
• Weedle
• Weezing
• Whismur
• Wigglytuff
• Wingull
• Zangoose
• Zigzagoon

Illustrators in Great Encounters

• Atsuko Nishida
• Daisuke Ito
• Emi Yoshida
• Hiroki Fuchino
• Hironobu Yoshida
• Kagemaru Himeno
• Kanako Eo
• Ken Sugimori
• Kenkichi Toyama
• Kent Kanetsuna
• Kouki Saitou
• Lee HyunJung
• Masakazu Fukuda
• Midori Harada
• Mitsuhiro Arita
• Motofumi Fujiwara
• Naoyo Kimura
• Ryo Ueda
• Satoshi Ohta
• Saya Tsuruta
• Saya　Tsuruta
• Shizurow
• Sumiyoshi Kizuki
• Suwama Chiaki
• Takao Unno

Your collecting goal

The collecting goals for Great Encounters, each including everything in the one before it.

Complete set

Holds 106 cards on 12 nine-pocket pages: numbered cards. From $1,445.74 at TCGplayer market prices on 14 November 2026.

Master set

Holds 208 cards on 24 nine-pocket pages: everything in the Complete set, plus reverse holos & variants. From $2,987.76 at TCGplayer market prices on 14 November 2026.

Grand master set

Holds at least 208 cards on 24 nine-pocket pages: everything in the Master set; promos, stamped cards and errors join it once they are linked. From $2,987.76 at TCGplayer market prices on 14 November 2026.

Most valuable cards in Great Encounters

The chase cards in Great Encounters: the 10 most valuable printings, by TCGplayer market price.

1. Dialga (105): $265.89, TCGplayer market price on 14 November 2026
2. Darkrai (104): $264.53, TCGplayer market price on 13 November 2026
3. Palkia (106): $236.27, TCGplayer market price on 13 November 2026
4. Slowpoke (82): $150.00, TCGplayer market price on 14 November 2026
5. Mudkip (80): $89.73, TCGplayer market price on 13 November 2026
6. Swampert (9/106): $84.24, TCGplayer market price on 13 November 2026
7. Darkrai (3/106): $75.00, TCGplayer market price on 13 November 2026
8. Cresselia (103): $71.00, TCGplayer market price on 12 November 2026
9. Darkrai (4/106): $59.66, TCGplayer market price on 13 November 2026
10. Swampert (9): $54.62, TCGplayer market price on 13 November 2026

Questions about Great Encounters

How many cards are in Great Encounters?

Great Encounters has 106 cards and 208 printings, counting every finish.

When was Great Encounters released?

Great Encounters was released on 13 February 2008.

Which era is Great Encounters from?

Great Encounters is part of the Diamond & Pearl era.

What is the most valuable chase card in Great Encounters?

Dialga (105), at a TCGplayer market price of $265.89 on 14 November 2026.

What does it cost to complete Great Encounters?

A Complete set of Great Encounters costs from $1,445.74 at TCGplayer market prices on 14 November 2026, counting the 106 cards a Complete set binder holds.

How many binder pages does Great Encounters fill?

A Complete set of 106 cards fills 12 nine-pocket binder pages.

How many cards are in the Great Encounters master set?

The Great Encounters master set holds 208 cards: the Complete set's 106, plus 102 more.

How many Pokémon are in Great Encounters?

Great Encounters features 92 different Pokémon across its 106 cards. The most featured are Unown, Darkrai and Cresselia.

Who illustrated Great Encounters?

25 illustrators are credited in Great Encounters. The most credited are Ken Sugimori (54 printings), Daisuke Ito (24 printings) and Mitsuhiro Arita (16 printings).

Where can I see every card in Great Encounters?

On this page: every card in Great Encounters with its number, rarity and printings. Open any card for its details.