Yukiko Baba

Pokémon card illustrator · 154 cards · 67 sets

About Yukiko Baba

Yukiko Baba is a Japanese illustrator whose Pokémon Trading Card Game career reaches back to the late 1990s, when her Weepinbell and Tauros appeared on Japanese Expansion Sheet vending-machine cards. Her first English-language card was Kakuna in the Neo Discovery expansion, and she has illustrated roughly 163 cards across sets spanning the Neo, EX, and modern eras through 2024. Outside the TCG she illustrated Bulbasaur's Trouble, the third entry in the Pokémon Tales picture-book series.

Their most valuable card is Gengar (#13/165, Expedition Base Set), estimated at $630–$820. Cards are ordered by estimated market value.

Yukiko Baba’s cards by rarity

Rarity	Cards	Combined value (est.)
Holo Rare	2	$800–$1,025
Rare	24	$290–$380
Common	88	$180–$240
Uncommon	39	$145–$190
Illustration Rare	1	$24–$32

Sets Yukiko Baba appears in

Set	Cards	Combined value (est.)
Expedition Base Set	6	$820–$1,050
Aquapolis	10	$260–$340
Skyridge	7	$130–$175
Crystal Guardians	3	$50–$70
Deoxys	4	$33–$43
Neo Destiny	5	$26–$34
Black Bolt	1	$24–$32
Team Rocket Returns	3	$15–$20
Dragon Frontiers	6	$11–$15
FireRed & LeafGreen	3	$9–$12
Delta Species	3	$8–$11
Unseen Forces	3	$7–$9
Stormfront	4	$6–$8
Neo Discovery	4	$4–$6
Platinum	3	$4–$5

+ 52 more sets with a lower combined value.

Gengar

#13/165 · Expedition Base SetHolo Rare

$630–$820market price (est.)

-12.7%

Exeggutor

#H10/147 · AquapolisHolo Rare

$160–$210market price (est.)

-0.6%

Gengar

#48/165 · Expedition Base SetRare

$150–$200market price (est.)

+24.6%

Sableye

#10/100 · Crystal GuardiansRare

$50–$65market price (est.)

+0.9%

Shedinja

#14/107 · DeoxysRare

$29–$38market price (est.)

+2.9%

Eelektross

#115/86 · Black BoltIllustration Rare

$24–$32market price (est.)

-0.3%

Growlithe

#80/147 · AquapolisCommon

$24–$32market price (est.)

+0.8%

Marill

#53/147 · AquapolisUncommon

$24–$32market price (est.)

+0.8%

Kabuto

#37/144 · SkyridgeUncommon

$24–$32market price (est.)

+0.2%

Omanyte

#41/144 · SkyridgeUncommon

$23–$31market price (est.)

steady

Slugma

#99/144 · SkyridgeCommon

$22–$30market price (est.)

-1%

Seel

#95/144 · SkyridgeCommon

$22–$29market price (est.)

-0.3%

Ledyba

#73/144 · SkyridgeCommon

$18–$24market price (est.)

-2%

Light Piloswine

#26/105 · Neo DestinyRare

$14–$19market price (est.)

+0.8%

Haunter

#80/165 · Expedition Base SetUncommon

$14–$19market price (est.)

-8.7%

Dodrio

#46/147 · AquapolisUncommon

$12–$16market price (est.)

+0.9%

Venomoth

#111/144 · SkyridgeCommon

$11–$15market price (est.)

+2.4%

Girafarig

#58/144 · SkyridgeCommon

$11–$15market price (est.)

+0.4%

Voltorb

#64/147 · AquapolisUncommon

$9–$12market price (est.)

+0.1%

Pinsir δ

#9/101 · Dragon FrontiersRare

$9–$12market price (est.)

-2.3%

Magikarp

#65/109 · Team Rocket ReturnsCommon

$8–$11market price (est.)

+0.6%

Exeggutor

#12/147 · AquapolisRare

$8–$11market price (est.)

+5.1%

Houndour

#43/105 · Neo DestinyUncommon

$6–$8market price (est.)

steady

Cubone

#60/113 · Delta SpeciesCommon

$6–$8market price (est.)

+0.8%

Gastly

#109/165 · Expedition Base SetCommon

$6–$8market price (est.)

-15.6%

Mr. Mime

#95a/147 · AquapolisCommon

$6–$8market price (est.)

-18.6%

Mr. Mime

#95b/147 · AquapolisCommon

$6–$8market price (est.)

-18.6%

Doduo

#73/147 · AquapolisCommon

$5–$7market price (est.)

-0.6%

Drowzee

#32/112 · FireRed & LeafGreenUncommon

$5–$7market price (est.)

+1.5%

Larvitar

#116/165 · Expedition Base SetCommon

$5–$6market price (est.)

-11.4%

Haunter

#40/100 · StormfrontUncommon

$4–$6market price (est.)

-0.5%

Chansey

#20/115 · Unseen ForcesRare

$4–$6market price (est.)

-0.2%

Magmar

#44/109 · Team Rocket ReturnsUncommon

$4–$6market price (est.)

+0.6%

Pupitar

#90/165 · Expedition Base SetUncommon

$3–$5market price (est.)

+0.8%

Magby

#24/109 · Team Rocket ReturnsRare

$3–$4market price (est.)

+0.3%

Cyndaquil

#61/105 · Neo DestinyCommon

$3–$4market price (est.)

+1.2%

Sandslash

#29/123 · HeartGold SoulSilverRare

$3–$4market price (est.)

-15.1%

Starmie

#48/107 · DeoxysUncommon

$3–$4market price (est.)

steady

Farfetch'd

#23/112 · FireRed & LeafGreenRare

$2–$4market price (est.)

-1.5%

Dustox

#25/127 · PlatinumRare

$2–$4market price (est.)

steady

Wobbuffet

#RC11/83 · GenerationsCommon

$2–$3market price (est.)

-2%

Wooper

#71/75 · Neo DiscoveryCommon

$2–$3market price (est.)

+0.5%

Exeggcute

#76/147 · AquapolisCommon

$2–$3market price (est.)

steady

Jynx

#28/115 · Unseen ForcesRare

$2–$3market price (est.)

steady

Hitmonlee

#42/105 · Neo DestinyUncommon

$2–$3market price (est.)

-1.9%

Thundurus

#50/113 · Legendary TreasuresRare

$2–$3market price (est.)

-1.3%

Hypno

#25/112 · FireRed & LeafGreenRare

$1–$2market price (est.)

+2.8%

Chimecho

#21/147 · Supreme VictorsRare

$1–$2market price (est.)

steady

Graveler

#30/64 · Neo RevelationUncommon

$1–$2market price (est.)

-2%

Weezing

#33/113 · Delta SpeciesRare

$1–$2market price (est.)

-2.2%

Stantler

#38/64 · Neo RevelationUncommon

$1–$2market price (est.)

-0.6%

Carnivine

#5/108 · Dark ExplorersRare

$1–$2market price (est.)

steady

Mantine

#74/105 · Neo DestinyCommon

$1–$2market price (est.)

steady

Camerupt

#18/147 · Supreme VictorsRare

about $1market price (est.)

-1.2%

Golbat

#43/113 · Delta SpeciesUncommon

$0.90–$1market price (est.)

-0.9%

Staryu

#77/107 · DeoxysCommon

$0.90–$1market price (est.)

-2.2%

Feebas δ

#49/101 · Dragon FrontiersCommon

$0.90–$1market price (est.)

-3.1%

Koffing

#68/111 · Rising RivalsCommon

$0.80–$1market price (est.)

-1.8%

Misdreavus

#40/92 · Legend MakerUncommon

$0.80–$1market price (est.)

-1.7%

Kakuna

#41/75 · Neo DiscoveryUncommon

$0.80–$1market price (est.)

-1.6%

Cascoon

#44/127 · PlatinumUncommon

$0.80–$1market price (est.)

Onix

#65/115 · Unseen ForcesCommon

$0.70–$1market price (est.)

-0.8%

Sandshrew

#79/123 · HeartGold SoulSilverCommon

$0.70–$1market price (est.)

Larvitar

#51/101 · Dragon FrontiersCommon

$0.70–$1market price (est.)