Natta Wake Card Battle - Choose your favorite 2

General Question
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I’ve noticed that Natta Wake has had a nice bump, and at this time (2nd Q, 2026) they are getting hard to find outside of PSA 10… some are.

These have some great art, and I’ve been watching and collecting some of them for a while, but I wonder, which do people actually like more? Does that correlate to cost, more than POP? I know my favorite, but what’s the general fave? Will it be based on the creature? Composition? POP?

PFM did a thread on these a few years ago, so check that out below, if you don’t know these JP exclusives. Here they all are, and…
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  • Mankey
  • Psyduck
  • Jynx
  • Sunkern
  • Hoppip
  • Pikachu
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All 6 Promo Cards (in order)

2

Bullied Sunkern is unironically peak

3

I only have the psyduck, but I like the mankey and sunkern more

4

I really appreciate Himeno’s classic comic-like / cartoony style. Her early work is easily my favourite.

It’s hard to choose just two of these, I love them all, But i voted Mankey and Pikachu for now.

Though i could easily swap my vote for any of the top 4 in my tierlist.

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5

Sunkern and Hoppip. :1st_place_medal: :2nd_place_medal:

6

Best Mankey card ever made.

7

I currently have 3 of them. Mankey, Jynx, and Sunkern. I think Sunkern is my favorite and Mankey next just because of how funny they look watching him take an apple.

I’d like to own the other three some day, but I think I was once again late to the party.

8

Mankey is a motivational artwork of courage. You look at it and no challenge feels too big.

9

It’s a life or death situation. One wrong move and the bazaar owner will come running with the shotgun.

10

In the anime, there was a mon that always got bullied, wasn’t there? I always associated it with that… But I can’t remember what it was. It’s my fave.

11

I have all except Psyduck, because there’s the english side promo. BUT, the ones with some character interaction and personality stand above the rest, IMO.

12

Mankey and Sunkern are just GOATed cards

13

My favorite is defintely Hoppip.
After that it’s kinda a tie between Sunkern and Mankey for me, but I ended up voting for Mankey. Sunkern is still peak, though.

Of course I also love the Pikachu, but I feel like Pikachu already has so many amazing artworks, so it feels less unique.

And then there is Psyduck and Jynx. :person_shrugging: Still both amazing artworks, but I like the other four way more.

Greetz,
Quuador

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I’m very surprised to see the large gap between jynx and the others in share of the vote.
…also surprised to see mankey second to last.

:thinking:
Hoppip has a gengar…
Pikachu is pikachu…
Psyduck is not an exclusive art…

Jynx PSA 9/10 = 87/74
Hoppip = 124/38
Sunkern = 124/94
Mankey = 137/43
Psyduck = 233/83
Pikachu = 491/126

Now, of course, grading represents many things - desire to grade (popularity), ease of grade, overall population of card…