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'''Special illustration rare''' is a type of [[rarity]] in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] outside of Asia, introduced in the {{TCG|Scarlet & Violet}} expansion. They are [[Full Art]] {{TCG|Secret card}}s that showcase Pokémon in their natural environments and offer a closer look at their unique personalities.

Special illustration rare cards are like {{TCG|illustration rare card}}s but instead feature an additional layer of glitter foil and either feature alternative artwork of chase Pokémon cards such as {{TCG|Pokémon V|Pokémon V, VSTAR, VMAX}} or {{TCG|Pokémon ex}}, or of {{TCG|Supporter card}}s. Starting with the Scarlet & Violet expansion, special illustration rare cards feature a double gold star ({{rar|Special Illustration Rare}}) for their rarity symbol.

Special Art Rare cards (Japanese: '''スペシャルアートレア''' ''Special Art Rare'') introduced in the {{TCG|VSTAR Universe}} expansion can be seen as the cognate to this rarity in Asian language expansions, however this rarity does not provide a full overlap, as Special Art Rare cards from the Sword & Shield Series are officially designated as '''"Galarian Gallery ultra rare"''' cards and can be identified with a white star or {{rar|GGU}} as their rarity symbol.<ref>[https://tcg.pokemon.com/en-us/tcgl/droprate/ Pokémon TCG Live Drop Rate Information]</ref> The Special Art Rare rarity denoted by SAR ({{rar|SAR}}) rarity symbol.

Special illustration rare cards are similar to the Trainer Gallery cards introduced in the {{TCG|Brilliant Stars}} expansion (the Japanese {{TCG|VMAX Climax}} subset), bar the fact that they generally do not feature characters. 

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