Arlong is the fishman captain who anchors one of the East Blue Saga’s most-remembered arcs. In the One Piece Card Game, he has nine confirmed printings, one Leader card, and a Super Rare that only shows up in an Extra Booster.
This guide catalogues every Arlong card confirmed on Limitless TCG, from his OP01 debut through his most recent OP16 appearance, tells you which printing is the Leader card, which one carries three separate parallels, and points you to the sealed boxes currently listed from the sets that contain him.
Unlike some characters who get a single flagship printing and a handful of forgettable reprints, Arlong shows up across nearly every era of the game’s release schedule — a debut-set Uncommon, a mid-run Leader card, a Rare with more parallels than any of his other printings, an Extra Booster Super Rare, and a standalone promo. If you’re trying to figure out exactly which card you’re holding, or which one to chase next, the printing-by-printing breakdown below covers all nine.
The October 7, 2026 update covers our store listings and prices only; the other facts in this article were last checked on August 25, 2026.
Arlong has nine confirmed base printings across OP01–OP16 plus an Extra Booster and a promo, totalling 17 cataloged cards and parallels on Limitless TCG. OP03-022 is his only Leader-card printing. OP06-023 is his most heavily varianted card at three parallels. No single Arlong cards are currently listed as graded or loose singles — the sets that contain him are available as sealed boxes below.
Card data verified against individual card pages on Limitless TCG as of August 2026. Prices below are our own listed prices for sealed boxes. USD figures convert at ¥154/USD, approximate.
All Confirmed Arlong Printings
Nine base printings carry Arlong’s name across the game’s numbered sets, one Extra Booster, and one promo release:
| # | Card # | Rarity | Set | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OP01-063 | Uncommon | OP01 Romance Dawn | Oldest confirmed printing |
| 2 | OP03-022 | Leader card (+ parallel) | OP03 Pillars of Strength | Arlong’s only Leader printing |
| 3 | OP06-023 | Rare (+ 3 parallels) | OP06 Wings of the Captain | Reprinted in the “One Piece The Best” parallel series |
| 4 | OP11-023 | Rare (+ parallel) | OP11 A Fist of Divine Speed | — |
| 5 | OP14-042 | Rare (+ parallel) | OP14 The Azure Sea’s Seven | Blue-color character card |
| 6 | OP15-023 | Rare | OP15 Adventure on Kami’s Island | Green-color character card |
| 7 | OP16-023 | Common | OP16 The Time of Battle | Most recent mainline printing |
| 8 | EB02-011 | Super Rare (+ parallel) | EB02 Anime 25th Collection | Extra Booster exclusive |
| 9 | P-048 | Promo (+ parallel) | Sealed Battle Kit Vol.1 | Promotional-only release |
Rarity-wise, the spread runs across most of the ladder: one Common, one Uncommon, four Rares, one Super Rare, the single Leader-card printing, and one standalone promo.
The sections below walk through the printings worth knowing in more detail — the OP01 debut, the Leader card, the most-varianted Rare, and the Extra Booster Super Rare.
The Original: OP01-063 (Romance Dawn)
Arlong’s first card appearance came in OP01 “Romance Dawn” — the set that launched the One Piece Card Game. OP01-063 is an Uncommon-rarity character card, and no parallel variant has been catalogued for it on Limitless TCG. As a debut-set printing, it’s the natural starting point for anyone assembling an OP01-era collection built around the game’s early East Blue villains.
Because it’s an Uncommon with no known parallel, OP01-063 tends to be the least contested of Arlong’s nine printings — it’s the version most likely to turn up loose in a bulk sort rather than a card most collectors are actively chasing across multiple variants. That makes it a reasonable entry point if the goal is simply “an Arlong card” rather than a specific chase printing.
The Leader Card: OP03-022 (Pillars of Strength)
OP03 “Pillars of Strength” gave Arlong his only confirmed Leader-card printing to date: OP03-022. For anyone building a deck around the Arlong Pirates rather than playing him purely as a supporting character, this is the centerpiece card. The base printing is joined by a parallel version, giving Leader collectors two prints of the same card to track down.
Leader cards sit in their own collecting lane in the One Piece Card Game — they’re the card a deck is built around, not a support piece, so demand for a character’s Leader printing usually runs independent of demand for their non-Leader appearances. With Arlong holding only one confirmed Leader print across nine total printings, OP03-022 is the single card to have if the goal is specifically “the Arlong deck-building card” rather than any Arlong card.
The Triple-Parallel Rare: OP06-023 (Wings of the Captain)
OP06 “Wings of the Captain” carries Arlong’s most heavily varianted single card. OP06-023 is a Rare with three separate parallel printings on record, tied to the “One Piece The Best” reprint series. The parallel pictured above is one of that trio — the exact style label attached to each individual image file isn’t confirmed, so we’re not naming this specific print beyond “an OP06-023 parallel.”
Three parallels on a single Rare-rarity card is well above what most of Arlong’s other printings carry — everything else in his catalogue tops out at one parallel, or none. If you’re specifically hunting variant printings rather than a single representative copy of each set, OP06-023 is the card in this lineup with the most versions to complete.
If a listing names a specific “One Piece The Best” variant for OP06-023, confirm it against the card’s individual Limitless page — the mapping between parallel numbers and style names isn’t standardized across listings.
Later Printings: OP11, OP14, OP15 & OP16
Arlong kept appearing in mainline sets through OP16, plus one dedicated promo:
- OP11-023 (Rare, plus a parallel) — from OP11 “A Fist of Divine Speed.”
- OP14-042 (Rare, Blue, plus a parallel) — from OP14 “The Azure Sea’s Seven.”
- OP15-023 (Rare, Green) — from OP15 “Adventure on Kami’s Island.”
- P-048 (promo, plus a parallel) — a standalone promotional release from Sealed Battle Kit Vol.1, not tied to a numbered booster set.
OP11-023, OP14-042, and OP15-023 form a run of three consecutive Rare-rarity Arlong prints across three back-to-back mainline sets. None of the three has been catalogued with more than one parallel, which puts them a step below OP06-023 in variant count but keeps them squarely in the same rarity band. P-048 sits outside that run entirely — as a Sealed Battle Kit promo, it was never distributed inside a standard booster box, so it’s worth treating as its own category rather than lumping it in with the numbered-set Rares.
The most recent mainline appearance is OP16-023 in OP16 “The Time of Battle,” a Common-rarity card. It’s also the printing housed inside the OP-16 booster boxes, which makes it the most accessible Arlong card to pull from a fresh box.
The Extra Booster Super Rare: EB02-011
Arlong’s highest confirmed rarity is EB02-011, a Super Rare from the EB02 “Anime 25th Collection” Extra Booster, with its own parallel printing. Extra Boosters run alongside — not in place of — the mainline numbered sets, and typically see smaller print numbers, which is why collectors chasing “the best Arlong card” usually point here.
Between the Leader printing, the triple-parallel Rare, and this Extra Booster Super Rare, Arlong’s catalogue covers three distinct collecting priorities in one character: build-around-me (OP03-022), variant-completion (OP06-023), and rarity-chase (EB02-011). Depending on what you’re actually trying to build — a deck, a full-parallel run, or a top-rarity showcase — those are the three printings worth prioritizing out of the nine.
How to Identify Which Arlong Printing You Have
With nine base printings plus their parallels, the fastest way to identify a specific Arlong card is the set code and card number printed in the bottom corner — the format is always {Set Code}-{Number}, matching the entries in the table near the top of this guide. OP03-022, for example, is unambiguous: OP03 is the set, 022 is the card number, and no other Arlong printing shares that combination.
Where it gets trickier is telling a base printing apart from its parallel. None of the parallels in this lineup are confirmed on Limitless TCG to carry a distinct visible suffix on the card face itself — the card number stays the same between a base print and its parallel, and the difference is in the foil treatment or art border. If a listing claims a specific parallel name (an alternate-art label, a manga-style label, and so on) for OP03-022, OP06-023, OP11-023, OP14-042, EB02-011, or P-048, it’s worth cross-checking that name against the card’s individual Limitless page before paying a premium for it, since exact style labels aren’t standardized the way set codes and card numbers are.
One more identifying detail: every box listed in this guide is sold under a “Japanese [Set Name] One Piece Booster Box” title, meaning the cards inside — including any Arlong pull — are Japanese-language printings rather than English-language ones.
How to Collect Arlong Cards
No graded or loose Arlong singles are currently listed — if you’re after a specific printing from the list above, the fastest path is a restock request through our Quick Order page. Because his nine printings span nine different sets, a Quick Order request is also the practical way to pursue a specific single, whether that’s the OP01 debut, the OP06 triple-parallel Rare, or the EB02 Extra Booster Super Rare.
The OP-16 box, which contains his most recent printing, is sold out at the time of this update. An earlier main-line booster we list is OP-10 Royal Blood, as a Damaged Box:
Damaged Boxes from the sets that contain him:
- OP-16 The Time of Battle Japanese One Piece Booster Box — Damaged Box, sold out at the time of this update
- OP-03 Pillars of Strength Japanese One Piece Booster Box — Damaged Box, ¥13,114 (~$85) — contains the OP03-022 Leader printing
- OP-11 A Fist of Divine Speed Japanese One Piece Booster Box — Damaged Box, ¥31,628 (~$205) — contains OP11-023
A Damaged Box is discounted because of cosmetic damage to the outer box (e.g., dents or scratches); the cards inside are unaffected.
If you’re planning to grade a pull, note that PSA independently determines authenticity and grade; our PSA10 card list page and our PSA10 One Piece buying guide cover graded One Piece cards more broadly.
Where to Buy Arlong-Era Boxes from Japan
We ship Japanese sealed product from Tokyo with tracked delivery. Beyond the boxes above, our Quick Order page is the fastest way to request a quote on a specific Arlong printing, a mixed order across several sets, or a restock on a set not currently listed. It’s also the right channel if you’re after a single of one of the older or lower-print printings covered above — OP01-063, OP06-023’s parallels, or the EB02-011 Super Rare.
Arlong’s story is closely tied to Nami’s — the Arlong Park arc is her backstory and the arc that put both characters on the map for East Blue Saga collectors — so if you’re building a collection around that storyline, our Nami One Piece cards guide is the natural companion piece. For other antagonists and allies from the wider cast, see our guides to Kaido and Whitebeard. And for the current OP-17 release, our OP-17 chase cards guide covers this month’s newest chase printings.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the oldest Arlong card in the One Piece Card Game?
OP01-063, an Uncommon-rarity character card from OP01 “Romance Dawn,” the set that launched the One Piece Card Game.
Is there an Arlong Leader card?
Yes — OP03-022 from OP03 “Pillars of Strength” is Arlong’s only confirmed Leader-card printing, with a base version and a parallel.
Which Arlong card has the most parallel versions?
OP06-023 from OP06 “Wings of the Captain,” a Rare with three separate parallel printings tied to the “One Piece The Best” reprint series.
What is Arlong’s rarest confirmed printing?
EB02-011, a Super Rare from the EB02 “Anime 25th Collection” Extra Booster, which also has its own parallel version.
Where can I buy Arlong One Piece cards from Japan?
No graded or loose Arlong singles are currently listed, but sealed boxes from OP-03 (Damaged Box) and OP-11 (Damaged Box) containing his printings are currently listed, while the OP-16 box is sold out at the time of this update. Request a specific card or a restock via our Quick Order page.
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