Some cards reward a closer look. Mankey is one of the pokemon that quietly appears in the background of 2 other cards, painted by 5ban Graphics and Masakazu Fukuda.
These cameos cluster in Cosmic Eclipse most heavily; 5ban Graphics accounts for 1 of the appearances.
These cards feature indeterminate, leaping, angry and martial arts in their background art, illustrated by artists like 5ban Graphics and Masakazu Fukuda.
Mankey appears as a background cameo across 2 Pokémon cards.
These appearances range from clear sightings to barely-visible silhouettes, scattered across 2016–2019 of the TCG.
Each cameo rewards collectors who pause to look closely at the card art.