Pokémon card

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Mew Carddass card from 1996-1997, predating the Trading Card Game.
This article is about collectible cards. For the trading card game, see Pokémon Trading Card Game.
For the cards featuring individual Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, see Pokémon (TCG).

Collectible Pokémon cards are cards which feature Pokémon characters or concepts, distributed either as promotional material, or as products in and of themselves. This technically includes the Pokémon Trading Card Game, as it is a collectible card game - however, unlike the TCG where cards act as game pieces, most other collectible cards do not necessarily serve any such function.

The appeal of collectible cards tends to be derived from features such as their artwork, flavor text, or rarity, as well as attempting to collect complete sets of cards. Tying into this, some cards physically connect to each other, often forming a larger, secondary image.

Collectible cards are generally produced and distributed by third-party companies under license by Nintendo, rather than being produced in-house.


Pokémon card multiple sets

Logo Name of expansion Language Number of card sets Number of promo sets Years active Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
Bandai evolved first partners card.jpg Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards Japanese 3 - 1996 - 1997 Bandai carddass - green 94.jpg Bandai carddass - red 150.jpg Bandai Charizard card.jpg
Pokemon tcgg logo japanese.png Pokémon Card Game Japanese 90 26 October 1996-present PokémonIllustratorCoroCoropromo.jpg CharizardBestCDPromo.jpg VivillonElegantCollectionX8.jpg
Pokemon topsun logo.jpg Pokémon Topsun cards Japanese 3 - 1997 Topsun - blue 6.jpg Topsun - blue 94.jpg Topsun - prism 150.jpg
Pokémon TCG logo.png Pokémon Trading Card Game English 112 41 January 1999-present CharizardBaseSet4.jpg MunkidoriexShroudedFable91.jpg PidgeotEXFireRedLeafGreen10.jpg
Pokemon topps logo.jpg Pokémon Topps trading cards English 9 2 1999-2004 Topps Series 1 06.png Topps M02 FA5.png Topps chrome 2 tekno 94.jpg
Pokemon Dunkin Boomer logo.jpg Pokémon Dunkin Boomer cards English 3 - 1999-2001 Dunkin Boomer - 1999 - 6.jpg Dunkin Boomer - 2000 - 94.jpg Dunkin Boomer - 2001 - holo 49.jpg
Pokemon Merlin - logo big.jpg Pokémon Merlin cards (subsidiary of Topps) English 7 - 1999 - 2005 Pokemon Merlin - series 1 - 6.jpg Pokemon Merlin - series 2 - 6.jpg Pokemon Merlin - series 6 - n.jpg
Pokemon Lamincards logo.jpg Pokémon Lamincards (edibas) Italian Spanish French German English 6 - 2004-2006 Pokémon Rainbow Lamincards Series 1 - 6 italian.jpg Pokémon Lamincards Series - 197.jpg Pokémon Advanced Vertical Lamincards 148.jpg

Pokémon card single sets

Logo Name of expansion Language Number of card sets Number of promo sets Years active Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
Logo burger king cards.jpg 1999 Burger King trading cards English, French 1 - 1999 BK 06.jpg BK 94.jpg BK 150.jpg
Logo kelloggs.jpg Pokémon Game Tip Cards (Kellogg) English, French 1 - 1999 Charmander Pikachu Snorlax
Logo pokemon danone stadium.jpg Danone Pokémon Stadium Tip Cards English, French 1 - 2000 Pikachu Charizard Mewtwo
Logo pokemon advanced action cards.jpg Pokémon Advanced Action Cards English 1 - 2004 Pikachu Rayquaza Ash
Magic message logo.jpg Pokémon Magic Message cards (10 year anniversary) English 1 - 2006 Pikachu Lugia Rayquaza

Pokémon card sets - incomplete information

Logo/example Name of expansion Language Number of card sets Number of promo sets Active
Action Flipz Premier 01.png Pokémon Lenticular Cards (artbox) English 3 - 1999 - 2006
Artbox sticker series 1 - 6.jpg Pokémon Stickers series 1 (artbox) English 1 - 1999
Stadium Action 3Ds 03.jpg Pokémon Stadium Action 3D's English 1 - 1999
Bandai 3D Evo Lenticular cards Japanese 1 - 2005
1998Meiji5.jpg 1998 Meiji set Japanese 1 (incomplete) - 1998
Venusaur game tip card Black Diamond.png Pokémon Game Tip Cards (Black Diamond) English, French 1 - 1998

Standalone cards

Card Details
MM2Card.png Promotional card of MechaMew2, given to attendees of Pokémon Live! from 2000-2001.
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