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
Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards Japanese 3 - 1996 - 1997
Pokémon Card Game Japanese 90 26 October 1996-present
Pokémon Topsun cards Japanese 3 - 1997
Pokémon Trading Card Game English 112 41 January 1999-present
Pokémon Topps trading cards English 9 2 1999-2004
Pokémon Dunkin Boomer cards English 3 - 1999-2001
Pokémon Merlin cards (subsidiary of Topps) English 7 - 1999 - 2005
Pokémon Lamincards (edibas) Italian Spanish French German English 6 - 2004-2006

Pokémon card single sets

Logo Name of expansion Language Number of card sets Years active Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
1999 Burger King trading cards English, French 1 1999
Pokémon Game Tip Cards (Kellogg) English, French 1 1999 Charmander Pikachu Snorlax
Danone Pokémon Stadium Tip Cards English, French 1 2000 Pikachu Charizard Mewtwo
Pokémon Advanced Action Cards English 1 2004 Pikachu Rayquaza Ash
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
Pokémon Lenticular Cards (artbox) English 3 - 1999 - 2006
Pokémon Stickers series 1 (artbox) English 1 - 1999
Pokémon Stadium Action 3D's English 1 - 1999
1998 Meiji set Japanese 1 (incomplete) - 1998
Pokémon Game Tip Cards (Black Diamond) English, French 1 - 1998

Standalone cards

Card Details
Promotional card of MechaMew2, given to attendees of Pokémon Live! from 2000-2001.
An amiibo card of Shadow Mewtwo, included with first print copies of Pokkén Tournament on Wii U.
This article is part of Project Merchandise, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all Pokémon toys, dolls, books, and collectible merchandise.