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[[File:Pokemon card bulba - tcg card new and old.jpg|thumb|right|Most popular Pokémon cards]]
[[File:Bandai Mew card.jpg|thumb|right|Mew Carddass card from 1996-1997, predating the Trading Card Game.]]
Pokémon Cards are one of the most well-known merchandise made by [[Nintendo]] and their partners.
:''This article is about collectible cards. For the trading card game, see [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]].''
The most successful Pokémon Cards are part of the game and are called [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. Globally they are most commonly collected in both English or Japanese language, although there are other languages as well.
:''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 {{wp|collectible card game}} - however, unlike the TCG where cards act as game pieces, most other collectible cards do not necessarily serve any such function.


Although most collectors directly think of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] cards with the recognizable yellow borders, there are loads of other Card sets produced by licenses given out by [[Nintendo]]. Even those yellow borders have changed to silver borders since the release of [[Scarlet and Violet]] in march 2023.
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 sets==
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{red color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color}}; {{roundy|10px}}"
|-
! style="background-color:#EEE; width:50px; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Logo/example
! style="background-color:#EEE; width:300px" | Name of expansion
! style="background-color:#EEE; width:50px" | Language
! style="background-color:#EEE; width:50px" | Number of card sets
! style="background-color:#EEE; width:50px" | Number of promo sets
! style="background-color:#EEE; width:250px" {{roundytr|5px}}" | Active
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokemon tcgg logo japanese.png|100px]]
| [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon Card Game]]
| Japanese
| 90
| 26
| October 1996-present
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokémon TCG logo.png|200px]]
| [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]
| English
| 112
| 41
| January 1999-present
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokemon topps logo.jpg|100px]]
| [[Topps|Pokémon Topps trading cards]]
| English
| 9
| 2
| 1999-2004
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokemon Dunkin Boomer logo.jpg|100px]]
| [[Pokémon Dunkin Boomer cards]]
| English
| 3
| -
| 1999-2001
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokemon Lamincards logo.jpg|200px]]
| [[Pokémon Lamincards]] (edibas)
| Italian Spanish French German English
| 6
| -
| 2004-2006
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pikachu game tip card Kellogg.png|100px]]
| [[Pokémon Game Tip Cards (Kellogg)]]
| English, French
| 1
| -
| 1999
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:BK_01.png|100px]]
| [[1999 Burger King trading cards]]
| English, French
| 1
| -
| 1999
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Action Flipz Premier 01.png|100px]]
| [[Pokémon Lenticular Cards]]
| English
| 6
| -
| 1999 - 2006
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Danone_Charmander.jpg|100px]]
| [[Danone Pokémon Stadium Tip Cards]]
| English, French
| 1
| -
| 2000
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Action cards.jpg|100px]]
| [[Pokémon Advanced Action Cards]]
| English
| 1
| -
| 2004
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:1998Meiji5.jpg|100px]]
| [[1998 Meiji set]]
| Japanese
| 1 (incomplete)
| -
| 1998
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Venusaur game tip card Black Diamond.png|100px]]
| [[Pokémon Game Tip Cards (Black Diamond)]]
| English, French
| 4
| -
| 1998
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Bandai Evolved first partners card.jpg|100px]]
| [[Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards]]
| Japanese
| 4 (incomplete)
| -
| 1996 - 1997
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:Pokemon topsun logo.jpg|100px]]
| [[Pokémon Topsun cards]]
| Japanese
| 1 (incomplete)
| -
| 1997
|}
 
==Standalone cards==
 
{| class="roundtable" style="margin:auto; text-align: center; background:#{{red color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color}}; {{roundy|10px}}"
|-
! style="background-color:#EEE;" | Card
! style="background-color:#EEE;" | Details
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[File:MM2Card.png|100px]]
| Promotional card of [[MechaMew2]], given to attendees of [[Pokémon Live!]] from 2000-2001.
|}
 
{{-}}
{{Project Merchandise notice}}
 
[[Category:Collectible cards]]

Latest revision as of 08:12, 22 March 2024

050Diglett.png This article is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: missing several Pokémon card sets
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 sets

Logo/example Name of expansion Language Number of card sets Number of promo sets Active
Pokemon tcgg logo japanese.png Pokémon Card Game Japanese 90 26 October 1996-present
Pokémon TCG logo.png Pokémon Trading Card Game English 112 41 January 1999-present
Pokemon topps logo.jpg Pokémon Topps trading cards English 9 2 1999-2004
Pokemon Dunkin Boomer logo.jpg Pokémon Dunkin Boomer cards English 3 - 1999-2001
Pokemon Lamincards logo.jpg Pokémon Lamincards (edibas) Italian Spanish French German English 6 - 2004-2006
Pikachu game tip card Kellogg.png Pokémon Game Tip Cards (Kellogg) English, French 1 - 1999
BK 01.png 1999 Burger King trading cards English, French 1 - 1999
Action Flipz Premier 01.png Pokémon Lenticular Cards English 6 - 1999 - 2006
Danone Charmander.jpg Danone Pokémon Stadium Tip Cards English, French 1 - 2000
Action cards.jpg Pokémon Advanced Action Cards English 1 - 2004
1998Meiji5.jpg 1998 Meiji set Japanese 1 (incomplete) - 1998
Venusaur game tip card Black Diamond.png Pokémon Game Tip Cards (Black Diamond) English, French 4 - 1998
File:Bandai Evolved first partners card.jpg Pocket Monsters Carddass Trading Cards Japanese 4 (incomplete) - 1996 - 1997
Pokemon topsun logo.jpg Pokémon Topsun cards Japanese 1 (incomplete) - 1997

Standalone cards

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


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