Pokémon Trading Card Game

Haunter, Gengar and other Ghost-type Pokémon playing the Pokémon Trading Card Game around a candlelit table

The Pokémon Trading Card Game first appeared in Japan in October 1996, created by Creatures Inc. and originally published by Media Factory. It reached North America in 1999, when Wizards of the Coast released the now-legendary Base Set and turned a video-game spin-off into a worldwide phenomenon. More than 85 billion cards have since been printed in 16 languages and sold across 90-plus countries, making it one of the most successful trading card games ever made.

Cards are released in sets — individual expansions such as Jungle, Team Rocket, or Ascended Heroes — and those sets are grouped into series, each era running roughly alongside a generation of the main video games. Wizards of the Coast handled the earliest expansions before The Pokémon Company took over English publishing with the EX Series in the early 2000s, and every era since has introduced its own signature cards: Pokémon-ex and Pokémon-GX, the V, VMAX and VSTAR mechanics, and now the long-awaited return of Mega Evolution.

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Mega Evolution Series

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7 sets · in release order

Mega Evolution logoMega EvolutionSet guide Phantasmal Flames logoPhantasmal FlamesSet guide Ascended Heroes logoAscended HeroesSet guide Perfect Order logoPerfect OrderSet guide Chaos Rising logoChaos RisingSet guide Pitch Black logoPitch BlackSet guide 30th Celebration logo30th CelebrationSet guide

Scarlet & Violet Series

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16 sets · in release order

Scarlet & Violet Base logoScarlet & Violet BaseSet guide Paldea Evolved logoPaldea EvolvedSet guide Obsidian Flames logoObsidian FlamesSet guide 151 logo151Set guide Paradox Rift logoParadox RiftSet guide Paldean Fates logoPaldean FatesSet guide Temporal Forces logoTemporal ForcesSet guide Twilight Masquerade logoTwilight MasqueradeSet guide Shrouded Fable logoShrouded FableSet guide Stellar Crown logoStellar CrownSet guide Surging Sparks logoSurging SparksSet guide Prismatic Evolutions logoPrismatic EvolutionsSet guide Journey Together logoJourney TogetherSet guide Destined Rivals logoDestined RivalsSet guide Black Bolt logoBlack BoltSet guide White Flare logoWhite FlareSet guide

Sword & Shield Series

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17 sets · in release order

Sword & Shield Base logoSword & Shield BaseSet guide Rebel Clash logoRebel ClashSet guide Darkness Ablaze logoDarkness AblazeSet guide Champion’s Path logoChampion’s PathSet guide Vivid Voltage logoVivid VoltageSet guide Shining Fates logoShining FatesSet guide Battle Styles logoBattle StylesSet guide Chilling Reign logoChilling ReignSet guide Evolving Skies logoEvolving SkiesSet guide Celebrations logoCelebrationsSet guide Fusion Strike logoFusion StrikeSet guide Brilliant Stars logoBrilliant StarsSet guide Astral Radiance logoAstral RadianceSet guide Pokémon GO logoPokémon GOSet guide Lost Origin logoLost OriginSet guide Silver Tempest logoSilver TempestSet guide Crown Zenith logoCrown ZenithSet guide

Sun & Moon Series

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16 sets · in release order

Sun & Moon Base logoSun & Moon BaseSet guide Guardians Rising logoGuardians RisingSet guide Burning Shadows logoBurning ShadowsSet guide Shining Legends logoShining LegendsSet guide Crimson Invasion logoCrimson InvasionSet guide Ultra Prism logoUltra PrismSet guide Forbidden Light logoForbidden LightSet guide Celestial Storm logoCelestial StormSet guide Dragon Majesty logoDragon MajestySet guide Lost Thunder logoLost ThunderSet guide Team Up logoTeam UpSet guide Unbroken Bonds logoUnbroken BondsSet guide Unified Minds logoUnified MindsSet guide Hidden Fates logoHidden FatesSet guide Cosmic Eclipse logoCosmic EclipseSet guide Detective Pikachu logoDetective PikachuSet guide

XY Series

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14 sets · in release order

XY Base logoXY BaseSet guide Flashfire logoFlashfireSet guide Furious Fists logoFurious FistsSet guide Phantom Forces logoPhantom ForcesSet guide Primal Clash logoPrimal ClashSet guide Double Crisis logoDouble CrisisSet guide Roaring Skies logoRoaring SkiesSet guide Ancient Origins logoAncient OriginsSet guide BREAKthrough logoBREAKthroughSet guide BREAKpoint logoBREAKpointSet guide Generations logoGenerationsSet guide Fates Collide logoFates CollideSet guide Steam Siege logoSteam SiegeSet guide Evolutions logoEvolutionsSet guide

Classic Sets

Every English expansion from Black & White back to the 1999 Base Set, era by era.

Black & WhiteHeartGold & SoulSilverPlatinumDiamond & PearlEXLegendary Collection & e-CardNeoOriginal

Black & White Series

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11 sets · in release order

Black & White Base logoBlack & White BaseSet guide Emerging Powers logoEmerging PowersSet guide Noble Victories logoNoble VictoriesSet guide Next Destinies logoNext DestiniesSet guide Dark Explorers logoDark ExplorersSet guide Dragons Exalted logoDragons ExaltedSet guide Boundaries Crossed logoBoundaries CrossedSet guide Plasma Storm logoPlasma StormSet guide Plasma Freeze logoPlasma FreezeSet guide Plasma Blast logoPlasma BlastSet guide Legendary Treasures logoLegendary TreasuresSet guide

HeartGold & SoulSilver Series

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5 sets · in release order

HeartGold & SoulSilver logoHeartGold & SoulSilverSet guide Unleashed logoUnleashedSet guide Undaunted logoUndauntedSet guide Triumphant logoTriumphantSet guide Call of Legends logoCall of LegendsSet guide

Platinum Series

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4 sets · in release order

Platinum logoPlatinumSet guide Rising Rivals logoRising RivalsSet guide Supreme Victors logoSupreme VictorsSet guide Arceus logoArceusSet guide

Diamond & Pearl Series

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7 sets · in release order

Diamond & Pearl logoDiamond & PearlSet guide Mysterious Treasures logoMysterious TreasuresSet guide Secret Wonders logoSecret WondersSet guide Great Encounters logoGreat EncountersSet guide Majestic Dawn logoMajestic DawnSet guide Legends Awakened logoLegends AwakenedSet guide Stormfront logoStormfrontSet guide

EX Series

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16 sets · in release order

EX Ruby & Sapphire logoEX Ruby & SapphireSet guide EX Sandstorm logoEX SandstormSet guide EX Dragon logoEX DragonSet guide EX Team Magma vs. Team Aqua logoEX Team Magma vs. Team AquaSet guide EX Hidden Legends logoEX Hidden LegendsSet guide EX FireRed & LeafGreen logoEX FireRed & LeafGreenSet guide EX Team Rocket Returns logoEX Team Rocket ReturnsSet guide EX Deoxys logoEX DeoxysSet guide EX Emerald logoEX EmeraldSet guide EX Unseen Forces logoEX Unseen ForcesSet guide EX Delta Species logoEX Delta SpeciesSet guide EX Legend Maker logoEX Legend MakerSet guide EX Holon Phantoms logoEX Holon PhantomsSet guide EX Crystal Guardians logoEX Crystal GuardiansSet guide EX Dragon Frontiers logoEX Dragon FrontiersSet guide EX Power Keepers logoEX Power KeepersSet guide

Legendary Collection & e-Card Series

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6 sets · in release order

Legendary Collection logoLegendary CollectionSet guide Pokémon Card VS logoPokémon Card VSJapan only · set guide Pokémon Card Web logoPokémon Card WebJapan only · set guide Expedition Base logoExpedition BaseSet guide Aquapolis logoAquapolisSet guide Skyridge logoSkyridgeSet guide

Neo Series

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4 sets · in release order

Neo Genesis logoNeo GenesisSet guide Neo Discovery logoNeo DiscoverySet guide Neo Revelation logoNeo RevelationSet guide Neo Destiny logoNeo DestinySet guide

Original Series

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7 sets · in release order

Base Set logoBase SetSet guide Jungle logoJungleSet guide Fossil logoFossilSet guide Base Set 2 logoBase Set 2Set guide Team Rocket logoTeam RocketSet guide Gym Heroes logoGym HeroesSet guide Gym Challenge logoGym ChallengeSet guide

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