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Set no. (Int'l) |
Set No. (JP) |
Set Name | Japanese Set name | # of Cards (Int'l) |
# of Cards (Japan) |
Release date (Int'l) |
Release date (Japan) |
1 | 1 | Base Set | Expansion Pack | 102 | 102 | 09/01/1999 | 20/10/1996 |
2 | 2 | Jungle | Pokémon Jungle | 64 | 48 | 16/06/1999 | 05/03/1997 |
3 | 3 | Fossil | The Mystery of the Fossils | 62 | 48 | 10/01/1999 | 21/06/1997 |
4 | n/a | Base Set 2 | n/a - No JP Release | 130 | n/a | 24/02/2000 | n/a |
5 | 4 | Team Rocket | Rocket Gang | 83 | 65 | 24/04/2000 | 21/11/1997 |
6 | 5 | Gym Heroes | Gym Booster 1: Leader's Stadium | 132 | 96 | 14/08/2000 | 24/10/1998 |
7 | 6 | Gym Challenge | Gym Booster 2: Challenge from the Darkness | 132 | 98 | 16/10/2000 | 25/06/1999 |
8 | 7 | Neo Genesis | Gold, Silver, to a New World... | 111 | 96 | 16/12/2000 | 10/12/1999 |
9 | 8 | Neo Discovery | Crossing the Ruins... | 75 | 56 | 01/06/2001 | 07/07/2000 |
10 | 9 | Neo Revelation | Awakening Legends | 66 | 57 | 21/09/2001 | 05/01/2001 |
11 | 10 | Neo Destiny | Darkness, and to Light... | 113 | 113 | 28/02/2002 | 09/03/2001 |
12 | n/a | Legendary Collection | n/a No JP Release | 110 | n/a | 24/05/2002 | n/a |
n/a | 11 | No English Release | Pokémon Card VS | n/a | 151 | n/a | 19/08/2001 |
n/a | 12 | No English Release | Pokémon Card Web | n/a | 48 | n/a | 20/10/2001 |
13 | 13 | Expedition Base Set | Base Expansion Pack | 165 | 128 | 15/09/2002 | 01/12/2001 |
14 | 15 | Aquapolis | The Town on No Map | 186 | 92 | 15/01/2003 | 08/03/2002 |
15 | 17 | Aquapolis | Wind from the Sea | 186 | 90 | 15/01/2003 | 08/03/2002 |
16 | 18 | Skyridge | Split Earth | 182 | 91 | 12/05/2003 | 24/08/2002 |
17 | 19 | Skyridge | Mysterious Mountains | 182 | 91 | 12/05/2003 | 04/10/2002 |
18 | 20 | EX Ruby & Sapphire | Expansion Pack | 109 | 130 | 18/06/2003 | 31/01/2003 |
19 | 21 | EX Sandstorm | Miracle of the Desert | 100 | 53 | 17/09/2003 | 18/04/2003 |
20 | 22 | EX Dragon | Rulers of the Heavens | 100 | 54 | 24/11/2003 | 25/06/2003 |
19 | 21 | EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua | Magma VS Aqua: Two Ambitions | 97 | 89 | 15/03/2004 | 24/10/2003 |
20 | 22 | EX Hidden Legends | Undone Seal | 102 | 83 | 14/06/2004 | 16/01/2004 |
21 | 23 | EX FireRed & LeafGreen | Flight of Legends | 116 | 83 | 30/08/2004 | 09/04/2004 |
22 | 25 | EX Team Rocket Returns | Rocket Gang Strikes Back | 111 | 85 | 08/11/2004 | 15/10/2004 |
23 | 24 | EX Deoxys | Clash of the Blue Sky | 108 | 82 | 14/02/2004 | 01/07/2004 |
24 | n/a | EX Emerald | n/a - No JP Release | 107 | n/a | 09/05/2005 | n/a |
25 | 26 | EX Unseen Forces | Golden Sky, Silvery Ocean | 145 | 106 | 22/08/2005 | 08/04/2005 |
26 | 28 | EX Delta Species | Holon Research Tower | 114 | 86 | 31/10/2005 | 28/10/2005 |
27 | 27 | EX Legend Maker | Mirage Forest | 93 | 86 | 13/02/2006 | 30/06/2005 |
28 | 29 | EX Holon Phantoms | Holon Phantom | 111 | 52 | 03/05/2006 | 27/01/2006 |
29 | 30 | EX Crystal Guardians | Miracle Crystal | 100 | 75 | 30/08/2006 | 10/03/2006 |
30 | 31 | EX Dragon Frontiers | Offense and Defense of the Furthest Ends | 101 | 68 | 08/11/2006 | 29/06/2006 |
31 | 34 | EX Power Keepers | World Champions Pack | 108 | 108 | 14/02/2007 | 05/07/2007 |
32 | 32 | Diamond & Pearl | Space-Time Creation | 130 | 130 | 23/05/2007 | 30/11/2006 |
33 | 33 | Mysterious Treasures | Secret of the Lakes | 124 | 131 | 22/08/2007 | 02/03/2007 |
34 | 35 | Secret Wonders | Shining Darkness | 132 | 127 | 07/11/2007 | 05/07/2007 |
35 | 36 | Great Encounters | Moonlit Pursuit | 106 | 143 | 13/02/2008 | 26/10/2007 |
36 | 36 | Majestic Dawn | Dawn Dash | 100 | 143 | 21/05/2008 | 26/10/2007 |
37 | 37 | Legends Awakened | Cry from the Mysterious/Temple of Anger | 146 | 138 | 20/08/2008 | 14/03/2008 |
38 | 38 | Stormfront | Intense Fight in the Destroyed Sky | 106 | 92 | 05/11/2008 | 10/07/2008 |
39 | 39 | Platinum | Galactic's Conquest | 133 | 96 | 11/02/2009 | 10/10/2008 |
40 | 40 | Rising Rivals | Bond's to the End of Time | 120 | 90 | 20/05/2009 | 26/12/2008 |
41 | 41 | Supreme Victors | Beat of the Frontier | 153 | 100 | 19/08/2009 | 06/03/2009 |
42 | 42 | Arceus | Advent of Arceus | 111 | 90 | 04/11/2009 | 08/07/2009 |
43 | 43 | HeartGold&SoulSilver | HeartGold/SoulSilver Collection | 124 | 150 | 10/02/2010 | 09/10/2009 |
44 | n/a | Unleashed | n/a No Japanese Release | 96 | n/a | 12/05/2010 | n/a |
45 | 44 | Undaunted | Reviving Legends | 91 | 81 | 18/08/2010 | 11/02/2010 |
46 | 45 | Triumphant | Clash at the Summit | 103 | 81 | 02/11/2010 | 08/07/2010 |
47 | n/a | Call of Legends | n/a No Japanese Release | 106 | n/a | 09/02/2011 | n/a |
48 | 46 | Black & White | Black Collection/White Collection | 115 | 112 | 25/04/2011 | 17/12/2010 |
49 | n/a | Emerging Powers | n/a No Japanese Release | 98 | n/a | 31/08/2011 | n/a |
50 | 47 | Noble Victories | Red Collection | 102 | 72 | 16/11/2011 | 15/07/2011 |
51 | 48 | Next Destinies | Psycho Drive/Hail Blizzard | 103 | 114 | 08/02/2012 | 16/09/2011 |
52 | 49 | Dark Explorers | Dark Rush | 111 | 76 | 09/05/2012 | 16/12/2011 |
53 | 50 | Dragons Exhalted | Dragon Blast/Dragon Blade | 128 | 110 | 15/08/2012 | 16/03/2012 |
54 | 51 | Boundaries Crossed | Freeze Bolt/Cold Flare | 153 | 130 | 07/11/2012 | 13/07/2012 |
55 | 52 | Plasma Storm | Plasma Gale | 138 | 79 | 06/02/2013 | 14/09/2012 |
56 | 53 | Plasma Freeze | Spiral Force/Thunder Knuckle | 122 | 116 | 08/05/2013 | 14/12/2012 |
57 | 54 | Plasma Blast | Megalo Cannon | 105 | 86 | 14/08/2013 | 15/03/2013 |
58 | n/a | Legendary Treasures | EX Battle Boost | 138 | 99 | 08/11/2013 | 13/07/2013 |
59 | 55 | XY Base Set | Collection X/Collection Y | 146 | 126 | 05/02/2014 | 13/12/2013 |
60 | 56 | Flashfire | Wild Blaze | 109 | 90 | 07/05/2014 | 15/03/2014 |
61 | 57 | Furious Fists | Rising Fist | 113 | 105 | 13/08/2014 | 14/06/2014 |
62 | 58 | Phantom Forces | Phantom Gate | 122 | 97 | 05/11/2014 | 13/09/2014 |
63 | 59 | Primal Clash | Gaia Volcano/Tidal Storm | 164 | 160 | 04/02/2015 | 13/12/2014 |
64 | 60 | Roaring Skies | Emerald Break | 110 | 91 | 06/05/2015 | 14/03/2015 |
65 | 61 | Ancient Origins | Bandit Ring | 100 | 97 | 12/08/2015 | 20/06/2015 |
66 | 62 | BREAKthrough | Blue Shock/Red Flash | 164 | 130 | 04/11/2015 | 26/09/2015 |
67 | 63 | BREAKpoint | Rage of the Broken Heavens | 123 | 89 | 03/02/2016 | 11/12/2015 |
68 | n/a | Generations | Start Pack | 115 | 72 | 22/02/2016 | 27/02/2016 |
69 | 64 | Fates Collide | Awakening Psychic King | 125 | 88 | 04/05/2016 | 18/03/2016 |
70 | 65 | Steam Siege | Fever-Burst Fighter/Cruel Traitor | 116 | 113 | 03/08/2016 | 17/06/2016 |
71 | n/a | Evolutions | Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary | 113 | 103 | 02/11/2016 | 16/09/2016 |
72 | 66 | Sun & Moon | Collection Sun/Collection Moon | 163 | 143 | 01/02/2017 | 09/12/2016 |
73 | 67 | Guardian's Rising | Islands Await You/Alolan Moonlight | 169 | 124 | 05/05/2017 | 17/03/2017 |
74 | 68 | Burning Shadows | To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow/Darkness That Consumes Light | 169 | 128 | 04/08/2017 | 16/06/2017 |
75 | n/a | Shining Legends | Strength Expansion Pack Shining Legends | 78 | 82 | 06/10/2017 | 15/07/2017 |
76 | 69 | Crimson Invasion | Awakened Heroes/Ultradimensional Beasts | 124 | 124 | 03/11/2017 | 15/09/2017 |
77 | 70 | Ultra Prism | Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon | 173 | 156 | 02/11/2018 | 08/12/2017 |
78 | 71 | Forbidden Light | Forbidden Light | 146 | 94 | 04/05/2018 | 02/03/2018 |
79 | 72 | Celestial Storm | Sky-Splitting Eminence | 168+ | 112 | 03/08/2018 | 01/06/2018 |
80 | 73 | Dragon Majesty | Dragon Storm | 70+ | 66 | 07/09/2018 | 06/04/2018 |
81 | 74 | Lost Thunder | Super-Burst Impact | 235 | 111 | 02/11/2018 | 07/09/2018 |