How many Pokemon cards are there? All sets released so far

The Pokemon Trading Card Game is as popular as ever, with fans around the world trying to collect ’em all. But how many Pokemon cards are there? Let’s find out, with a look at every set released so far.

Ever since the Pokemon Trading Card Game launched in the United States at the beginning of 1999, there’s been a constant stream of new cards released every few months for Pokemon fans and collectors to enjoy.

With over two decades of Pokemon Trading Card Game sets now released, there are thousands of cards out there. From common pulls to Shinies and Legendaries, it’s difficult to keep track of exactly how many exist.

Below, you’ll find information on every English-language Pokemon Trading Card set released so far, including the new Pokemon Go set, as well as an estimated number of how many Pokemon cards there are in total.

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Contents

• How many Pokemon cards are there in total?
• All Pokemon card sets released so far

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How many Pokemon cards are there in total?

While it’s hard to put a definitive number on it, we estimate that there are a total of 13,589 Pokemon Trading Cards released in the English language.

This figure was achieved by adding up the number of cards featured in each officially-released Pokemon Trading Card set so far. It doesn’t include promotional cards, booster toppers, or anything like that.

Our number is also based on the officially-released English-language Pokemon cards, not the Japanese-language Pokemon cards, as that’s an entirely different ballgame.

All Pokemon Trading Card sets released so far

These are all of the English-language Pokemon Trading Card sets released so far, as well as the number of cards featured in them:

First generation sets

Second generation sets

Third generation sets

Fourth generation sets

Fifth generation sets

Sixth generation sets

Seventh generation sets

Eighth generation sets

What about all the promotional Pokemon cards?

While the above is a complete list of all the officially-released Pokemon cards that have appeared in standard sets, there are also a lot of promotional Pokemon cards that have been released over the years.

These can be event-exclusive cards, such as the Ancient Mew card that was given away at screenings of Pokemon The Movie 2000, or ‘box toppers’ that have appeared at the top of sealed booster boxes.

Keeping track of all these promotional Pokemon cards and rarities is almost impossible, so they aren’t included in the overall number at the start of this article.

Now you know how many Pokemon cards there are, check out our list of the most expensive Pokemon cards of all time.