What this is
Growth in Pokémon cards graded from 2023 to 2025 across major grading companies: at least 2.1 times, with Pokémon 60.5% of all cards graded in 2025.
How it’s built
- 2025 Pokémon count (16.1m, GemRate) divided by the 2023 count for trading cards and Pokémon combined (7.7m) gives 2.09.
- Share: 16.1m of 26.6m cards graded in 2025.
What we assumed
- Pokémon alone was at most 7.7m in 2023.The 2023 figure combined Pokémon with other trading cards, so Pokémon alone can only be smaller; that makes 2.09 a floor.
Sanity check
Counts items graded, not people; old and new cards are mixed. Grading capacity grew too, so part of the rise is supply of grading, not just demand.
Where it comes from
Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes:
- ReportedCards graded 2023 psa and totals, 2023
- ReportedHow many Pokémon cards all major grading companies graded in 202516.1m
- EstimatePokémon cards graded 2025, 2025
- ReportedAll major graders total cards graded 2025, 2025 (SI says 26.8M)26.6 million cards
Show the working
- Pokemon graded 2025 all graders m: 16.1
- Card game and Pokemon graded 2023 m: 7.7
- Multiple 2023 to 2025 floor: 2.09
- All graders 2025 m: 26.6
- Pokemon share 2025: 0.605
- 16.1 / 7.7 = 2.09 (floor)
- 16.1 / 26.6 = 0.605