The total number of Pokémon cards shipped worldwide since launch, as stated by The Pokémon Company

What this is

The total number of Pokémon cards shipped worldwide since launch, as stated by The Pokémon Company: more than 30.4 billion by the end of March 2020.

How it’s built

1. Read from the 'Pokémon in Figures' page on the company's Japanese corporate site, in an archived copy from September 2020. It reads 'cumulative cards shipped: over 30.4 billion'.

What we assumed

• 'Over 30.4 billion' is treated as 30.4 billion.The page states a floor to the nearest 100 million, so the true figure is between 30.4 and 30.5 billion.

Sanity check

This is the last total labelled 'shipped'. From March 2021 the company switched to 'produced', so comparing across that change mixes two measures.

Where it comes from

The line in the source

累計出荷枚数 304億枚以上

Where it’s used

• Deep dive · Trading cardsPrinting: one lifetime total, changed twice
• Chart · Printing: one lifetime total, changed twiceThe card total switched from cards shipped to cards made in 2021, and lost its decimal in 2025

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