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

What this is

The total number of Pokémon cards produced worldwide since launch, as stated by The Pokémon Company: more than 34.1 billion by the end of March 2021.

How it’s built

1. Read from the 'Pokémon in Figures' page on the company's Japanese corporate site, in an archived copy from July 2021. It reads 'cumulative cards produced: over 34.1 billion'.

What we assumed

• 'Over 34.1 billion' is treated as 34.1 billion.The page states a floor to the nearest 100 million, so the true figure is between 34.1 and 34.2 billion.

Sanity check

This is the first total labelled 'produced' rather than 'shipped', so the change from the March 2020 figure mixes two measures.

Where it comes from

The line in the source

累計製造枚数 341億枚以上

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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