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Japanese-language document, 2025 The Pokémon Company (Wayback capture of corporate site) · 11 June 2025 Open the original ↗
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累計製造枚数 750億枚以上 [gloss: Verbatim stated strings: 215億枚以上, 215億枚以上, 236億枚以上, 304億枚以上, 341億枚以上, 432億枚以上, 529億枚以上, 648億枚以上, 750億枚以上, 850億枚以上 (live count:850 / 'over 85 billion cards'). EN 2020 gives 30.4 billion (one decimal). Series 30.4/34.1/43.2/52.9/64.8 are stated to 0.1bn; 75 and 85 appear as round multiples of 5bn (i.e. 2 sig figs) and all are '以上/over' floors. C-Q24-4: series confirmed on TPC's own page; label 出荷 (shipped) for 21.5, 23.6, 30.4; 製造 (production/manufactured) for 34.1, 43.2, 52.9, 64.8, 75, 85. Page never says 'sold' or 'printed' for the total.]