A test of where the press figure of 10.2 billion cards for the year to March 2025 came from

What this is

A test of where the press figure of 10.2 billion cards for the year to March 2025 came from: the fan site PokeGuardian did not calculate it itself.

How it’s built

1. PokeGuardian's article says both '10.2 billion produced' and that the total rose 'from 64.9 billion to 75 billion'. That rise is 10.1bn, not 10.2bn.

What we assumed

• The mismatch means PokeGuardian copied 10.2bn from elsewhere.If it had done its own subtraction it would have got 10.1bn; the 64.9 looks like a typo for the company's 64.8.

Sanity check

It shows 10.2bn came from upstream, either a company report or another outlet. It does not prove which; no outlet is quoted crediting PokeBeach.

Where it comes from

Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes:

• ReportedCard game cards annual, year to March 2025 (Apr 2024-Mar 2025)10,200,000,000 cards
• EstimatePress conflict, year to March 2024 cumulative