What this is
ASSUMPTION: world production (all 16 languages) divided by JP+EN set count is a cadence index, not a run size; other languages reprint JP/EN sets, so they add no denominator.
Where it comes from
Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes:
- ReportedHow many Pokémon cards were added each year from the year to March 2018 to the year to March 2024, ranging from 1.5bn to 11.9bn
- EstimateHow many Pokémon cards were made in the year to March 202510.1–11.2bn
- EstimateHow many Pokémon cards were made in the year to March 20269.0–11.0bn
Show the working
- PY3/22: 9.1/15=0.607
- band 9.0/17=0.529 to 9.2/14=0.657 | PY3/23: 9.7/17=0.571
- band 9.6/24=0.400 to 9.8/15=0.653 | PY3/24: 11.9/17=0.700
- band 11.8/17=0.694 to 12.0/15=0.800 | PY3/25: band 10.1/14=0.721 to 11.2/12=0.933
- at point denominator 10.1/14=0.721 to 11.2/14=0.800 | PY3/26: band 9.0/18=0.500 to 11.0/13=0.846
- at point denominator 9.0/16=0.562 to 11.0/16=0.688