Guides to Japanese Pokémon cards

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• 🎴Japanese vs English Pokémon booster boxesPacks per box, cards per pack, which comes out first and how the rarity names line up.
• 🌱How to start collecting Japanese Pokémon cardsWhat to collect, what to buy first and how to look after your cards.
• 🧭Which Japanese Pokémon booster box should I buy?Our picks for big chase cards, a first box, tight budgets, favourite Pokémon and sealed collectors.
• 🔤Pokémon card collecting terms explainedHits, chase cards, SAR, MUR, raw, slabbed and the rest, in plain English.
• 🔠Pokémon ex, V, VMAX and VSTAR cards explainedWhat ex, Mega ex, V, VMAX and VSTAR mean and how many Prize cards each gives up.
• ♊Japanese twin sets compared: which one to openEvery twin pair we stock side by side, with top hits, card counts and prices.
• 🎁Japanese Pokémon cards as a gift: a buying guideGift picks at every budget, the extras worth adding and when to order.

Buying in Australia

• 🦘Buying Japanese Pokémon boxes in Australia without the queuesLotteries and limits in Japan, what importing involves and buying from a shop in Australia.
• 💰How much does a Japanese booster box cost in Australia?Live price ranges by kind of box, why prices differ and the cheapest way to open a set.
• 🔍How to spot a resealed Japanese Pokémon booster boxThe perforated top, the shrink wrap, the packs and what Australian law says when a box is not what it claims.
• 🔦How to spot fake Japanese Pokémon cardsPrint, fonts, texture, the light test, edges and the seller red flags.
• 📈How to check what a Japanese Pokémon card is worthWhere to look up Japanese card prices and how to read them from Australia.
• 🏬Pokémon Center Japan exclusives explainedHow Pokémon Center Online sells exclusives and what is in the Tohoku, Hiroshima and Fukuoka Special Boxes.
• 📅When do new Japanese Pokémon sets come out?How often new sets land, on which day and how far ahead of English.
• 🗓️Every Japanese Pokémon set of 2025 and 2026Every release of 2025 and 2026 in order, with its top card and price.

Sets, rarities and pull rates

• 🗂️Japanese Pokémon set list with English namesSet codes, Japanese release dates, English names and box contents in one table.
• 🌀The Mega Evolution era: every Japanese set so farEvery Mega era set with its English name, release date and headline card, plus the new rarities.
• 🎒The Scarlet & Violet era: every Japanese set we carryEvery Scarlet & Violet set we carry with its English name, release date and headline Pokémon.
• 🛡️The Sword & Shield era: the Japanese sets we carryShiny Star V to VSTAR Universe, with rarities, box formats and top cards.
• 🎯Japanese Pokémon pull rates and box guaranteesThe typical box structure, collector pull rates for SAR, UR and MUR plus what that means for bundles.
• 💎Japanese Pokémon card rarities explainedEvery rarity code from C to MUR with its English name, plus the older Sword & Shield codes.
• 🟣Master Ball mirror cards explainedWhat Poké Ball and Master Ball mirrors are, how to spot one and which sets have them.
• 🔢How many cards are in each Japanese Pokémon set?Main set, secret rares and total cards for every set we stock.
• 🏆The top hits in every Japanese Pokémon setThe three most valuable cards in each set, with rarities and card numbers.
• 🎂30th Celebration card list: every chase cardThe main set, every SAR, the Futuristic Rares, the reprints and the RGB Mew.

Chase cards

• 🔥Japanese Charizard cards: every set to openEvery set with a Charizard chase card, the rarity and number of each and how often they turn up.
• ⚡Japanese Pikachu cards: the sets and promos to knowSuper Electric Breaker, the 30th Celebration Pikachu, Mega Dream ex and the Pokémon Center promos.
• 🌙Japanese Eevee and Umbreon cards: where to find themTerastal Festival ex, the Umbreon ex SAR and the 30th anniversary Espeon and Umbreon deck set.
• 🔮Japanese Mew and Mewtwo cards worth chasingThe best Mew and Mewtwo cards and which sets to open for them.
• 💫Every Japanese Mega Pokémon ex chase cardEvery Mega ex chase card by set, with rarities and card numbers.
• ⭐The most wanted Japanese trainer cardsIono, Lillie, Serena, Irida and the other trainer cards collectors chase.
• 🐉The best Japanese cards for your favourite PokémonGardevoir, Greninja, Rayquaza, Latias, Garchomp and more, set by set.

Looking after your cards

• 📦How to open a Japanese Pokémon booster boxChecking the seal, the tear strip, opening packs cleanly and sleeving the hits.
• 🛡️How to store Pokémon cards and sealed boxesSleeves, double sleeving, toploaders, semi rigids and cases, plus where to keep sealed boxes.
• 🏅How to get Pokémon cards graded in AustraliaPSA from Australia, packing your cards and what a PSA 10 needs.
• 📖How to read a Japanese Pokémon cardStage, HP, attacks, the codes along the bottom and a glossary of the Japanese words on a card.
• ✨Are Japanese Pokémon cards better quality?Print, cutting, card stock, holo finishes and box art, compared with English cards.
• ⚔️Can you use Japanese Pokémon cards in tournaments?What the official rules say about Japanese cards at events in Australia.