How Many Cards Are in Each Japanese Pokémon Set?

Every Japanese card carries a number such as 113/076. The second number is the size of the set's main run of cards. Anything numbered above it is a secret rare, which is where the Art Rares, Special Art Rares and gold cards live. The tables below give both halves for every set we stock, along with the total number of different cards in the set.

Mega Evolution era

Storm Emeralda Japanese Pokémon booster box — Storm Emeralda has 113 cards, with 37 of them secret rares.

Standard Mega era sets have a main set of 63 to 83 cards with 29 to 37 secret rares on top. Mega Dream ex is much bigger at 250 cards, as high class sets usually are, with 57 secret rares.

Set	Code	Main set	Secret rares	Total cards
Storm Emeralda	M6	76	37	113
Abyss Eye	M5	81	37	118
Ninja Spinner	M4	83	37	120
Nihil Zero	M3	80	37	117
Mega Dream ex	M2a	193	57	250
Inferno X	M2	80	36	116
Mega Brave	M1L	63	29	92
Mega Symphonia	M1S	63	29	92

Scarlet & Violet era

Main set sizes across Scarlet & Violet range from 62 cards in Raging Surf to 108 in Ruler of the Black Flame. The high class sets are on another scale, as Shiny Treasure ex has 190 main set cards plus 170 secret rares while Terastal Festival has 237 cards in all. Black Bolt and White Flare stand out for a different reason, with 88 secret rares each against a main set of 86.

Set	Code	Main set	Secret rares	Total cards
Black Bolt	SV11B	86	88	174
White Flare	SV11W	86	88	174
Team Rocket	SV10	98	34	132
Heat Wave	SV9a	63	29	92
Battle Partners	SV9	100	32	132
Terastal Festival	SV8a	187	50	237
Super Electric Breaker	SV8	106	32	138
Paradise Dragona	SV7a	64	30	94
Stella Miracle	SV7	102	33	135
Night Wanderer	SV6a	64	30	94
Mask of Change	SV6	101	32	133
Crimson Haze	SV5a	66	30	96
Wild Force	SV5K	71	29	100
Cyber Judge	SV5M	71	29	100
Shiny Treasure ex	SV4a	190	170	360
Ancient Roar	SV4K	66	29	95
Future Flash	SV4M	66	29	95
Raging Surf	SV3a	62	30	92
Ruler of the Black Flame	SV3	108	33	141
Snow Hazard	SV2P	71	28	99
Clay Burst	SV2D	71	28	99
Triplet Beat	SV1a	73	30	103
Scarlet ex Box	SV1S	78	30	108
Violet ex Box	SV1V	78	30	108

Sword & Shield era

Shiny Star V Japanese Pokémon special box — Shiny Star V is the biggest set we stock at 330 cards.

Shiny Star V is the largest set we stock, with 190 main set cards and 140 secret rares, most of them shiny Pokémon. The twin sets Time Gazer and Space Juggler are the smallest at 88 cards each.

Set	Code	Main set	Secret rares	Total cards
VSTAR Universe	S12a	172	90	262
Incandescent Arcana	S11a	68	26	94
Time Gazer	S10D	67	21	88
Space Juggler	S10P	67	21	88
Shiny Star V	S4a	190	140	330

Start Deck 100

Start Deck 100 works differently from a booster set. Its 100 decks share a list of 742 numbered cards, with special versions such as the Mega Charizard Y ex Mega Ultra Rare numbered above that up to 766/742.

What the numbers mean for collecting

Most collectors chasing a complete set aim for the main set first, since those cards turn up in every pack. The secret rares are spread far more thinly, so finishing every one of them usually means buying some as singles. Our pull rates guide shows how often the rarest cards turn up, while the top hits guide lists the three most valuable cards in each of these sets.

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About the author

Kai Chai is a Pokémon card collector in Sydney and the founder of WOOPR, a shop that sells only sealed Japanese product. More about WOOPR.

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