Japanese Pokémon set list with English names

Japanese sets come out under different names from their English versions and are often merged along the way. This table covers the sets on the shelf here, newest first, so you can see at a glance what a Japanese box becomes in English. Each set name links to its product page with the full specifications.

Where a set shows no English set of its own, its cards were never released in English as a set under that name. Cards from the smaller Japanese sets usually end up folded into the English sets released around them.

What do the set codes mean?

The code on a box tells you which era it comes from. SV codes belong to the Scarlet & Violet era and M codes to the Mega era that began in August 2025, while S codes are from Sword & Shield. Codes with a lowercase a after the number, such as SV8a or M2a, are special sets released between the main expansions. Paired codes such as SV4K and SV4M, or M1S and M1L, are twin sets that were released together.

How current is this list?

It is built from the same data as the shop, so a new set appears here the day it goes on sale. Release dates are given as the Japanese release month. The English names and box contents are checked against at least two published sources before they go up.

Sources

• Pokémon Card Game official site, Japanese expansion list
• Pokellector Japanese set lists
• Screen Rant, Mega Evolution set release date

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