Japanese Pokémon Cards for Sale
Japanese Pokémon cards sold one by one, each listed with its own rarity and finish, from Expansion Pack in 1996 to SV2a: Pokemon Card 151 and M2a: High Class Pack: MEGA Dream ex. Come here when you are hunting a specific card rather than a sealed product.
- Cards
- 32,317
- Expansions
- 441
- For sale
- 5
FAQ
Each card keeps the rarity of its own set, and the rarity filter uses the same labels. The base levels are Common, Uncommon and Rare, followed by Double Rare, Super Rare, Art Rare, Special Art Rare, Ultra Rare and Hyper Rare. Fewer sets use labels such as Rare Holo LV.X, Prism Rare, Shining or Kagayaku.
Some early cards show no rarity at all: the first print run without rarity symbols has its own page, Expansion Pack (No Rarity). Rarity tells you how scarce a print is, not how strong the card plays.
Japanese cards are listed in two finishes, Standard and Foil. A Foil card has a shiny area that changes with the light, and some rarity names already point to it, such as Holo Rare, Common Holo or Super Rare Holo.
When one card exists in both finishes, each version has its own listings and its own price. Open a set such as S4a: Shiny Star V and pick the finish on the card page before comparing offers.
Yes, every card on this page is listed in Japanese: name, attacks and rules text are printed in that language. English or French prints of the same artwork are not sold on this page, and the Japanese sealed products are Japanese editions too.
Some cards are split into two versions, 1st Edition and Unlimited, and each one is listed on its own. The version appears on every listing, so check it when two copies share a name and number. The Japanese Pokémon page gathers the sets of the game.
To see one set's cards, open its set page. Japanese sets carry a code before the title, which helps when you only know the set by its English name: SV2a stands for Pokemon Card 151 and S4a for Shiny Star V, while M2a marks High Class Pack: MEGA Dream ex.
Sets go back to Expansion Pack in 1996, and recent ones include M2a: High Class Pack: MEGA Dream ex and Start Deck 100 Battle Collection, from 2025.
Yes. Besides the main sets, promo and event cards have their own set pages: CoroCoro Promotional Cards, SM-P: Sun & Moon Promos, Battle Road, Champion Road, World Hobby Fair or the Pokemon Card Fan Club cards.
The Vending Machine cards Series 1 (Blue), Series 2 (Red) and Series 3 (Green) are listed as separate sets too. The rarity filter has a Promo label, but browsing these cards by set is usually quicker.