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Simplified Chinese Card Counts: Every Character in One Table

Simplified Chinese card counts every character

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Every character this site covers, with its Simplified Chinese, Japanese and English card counts in one plain table. No hovering, no pop-ups, no images — just the numbers, so they can be read, copied and checked.

The counts on the rest of this site live inside interactive grids, which is the right way to browse them and the wrong way to read them. This page is the flat version: 214 characters, three counts each, in one table you can read straight down.

Every figure comes from PriceCharting and was read on 27 September 2026. The rules that decide what counts as a card, and what is deliberately left out, are set out in full in our counting method.

CardSpicy card on the 214 characters counted in three languages
The counts describe the same character three times and are not comparable to each other.

Quick answer

Across 214 characters, CardSpicy’s counts run to 1,662 Simplified Chinese printings, 4,900 Japanese and 9,571 English. The median character has 6 Chinese printings, 20 Japanese and 43 English. Exactly 2 characters — Baxcalibur and Kubfu — have no Simplified Chinese printing on record at all.

Bar chart of the median number of printings per character in each language
The median character has 43 English printings and 6 Chinese ones.

The three columns are not comparable in size and are not meant to be. Japanese and English print runs go back to the 1990s while Simplified Chinese launched in October 2022, so the same character has had far more chances to be printed in the older formats. Read each column against itself, not against the others.

The totals

Language Printings on record Median per character Largest single character
Simplified Chinese 1,662 6 Eevee (43)
Japanese 4,900 20 Pikachu (111)
English 9,571 43 Pikachu (209)

Every character, one table

Sorted by Pokédex number. Where a character has its own page on this site, the name links to it. Type is the energy printed on the card rather than the type the character has in the games, which is why Nidoking reads Fighting and Gengar reads Psychic.

# Character Type Simplified Chinese Japanese English
1 Bulbasaur Grass 3 21 39
2 Ivysaur Grass 3 17 33
3 Venusaur Grass 7 41 62
4 Charmander Fire 7 34 84
5 Charmeleon Fire 6 25 69
6 Charizard Fire 19 86 152
7 Squirtle Water 6 27 44
8 Wartortle Water 6 15 35
9 Blastoise Water 15 33 74
10 Caterpie Grass 5 14 31
11 Metapod Grass 5 12 31
12 Butterfree Grass 5 15 39
13 Weedle Grass 3 18 43
14 Kakuna Grass 3 16 39
15 Beedrill Grass 3 21 45
16 Pidgey Colorless 8 23 32
17 Pidgeotto Colorless 8 20 27
18 Pidgeot Colorless 7 26 41
19 Rattata Colorless 4 23 48
20 Raticate Colorless 4 22 48
21 Spearow Colorless 3 12 31
22 Fearow Colorless 3 13 29
23 Ekans Psychic 7 16 31
24 Arbok Psychic 7 21 36
25 Pikachu Lightning 35 111 209
26 Raichu Lightning 9 50 124
27 Sandshrew Fighting 4 23 44
28 Sandslash Fighting 5 18 40
29 Nidoran♀ Psychic 1 0 0
30 Nidorina Psychic 4 16 25
31 Nidoqueen Psychic 4 16 31
32 Nidoran♂ Psychic 1 0 0
33 Nidorino Psychic 4 17 29
34 Nidoking Fighting 6 24 39
35 Clefairy Colorless 6 38 75
36 Clefable Colorless 10 18 49
37 Vulpix Fire 10 38 91
38 Ninetales Fire 4 38 88
39 Jigglypuff Colorless 4 19 47
40 Wigglytuff Colorless 3 17 45
41 Zubat Grass 6 30 56
42 Golbat Psychic 7 29 47
43 Oddish Grass 7 27 53
44 Gloom Grass 8 29 50
45 Vileplume Grass 4 28 44
46 Paras Grass 3 20 28
47 Parasect Grass 3 21 24
48 Venonat Grass 3 12 22
49 Venomoth Grass 3 13 25
50 Diglett Fighting 5 23 50
51 Dugtrio Fighting 12 29 53
52 Meowth Colorless 12 42 84
53 Persian Colorless 14 32 50
54 Psyduck Water 10 27 62
55 Golduck Water 5 20 48
56 Mankey Fighting 5 21 46
57 Primeape Fighting 5 22 43
58 Growlithe Fire 11 34 61
59 Arcanine Fire 4 35 64
60 Poliwag Water 5 15 34
61 Poliwhirl Water 5 13 30
62 Poliwrath Water 6 21 36
63 Abra Psychic 6 23 27
64 Kadabra Psychic 9 22 20
65 Alakazam Psychic 6 30 45
66 Machop Fighting 4 18 43
67 Machoke Fighting 3 17 41
68 Machamp Fighting 7 35 72
69 Bellsprout Grass 3 10 32
70 Weepinbell Grass 3 8 28
71 Victreebel Grass 3 9 31
72 Tentacool Water 5 8 31
73 Tentacruel Water 5 10 31
74 Geodude Fighting 5 15 49
75 Graveler Fighting 4 15 41
76 Golem Fighting 4 20 46
77 Ponyta Fire 11 27 52
78 Rapidash Fire 6 30 51
79 Slowpoke Water 9 27 64
80 Slowbro Water 5 17 43
81 Magnemite Lightning 5 32 79
82 Magneton Lightning 11 40 75
83 Farfetch’d Colorless 4 17 31
84 Doduo Colorless 4 17 37
85 Dodrio Colorless 4 13 31
86 Seel Water 4 19 38
87 Dewgong Water 4 21 35
88 Grimer Grass 4 18 45
89 Muk Psychic 5 23 50
90 Shellder Water 4 12 21
91 Cloyster Water 4 15 21
92 Gastly Psychic 7 35 66
93 Haunter Psychic 8 36 64
94 Gengar Psychic 19 53 89
95 Onix Fighting 6 21 51
96 Drowzee Psychic 6 25 38
97 Hypno Psychic 7 25 36
98 Krabby Water 3 7 16
99 Kingler Water 3 11 17
100 Voltorb Lightning 9 36 76
101 Electrode Lightning 7 35 78
102 Exeggcute Grass 16 28 59
103 Exeggutor Grass 11 38 75
104 Cubone Fighting 12 19 37
105 Marowak Fighting 5 16 41
106 Hitmonlee Fighting 3 10 25
107 Hitmonchan Fighting 4 15 33
108 Lickitung Colorless 13 14 34
109 Koffing Psychic 4 27 52
110 Weezing Psychic 5 24 50
111 Rhyhorn Fighting 4 13 35
112 Rhydon Fighting 4 17 28
113 Chansey Colorless 16 24 40
114 Tangela Grass 6 21 56
115 Kangaskhan Colorless 5 19 52
116 Horsea Water 13 25 53
117 Seadra Water 5 21 45
118 Goldeen Water 6 18 30
119 Seaking Water 5 16 25
120 Staryu Water 5 25 54
121 Starmie Water 7 31 57
122 Mr. Mime Psychic 7 19 54
123 Scyther Grass 7 24 56
124 Jynx Psychic 2 29 48
125 Electabuzz Lightning 7 22 55
126 Magmar Fire 4 23 52
127 Pinsir Grass 16 23 45
128 Tauros Colorless 3 37 60
129 Magikarp Water 8 32 75
130 Gyarados Water 9 37 96
131 Lapras Water 12 32 58
132 Ditto Colorless 4 38 53
133 Eevee Colorless 43 59 125
134 Vaporeon Water 24 35 65
135 Jolteon Lightning 24 36 66
136 Flareon Fire 24 38 67
137 Porygon Colorless 6 28 47
138 Omanyte Water 3 14 29
139 Omastar Water 3 16 30
140 Kabuto Fighting 3 12 29
141 Kabutops Fighting 3 18 34
142 Aerodactyl Fighting 3 21 40
143 Snorlax Colorless 15 49 87
144 Articuno Water 13 36 63
145 Zapdos Lightning 13 38 70
146 Moltres Fire 10 30 66
147 Dratini Dragon 5 20 59
148 Dragonair Dragon 5 18 56
149 Dragonite Dragon 8 37 85
150 Mewtwo Psychic 12 64 110
151 Mew Psychic 13 48 61
181 Ampharos Lightning 1 34 57
194 Paldean Wooper Darkness 17 8 15
196 Espeon Psychic 24 30 63
197 Umbreon Darkness 33 40 71
212 Scizor Metal 3 20 52
229 Houndoom Darkness 19 32 77
245 Suicune Water 2 20 48
248 Tyranitar Darkness 9 41 94
249 Lugia Colorless 1 22 51
251 Celebi Grass 5 19 43
282 Gardevoir Psychic 13 34 68
384 Rayquaza Colorless 8 53 81
445 Garchomp Dragon 12 24 56
448 Lucario Fighting 6 29 84
470 Leafeon Grass 26 22 58
471 Glaceon Water 26 20 54
491 Darkrai Darkness 13 26 56
571 Zoroark Darkness 9 43 57
609 Chandelure Fire 12 16 45
635 Hydreigon Darkness 3 10 42
637 Volcarona Fire 1 24 41
658 Greninja Water 5 19 39
681 Aegislash Metal 5 16 38
700 Sylveon Fairy 30 27 52
702 Dedenne Psychic 6 19 41
715 Noivern Dragon 4 14 31
745 Lycanroc Fighting 14 21 41
778 Mimikyu Psychic 12 29 55
807 Zeraora Lightning 12 30 39
823 Corviknight Metal 1 14 18
840 Applin Grass 19 15 23
849 Toxtricity Lightning 3 19 33
869 Alcremie Psychic 1 7 17
872 Snom Water 10 11 14
887 Dragapult Psychic 4 16 23
891 Kubfu Fighting 0 2 2
892 Urshifu Fighting 10 14 27
906 Sprigatito Grass 10 12 11
907 Floragato Grass 16 8 5
908 Meowscarada Grass 2 9 10
909 Fuecoco Fire 9 10 13
910 Crocalor Fire 17 8 7
911 Skeledirge Fire 1 9 12
912 Quaxly Water 9 9 10
913 Quaxwell Water 15 8 5
914 Quaquaval Water 1 9 7
925 Maushold Colorless 4 9 11
937 Ceruledge Psychic 19 11 15
939 Bellibolt Lightning 7 15 17
959 Tinkaton Psychic 1 10 14
975 Cetitan Water 13 8 7
979 Annihilape Fighting 10 9 10
980 Clodsire Darkness 3 5 9
981 Farigiraf Colorless 3 9 9
982 Dudunsparce Colorless 5 12 13
983 Kingambit Darkness 3 10 7
998 Baxcalibur Water 0 4 8
1000 Gholdengo Metal 7 13 11
1017 Ogerpon Grass 23 48 45
1018 Archaludon Metal 4 14 23
1019 Hydrapple Grass 4 8 10
1024 Terapagos Colorless 7 16 16
1025 Pecharunt Darkness 6 14 8

The six largest Chinese pools

# Character Simplified Chinese Japanese English
1 Eevee 43 59 125
2 Pikachu 35 111 209
3 Umbreon 33 40 71
4 Sylveon 30 27 52
5 Leafeon 26 22 58
6 Glaceon 26 20 54

The shape of that list is the single most useful thing on this page for a collector. Two of the six are Eevee and its evolutions, and the largest Chinese pool of all belongs to Eevee rather than to Pikachu — the mascot is printed more often in Japanese and English, but in Chinese the Eevee family leads. A character that is everywhere in one format is not automatically everywhere in another.

Frequently asked questions

How many Simplified Chinese Pokémon cards are there?

Across the 214 characters covered here, 1,662 individual Simplified Chinese printings are recorded. That is a count of printings with a sales record, not of every printing that exists, so the true number is higher. Sealed product and the Chinese-only promo and anniversary sets are excluded.

Which Pokémon has the most Simplified Chinese cards?

Eevee, with 43 printings on record, ahead of Pikachu on 35. Eevee leads because its evolutions have been printed repeatedly across the Chinese sets and can be paired with Eevee itself on single cards. Pikachu leads in Japanese and English, where the print runs are longer and older.

Why are the Japanese and English numbers so much bigger?

Because those formats are older. Japanese and English print runs go back to the 1990s, while Simplified Chinese began in October 2022. The same character therefore has had two decades more chances to appear in the older languages, and the three columns are not comparable in size.

Are these the same numbers shown on the rest of the site?

Yes. Every figure in this table is the same figure carried on the interactive grids, read from the same source on the same date. This page simply presents them in a flat form that can be read without opening anything.

How often is the table updated?

Whenever the underlying data is refreshed. Every number here was read on 27 September 2026 and is a snapshot of that date. A new set can move dozens of rows at once, and a card with no record on the read date joins a count as soon as a sale appears.

Sources

Where the counts in this table come from
  • PriceCharting — printing-level records for Simplified Chinese, Japanese and English cards, retrieved 27 September 2026.
  • The full counting rules — what counts as a card, what is excluded, and how a card is matched to a character — are set out in How We Count and Rank Chinese Pokémon Cards.
  • Card types are read from the energy printed on the cards, not from the video games.

Related reading

For the characters outside the original 151 and their Chinese printings, see which later-generation Pokémon have Simplified Chinese cards. The cards that are exclusive to the Chinese format are listed in the Chinese-exclusive card list, and completing a Simplified Chinese set explains what it takes to work through one.

Explore graded Simplified Chinese cards

Every card counted here is sold as a PSA 10 slab. If you are working through a character’s list, the card protection range is where most collectors start — the matte premium sleeves and the 3×4 rigid toploader cover a working set.

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