2008 English edition almanac

Japan's October pair is 140 cards; this is 106. 34 of those Japanese cards are not here, and most of them surface in Majestic Dawn three months later — which is why neither English set can be compared with one Japanese set on its own.

Not in these Japanese sets (10 names): Buizel, Darkrai, Darkrai LV.X, Dialga, Dialga LV.X, Floatzel, Glameow, Palkia, Palkia LV.X, Purugly

Only in the Japanese set (44): Aerodactyl, Articuno, Call Energy, Dawn Stadium, Dome Fossil, Eevee, Espeon, Fearow, Felicity's Drawing, Flareon, Garchomp LV.X, Gardevoir, Gardevoir LV.X, Glaceon, Glaceon LV.X, Health Energy, Helix Fossil, Honchkrow LV.X, Jolteon, Kabuto, Kabutops, Kangaskhan, Leafeon, Leafeon LV.X, Mewtwo, Moltres, Old Amber, Omanyte, Omastar, Phione, Premier Ball, Rare Candy, Recover Energy, Scizor, Scyther, Spearow, Umbreon, Unown P, Unown Q, Vaporeon, Weavile, Zapdos

5 of those names also turn up elsewhere in Japan's 2007. That is a statement about names, not cards: the same Pokémon was often printed more than once, with different HP, attacks and art. The English edition never matched a Japanese set one for one, so a name missing from these Japanese sets may still belong to a card Japan printed that year.

Compared with the Japanese cards of 2007.

This is the second half of Japan's October 2007 pair, so it has no Japanese set of its own. What is missing from it went to 2009: the Shaymin line and several Sinnoh evolutions were held over for Platinum.

Not in these Japanese sets (56 names, 60 cards): Aipom, Ambipom, Bronzong, Bronzor, Buneary, Burmy Sandy Cloak, Chatot, Chimchar, Chingling, Combee, Croagunk, Darkness Energy, Dialga, Drifloon, Dusk Ball, Electrike, Empoleon, Energy Restore, Energy Search, Fossil Excavator, Glaceon, Glameow, Grotle, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Infernape, Leafeon, Lickitung, Manaphy, Manectric, Metal Energy, Minun, Mom's Kindness, Monferno, Mothim, Munchlax, Palkia, Phione, Pikachu, Piplup, Plusle, Poké Ball, Porygon-Z LV.X, Prinplup, Quick Ball, Raichu, Shellos East Sea, Staravia, Starly, Stunky, Sudowoodo, Super Scoop Up, Torterra, Toxicroak, Turtwig, Warp Point

Only in the Japanese set (100): Altaria, Amulet Coin, Arbok, Baltoy, Beedrill, Blaziken, Butterfree, Cacnea, Cacturne, Call Energy, Caterpie, Clamperl, Claydol, Combusken, Cresselia LV.X, Delibird, Drowzee, Ekans, Exploud, Feebas, Felicity's Drawing, Gardevoir, Gardevoir LV.X, Gorebyss, Granbull, Grovyle, Hariyama, Honchkrow LV.X, Houndoom, Houndour, Huntail, Hypno, Igglybuff, Illumise, Jigglypuff, Kakuna, Kingler, Koffing, Krabby, Lapras, Latias, Latios, Leftovers, Linoone, Loudred, Lunatone, Luvdisc, Magcargo, Makuhita, Mankey, Marshtomp, Mawile, Metapod, Milotic, Moonlight Stadium, Mudkip, Pelipper, Porygon, Porygon-Z, Porygon2, Premier Ball, Primeape, Rare Candy, Relicanth, Sceptile, Seviper, Skarmory, Slowbro, Slowking, Slowpoke, Slugma, Snubbull, Solrock, Swablu, Swampert, Tangela, Tangrowth, Togekiss, Togepi, Togetic, Torchic, Treecko, Unown F, Unown G, Unown H, Unown L, Volbeat, Wailmer, Wailord, Weavile, Weedle, Weezing, Whismur, Wigglytuff, Wingull, Zangoose, Zigzagoon

23 of those names also turn up elsewhere in Japan's 2007. That is a statement about names, not cards: the same Pokémon was often printed more than once, with different HP, attacks and art. The English edition never matched a Japanese set one for one, so a name missing from these Japanese sets may still belong to a card Japan printed that year.

Compared with the Japanese cards of 2007.

Japan's two halves are 130 cards officially; this is 146. The extra 16 lines are English adding what it needed — Trainer reprints and Pokémon taken from elsewhere in the DP block — while a handful of Japanese cards were held back.

Not in these Japanese sets (20 names): Azelf LV.X, Beldum, Bubble Coat, Drifblim, Drifloon, Gligar, Gliscor, Gliscor LV.X, Heatran, Lucario, Luxio, Mesprit LV.X, Metang, Mewtwo, Mewtwo LV.X, Misdreavus, Regigigas, Riolu, Shinx, Uxie LV.X

Only in the Japanese set (1): Porygon-Z LV.X

4 of those names also turn up elsewhere in Japan's 2008. That is a statement about names, not cards: the same Pokémon was often printed more than once, with different HP, attacks and art. The English edition never matched a Japanese set one for one, so a name missing from these Japanese sets may still belong to a card Japan printed that year.

Compared with the Japanese cards of 2008.

Japan's 破空の激闘 is 92 cards and this is 106 — but the two do not interlock. Six of the extra lines are English secrets with no Japanese twin in that set, the Shaymin line is missing, and the Japanese set's own secret — a Charizard at 092/092 — is a different card from the Charizard at 103 here.

Not in this Japanese set (18 names): Conductive Quarry, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Duskull, Electrode, Energy Switch, Farfetch'd, Grovyle, Magnemite, Magneton, Magnezone, Miltank, Potion, Premier Ball, Skarmory, Switch, Treecko, Voltorb

Only in the Japanese set (4): Dialga, Giratina, Shaymin, Shaymin LV.X

Compared with the Japanese cards of 2008.