2013 English edition almanac

Japan's September 2012 set is 79 cards and this one takes 78 of them, so the block below is not a translation check — it lists what English added and what it left. The 22 cards from July's pair are not missing from Japan, they are simply in a different set; the 38 additions are English filling a release calendar.

Not in these Japanese sets (27 names, 28 cards): Bouffalant, Braviary, Carvanha, Durant, Elgyem, Eviolite, Garbodor, Klang, Klink, Klinklang, Koffing, Lampent, Litwick, Lucario, Magnemite, Magneton, Magnezone, Moltres-EX, Riolu, Rufflet, Sharpedo, Trubbish, Vanillish, Vanillite, Vanilluxe, Zapdos-EX, Zubat

Only in the Japanese set (99): Altaria, Aspertia City Gym, Audino, Azumarill, Bellossom, Bianca, Black Kyurem-EX, Blastoise, Blitzle, Buneary, Camerupt, Celebi-EX, Charizard, Charmander, Charmeleon, Cheren, Computer Search, Cottonee, Cresselia-EX, Croagunk, Crustle, Crystal Edge, Crystal Wall, Darmanitan, Darumaka, Delcatty, Delibird, Ditto, Ducklett, Dunsparce, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Duskull, Dwebble, Electabuzz, Electivire, Flygon, Gligar, Gliscor, Gloom, Gold Potion, Golduck, Golurk, Grumpig, Heracross, Herdier, Hugh, Keldeo-EX, Landorus-EX, Liepard, Lilligant, Lillipup, Lopunny, Marill, Meloetta, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Munna, Musharna, Numel, Oddish, Petilil, Pidove, Psyduck, Raticate, Rattata, Rocky Helmet, Sandshrew, Sandslash, Scizor, Scolipede, Scyther, Skyla, Spoink, Stoutland, Swanna, Swoobat, Tangela, Tangrowth, Terrakion, Town Map, Toxicroak, Tranquill, Trapinch, Unfezant, Venipede, Vibrava, Vileplume, Wartortle, Whimsicott, Whirlipede, White Kyurem-EX, Woobat, Zebstrika

11 of those names also turn up elsewhere in Japan's 2012. 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 2012.

Japan's December pair is 116 cards and this set takes 115, which is the closest one-to-one crossing of the year. One Japanese card stays behind, and the seven English-only names are additions rather than substitutions.

Not in these Japanese sets (7 names): Bisharp, Cofagrigus, Deino, Pawniard, Sableye, Team Plasma Badge, Yamask

Only in the Japanese set (1): Plasma Energy

1 of those names also turns up elsewhere in Japan's 2012. 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 2012.

This is almost an exact crossing: 86 Japanese cards, 86 English ones, the same cards. The 19 listed as English-only are the set being filled out, not replaced — read the missing column as not in this set rather than never printed.

Not in this Japanese set (19 names): Bagon, Blastoise, Ducklett, Energy Retrieval, Froslass, Genesect, Kangaskhan, Kyurem-EX, Machamp, Master Ball, Pokémon Catcher, Professor Juniper, Rare Candy, Salamence, Shelgon, Squirtle, Suicune, Ultra Ball, Wartortle

1 of those names also turns up elsewhere in Japan's 2013. 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 this Japanese set may still belong to a card Japan printed that year.

Compared with the Japanese cards of 2013.

The comparison is against two Japanese sets totalling 124 cards, of which this set takes 120. The four left behind are the joke cards — Imakuni? and three Pokémon Enterprise — and no English set of this era printed any of them.

Not in these Japanese sets (20 names): Bianca, Carnivine, Cherubi, Crushing Hammer, Crustle, Double Colorless Energy, Dwebble, Energy Switch, Genesect, Gothita, Mewtwo, Misdreavus, Mismagius, Sableye, Sewaddle, Solosis, Swoobat, Tangela, Tangrowth, Woobat

Only in the Japanese set (4): Imakuni?, Pokémon Enterprise

2 of those names also turn up elsewhere in Japan's 2013. 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 2013.

Only one of these 39 cards has a Japanese counterpart inside this archive, because the Japanese equivalents are deck-product cards rather than numbered pack cards. The block below is therefore almost entirely a one-sided list, and that is the honest picture of a starter deck.

Not in these Japanese sets (14 names): Clauncher, Crushing Hammer, Farfetch'd, Furfrou, Granbull, Mightyena, Miltank, Poké Ball, Pokémon Catcher, Poochyena, Potion, Snorlax, Snubbull, Switch

Only in the Japanese set (101): Aegislash, Arbok, Aromatisse, Beedrill, Bibarel, Blastoise-EX, Cassius, Cloyster, Conkeldurr, Corsola, Delcatty, Diggersby, Diglett, Dodrio, Doduo, Doublade, Double Colorless Energy, Dugtrio, Dunsparce, Ekans, Electrode, Emolga-EX, Evosoda, Fletchinder, Gogoat, Gourgeist, Grumpig, Gurdurr, Hard Charm, Herdier, Illumise, Jigglypuff, Kakuna, Krokorok, Krookodile, Lapras, Ledian, Ledyba, Lillipup, Lunatone, M Blastoise-EX, M Venusaur-EX, Magcargo, Malamar, Max Revive, Muscle Band, Phantump, Pikachu, Professor Sycamore, Professor’s Letter, Pumpkaboo, Raichu, Rainbow Energy, Red Card, Rhydon, Rhyhorn, Rhyperior, Roller Skates, Sandile, Scatterbug, Scolipede, Shellder, Simipour, Simisage, Simisear, Skarmory-EX, Skiddo, Slurpuff, Solrock, Spewpa, Spoink, Spritzee, Starmie, Staryu, Stoutland, Super Potion, Swellow, Taillow, Talonflame, Tauros, Team Flare Grunt, Timburr, Trevenant, Venipede, Venusaur-EX, Vivillon, Volbeat, Voltorb, Whirlipede, Wigglytuff, Xerneas-EX, Yveltal-EX, Zoroark, Zorua

Compared with the Japanese cards of 2013.