How Many Pokémon Cards Are Released Each Year?
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How the Pokémon TCG has grown: 20,254 catalogued cards spread across 28 years of releases, charted by year from our database.
| # | Year | Cards | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | 281 | |
| 2 | 2000 | 588 | |
| 3 | 2001 | 159 | |
| 4 | 2002 | 397 | |
| 5 | 2003 | 713 | |
| 6 | 2004 | 463 | |
| 7 | 2005 | 491 | |
| 8 | 2006 | 463 | |
| 9 | 2007 | 584 | |
| 10 | 2008 | 492 | |
| 11 | 2009 | 550 | |
| 12 | 2010 | 439 | |
| 13 | 2011 | 534 | |
| 14 | 2012 | 528 | |
| 15 | 2013 | 760 | |
| 16 | 2014 | 506 | |
| 17 | 2015 | 588 | |
| 18 | 2016 | 613 | |
| 19 | 2017 | 1,000 | |
| 20 | 2018 | 847 | |
| 21 | 2019 | 1,466 | |
| 22 | 2020 | 914 | |
| 23 | 2021 | 1,207 | |
| 24 | 2022 | 1,057 | |
| 25 | 2023 | 1,581 | |
| 26 | 2024 | 1,215 | |
| 27 | 2025 | 1,277 | |
| 28 | 2026 | 541 |
What the data shows
Output has climbed steadily since 1999, with recent years producing the largest annual card counts in the game’s history as more sets, subsets and promos release each year. Figures are based on the release year recorded for each card in our database.