All 139 Pokémon TCG Sets (1996-2026) — Pocket Monsters Card Game to Pokemon 151

Every set PackRip simulates, grouped by era with release year, total cards, the current highest-priced chase card, and direct links to the per-set tools. The booster catalogue spans October 1996 (Pocket Monsters Card Game Expansion Pack — Japanese) and January 1999 (Base Set — English) through January 2025 (Prismatic Evolutions) — 128 English booster sets plus 11 vintage Japanese expansions plus 53 WotC Black Star Promos, 153 POP-series Play! Pokémon promos, and Trainer Gallery subsets. New sets ship every few weeks; this index regenerates automatically each build.

Looking for a single-page interactive set list with covers and pack art? Use the live PackRip homepage. This page is the static crawler-friendly index — every set links to the free pack opener, binder completion calculator, most-valuable list, expected-value math, and the highest-priced chase card's pull-odds page.

WotC era (1999-2003)

Wizards of the Coast printed every Pokémon TCG expansion from Base Set in January 1999 through the end of the Neo block in 2002. Eleven-card packs with a single rare/holo slot (~33% holo), original 16 Base Set holos, the 8 Shining Pokémon from Neo Destiny — this is the foundation everything since has been measured against.

e-Card era (2002-2003)

Three sets — Expedition, Aquapolis, Skyridge — shipped with 9-card packs, scannable e-Reader strips, and the legendary Crystal-type chase pulls. Crystal Charizard (Skyridge #146) is still the white-whale chase of vintage Pokémon TCG.

EX era (2003-2007)

Nintendo/TPC took over publishing with the Ruby & Sapphire set in mid-2003. Pokémon-ex (with knock-out bonus rules) and Gold Star (alt-color shiny) introduced two new ultra-rare archetypes, plus a guaranteed reverse-holo slot in every pack.

Diamond & Pearl era (2007-2009)

Sinnoh debuted with new mechanics: SP cards, the Lv.X ultra-rare tier (silver/ice-blue/white shimmer overlay), and the first major shift away from EX. Pull rates tightened — Lv.X cards sit at roughly 1-in-30 packs.

Platinum era (2009)

Three sets — Platinum, Rising Rivals, Supreme Victors, Arceus — closed out the Sinnoh storyline with deeper Lv.X chase pools and pre-LEGEND tier scarcity.

HGSS era (2010-2011)

HeartGold & SoulSilver introduced Prime cards (textured-etched holos) and LEGEND cards (2-card combos that form a single Pokémon). Call of Legends revived Shining Pokémon for the first time since Neo Destiny.

Black & White era (2011-2013)

Unova kicked off Generation V with Pokémon-EX as full-art ultra-rares, Dragon-type cards (Dragons Exalted), and the first Gold Secret Rares from Boundaries Crossed onward.

XY era (2014-2016)

XY launched Mega Evolution (Mega EX cards) and the α/Ω Ancient Traits in Primal Clash, then the BREAK Evolution mechanic across Roaring Skies through Steam Siege, closing with Evolutions — the Base Set remake.

Sun & Moon era (2017-2019)

Sun & Moon kicked off Generation VII with Pokémon-GX — high-HP ultra-rares with a once-per-game GX attack — then layered on Rainbow Rare hyper rares and Prism Star (◇) specials, and the Tag Team GX chase. The full thirteen-set era runs from Sun & Moon base (2017) through the Cosmic Eclipse finale (2019), with Hidden Fates as a fan-favourite mini set.

Sword & Shield era (2020)

Sword & Shield opened Generation VIII in Galar with Pokémon V (~1-in-6) and Pokémon VMAX (~1-in-18) — Dynamax evolutions with record HP. Vivid Voltage added the watercolor Amazing Rare tier, and Darkness Ablaze delivered Charizard VMAX, the defining chase of the modern game.

Scarlet & Violet era (2023-2025)

Scarlet & Violet begins Generation IX with lowercase Pokémon ex (~1-in-6), Illustration Rare and Special Illustration Rare art chases, Hyper Rare gold cards, and 10-card packs. PackRip covers Scarlet & Violet base through the Black Bolt and White Flare special sets, including Journey Together and Destined Rivals.

Mega Evolution era (2025-2026)

The Mega Evolution series revives Mega Evolution for the modern game as Mega Pokémon ex — Double Rare Mega-ex (~1-in-6), Illustration Rare and Special Illustration Rare art chases, and the gold Mega Hyper Rare top tier, all in 10-card packs. PackRip covers Mega Evolution base through Phantasmal Flames, Ascended Heroes, and Perfect Order.

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