CHOOSE YOUR DESK / 54 FIELD NOTES
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Exact printings, text-only set checklists and collecting systems. Numbered cards, finishes, editions and regional releases remain separate.
Available field notes
Pikachu 227/S-P: the stamp-box printing
This Japanese Pikachu belongs to the Japan Post stamp-box release, not a booster expansion. The exact identifier is 227/S-P; the related Cramorant is a different card, 226/S-P.
Printing field note TCGCramorant 226/S-P: what came in the stamp box
Cramorant 226/S-P is the other Japanese promo associated with the Japan Post stamp box. It is not a variant number for Pikachu 227/S-P.
Printing field note TCGYU NAGABA Pikachu 208/S-P: the 2021 origin
The YU NAGABA Pikachu is Japanese promo 208/S-P. Its 2021 purchase campaign is distinct from the nine-card Eevee collaboration that followed in 2023.
Printing field note TCGYU NAGABA Eevee promos: nine cards, not a guaranteed set
The 2023 Japanese campaign gave one random promo per qualifying ¥1,000 purchase increment, subject to limits. Nine different species were offered; receiving nine cards did not guarantee all nine.
Campaign checklist TCGBulbasaur 337/S-P → SWSH303: the contest connection
The Japanese Bulbasaur contest promo and English SWSH303 share the 2022 illustration-contest origin. They are regional printings with different identifiers—not the same physical printing.
Printing field note TCGArcanine 338/S-P → SWSH304: the contest connection
The Japanese Arcanine contest promo and English SWSH304 share the 2022 illustration-contest origin. They are regional printings with different identifiers—not the same physical printing.
Printing field note TCGGreninja 339/S-P → SWSH305: the contest connection
The Japanese Greninja contest promo and English SWSH305 share the 2022 illustration-contest origin. They are regional printings with different identifiers—not the same physical printing.
Printing field note TCGDetective Pikachu 098/SV-P: game bonus, not movie set
Japanese promo 098/SV-P came from an early-purchase bonus for the packaged Detective Pikachu Returns game. Do not confuse it with cards associated with the earlier film.
Printing field note CollectorsBase Set: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Base Set release (base1), reconcile the catalog’s 102 official-count and 102 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsJungle: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Jungle release (base2), reconcile the catalog’s 64 official-count and 64 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsFossil: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Fossil release (base3), reconcile the catalog’s 62 official-count and 62 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsBase Set 2: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Base Set 2 release (base4), reconcile the catalog’s 130 official-count and 130 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsTeam Rocket: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Team Rocket release (base5), reconcile the catalog’s 82 official-count and 83 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsWizards Black Star Promos: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Wizards Black Star Promos release (basep), reconcile the catalog’s 53 official-count and 53 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsBlack & White: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Black & White release (bw1), reconcile the catalog’s 114 official-count and 115 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsDiamond & Pearl: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Diamond & Pearl release (dp1), reconcile the catalog’s 130 official-count and 130 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsExpedition Base Set: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Expedition Base Set release (ecard1), reconcile the catalog’s 165 official-count and 165 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsAquapolis: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Aquapolis release (ecard2), reconcile the catalog’s 147 official-count and 186 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsSkyridge: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Skyridge release (ecard3), reconcile the catalog’s 144 official-count and 182 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsRuby & Sapphire: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Ruby & Sapphire release (ex1), reconcile the catalog’s 109 official-count and 109 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsDelta Species: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Delta Species release (ex11), reconcile the catalog’s 113 official-count and 114 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsDragon: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Dragon release (ex3), reconcile the catalog’s 97 official-count and 100 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsGym Heroes: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Gym Heroes release (gym1), reconcile the catalog’s 132 official-count and 132 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsGym Challenge: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Gym Challenge release (gym2), reconcile the catalog’s 132 official-count and 132 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsHeartGold SoulSilver: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English HeartGold SoulSilver release (hgss1), reconcile the catalog’s 123 official-count and 124 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsMega Evolution: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Mega Evolution release (me01), reconcile the catalog’s 132 official-count and 188 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsNeo Genesis: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Neo Genesis release (neo1), reconcile the catalog’s 111 official-count and 111 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsNeo Discovery: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Neo Discovery release (neo2), reconcile the catalog’s 75 official-count and 75 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsNeo Revelation: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Neo Revelation release (neo3), reconcile the catalog’s 64 official-count and 66 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsNeo Destiny: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Neo Destiny release (neo4), reconcile the catalog’s 105 official-count and 113 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsPlatinum: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Platinum release (pl1), reconcile the catalog’s 127 official-count and 133 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsSun & Moon: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Sun & Moon release (sm1), reconcile the catalog’s 149 official-count and 172 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsScarlet & Violet: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Scarlet & Violet release (sv01), reconcile the catalog’s 198 official-count and 258 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist Collectors151: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English 151 release (sv03.5), reconcile the catalog’s 165 official-count and 207 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsSword & Shield: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Sword & Shield release (swsh1), reconcile the catalog’s 202 official-count and 216 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsCrown Zenith: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English Crown Zenith release (swsh12.5), reconcile the catalog’s 159 official-count and 160 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsXY: text checklist, numbering & collecting guide
Identify the English XY release (xy1), reconcile the catalog’s 146 official-count and 146 total-count fields, and use a text-only checklist without confusing set completion with every finish or edition.
Campaign checklist CollectorsWhat is a master set? Write the definition before the checklist
“Master set” has no single collector-wide definition. Specify whether your goal includes numbered cards, extra-number entries, every finish, stamped promos and product-exclusive variants.
Read the guide CollectorsRarity, finish, edition and stamp: four different fields
Rarity labels classify a release’s cards; finish describes a physical treatment; edition and stamp can identify another printing distinction. None alone is a reliable market value.
Read the guide CollectorsInternational cards: language, script and territory are not interchangeable
Track card language, script, release territory and UI language separately. A translated species name is not evidence that every card or promotional campaign was released in that market.
Read the guide CollectorsError card, damage or counterfeit? Do not price the mystery first
An unusual feature is an observation, not yet an error classification. Document it without destructive tests, establish the exact printing, and seek issue-specific expertise before assigning a premium.
Read the guide CollectorsA collection inventory that survives changing apps
Use stable identity fields and a separate owned-copy layer. The same species, local number or artwork can appear on many different releases.
Read the guide CollectorsMega Evolution: release, numbering and completion scope
Mega Evolution released on 2025-09-26 in the official English schedule. The cached provider record me01 reports 132 official-count and 188 total-count entries; neither field certifies every finish or product variant.
Campaign checklist CollectorsPhantasmal Flames: release, numbering and completion scope
Phantasmal Flames released on 2025-11-14 in the official English schedule. The cached provider record me02 reports 94 official-count and 130 total-count entries; neither field certifies every finish or product variant.
Campaign checklist CollectorsAscended Heroes: release, numbering and completion scope
Ascended Heroes released on 2026-01-30 in the official English schedule. The cached provider record me02.5 reports 217 official-count and 295 total-count entries; neither field certifies every finish or product variant.
Campaign checklist CollectorsPerfect Order: release, numbering and completion scope
Perfect Order released on 2026-03-27 in the official English schedule. The cached provider record me03 reports 88 official-count and 124 total-count entries; neither field certifies every finish or product variant.
Campaign checklist CollectorsChaos Rising: release, numbering and completion scope
Chaos Rising released on 2026-05-22 in the official English schedule. The cached provider record me04 reports 86 official-count and 122 total-count entries; neither field certifies every finish or product variant.
Campaign checklist CollectorsPitch Black: release, numbering and completion scope
Pitch Black released on 2026-07-17 in the official English schedule. The cached provider record me05 reports 84 official-count and 120 total-count entries; neither field certifies every finish or product variant.
Campaign checklist Collectors30th Celebration: release, numbering and completion scope
30th Celebration released on 2026-09-16 in the official English schedule. The cached provider record 30th reports 128 official-count and 161 total-count entries; neither field certifies every finish or product variant.
Campaign checklist CollectorsDelta Reign: release, numbering and completion scope
Delta Reign released on 2026-11-06 in the official English schedule. The cached provider record me06 reports 103 official-count and 141 total-count entries; neither field certifies every finish or product variant.
Campaign checklist CollectorsSelected Mega-era release dates: English launches and a Japanese comparator
Nine selected physical TCG releases, with publisher launch dates and separately attributed catalog count fields. Dates do not establish set equivalence or every product’s availability.
Campaign checklist CollectorsRegional card markets: language, territory and product are different fields
Start by separating the language printed on a card, the territory of a release and the country of the seller. A catalog locale alone cannot answer all three.
Read the guide CollectorsJapanese cards: product evidence before translated counterparts
Native product titles, local numbers and product configuration make a Japanese release identifiable. An English set name is not a substitute for those fields.
Read the guide CollectorsKorean card identification: keep the local record intact
Korean catalog records deserve their own identifiers and native set names. Do not synthesize a Korean checklist from a Japanese title or a seller’s English translation.
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