Pokemon Chinese

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are Chinese Pokémon cards official?

Yes. The Pokémon Company officially releases the Pokémon TCG in Chinese. For mainland China that is Simplified Chinese, launched on 28 October 2022; for Taiwan and Hong Kong there is a separate edition in Traditional Chinese. The cards you find at RareCards come from the Simplified Chinese edition and are 100% original.

What is the difference between Chinese and English cards?

  • The language: the text and names are in Chinese.
  • Availability: not every set is released in China.
  • Exclusive promos: China regularly releases its own promo cards that only exist in Chinese, with no English or Japanese version. Those cards in particular often rise sharply in value.
  • Collector value: Chinese cards are less widespread in Europe, which makes them extra interesting for some collectors.

Can you play with Chinese Pokémon cards?

In official Play! Pokémon tournaments the allowed card language is set per region. In Europe those are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Chinese is not one of them. For casual play, for your own collection and as a gift, Chinese cards are of course perfectly fine.

Will all Pokémon sets also be released in Chinese?

No, The Pokémon Company selects certain sets and promo cards for the Chinese market. Not every international set is translated.

Pokemon Chinese

This page holds our Chinese Pokémon cards. They are official releases from The Pokémon Company, printed in Japan and issued for mainland China in Simplified Chinese and for Taiwan and Hong Kong in Traditional Chinese.

Because they are printed in Japan, Chinese cards match the Japanese releases in card stock and finish rather than the English ones. So for anyone collecting Japanese they look consistent in a binder; next to English cards the difference stands out. The artwork is identical to the Japanese version — only the text differs.

Above you will find all our Chinese cards. The condition is listed with every card.

What makes Chinese Pokémon cards different?

That there is not one Chinese edition but two, and that they stand apart from each other.

  • Traditional Chinese — since 2019, for Taiwan and Hong Kong. The set names, the order and the card numbers track the Japanese releases fairly closely. The set codes end in an F.
  • Simplified Chinese — since 28 October 2022, for mainland China. The set codes end in a C.

With that second one there is a difference that really matters for collecting: many Simplified Chinese sets are assembled from cards out of several Japanese sets at once. So a Chinese set list cannot be laid one-to-one over a Japanese or English one, and the box formats and rarity distribution differ as well. If you want to complete a set, work from the Chinese list itself and not from the Japanese one.

Every card above states which of the two editions it is, along with the condition.