Fun facts

Bite-sized Pokémon TCG trivia, straight from the card database that powers NOMEKOP. Every figure is real — and every answer is also available as Markdown for your favourite AI.

• How many Pokémon cards are there in total?As of June 2026 there are 20,359 Pokémon TCG cards across 173 sets — 17,195 Pokémon, 2,771 Trainers, 393 Energy — by 386 illustrators.
• Which was the first Pikachu card?The first Pikachu card was Base Set #58 (January 1999), illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita. Today there are 176 Pikachu cards across 88 sets.
• How many Charizard cards are there?There are 107 cards named Charizard spread across 50 sets, starting with the iconic Base Set #4 holographic card illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
• Which Pokémon appears on the most cards?Pikachu leads with 104 cards by exact name (176 counting variants), ahead of Eevee and Raichu — across 1,020 species with cards.
• Who has illustrated the most Pokémon cards?5ban Graphics leads with 1,627 cards, ahead of Ken Sugimori (1,109) and Mitsuhiro Arita (721), among 386 credited illustrators.
• What are the biggest Pokémon TCG sets?Ascended Heroes (295 cards) is the largest standard expansion; the SWSH Black Star Promos top everything at 304. The game spans 173 sets and 20,359 cards.