159 cards
About 170 Pokémon cards have come through CoroCoro, Shogakukan's manga magazine for children, and its sister titles. The first two, a Pikachu and a Jigglypuff, went on sale with the November 1996 issue on October 15, 1996, five days before the card game itself; the latest came in a deck bundled with the first issue of CoroCiao, a CoroCoro spin-off, on December 19, 2025.
Most were bound into an issue. The rest came through tickets and mail-in draws printed in the magazine, reader contests, CoroCoro events and campaigns, strategy guides and three decks. The checklist below gives each card's issue or channel, its on-sale date and number, and its raw value in real completed sales as of September 24, 2026.
Of the cards with recorded sales, most sell for a few dollars to about $40 raw. The dearest are the ticket cards of 2003 and 2004, up to $377 est. (2 sales) raw for Groudon ex 012/ADV-P, while the Pokémon Illustrator, a contest prize, holds the auction record: the only copy PSA had graded 10 sold for $16,492,000 on February 16, 2026.
CoroCoro cards at a glance
| Channel | Years | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| CoroCoro Comic inserts, with Bessatsu and Hyper CoroCoro | 1996-2001 | 46, ten of them jumbos |
| Illustration and photo contests | 1997-1999 | 6 |
| Mail-in draws | 1998 | 1 new print |
| Inserts, tickets and a trade | 2001-2006 | 14 |
| CoroCoro Ichiban! inserts | 2005, 2013-2025 | 49 |
| Design contests of the Shogakukan magazines | 2009-2010 | 6 |
| Campaigns, events and strategy guides | 2011-2016 | 20 |
| CoroCoro Comic inserts | 2011-2023 | 7 |
| CoroCoro Aniki | 2016 | 1 |
| Decks (exclusive cards only) | 2016, 2022, 2025 | 19 |
| Total | 1996-2025 | 169 |
Each distinct card counts once, jumbos included. The 1998 mail-in draws mostly sent out cards released earlier, so they add one card, and the 2022 and 2025 decks count only their exclusive cards.
1996 to 2001: the monthly inserts
For its first five years with the game, CoroCoro Comic bound a card, or a sheet of two to four, into about every other issue, and with Bessatsu CoroCoro it gave out ten oversized jumbo cards. The issue named below is the cover month: Japanese monthlies are dated a month ahead, so the November 1996 issue went on sale on October 15, 1996. From the September 1999 issue to May 2001, the regular-size inserts name their issue at the bottom (Wooper reads "CoroCoro Comic January issue bonus card"); the jumbos do not.
The first Pikachu credits Ken Sugimori by mistake; its 3D art is Keiji Kinebuchi's, and that error is how you recognize the 1996 insert. A glossy Japanese copy credited to Kinebuchi is almost always the 1998 mail-in prize, and the How to Play booklet print of November 30, 1996 is matte and already credits Kinebuchi. The five printings of this art are compared in our article on the first Pokémon card. Most copies left the magazine with a bend along the top edge, so clean ones are scarce.
| Card | Issue | On sale | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikachu | November 1996 | October 15, 1996 | Credited to Ken Sugimori in error |
| Jigglypuff | November 1996 | October 15, 1996 | On the same sheet as the Pikachu |
| Mew | February 1997 | January 15, 1997 | Known as Lily Pad Mew |
| Mewtwo | June 1997 | May 15, 1997 | Art by Benimaru Itoh |
| Pikachu, Jigglypuff and Clefairy, jumbo | July 1997 | June 15, 1997 | |
| Surfing Pikachu | September 1997 | August 15, 1997 | |
| Imakuni? | September 1997 | August 15, 1997 | A photograph of the musician Imakuni? |
| Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos, jumbo | October 1997 | September 15, 1997 | |
| Flying Pikachu | November 1997 | October 15, 1997 | |
| Meowth | January 1998 | December 15, 1997 | Art by Ken Sugimori |
| Computer Error | January 1998 | December 15, 1997 | Glossy, red drop shadow behind the R, like the 1999 CD print; the Kamex Mega Battle print is matte, with a white one |
| Brock's Onix | March 1998 | February 15, 1998 | |
| Misty's Staryu | March 1998 | February 15, 1998 | |
| Jynx | April 1998 | March 15, 1998 | With a Curse marker for its attack |
| Cubone | April 1998 | March 15, 1998 | With a Bone counter |
| Farfetch'd | April 1998 | March 15, 1998 | With a Leek counter |
| Mewtwo Strikes Back, jumbo | May 1998 | April 15, 1998 | |
| Pikachu's Summer Vacation, jumbo | June 1998 | May 15, 1998 | |
| Lt. Surge's Electabuzz | August 1998 | July 15, 1998 | |
| Erika's Dratini | August 1998 | July 15, 1998 | |
| Pokémon Plaza, jumbo | October 1998 | September 15, 1998 | |
| Pikachu, credited to Keiji Kinebuchi | October 1998, mail-in draw | Late 1998 | Glossy; 2,000 winners |
| Brock's Mankey | December 1998 | November 15, 1998 | |
| Erika's Bulbasaur | December 1998 | November 15, 1998 | |
| Misty's Tentacool | December 1998 | November 15, 1998 | |
| Lt. Surge's Jolteon | December 1998 | November 15, 1998 | |
| Meowth | February 1999 | January 15, 1999 | Art by Kagemaru Himeno |
| Blaine's Growlithe | March 1999 | February 15, 1999 | |
| Sabrina's Abra | March 1999 | February 15, 1999 | |
| Pikachu, English text | Hyper CoroCoro, Spring 1999 | March 1, 1999 | Gray star with a yellow PROMO; sold in Japan; the same art as the English Black Star Promo 1 |
| Jigglypuff, English text | Hyper CoroCoro, Spring 1999 | March 1, 1999 | Gray star |
| Togepi | June 1999 | May 15, 1999 | |
| Marill | July 1999 | June 15, 1999 | |
| Pokémon Valley, jumbo | Bessatsu CoroCoro, August 1999 | June 30, 1999 | |
| Giovanni's Nidoking | August 1999 | July 15, 1999 | |
| Koga's Ninja Gym | August 1999 | July 15, 1999 | |
| Lawrence III, jumbo | August 1999 | July 15, 1999 | |
| Hama-chan's Slowking | September 1999 | August 15, 1999 | Drawn by the comedian Masatoshi Hamada |
| Wooper | January 2000 | December 15, 1999 | |
| Cleffa | February 2000 | January 15, 2000 | |
| Charizard, English Base Set, jumbo | April 2000 | March 15, 2000 | |
| Scizor | July 2000 | June 15, 2000 | |
| Pikachu & Pichu, jumbo | Bessatsu CoroCoro, August 2000 | July 6, 2000 | |
| Crystal Tower's Entei, jumbo | August 2000 | July 15, 2000 | |
| Unown R | November 2000 | October 15, 2000 | |
| Smoochum | January 2001 | December 15, 2000 | |
| Shining Mew | May 2001 | April 15, 2001 |
Our data records no sale of these 47 cards as of September 24, 2026.
Mew (CoroCoro 1997)
Mewtwo (CoroCoro 1997)
Pikachu, Jigglypuff, and Clefairy
Surfing Pikachu (CoroCoro 1997)
Imakuni? (CoroCoro 1997)
Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos (CoroCoro 1997)
Flying Pikachu (CoroCoro 1997)
Meowth (CoroCoro 1997)
Computer Error (CoroCoro, Pokemon Song Best Collection CD 1997)
Brock's Onix (CoroCoro 1998)
Misty's Staryu (CoroCoro 1998)
Jynx (CoroCoro 1998)
Cubone (CoroCoro 1998)
Farfetch'd (CoroCoro 1998)
Mewtwo Strikes Back (CoroCoro 1998)
Pikachu's Summer Vacation
Lt. Surge's Electabuzz (CoroCoro 1998)
Erika's Dratini (CoroCoro 1998)
Pokémon Plaza (CoroCoro 1998)
Brock's Mankey (CoroCoro 1998)
Erika's Bulbasaur (CoroCoro 1998)
Misty's Tentacool (CoroCoro 1998)
Lt. Surge's Jolteon (CoroCoro 1998)
Meowth (CoroCoro 1999)
Blaine's Growlithe (CoroCoro 1999)
Sabrina's Abra (CoroCoro 1999)
Togepi (CoroCoro 1999)
Marill (CoroCoro 1999)
Pokémon Valley (CoroCoro 1999)
Giovanni's Nidoking (CoroCoro 1999)
Koga's Ninja Gym (CoroCoro 1999)
Lawrence III (CoroCoro 1999)
Hama-chan's Slowking (CoroCoro 1999)
Wooper (CoroCoro 2000)
Cleffa (CoroCoro 2000)
Scizor (CoroCoro 2000)
Pikachu & Pichu (CoroCoro 2000)
Crystal Tower's Entei (CoroCoro 2000)
Unown (CoroCoro 2000)
Smoochum (CoroCoro 2001)
Shining Mew (CoroCoro)#151Four mail-in draws in late 1998 each sent 2,000 winners cards mounted on two plain sheets: with the October 1998 issue, Pikachu and Jigglypuff, then Meowth and Brock's Onix; with the November issue, Mew and the Fan Book Mewtwo, then the CoroCoro Mewtwo and Misty's Staryu; with the December issue, Surfing Pikachu and Flying Pikachu, then Jynx, Cubone and Farfetch'd; and with the December 1998 Bessatsu CoroCoro, Imakuni? and Super Energy Retrieval, then Computer Error, Lt. Surge's Electabuzz and Erika's Dratini. Only the Pikachu was a new print.
1997 to 1999: the contest prizes
The Pokémon Illustrator went to winners of three illustration contests announced in CoroCoro Comic, in the November 1997 issue (October 15, 1997) and the May and June 1998 issues: 39 copies in all, 23, 8 and 8. The third contest's Best Award winner could not be reached, so no card was printed from that drawing. At least 41 copies are known: the two extra ones were put up for sale by Yuichi Konno, one of the four people who wrote the game's rules. Atsuko Nishida drew it, and it is the only card that says Illustrator where a Trainer card says Trainer. The only copy PSA had graded 10 sold at auction for $16,492,000 on February 16, 2026, a record for any trading card at auction.
The Best Award drawings of the first two contests also became real cards, sold from vending machines (Poliwrath, Snorlax and Mr. Mime from March 1998, a Mewtwo from November 1998), and each of those winners received 20 copies. In the Best Photo Contest of May 15 to June 14, 1999, five readers' photographs taken in Pokémon Snap became the art of five cards, marked as contest winners at the bottom: Bulbasaur, Gyarados, Magikarp, Poliwag and Pikachu, with 20 copies for each winner.
| Card | Contest | Copies |
|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Illustrator | Illustration contests, 1997 and 1998 | 39 awarded, at least 41 known |
| Bulbasaur | Best Photo Contest, 1999 | 20 |
| Gyarados | Best Photo Contest, 1999 | 20 |
| Magikarp | Best Photo Contest, 1999 | 20 |
| Poliwag | Best Photo Contest, 1999 | 20 |
| Pikachu | Best Photo Contest, 1999 | 20 |
Pokémon Illustrator
Bulbasaur (CoroCoro Best Photo Contest 1999)
Gyarados (CoroCoro Best Photo Contest 1999)
Magikarp (CoroCoro Best Photo Contest 1999)
Poliwag (CoroCoro Best Photo Contest 1999)
Pikachu (CoroCoro Best Photo Contest 1999)2001 to 2006: numbered promos, tickets and a trade
CoroCoro's inserts went on when Japanese promos began carrying numbers in 2001. In 2003 the February issue added a ticket that participating venues exchanged for holo versions of its two inserts, numbered 011 and 012/ADV-P; in 2004 the March issue carried Blastoise, and a ticket in the April issue brought Venusaur at Pokémon Card Gym venues. Riolu, card 001 of the DP-P series, came with the December 2006 issue, and visitors to Battle Festa 2006 (November 25 to December 17, 2006) could trade the cardboard mount it came on for a Lucario. No CoroCoro card is listed for 2007 or 2008.
| Card | Number | How it came | Raw, September 24, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket's Sneasel | 003/P | August 2001 issue (July 15, 2001) | no sale recorded |
| Timeless Celebi, jumbo | 001/J | September 2001 issue (August 15, 2001) | no sale recorded |
| Ho-Oh | 010/P | December 2001 issue (November 15, 2001) | $1.84 est. (1 sale) |
| Rapidash | 011/P | January 2002 issue (December 15, 2001) | no sale recorded |
| Kyogre ex | 001/ADV-P | February 2003 issue (January 2003) | $13.58 (13 sales) |
| Groudon ex | 002/ADV-P | February 2003 issue (January 2003) | $16.41 (6 sales) |
| Kyogre ex, holo | 011/ADV-P | Ticket in the February 2003 issue | $209 (5 sales) |
| Groudon ex, holo | 012/ADV-P | Ticket in the February 2003 issue | $377 est. (2 sales) |
| Armaldo ex | 013/ADV-P | May 2003 issue (April 15, 2003) | $1.14 (12 sales) |
| Jirachi | 014/ADV-P | June 2003 issue (May 15, 2003) | $14.75 (15 sales) |
| Blastoise | 001/PCG-P | March 2004 issue (February 16, 2004) | $19.64 (5 sales) |
| Venusaur | 003/PCG-P | Ticket in the April 2004 issue (March 15, 2004) | $259 (5 sales) |
| Ho-Oh ex | 076/PCG-P | CoroCoro Ichiban! issue 2 (July 2005) | $27.88 (9 sales) |
| Riolu | 001/DP-P | December 2006 issue (November 15, 2006) | $3.05 (9 sales) |
| Lucario | 002/DP-P | Battle Festa 2006, for the Riolu insert's mount | $53.32 (10 sales) |
Rocket's Sneasel#3/P
Timeless Celebi#1/J
Ho-Oh#10/P
Rapidash#11/P
Kyogre ex#1/ADV-P
Groudon ex#2/ADV-P
Kyogre ex#11/ADV-P
Groudon ex#12/ADV-P
Armaldo ex#13/ADV-P
Jirachi#14/ADV-P
Blastoise#1/PCG-P
Venusaur#3/PCG-P
Ho-Oh ex#76/PCG-P
Riolu#1/DP-P
Lucario#2/DP-P2009 and 2010: the design contests
Shogakukan ran a Pokémon Card Design Contest across its magazines in 2009 and again in 2010. Children drew over a template, and each magazine's winner received copies of a real card with their drawing, marked as the contest's highest award. The magazines announced 100 copies each year, but the 2009 winners may instead have received full sets of all the winning designs, and one 2010 winner's pack is known to have held 200. The CoroCoro Comic and CoroCoro Ichiban! competitions used the Arceus template in 2009 and the Illusion's Zoroark template in 2010. The 660 entrants selected in 2010, across ten magazines, also received the regular prints of Illusion's Zorua and Illusion's Zoroark.
| Card | Contest | Copies |
|---|---|---|
| Arceus, CoroCoro Comic winner (Illus. Hikaru Okawa) | 2009 | 100 announced |
| Arceus, CoroCoro Ichiban! winner (Illus. Ryoga Kawai) | 2009 | 100 announced |
| Illusion's Zoroark, CoroCoro Comic winner (Illus. Kouhei Yoshihisa) | 2010 | 100 announced |
| Illusion's Zoroark, CoroCoro Ichiban! winner (Illus. Kazuki Yamane) | 2010 | 100 announced |
| Illusion's Zorua and Illusion's Zoroark, regular prints | 2010, all ten magazines | 660 of each |
Arceus (Pokemon Card Design Contest 2009)
Arceus (Pokemon Card Design Contest 2009)
Illusion's Zoroark (Pokemon Card Design Contest 2010)2011 to 2023: inserts, campaigns, events and guides
After 2006 the monthly inserted cards only now and then, and CoroCoro gave cards out in other ways:
- A lottery. For the Battle Strength Campaign, readers stuck barcodes from two of the three Battle Strength Decks on a postcard printed in the April 2011 issue (March 18, 2011). Every entrant received two deck cases, and 1,000 winners drawn by lottery received two copies each of Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion 037 to 039/BW-P, in reverse holo.
- Strategy guides. The Battle and Win guide, a Bessatsu CoroCoro special of January 14, 2012, came with Haxorus and Heavy Ball; two CoroCoro Ichiban! guides came with Lucario EX and Machamp (July 26, 2014) and with Salamence EX 254/XY-P and Trevor (July 28, 2016).
- A store campaign. From December 13, 2013, CoroCoro Presents: XY Super Hot Start-Up Campaign gave one of four cards for 1,000 yen of Pokémon cards bought at participating stores. Skiddo, Honedge and Dedenne were later reprinted with other logos, among them 7-Eleven's; the campaign copies carry the XY Super Hot Start-Up logo, as Garchomp EX and Honedge show below.
- Tournaments. At Battle Festa 2015, the CoroCoro Challenge gave a Double Dragon Energy for a win in its second stage and Victory Rings to its top finishers: 8 first-place, 8 second-place and 16 third-place copies, marked with the CoroCoro Challenge logo. From August 1 to September 30, 2016, the Mega Salamence Gym Battle, presented by CoroCoro Ichiban! and open to elementary school children and younger, gave every player M Salamence EX and Salamence Spirit Link, and its top three a second Double Dragon Energy. The two Energies are easy to tell apart: the 2015 card carries the Battle Festa 2015 and CoroCoro Challenge logos, the 2016 card the Pokémon Card Gym logo and "Mega Salamence Gym Battle" in Japanese.
- Inserts. The monthly carried four cards with the CoroCoro dragon mascot printed behind their text: Battle City (October 2011 issue), Genesect (April 2013), Charizard EX (March 2014) and Rayquaza EX (April 2015). Apart from the Rockruff deck of 2016, the next insert came almost seven years later, Pikachu VMAX (February 2022), then Shroodle in mirage holo (August 2023) and Grafaiai ex. Grafaiai ex came out of a reader contest: the winning attack name, Poipopoison, and the winning drawing, recreated in 3D CG, became the card, handed out through the Coro Tour 2023 stamp rally from July 23, 2023, a voucher in the August 2023 issue, and finally as an insert with the November 2023 issue (October 13, 2023).
- CoroCoro Aniki. Issue 7 of CoroCoro's magazine for adult readers, on sale November 15, 2016, came with Flying Pikachu 292/XY-P.
| Card | Number | How it came | Raw, September 24, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalion | 037/BW-P | Battle Strength Campaign lottery, 2011 | no sale recorded |
| Terrakion | 038/BW-P | Battle Strength Campaign lottery, 2011 | $98.98 est. (1 sale) |
| Virizion | 039/BW-P | Battle Strength Campaign lottery, 2011 | no sale recorded |
| Battle City | 107/BW-P | October 2011 issue | $31.64 (5 sales) |
| Haxorus | 121/BW-P | Battle and Win guide (January 14, 2012) | $9.74 est. (1 sale) |
| Heavy Ball | 122/BW-P | Battle and Win guide (January 14, 2012) | no sale recorded |
| Genesect | 209/BW-P | April 2013 issue (March 15, 2013) | $1.14 (10 sales) |
| Garchomp EX | 010/XY-P | CoroCoro Presents campaign, from December 13, 2013 | $11.73 (12 sales) |
| Skiddo | 011/XY-P | CoroCoro Presents campaign, from December 13, 2013 | $10.78 (7 sales) |
| Honedge | 012/XY-P | CoroCoro Presents campaign, from December 13, 2013 | $4.88 (11 sales) |
| Dedenne | 013/XY-P | CoroCoro Presents campaign, from December 13, 2013 | $9.12 (5 sales) |
| Charizard EX | 030/XY-P | March 2014 issue (February 15, 2014) | $37.82 (6 sales) |
| Lucario EX | 066/XY-P | XY Intense Fight Guide (July 26, 2014) | $12.31 (4 sales) |
| Machamp | 067/XY-P | XY Intense Fight Guide (July 26, 2014) | $2.78 (5 sales) |
| Rayquaza EX | 123/XY-P | April 2015 issue (March 2015) | $66.38 (7 sales) |
| Double Dragon Energy, Battle Festa 2015 logo | XY-P, no number | CoroCoro Challenge, Battle Festa 2015 | no sale recorded |
| Victory Ring, CoroCoro Challenge logo (first, second and third place: three cards) | XY-P, no number | CoroCoro Challenge, Battle Festa 2015 | no sale recorded |
| Salamence EX | 254/XY-P | XY BREAK Victory Guide (July 28, 2016) | $17.42 (4 sales) |
| Trevor | 255/XY-P | XY BREAK Victory Guide (July 28, 2016) | $2.98 est. (1 sale) |
| M Salamence EX | 257/XY-P | Mega Salamence Gym Battle, August and September 2016 | $13.84 (5 sales) |
| Salamence Spirit Link | 258/XY-P | Mega Salamence Gym Battle, August and September 2016 | $11.82 (4 sales) |
| Double Dragon Energy, Pokémon Card Gym logo | XY-P, no number | Mega Salamence Gym Battle, top three | no sale recorded |
| Flying Pikachu | 292/XY-P | CoroCoro Aniki issue 7 (November 15, 2016) | $98.44 (3 sales) |
| Pikachu VMAX | 265/S-P | February 2022 issue (January 15, 2022) | $19.75 (11 sales) |
| Shroodle | 087/SV-P | August 2023 issue (July 14, 2023) | $3.82 (5 sales) |
| Grafaiai ex | 088/SV-P | Coro Tour 2023, voucher, then the November 2023 issue | $5.77 (7 sales) |
Skiddo, Honedge and Dedenne share their numbers with later prints, so their medians may include them.
Cobalion#37/BW-P
Terrakion#38/BW-P
Virizion#39/BW-P
Battle City#107/BW-P
Haxorus#121/BW-P
Heavy Ball#122/BW-P
Genesect#209/BW-P
Garchomp EX#10/XY-P
Skiddo#11/XY-P
Honedge#12/XY-P
Dedenne#13/XY-P
Charizard EX#30/XY-P
Lucario EX#66/XY-P
Machamp#67/XY-P
Rayquaza EX#123/XY-P
Double Dragon Energy (Battle Festa 2015)
CoroCoro Victory Ring (Battle Festa 2015)
Salamence EX#254/XY-P
Trevor#255/XY-P
M Salamence EX#257/XY-P
Salamence Spirit Link#258/XY-P
Double Dragon Energy (CoroCoro Ichiban! Mega Salamence Gym Battle 2016)
Flying Pikachu#292/XY-P
CoroCoro Ichiban! inserts, 2013 to 2025
CoroCoro Ichiban!, the sister magazine launched in 2005, carried 48 cards from its March 2013 issue to its combined July and August 2025 issue, about four a year. The inserts show the magazine's logo, at the bottom left of the Black and White and XY-era cards and in the artwork from the Sun and Moon era on. The last six also came with Pokémon Fan magazine and show both logos.
| Card | Number | Issue (on sale) | Raw, September 24, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snorlax | 207/BW-P | March 2013 (January 21, 2013) | $106 (5 sales) |
| Talonflame | 018/XY-P | February 2014 (December 21, 2013) | $4.91 est. (2 sales) |
| Pyroar | 033/XY-P | May 2014 (March 21, 2014) | $2.57 est. (2 sales) |
| Landorus | 060/XY-P | August 2014 (June 21, 2014) | $1.14 (5 sales) |
| Wobbuffet | 080/XY-P | November 2014 (September 20, 2014) | $21.91 est. (2 sales) |
| Regirock | 104/XY-P | February 2015 (December 21, 2014) | $19.75 est. (2 sales) |
| Salamence | 124/XY-P | May 2015 (March 21, 2015) | $29.87 (5 sales) |
| Sableye | 147/XY-P | August 2015 (June 20, 2015) | $58.26 (6 sales) |
| Beheeyem BREAK | 189/XY-P | December 2015 (October 21, 2015) | $20.03 est. (1 sale) |
| Suicune | 205/XY-P | February 2016 (December 21, 2015) | $14.51 est. (2 sales) |
| Azelf | 219/XY-P | May 2016 (March 19, 2016) | $28.61 (3 sales) |
| Victini | 248/XY-P | August 2016 (June 21, 2016) | $111 (6 sales) |
| Salamence EX | 253/XY-P | September 2016 (July 21, 2016) | $79.12 est. (1 sale) |
| Arcanine BREAK | 267/XY-P | October 2016 (August 20, 2016) | $65.02 est. (2 sales) |
| Rotom Dex | 015/SM-P | February 2017 (December 21, 2016) | $39.61 est. (1 sale) |
| Drampa | 016/SM-P | June 2017 (April 21, 2017) | $22.63 (3 sales) |
| Bewear | 087/SM-P | September 2017 (July 21, 2017) | $9.79 est. (1 sale) |
| Marshadow | 123/SM-P | November 2017 (September 21, 2017) | $14.86 (6 sales) |
| Heatran | 167/SM-P | February 2018 (December 21, 2017) | $5.32 est. (1 sale) |
| Carbink | 212/SM-P | May 2018 (March 20, 2018) | no sale recorded |
| Zangoose | 226/SM-P | August 2018 (June 21, 2018) | no sale recorded |
| Typhlosion | 265/SM-P | November 2018 (September 21, 2018) | $39.93 (3 sales) |
| Zapdos | 305/SM-P | February 2019 (December 21, 2018) | $14.12 (6 sales) |
| Sudowoodo | 319/SM-P | May 2019 (March 20, 2019) | $13.51 est. (2 sales) |
| Celebi | 361/SM-P | August 2019 (June 21, 2019) | $26.63 (6 sales) |
| Regigigas | 391/SM-P | November 2019 (September 21, 2019) | $20.28 est. (2 sales) |
| Duraludon | 030/S-P | February 2020 (December 21, 2019) | $14.89 est. (1 sale) |
| Pincurchin | 047/S-P | May 2020 (March 21, 2020) | $24.83 est. (1 sale) |
| Thievul | 084/S-P | August 2020 (June 20, 2020) | $9.30 (5 sales) |
| Indeedee | 109/S-P | November 2020 (September 19, 2020) | $29.89 est. (1 sale) |
| Snorlax | 156/S-P | March 2021 (January 21, 2021) | $27.26 (6 sales) |
| Eiscue | 173/S-P | June 2021 (April 21, 2021) | $24.93 (3 sales) |
| Flapple | 225/S-P | September 2021 (July 21, 2021) | $14.80 (5 sales) |
| Oricorio | 242/S-P | November 2021 (September 21, 2021) | $10.56 (4 sales) |
| Regigigas | 266/S-P | March 2022 (January 21, 2022) | $17.06 (6 sales) |
| Manaphy | 286/S-P | June 2022 (April 21, 2022) | $15.77 est. (2 sales) |
| Absol | 302/S-P | September 2022 (July 21, 2022) | $28.81 (6 sales) |
| Hisuian Braviary | 318/S-P | December 2022 (October 21, 2022) | $14.94 est. (2 sales) |
| Pawmi | 035/SV-P | April 2023 (February 21, 2023) | $15.09 (5 sales) |
| Cetitan | 058/SV-P | June 2023 (April 21, 2023) | $10.93 est. (2 sales) |
| Cyclizar | 097/SV-P | September 2023 (July 21, 2023) | no sale recorded |
| Latias | 119/SV-P | January 2024 (November 20, 2023) | $29.79 est. (1 sale) |
| Pachirisu | 129/SV-P | April 2024 (February 20, 2024) | $13.01 (7 sales) |
| Zarude | 162/SV-P | July 2024 (May 20, 2024) | $17.13 (5 sales) |
| Kangaskhan | 172/SV-P | October 2024 (August 20, 2024) | $10.01 (5 sales) |
| Zebstrika | 212/SV-P | January 2025 (November 20, 2024) | $27.42 est. (1 sale) |
| Iono's Tadbulb | 257/SV-P | April 2025 (February 20, 2025) | no sale recorded |
| Team Rocket's Meowth | 259/SV-P | July and August 2025 (May 20, 2025) | $19.67 (7 sales) |
Snorlax#207/BW-P
Talonflame#18/XY-P
Pyroar#33/XY-P
Landorus#60/XY-P
Wobbuffet#80/XY-P
Regirock#104/XY-P
Salamence#124/XY-P
Sableye#147/XY-P
Beheeyem BREAK#189/XY-P
Suicune#205/XY-P
Azelf#219/XY-P
Victini#248/XY-P
Salamence EX#253/XY-P
Arcanine BREAK#267/XY-P
Rotom Dex#15/SM-P
Drampa#16/SM-P
Bewear#87/SM-P
Marshadow#123/SM-P
Heatran#167/SM-P
Carbink#212/SM-P
Zangoose#226/SM-P
Typhlosion#265/SM-P
Zapdos#305/SM-P
Sudowoodo#319/SM-P
Celebi#361/SM-P
Regigigas#391/SM-P
Duraludon#30/S-P
Pincurchin#47/S-P
Thievul#84/S-P
Indeedee#109/S-P
Snorlax#156/S-P
Eiscue#173/S-P
Flapple#225/S-P
Oricorio#242/S-P
Regigigas#266/S-P
Manaphy#286/S-P
Absol#302/S-P
Hisuian Braviary#318/S-P
Pawmi#35/SV-P
Cetitan#58/SV-P
Cyclizar#97/SV-P
Latias#119/SV-P
Pachirisu#129/SV-P
Zarude#162/SV-P
Kangaskhan#172/SV-P
Zebstrika#212/SV-P
Iono's Tadbulb#257/SV-P
Team Rocket's Meowth#259/SV-PThree decks: 2016, 2022 and 2025
The January 2017 issue of CoroCoro Comic, on sale December 15, 2016, came with the Rockruff Full Power Deck, a 60-card deck ready to play the new Sun and Moon game. Its 13 Pokémon cards are numbered 001 to 013/013 with their own symbol, from Litten to Bewear, Lycanroc-GX among them; the rest are Trainers from the first Sun and Moon products and basic Energy, and a Pokémon Ga-Olé disk came in the pack.
Litten#1
Turtonator#2
Carvanha#3
Sharpedo#4
Mareanie#5
Machop#6
Zygarde#7
Rockruff#8
Lycanroc GX#9
Rayquaza#10
Pikipek#11
Stufful#12
Bewear#13The King of Combi contest in the July 2021 issue asked readers to draw their dream pair of Pokémon. Pikachu and Eevee won, as the October 2021 issue announced, and became Pikachu V and Eevee V, drawn by You Iribi, in a special Start Deck 100 numbered 000/100. A serial code in the February 2022 issue (January 15, 2022) let readers apply: 100,000 decks, one per person, allotted by lottery because applications exceeded them, and shipped from March 2022. All 24 card types are mirror holo, and four are exclusive: Pikachu V and Eevee V, with the CoroCoro logo in their artwork, and Wooloo and Dubwool, whose attacks are named after CoroCoro. The deck was also sold in South Korea (May 27, 2022) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (from October 2, 2022); in English, Eevee V, Wooloo and Dubwool came out in Crown Zenith (2023) and Pikachu V as a Black Star promo.
CoroCiao, a new Shogakukan magazine merging CoroCoro with Ciao, its manga magazine for girls, launched on December 19, 2025, at 1,280 yen, with a 60-card Start Deck 100 Battle Collection CoroCiao version. Two of its cards are exclusive: a newly drawn Pikachu ex (006/023) and Influencer's Introduction (019/023), a Supporter whose art shows the YouTuber HIKAKIN. Neither is in our catalog yet. As of September 24, 2026, this deck is the latest CoroCoro card release on record.
| Card | Number | Deck | Raw, September 24, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litten | 001/013 | Rockruff Full Power Deck | no sale recorded |
| Turtonator | 002/013 | Rockruff Full Power Deck | no sale recorded |
| Carvanha | 003/013 | Rockruff Full Power Deck | no sale recorded |
| Sharpedo | 004/013 | Rockruff Full Power Deck | $3.45 (5 sales) |
| Mareanie | 005/013 | Rockruff Full Power Deck | no sale recorded |
| Machop | 006/013 | Rockruff Full Power Deck | no sale recorded |
| Zygarde | 007/013 | Rockruff Full Power Deck | $4.17 est. (2 sales) |
| Rockruff | 008/013 | Rockruff Full Power Deck | no sale recorded |
| Lycanroc-GX | 009/013 | Rockruff Full Power Deck | $1.95 (5 sales) |
| Rayquaza | 010/013 | Rockruff Full Power Deck | $10.37 (5 sales) |
| Pikipek | 011/013 | Rockruff Full Power Deck | no sale recorded |
| Stufful | 012/013 | Rockruff Full Power Deck | $2.10 est. (1 sale) |
| Bewear | 013/013 | Rockruff Full Power Deck | $2.10 est. (1 sale) |
| Pikachu V | 001/024 | Start Deck 100 CoroCoro version | $5.36 est. (1 sale) |
| Eevee V | 007/024 | Start Deck 100 CoroCoro version | $37.29 (6 sales) |
| Wooloo | 011/024 | Start Deck 100 CoroCoro version | no sale recorded |
| Dubwool | 012/024 | Start Deck 100 CoroCoro version | no sale recorded |
| Pikachu ex | 006/023 | CoroCiao version | not in our catalog |
| Influencer's Introduction | 019/023 | CoroCiao version | not in our catalog |
What CoroCoro cards are worth
As of September 24, 2026, real completed sales put most CoroCoro cards with recorded sales between a few dollars and about $40 raw. The ticket prints of 2003 and 2004 sell far above the inserts: Groudon ex 012/ADV-P at $377 est. (2 sales) against $16.41 (6 sales) for 002/ADV-P, the insert of the same issue. In PSA 10, eleven cards pass $1,000:
| Card | Raw | PSA 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Kyogre ex, holo 011/ADV-P (2003 ticket) | $209 (5 sales) | $5,585 (3 sales) |
| Groudon ex, holo 012/ADV-P (2003 ticket) | $377 est. (2 sales) | $4,209 (4 sales) |
| Salamence 124/XY-P (Ichiban, 2015) | $29.87 (5 sales) | $4,111 est. (1 sale) |
| Ho-Oh 010/P (2001) | $1.84 est. (1 sale) | $2,843 est. (1 sale) |
| Battle City 107/BW-P (2011) | $31.64 (5 sales) | $2,473 est. (1 sale) |
| Venusaur 003/PCG-P (2004 ticket) | $259 (5 sales) | $1,746 est. (1 sale) |
| Ho-Oh ex 076/PCG-P (Ichiban, 2005) | $27.88 (9 sales) | $1,628 est. (1 sale) |
| Groudon ex 002/ADV-P (2003) | $16.41 (6 sales) | $1,433 (4 sales) |
| Rayquaza EX 123/XY-P (2015) | $66.38 (7 sales) | $1,419 (5 sales) |
| Flying Pikachu 292/XY-P (Aniki, 2016) | $98.44 (3 sales) | $1,320 est. (2 sales) |
| Wobbuffet 080/XY-P (Ichiban, 2014) | $21.91 est. (2 sales) | $1,288 est. (2 sales) |
Medians of real completed sales in US dollars as of September 24, 2026, with the number of sales; "est." marks a median that rests on one or two sales. Our data records no sale of the 1996 to 2001 inserts, the contest prizes, the Victory Ring, the two Double Dragon Energies or the CoroCiao cards.
The 2014 Charizard EX insert, 030/XY-P, is at $850 (6 sales) in PSA 10 and $37.82 (6 sales) raw. Among the Ichiban inserts, two sell highest raw: Victini 248/XY-P at $111 (6 sales) and Snorlax 207/BW-P, the first of the run, at $106 (5 sales).
Buying CoroCoro cards: what to check
Three checks tell a CoroCoro print from another print of the same card:
- The issue or the logo. From September 1999 to May 2001 the regular-size inserts print their issue at the bottom. The monthly's inserts of 2011 to 2015 show the CoroCoro dragon mascot behind the text, and those of 2022 and 2023 the CoroCoro logo in the artwork. The Ichiban inserts of 2013 onward show the CoroCoro Ichiban! logo.
- The credit on the 1996 Pikachu. Only the 1996 insert credits Ken Sugimori; the later Japanese prints of its art credit Keiji Kinebuchi.
- The language. Many of these cards were printed in English too, as different cards: Charizard EX and Rayquaza EX are Black Star promos XY17 and XY66, Pikachu VMAX is SWSH286, Shroodle and Grafaiai ex are SVP promos 99 and 100.
FAQ
What was the first CoroCoro Pokémon card?
A Pikachu and a Jigglypuff, inserted in the November 1996 issue of CoroCoro Comic, on sale October 15, 1996, five days before the card game went on sale. They were the first cards of the game anyone could take home.
How many Pokémon cards came with CoroCoro?
About 170 by our count as of September 24, 2026: 46 inserts from 1996 to 2001, 49 CoroCoro Ichiban! inserts, 19 exclusive cards from three decks, and 55 cards from tickets, draws, contests, events, guides and later inserts.
Was CoroCoro's Shining Mew a lottery prize?
No. It came with every copy of the May 2001 issue of CoroCoro Comic, on sale April 15, 2001.
What is the most valuable CoroCoro card?
The Pokémon Illustrator: the only copy PSA had graded 10 sold at auction for $16,492,000 on February 16, 2026. Among cards with recorded sales, the 2003 holo Kyogre ex 011/ADV-P leads in PSA 10, at $5,585 (3 sales) as of September 24, 2026.
Does CoroCoro still come with Pokémon cards?
Not as of September 24, 2026. The monthly's last card insert was Grafaiai ex (November 2023 issue), CoroCoro Ichiban!'s was Team Rocket's Meowth (on sale May 20, 2025), and the latest release, the CoroCiao deck, came out on December 19, 2025. The October 2026 issue, on sale September 15, 2026, came with a jumbo Pikachu sticker in the 30th Celebration card design, not a card.
More Japanese promo series: V Jump, Shogakukan's school magazines, the movie cards and, from the konbini, 7-Eleven.
