The stats are out, and the total shipments of all Pokémon video games are close to 500 million units.
Spotted by My Nintendo News, the Pokémon Company has posted new figures for the franchise’s video games, trading card games, and animated TV shows. The page reveals that over 489 million units have been sold across all Pokémon video games released between 1996 and March 2025. The games are available in nine languages worldwide.
The total production of the Pokémon Trading Card Game exceeds 75 billion cards. To date, 16 languages have been added, and the game is sold in over 90 countries and regions. Lastly, Pokémon animated TV shows have aired in over 190 countries and regions.
Pokémon is one of the largest multimedia franchises in the world, which began with two video games and a trading card game in 1996. The first video game releases for the franchise were Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green, which launched for the Game Boy in Japan. Shortly after, the Pokémon Trading Card Game was introduced. However, it wasn’t until 1997, with the release of the TV anime series, that the franchise truly skyrocketed in popularity.
Over the years, Pokémon has cemented itself as one of the top contenders in the video game industry. They have steadily released new games for several generations of Nintendo consoles, and now they have also made their mark across iOS and Android devices with games like Pokémon GO and TCG Pocket. The next big Pokémon game to look out for is Legends Z-A, which is scheduled to arrive for the Switch and Switch 2 this year.
In other news, Pokémon TCG Pocket has announced the new Extradimensional Crisis set. Also, the Pokémon GO Europe tour has been announced. What are your thoughts on Pokémon selling nearly 500 million units across all their video games? Let us know below, and join the official Insider Gaming forums discussion.
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