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The Sun & Moon era: Japanese sets (2016–2019)

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The Sun & Moon era in Japan ran from Collection Sun / Collection Moon on 9 December 2016 to Tag All Stars on 4 October 2019. It introduced the GX mechanic, Prism Stars, and the Tag Team concept. Standard booster packs: 5 cards.

Main sets (54 total; see store for all)

  • SM1M / SM1S — Collection Moon / Collection Sun — 9 Dec 2016.
  • SM2 — Islands Await You / Alolan Moonlight — Mar 2017.
  • SM3 — Darkness That Consumes Light / Burning Shadows — Jun 2017.
  • SM4 — Awakened Heroes / Ultra Dimensional Beasts — Sep 2017.
  • SM5M / SM5S — Ultra Moon / Ultra Sun — Dec 2017.
  • SM6 — Forbidden Light Japanese — Mar 2018.
  • SM7 — Charisma of the Cracked Sky — Jun 2018.
  • SM8 — Explosive Impact — Sep 2018.
  • SM8b — GX Ultra Shiny — High Class Pack, Nov 2018. 10 cards per pack.
  • SM9 — Tag Bolt — Dec 2018.
  • SM10 — Double Blaze — Mar 2019.
  • SM11 — Miracle Twin — May 2019.
  • SM12 — Alter Genesis — Aug 2019.
  • SM12a — Tag All Stars — High Class Pack, Oct 2019.

Korea: Pokémon Korea has very limited SM stock on its current retail channel (pokemonstore.co.kr) — most SM Korean sealed is sold on the secondary market. In our catalog, SM fichas carry only the Japanese variant until Korean inventory is confirmed with an official source.

Era index: MEGA · Scarlet & Violet · Sword & Shield · Sun & Moon · XY · Black & White · LEGEND / DP / Platinum · ADV / PCG · e-Card / VS / Web · Neo · Original.

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