Hey everyone, I know this subject has already been looked at by the Pokemon community (@daelum), but I wanted to take another look at it to answer a few questions. Since we have some people specializing in Japanese cards and those who live in France, Italy and Germany, I wanted to see if we could figure out these codes once and for all. I have put together the patterns that we know of for each language. Some parts are missing and so it is up to the community to figure out the rest! If you have multiple of any given card in one of the languages that have question marks, I would appreciate if you took a look at the little code at the bottom and tell me what you find. I don’t need exact codes, rather, I am just looking for the pattern. Also, if anyone was able to figure out what the codes were used for, if anything, that would be very helpful also. Thanks in advance!
The code refers to the 9 character combination on the bottom left corner of a card. Only the last 3 can be different for any given card of the same kind.
English and German
EX Ruby & Sapphire - EX Deoxys (not including EX Team Magma VS Team Aqua)
Common: 3 different codes + 1 RH code = 4 total codes
ex.) ABC, EFG, JKL + XYZ (RH)
Uncommon: 2 different codes + 1 RH code identical to one of the non RH codes = 3 total codes
ex.) ABC, EFG + EFG (RH)
Rare/Holo/UR/SR: 1 code
Ex Emerald/Unseen Forces/Delta Species
Common: 3 different codes + 1 RH code = 4 total codes
ex.) ABC, EFG, JKL + XYZ (RH)
Uncommon: 1 different codes + 1 RH code = 2 total codes
ex.) ABC + EFG (RH)
Rare/Holo/UR/SR: 1 code
EX Legend Maker - EX Power Keepers
1 code regardless of rarity of card.
Some questions: Are there any specific patterns for the POP or Trainer Kit cards? Do German expansions have any unknown discrepancies with the English pattern?
French and Italian
EX Ruby & Sapphire - EX Deoxys (not including EX Team Magma VS Team Aqua)
Common: 3 different codes + 1 RH code = 4 total codes
ex.) ABC, EFG, JKL + XYZ (RH)
Uncommon: 2 different codes + 1 RH code identical to one of the non RH codes = 3 total codes
ex.) ABC, EFG + EFG (RH)
Rare/Holo/UR/SR: 1 code
Ex Emerald/Unseen Forces?
Common: 3 different codes + 1 RH code = 4 total codes
ex.) ABC, EFG, JKL + XYZ (RH)
Uncommon: 1 different code + 1 RH code = 2 total code
ex.) ABC + EFG (RH)
Rare/Holo/UR/SR: 1 code
Delta Species
Common: 3 different codes + 1 RH code = 3 total codes
ex.) ABC, EFG, JKL + JKL (RH)
Uncommon: 1 different code + 1 RH code = 1 total code
ex.) ABC + EFG (RH)
Rare/Holo/UR/SR: 1 code
EX Legend Maker - EX Power Keepers
1 code regardless of rarity of card.
Some questions: Are there any other expansions with discrepancies with the English pattern? Are there any specific patterns for the POP or Trainer Kit cards?
Japanese
?? - ??
Common: 4 total codes, repeated for Unlimited and 1st Edition
ex.) ABC, EFG, JKL + XYZ
Uncommon: ?? total codes
Rare/Holo/UR/SR: 1 code, repeated for Unlimited and 1st Edition
?? - ??
1 code regardless of rarity of card.
Some questions: What are the expansions that contain the patterns listed above?
Korean, Spanish and Portuguese have very few ADV era expansions (6 or less). I wont focus on these ones right now, but they likely follow the English pattern.