Well I really should have posted this after I got all the cards myself, but here goes:
All non-trophy/indexed Simplified Chinese promotional cards with a known distribution count of 3000 or lower (as of 2024/end of SWSH)
- 037/SM-P Pikachu (Holofoil)
- 028/S-P Pikachu (Holofoil)
- 066/S-P Pikachu (Holofoil)
Holofoil copies of these are only found in Volkswagon ID.3 Gift Boxes which are limited to 2000 units each, thus there should be 2000 copies for each of them. Non-holofoil copies are mass produced and distributed as event participation packs.
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- 049/SM-P The Masked Royal
- 133/S-P Olivia
Given out to winners of Battle of Kings tournaments during season 1 and 2. Since there are 300 events per season, these cards are also capped at 300 copies each.
However, The Masked Royal is much higher in demand and therefore commanding extremely high prices due to it being only the 3rd language ever released and it’s premium status in all released languages.
- 135/S-P Kahili
- 137/S-P Mina
Given out to winners of Battle of Kings tournaments during season 3. Half of the 300 events in season 3 gave out Kahili and the other half Mina, so the distribution counts for them are also halved to 150 copies each.
- 175/S-P Charizard V
Given out to winners of Start Deck 100 Win-it-all battle events during season 1 and capped at the number of events during the season which is 100 copies, making the Simplified Chinese copy the rarest of all languages. In contrast, Charizard VMAX Rainbow Rare was released in China as a gift box promo and became the easiest to obtain of all languages.
- 211/S-P Gengar VMAX
Released as one of the prizes in Gengar’s Surprise Treasure Box lottery event. 2000 copies were announced against a total of 2 million draws (0.1% win rate).
Note that although there was a season 2 of Win-it-all battle which featured Gengar, this card was never released as a prize from the season like the previously-mentioned Charizard V was. PSA mistakenly states this on their labels which we are currently filing CRC requests asking for corrections.
- 217/S-P Lugia V
Given to customers who purchased gift boxes in 2024 Shenzhen Masters. While the distribution criteria doesn’t look limited, officials had announced the distribution counts to be 1500 during the tournament and an additional 500 in a remote pop-up store, adding up to 2000 copies in total.
1500 copies:
500 copies:
- 220/S-P Zeraora VSTAR
Released as one of the lottery prizes in Plasma Gale - Lightning Storm Star Crossover event. 3000 copies were announced against a total of 3 million draws (0.1% win rate).
- 003/SV-P Mew ex
Released as the prize of a series of 10 lotteries held on the 15th of every month between March and December 2025. For each lottery, only members of the official Pokémon TCG Member WeChat app who met all the requirements below are eligible to enter:
- The member must participate in at least 15 organized competitive events.
- The events must be held by at least 3 different Gyms or venues (i.e. participating in 15 Gym battles in the same one or two Gyms doesn’t count).
- Only events held within 151 calendar days prior to the lottery count.
- Members who won in previous lotteries are excluded from future lotteries.
151 winners will be drawn from each lottery, adding up to a total of 1510 copies to be distributed.
https://www.bilibili.com/opus/1025509568923303940
All non-trophy/indexed Simplified Chinese promotional cards whose distribution status is UNKNOWN (as of 2024/end of SWSH)
Yes, just like other languages we also have promotional cards in Simplified Chinese which are revealed somewhere in official sources but couldn’t verify whether they had been actually distributed or not. Any information on these are very appreciated!
- 029/S-P Raichu GX (Non-holofoil)
- 067/S-P Pikachu V (Non-holofoil)
Non-holofoil copies of these are listed in the official card list along with holofoil copies. However while holofoil copies can be pulled from both Volkswagon ID.3 Event Promo Packs and Gift Boxes, non-holofoil copies were excluded from both sources.
Their Vol. 1 equivalent - 040/SM-P Alolan Golem GX - had its non-holofoil copies given out instead as event participation packs when stores ran out of 037/SM-P Pikachus. Non-holofoil copies of the said cards may be reserved for the same role of substituting Pikachus in Vol. 2 and Vol. 3, however the events failed to attract enough visitors in those following waves to give out all Pikachus, and the replacements - if planned - never happened.
There are reports of the cards listed in marketplaces demending extraordinary prices whose sources were never confirmed.