By Chinese Pokémon cards most people mean cards in Simplified Chinese, for mainland China. These are official Pokémon TCG cards with their own sets, such as Gem Pack and Collect 151, and their own card lists. Cards in Traditional Chinese largely follow the Japanese sets.
Where the value is
- Exclusive cards: each volume of Collect 151 has its own Pikachu Art Rare that exists in no other language.
- High rarities such as SR, SAR and UR, just like in Japanese.
- Common cards and frequent holos are usually worth little, in any language.
Why often less than Japanese or English
In Europe there are fewer buyers and fewer sales. Selling a card therefore takes longer and the price is less certain. Look up the value through sold prices of the Chinese version itself, not the Japanese or English counterpart: the same Pokémon can have a different number and a very different price in each language.
Chinese is not the same as fake
Fake cards exist in every language. An official Chinese box is factory sealed, in the original film and has the Pokémon authenticity hologram on the side. A box far below the usual price is a reason to be extra critical. How we check provenance: authenticity and provenance.
At Kaikan Cards
Our Chinese boxes are factory sealed and come from our own import, such as Gem Pack Vol.4 for € 59.95 and the Chinese 151 boxes for € 84.95 (14 November 2026). Buy them because you like them, not as an investment. More in Chinese Pokémon cards and Chinese 151 or Japanese 151.
