I basically do everything by hand. Here the method I use when I create these lists:
- Go to the “Pokémon TCG” page on Bulbapedia (i.e. Bulbapedia TCG)
- Open each individual link in the Card column and look at the Release Information and sets mentioned at the right side for all English and Japanese cards
- Add the additional Japanese / English cards to the list that aren’t mentioned on Bulbapedia (MATCHPRINT cards; some sample prints; 1st edition differences; EX era codes; ©1999-2000 for the Base Set, Spanish Base Set, Fossil set; Teach Set cards; etc. etc.)
- Look at the Error cards page on Bulbapedia and CTRL+F for the Pokémon, and add those as well.
- Go to the World Championships Deck page on Bulbapedia, open each link, and CTRL+F for the Pokémon (these aren’t mentioned on the individual card’s pages for some reason)
- Search for the Pokémon name plus “KTCG” for all Korean releases mentioned on Bulbapedia
- See if some of the XY, SM, and SwSh era sets are released in Korean by searching for them on pokemoncard.co.kr/cards (with the Korean Pokémon name from Bulbapedia)
- Search for the Pokémon name plus “ATCG” for all Chinese/Thai/Indonesian releases mentioned on Bulbapedia
- Search for the Pokémon name plus “CTCG”/“TTCG”/“ITCG” for all Chinese/Thai/Indonesian exclusive releases respectively (i.e. promos and some Decks) mentioned on Bulbapedia
- Go to this list I created for all German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese cards
A. For cameos I first Ctrl+F the Pokémon in this thread for all English onesB. Then go through the Japanese exclusive ones I mentioned here, which I did for English as well before we had this thread
C. And sometimes I look through some cards in my own collection to see if I can find any cameos
Sounds like a lot of work. Well, it kinda is. Most lists of gen 1 or 2 Pokémon I make in 45-75 minutes.
Greetz,
Quuador