A Crimson Invasion booster box comparison leads to two Japanese sets released together: SM4A Ultradimensional Beasts and SM4S Awakened Heroes. The official pokemon.com set page gives November 3, 2017 as the English release date and “More than 110 cards” as the size, and Bulbapedia’s list of Japanese expansions (snapshot September 15, 2026) pairs Crimson Invasion with SM4, whose two versions released in Japan on September 15, 2017.
At card level, Limitless TCG lists a Japanese SR print for 10 of the 11 Ultra Rare cards numbered 101 to 111 in Crimson Invasion: 5 in SM4A and 5 in SM4S. Olivia (111) has no print in either set. The 8 Rainbow Rare and 5 gold Secret Rare cards have no verified Japanese counterpart at the same tier.
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- The English set is Sun & Moon—Crimson Invasion, released November 3, 2017. The official Elite Trainer Box holds 8 booster packs, and the official pages print no MSRP for any Crimson Invasion product.
- The Japanese route splits two ways: SM4A covers 5 of the 10 matched full-art cards and SM4S covers 5. The SM4S Gladion SR is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥26,520 (~$172) — sourced to order; the product page shows the current terms.
- Every card match is at card level (Limitless TCG plus the official Japanese card database); no official source states that Crimson Invasion equals any Japanese set.
- As of September 30, 2026, Limitless TCG lists 126 rows for Crimson Invasion under a 124-card header, and the official page says only “More than 110 cards”.
- As of September 30, 2026, 10 of the 11 Ultra Rare cards (101 to 111) have a Japanese SR print in SM4A or SM4S; the 8 Rainbow Rare and 5 gold Secret Rare cards have no verified same-tier print.
- As of September 30, 2026, no SM4 booster box product is offered in our store; sourcing requests for a box or a specific card go through Ordine rapido.
Spec Table: English Crimson Invasion vs the Japanese Sets
Cells marked “not printed” are gaps on the official English pages, not zero values; “not confirmed” marks a Japanese figure that is not confirmed for these sets.
| Spec | English Crimson Invasion (CIN) | SM4A Ultradimensional Beasts | SM4S Awakened Heroes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | November 3, 2017 | September 15, 2017 | September 15, 2017 |
| Set type | Sun & Moon Series expansion | EXP (SM4 pair) | EXP (SM4 pair) |
| Main-set size | “More than 110 cards” (official); printed total 111 (pokemon-tcg-data) | 50 | 50 |
| Packs per box, carte per pack, pack price, box MSRP | booster box: not printed on the official pages | not confirmed | not confirmed |
| Elite Trainer Box | 8 booster packs (official product page) | — | — |
| Ultra Rare cards matched (101 to 111) | 10 of 11 | 5 | 5 |
| Our box listing | — | no booster box product at the time of this update; requests go through Ordine rapido | no booster box product at the time of this update; requests go through Ordine rapido |
English figures come from the pokemon.com set and product-gallery pages; Japanese figures come from Bulbapedia’s list of Japanese expansions (snapshot September 15, 2026). Limitless TCG row counts are as of September 30, 2026.
What the Official English Pages Print
The pokemon.com set page describes the Ultra Beasts arriving in Alola and lists the set’s headline numbers. The product gallery lists the Elite Trainer Box with a full contents list.
| Articolo | What the official page prints |
|---|---|
| Release date | November 03, 2017 |
| Number of cards | More than 110 cards (no exact figure) |
| New Pokémon-GX | 8 new |
| New Trainer and Energy cards | 9 new Trainer cards and 1 new Special Energy card |
| Named Pokémon-GX | Alolan Exeggutor-GX and Gyarados-GX; the Ultra Beasts make their debut, including Guzzlord-GX and Nihilego-GX |
| Prerelease tournaments | up to two weeks prior to the launch of the expansion |
| Elite Trainer Box (launch November 03, 2017) | 8 Crimson Invasion booster packs; 65 card sleeves featuring Silvally; 45 Energy cards; a player’s guide; 6 damage-counter dice; 1 competition-legal coin-flip die; 2 acrylic condition markers and 1 acrylic GX marker; a collector’s box with 4 dividers; a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online |
As of September 30, 2026, Limitless TCG’s header line says 124 cards and its list carries 126 rows: 111 numbered cards, 13 secret cards numbered 112 to 124 and 2 letter-suffixed rows (63a Guzzlord-GX and 84a Regigigas) with no rarity label. The printed total of 111 comes from pokemon-tcg-data, a third-party source. The Limitless rarity labels split the 126 rows as follows.
| Limitless label | Cards | Where they sit |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 34 | main set |
| Uncommon | 26 | main set |
| Rare | 20 | main set |
| Holo Rare | 12 | main set |
| Double Rare | 8 | main set (the Pokémon-GX cards) |
| Ultra Rare | 11 | numbers 101 to 111, inside the printed total |
| Rainbow Rare | 8 | numbers 112 to 119 |
| Secret Rare | 5 | numbers 120 to 124 (Item, Tool, Special Energy and Basic Energy) |
| No label | 2 | 63a and 84a |
The Japanese Sets Behind Crimson Invasion
Bulbapedia’s list pairs SM4, released September 15, 2017, with Crimson Invasion. Limitless TCG and the official Japanese card database list its two versions as separate sets, SM4A and SM4S. Limitless TCG and the official Japanese card database treat the two versions as separate sets, SM4A and SM4S.
| Set | Japanese name | Release | Main-set cards | Limitless header | Bulbapedia pairing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM4A Ultradimensional Beasts | 超次元の暴獣 | September 15, 2017 | 50 | 55 cards | Crimson Invasion |
| SM4S Awakened Heroes | 覚醒の勇者 | September 15, 2017 | 50 | 55 cards | Crimson Invasion |
The same list gives SM4+ GX Battle Boost (GXバトルブースト, October 20, 2017, 114 cards) a pairing with part of Ultra Prism, so it sits in a separate comparison. Our SM4S Awakened Heroes and Ultradimensional Beasts guide covers the Japanese pair, and our Ultra Beasts cards guide follows Nihilego, Buzzwole and Guzzlord through the sets.
How the English Set Maps to Japan
No official source states that English Crimson Invasion equals a Japanese set. The set-level pairing is Bulbapedia’s (snapshot September 15, 2026): SM4 is listed against Crimson Invasion. At card level, each Limitless TCG card page lists the Japanese prints that share the English card’s game text, and the official Japanese card database supplies the Japanese number, rarity icon and illustrator credit for each.
| Data | Release |
|---|---|
| September 15, 2017 | SM4A and SM4S (Japan) |
| October 20, 2017 | SM4+ GX Battle Boost (Japan) |
| November 3, 2017 | Sun & Moon—Crimson Invasion (English) |
The 10 matched Ultra Rare cards divide across the two Japanese sets by English number as follows.
| Japanese set | English cards matched | English numbers |
|---|---|---|
| SM4A Ultradimensional Beasts | 5 | 101, 103, 105, 107, 110 |
| SM4S Awakened Heroes | 5 | 102, 104, 106, 108, 109 |
The ten Ultra Rare matches are therefore split evenly between the two Japanese versions.
The 11 Full-Art-Tier Cards and Their Japanese Prints
Ten of the 11 English Ultra Rare cards (Limitless label) have a Japanese SR print; Olivia does not. Japanese numbers print over 050 for both sets. Where we list a print, the price is a PSA 10 listing; PSA 10 back orders are covered in how PSA 10 back orders work. Sourcing requests for a card without a listing go through Ordine rapido.
| EN No. | English card (illustrator) | Japanese SR print (pokemon-card.com) | Our listing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Gyarados-GX (5ban Graphics) | SM4A 051/050 SR ギャラドスGX — same illustrator credit (5ban Graphics) | not listed |
| 102 | Alolan Golem-GX (5ban Graphics) | SM4S 051/050 SR アローラ ゴローニャGX — same illustrator credit (5ban Graphics) | not listed |
| 103 | Nihilego-GX (5ban Graphics) | SM4A 052/050 SR ウツロイドGX — same illustrator credit (5ban Graphics) | not listed |
| 104 | Buzzwole-GX (5ban Graphics) | SM4S 052/050 SR マッシブーンGX — same illustrator credit (5ban Graphics) | not listed |
| 105 | Guzzlord-GX (5ban Graphics) | SM4A 053/050 SR アクジキングGX — same illustrator credit (5ban Graphics) | not listed |
| 106 | Kartana-GX (5ban Graphics) | SM4S 053/050 SR カミツルギGX — same illustrator credit (5ban Graphics) | not listed |
| 107 | Alolan Exeggutor-GX (5ban Graphics) | SM4A 054/050 SR アローラ ナッシーGX | not listed |
| 108 | Silvally-GX (5ban Graphics) | SM4S 054/050 SR シルヴァディGX | not listed |
| 109 | Gladion (TOKIYA) | SM4S 055/050 SR グラジオ | PSA 10 back order: ¥26,520 (~$172) |
| 110 | Lusamine (Megumi Mizutani) | SM4A 055/050 SR ルザミーネ | PSA 10 back order: ¥187,680 (~$1,219) |
| 111 | Olivia (Naoki Saito) | no Japanese print in the paired sets | not listed |
The illustrator credit is 5ban Graphics on the English card and on the Japanese SR print in all five pictured cases; a shared credit does not by itself show identical artwork. Limitless TCG also lists SM4+ prints with the same game text for Lusamine (SM4+ #109 and #120); the SM4+ 120/114 SR is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥315,751 (~$2,050).
Reading a Card’s Region at a Glance
The printed numbers separate the two regions quickly. Our guides on Japanese versus English Pokémon cards and how to read Japanese Pokémon cards go further; the table below uses one card as the example.
| Feature | English Crimson Invasion | Japanese SM4A Ultradimensional Beasts |
|---|---|---|
| Example card | Gyarados-GX, number 101 | ギャラドスGX, 051/050 |
| Set total | printed total 111 (pokemon-tcg-data) | 050 (main-set count 50) |
| Rarity marker | Ultra Rare (Limitless label) | SR (official database icon) |
| Illustrator credit | 5ban Graphics | 5ban Graphics |
| Numbering above the total | secret cards 112 to 124 | SR prints from 051/050 to 055/050 |
The illustrator credit is 5ban Graphics on both prints, which is a credit match and not a claim of identical artwork.
Sealed Product: English Elite Trainer Box and Japanese Boxes
The official English product gallery lists an Elite Trainer Box for Crimson Invasion and prints no booster-box contents or booster-display pack count. Packs per box, carte per pack and a box MSRP are not confirmed for SM4 either.
| Prodotto | What is printed | Our listing |
|---|---|---|
| English Elite Trainer Box | 8 booster packs, 65 Silvally sleeves, 45 Energy cards, dice, markers and a collector’s box (official gallery) | English product; not part of our range |
| SM4A Ultradimensional Beasts booster box | not confirmed | no booster box product at the time of this update; requests go through Ordine rapido |
| SM4S Awakened Heroes booster box | not confirmed | no booster box product at the time of this update; requests go through Ordine rapido |
What we list from these sets are PSA 10 graded singles, and each price sits in its product link.
Choosing Between SM4A and SM4S
Use the tables above as a checklist rather than a ranking.
- Start from the card. Gyarados-GX (101), Nihilego-GX (103), Guzzlord-GX (105) and Lusamine (110) sit in SM4A; Alolan Golem-GX (102), Buzzwole-GX (104), Kartana-GX (106) and Gladion (109) sit in SM4S.
- Read the Japanese number, not the English one. The English 101 is 051/050 in Japan.
- Keep the Rainbow Rare and gold cards separate. Their same-tier Japanese counterparts are not verified, and the SR print of the same Pokémon is a different tier.
- Match the product to the set code. SM4A and SM4S are two different product names, each with its own listings.
Rainbow Rare and Secret Rare Cards Without a Verified Match
Limitless TCG’s Japanese-print lists for these cards show no print above the SR tier in the paired sets, so the 8 Rainbow Rare and 5 gold Secret Rare cards have no verified same-tier counterpart. Each Rainbow Rare card is a second version of a Pokémon-GX that also appears among the numbered Ultra Rare cards; the table shows the Japanese RR and SR prints Limitless lists for the same game text, which sit in lower tiers.
| EN No. | Rainbow Rare card | Same Pokémon, Ultra Rare No. | Japanese prints with the same game text (Limitless) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | Gyarados-GX | 101 | SM4A 008/050 RR; SM4A 051/050 SR |
| 113 | Alolan Golem-GX | 102 | SM4S 018/050 RR; SM4S 051/050 SR |
| 114 | Nihilego-GX | 103 | SM4A 022/050 RR; SM4A 052/050 SR |
| 115 | Buzzwole-GX | 104 | SM4S 030/050 RR; SM4S 052/050 SR |
| 116 | Guzzlord-GX | 105 | SM4A 033/050 RR; SM4A 053/050 SR |
| 117 | Kartana-GX | 106 | SM4S 037/050 RR; SM4S 053/050 SR |
| 118 | Alolan Exeggutor-GX | 107 | SM4A 037/050 RR; SM4A 054/050 SR |
| 119 | Silvally-GX | 108 | SM4S 045/050 RR; SM4S 054/050 SR |
Our catalogue also lists a Japanese single above the SR tier, not paired with an English card: Gyarados GX HR SM4A 056/050 as a PSA 10 back order at ¥95,880 (~$623) (see our Gyarados GX HR guide).
The two letter-suffixed rows, 63a Guzzlord-GX and 84a Regigigas, carry no rarity label in Limitless TCG’s list. Both have Japanese prints in the paired sets.
| EN No. | English card (illustrator) | Japanese print in the paired sets |
|---|---|---|
| 63a | Guzzlord-GX (5ban Graphics) | SM4A 033/050 RR アクジキングGX; SM4A 053/050 SR アクジキングGX |
| 84a | Regigigas (Hasuno) | SM4S 041/050 R レジギガス |
The five gold Secret Rare cards are one Item, one Tool, two Special Energy cards and one Basic Energy. Two have a Japanese print in the paired sets, and in the official database both are Uncommon; Wishful Baton, Warp Energy and Water Energy have no print in the paired sets.
| EN No. | Gold Secret Rare card | Type | Japanese print in the paired sets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Counter Catcher | Articolo | SM4S 046/050 U カウンターキャッチャー |
| 121 | Wishful Baton | Tool | no print in the paired sets |
| 122 | Counter Energy | Special Energy | SM4A 050/050 U カウンターエネルギー |
| 123 | Warp Energy | Special Energy | no print in the paired sets |
| 124 | Water Energy | Basic Energy | no print in the paired sets |
Where to Buy the Japanese Prints from Japan
Our store ships from Tokyo. From the SM4A and SM4S sets it lists Gladion SR SM4S 055/050 at ¥26,520 (~$172), Lusamine SR SM4A 055/050 at ¥187,680 (~$1,219) and Gyarados GX HR SM4A 056/050 at ¥95,880 (~$623), each as a PSA 10 back order. Graded singles across the Japanese range are on the PSA 10 collection and the PSA 10 card list; our Gladion SR SM4S 055/050 guide covers the card shown above.
Our step-by-step guide to buying Japanese Pokémon cards from Japan and the Japanese Pokémon card sets in order place these 2017 sets in the wider timeline. Sourcing requests for a specific card go through Ordine rapido.
Domande frequenti
How many cards are in Crimson Invasion?
The official pokemon.com set page says “More than 110 cards” without an exact figure. As of September 30, 2026, Limitless TCG’s header says 124 cards and it lists 126 rows: 111 numbered, 13 secret (112 to 124) and 2 letter-suffixed. The printed total of 111 is given by pokemon-tcg-data, a third-party source.
When did Crimson Invasion release in English and in Japan?
The English set released on November 3, 2017, per the pokemon.com set page. Bulbapedia’s list of Japanese expansions (snapshot September 15, 2026) dates the SM4 pair, Awakened Heroes and Ultradimensional Beasts, to September 15, 2017, before the English release. The same list dates SM4+ GX Battle Boost to October 20, 2017.
How many packs come in a Crimson Invasion Elite Trainer Box?
The official product gallery lists 8 Crimson Invasion booster packs in the Elite Trainer Box, together with 65 card sleeves featuring Silvally, 45 Energy cards, a player’s guide, 6 damage-counter dice, a coin-flip die, acrylic markers, a collector’s box with dividers and a code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
How much does a Crimson Invasion booster box cost?
The official pokemon.com pages print no MSRP and no booster-box contents for Crimson Invasion, so no official box price is stated. No SM4 booster box product is offered in our store as of September 30, 2026; the Gladion SR is offered as a PSA 10 back order at ¥26,520 (~$172).
Is English Crimson Invasion the same as SM4?
No official source says so. Bulbapedia (snapshot September 15, 2026) pairs Crimson Invasion with SM4, which released as the Awakened Heroes and Ultradimensional Beasts pair. Limitless TCG then matches 10 English full-art-tier cards to Japanese SR prints in those two sets. That is a card-level match, not an official statement.
Which Japanese set has the Gyarados-GX full-art card?
English Crimson Invasion 101 Gyarados-GX is matched to SM4A 051/050, an SR credited to 5ban Graphics, the same illustrator as the English card. The Japanese HR print, SM4A 056/050, is a separate single that is not paired with an English card. The Rainbow Rare Gyarados-GX, number 112, has no verified same-tier print.
Where can I buy Japanese cards from the Crimson Invasion sets?
Our store ships from Tokyo and offers PSA 10 back orders for Japanese singles from SM4A and SM4S, each on its own product page with the current terms. Sourcing requests for a specific card that is not listed go through Quick Order.
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