Proposal: TCG expansion codes and abbreviations

[immewnity]

Overview

• Scope: TCG releases by Wizards of the Coast, Nintendo, Pokémon USA, and/or The Pokémon Company International
• Desired outcome: Ability to uniquely identify each expansion using a common format

Background

There has been some confusion around set codes/abbreviations, which is making it really complicated to easily allow use of the Compendium's new API (which allows for rulings to be pulled by card) for various projects. Some examples:

• RK9 Labs uses TK10A to refer to the Alolan Raichu deck, while the Pokémon TCG Online uses TK10A to refer to the Lycanroc deck.
• The Pokémon TCG Online uses TK6A and TK6B to refer to the Noibat & Sylveon Trainer Kit, while the PokeGym Researching Tower uses TK5 to refer to these.
• The PokeGym Researching Tower uses TR to refer to the Team Rocket expansion, PkmnCards uses TR to refer to the EX Team Rocket Returns expansion.

[MatiasOETamminen]

I am compiling a sheet of all the abbreviations used around the web: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K-3za6S_fY9EvjICUmHU7f9bx6955XctDNNNYrIskDo/

[immewnity]

Given the additional interest, I'll take that as seconding the initiative - PSC 001 has been created for this project.