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The '''''Super Mario'' Trading Card Collection''' is a series of ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' collectible cards launched by the Italian publishing house {{wp|Panini Group}} in April 2022. A complete set comprises 252 numbered cards, as well as 9 additional limited edition cards that are unnumbered and deemed "outside of the ordinary card assortment".<ref>Label on the back of the starter set pack</ref> A designated collector's tin and a collector's album are also sold in stores, the latter containing a brochure with a checklist for the 252 numbered cards.

*starter set pack (1 collector's album alongside 3 booster packs and 1 limited edition card)

A collector's tin contains 6 booster packs and a limited edition card.

The official trading card checklist, seen on the card packages<ref name="booster pack reverse">{{media link|Panini SMTCC booster pack--back side.jpg|Scan}} of the back of a booster pack</ref> and the brochure in the collector's album, divides the cards into multiple categories. In total, the checklist recognizes 252 cards, of which 180 are "base" cards and 72 are "special" cards, the latter of which have a glossy foil on their front side. The checklist excludes limited edition cards. The following is a list of card categories in this collection; items with a star symbol (✹) indicate a category for special cards, as shown in the album brochure:

*'''Character Cards''': contains 18 cards with solo renders of ''Mario'' characters.

*'''Close-up Cards''': contains 18 cards with close-up shots of ''Mario'' characters.

*'''Yoshi, Toad & Toadette Cards''': contains 18 cards with solo renders of characters from the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] and [[Toad (species)|Toad]] species. The checklist on the card packaging splits this category into '''Yoshi Cards''' and '''Toad & Toadette Cards''', containing 10 and 8 cards respectively.<ref name="booster pack reverse"/>

*'''Enemy Cards''': contains 54 cards with solo renders of ''Mario'' enemies.

*'''Group Cards''': contains 18 cards with group renders of ''Mario'' characters.

*'''Item Cards''': contains 18 cards with ''Mario'' items.

*'''Golden Cards''' ✹: contains 18 ''Mario'' character cards with a golden foil on their front side.

*'''Silver Cards''' ✹: contains 18 ''Mario'' character cards with a silver foil on their front side.

*'''Sport Cards''' ✹: contains 36 cards showing ''Mario'' characters engaging in sports. Most renders used on these cards are promotional renders for specific ''Mario'' sports games (''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', ''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'' etc.), while [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]'s is for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''.

*'''Line Drawing Cards''': contains 27 cards with line drawings of ''Mario'' characters.

|[[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]]||Enemy Cards||[[File:Panini SMTCC 057.jpg|200px]]

|[[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]]||Enemy Cards||[[File:Panini SMTCC 058.jpg|200px]]

|[[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]]||Enemy Cards||[[File:Panini SMTCC 059.jpg|200px]]

|[[Larry Koopa|Larry]]||Enemy Cards||[[File:Panini SMTCC 060.jpg|200px]]

|[[Roy Koopa|Roy]]||Enemy Cards||[[File:Panini SMTCC 061.jpg|200px]]

|[[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]]||Enemy Cards||[[File:Panini SMTCC 062.jpg|200px]]

|[[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]]||Enemy Cards||[[File:Panini SMTCC 063.jpg|200px]]

===Limited edition cards===

Physical limited edition cards have a shiny diamond pattern on their front side. In promotional pictures on online Panini stores, they are represented with a matte, solid color instead.

Panini SMTCC champion bundle DE.jpg|Promotional image for a bundle containing 1 starter set pack, 18 booster packs, 5 value packs, and all 9 limited edition cards

*[https://www.panini.fr/shp_fra_fr/blog/super-mario-trading-card-collection Super Mario Trading Card Collection] (April 6, 2022 blog post, French). ''panini.fr''. Retrieved April 16, 2022.

*[https://paninishop.de//sticker-sammeln/klassiker/super-mario-die-sammelkarten/ Super Mario - die Sammelkarten] (German). ''paninishop.de''. Retrieved June 30, 2022.