Try Our Pokémon Card Value Scanner

Think of it like an Alakazam for your collection, but without the bending spoons. Our scanner uses the incredibly powerful TinEye API for advanced image recognition. Instead of trying to squint and read the tiny text on your card, it looks at the actual artwork and layout. It takes your photo and instantly compares its visual "fingerprint" against our massive database of Pokémon card images to find the exact match and fetch its current market price.

We aim for a Master Ball catch rate, but occasionally, a card might break free! If your photo is blurry, or if the text is obscured, the scanner might get confused and pull up the wrong printing of your Pikachu. If that happens, simply retake the photo or use our manual search bar.

Photography 101: Beware the glare! Don't use your camera flash like a confused Zubat in a dark cave. Holographic cards love to bounce light directly into the lens, hiding the card's text. Place your card flat on a table in a well-lit room (natural daylight is best), hold your phone steady directly above it, and snap away.

As much as we'd love to have a tiny PSA grader living inside your smartphone, the scanner cannot currently determine the condition of your card. It doesn't look for microscopic whitening on the edges or measure centering. The scanner pulls the "Raw" average market price. You'll still need to put on your collector's hat to judge if your card is Near Mint or Heavily Played! That being said, it is on our roadmap to brainstorm pregrading solutions to help you review your potential cards more swiftly..

Absolutely! We are huge advocates of "Protection First." Standard penny sleeves and clean toploaders usually won't bother the scanner at all. However, if your toploader is covered in 15 years of scratches, dust, or sticky residue, the scanner might struggle to read the text underneath.

Nope! Our scanner is incredibly smart, but it can't feel the texture or do a "light test" through a photograph. If you scan a proxy or a counterfeit Charizard, the scanner will read the text "Charizard" and show you the price of the real card. Always trust your gut and your own eyes when verifying authenticity!

Right now, our scanner's vocabulary is strictly focused on English prints. While it might occasionally get lucky and identify a Japanese card by reading its set numbers and HP, you'll get the best, most consistent results sticking to your English collection. That being said, we do have plans to add Japanese cards to our roster very soon! And our scanner will be updated to work with Japanese cards when we have them on Card Code.

We aren't just making these numbers up! The Card Codex scanner pulls live data straight from the most trusted marketplaces in the hobby (like TCGplayer). It's essentially a live Pokédex of pricing, ensuring you are looking at the true, current market value based on what collectors are actually paying today.

You bet! That's the best part. Once you scan a card and confirm we found the right match, you can add it straight to your Card Codex portfolio with a single tap. It is the absolute fastest way to digitize that massive binder you've been putting off organizing. Gotta track 'em all!

You don't need a fat stack of Poké Dollars to get started! Every trainer gets 5 free scans per week, which is perfect for checking out the highlights and recent pulls from your collection. But, if you're a hardcore collector blowing through binders faster than a Snorlax eats apples, or you frequently visit card shows hunting for the best deals, then you'll want to check out Card Codex Pro. Pro scales that to 250 matches per month to power through and digitize even the biggest master sets!