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Pokémon TCG Card Database
What it is
Pokémon TCG Card Database is a free web search tool for Pokémon Trading Card Game cards. Basic search accepts a card name or keyword, while advanced filtering narrows results by card type, Energy type, rarity, evolution, tournament format, expansion, hit points, retreat cost, attack cost, weakness, resistance, or illustrator. Searches can include card descriptions such as attacks and special rules. The format filter identifies the tournament format where a card is legally playable, and illustrator names can be searched directly. Card pages may show HP, attacks, weakness, resistance, retreat cost, expansion, collector number, rarity, and illustrator, with some pages linking related cards sharing a Pokémon name. Expansion listings include Mega Evolution, Scarlet & Violet, Sword & Shield, Sun & Moon, XY, Black & White, and older series. Non-gameplay card text is not searchable.
For and against
For
- Free web access
- Detailed advanced card filters
- Searches attack and special-rule text
- Shows card metadata and related cards
- Includes tournament-format filtering
Against
- Non-gameplay card text cannot be searched
- Available as a web tool
The verdict
The database offers broad filters and card details for research, deck preparation, and collecting. Its main search limitation is excluding text that is not essential to gameplay.
Who it suits
This database suits Pokémon TCG players and collectors looking up cards, expansions, artists, or tournament legality. It also supports searches for specific card qualifications.
On the record
- Advanced search
- Advanced search can search card names and keywords, including text in attack descriptions or special rules.support.pokemon.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The database supports searches for tournament formats and for cards appearing in particular expansions, which Pokémon’s guide describes as ways to find cards meeting specific qualifications.support.pokemon.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The Pokémon Company International says the Pokémon TCG is available in 76 countries and 13 languages.corporate.pokemon.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Basic search
- Basic search accepts a card name or keyword.support.pokemon.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Card details
- A card page can show card type, HP, attacks, weakness, resistance, retreat cost, expansion, collector number, rarity, and illustrator.pokemon.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Card filters
- Search filters include card type, Energy type, rarity, Pokémon evolution, tournament format, expansion, hit points, retreat cost, attack cost, weakness, resistance, and illustrator.support.pokemon.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Description search
- Users can search card descriptions, including specific parts such as Attack descriptions or special rules.support.pokemon.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Expansion coverage
- The database search page lists expansions including Mega Evolution, Scarlet & Violet, Sword & Shield, Sun & Moon, XY, Black & White, and older series.pokemon.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Format filter
- The Format search filter selects the tournament format in which a card is legally playable.support.pokemon.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Illustrator search
- Users can search for cards by the name of the artist who illustrated them.support.pokemon.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The Pokémon Company International describes the Pokémon TCG as popular among players and collectors of all ages.corporate.pokemon.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The Pokémon Company International says it manages the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the official Pokémon website outside Asia.corporate.pokemon.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Operator
- The Pokémon Company International says it is responsible for the Pokémon Trading Card Game and official Pokémon website outside Asia.corporate.pokemon.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Pokémon describes the Trading Card Game Card Database as a tool for finding cards.support.pokemon.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Related app status
- Pokémon says its TCG Card Dex app was removed from app stores and its services deactivated on September 20, 2023; players can still search the Trading Card Database.support.pokemon.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Related cards
- Some card pages include links to related cards with the same Pokémon name.pokemon.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Search fields
- Search options include card name or keyword, card type, Energy type, rarity, evolution, format, expansion, hit points, retreat cost, attack cost, weakness, resistance, and illustrator.support.pokemon.com · read 2 Oct 2026
- Search limitation
- Text on cards that Pokémon says is not essential to gameplay is not searchable in the database.support.pokemon.com · read 3 Oct 2026
