Prices as of

Free Online Pokémon Card Value Scanner

Take a photo of one card. We’ll find it and show its price.

Example: what a result looks like

Charizard 4/102 Base Set4/102Rare Holo7 printingsCharizard

Holo$688

Surfing Pikachu 111/108 Evolutions111/108Rare SecretSurfing Pikachu

Non-holo$14

Umbreon VMAX 215/203 Evolving Skies215/203Rare RainbowUmbreon VMAX

Holo$2,209

Lugia 9/111 Neo Genesis9/111Rare Holo2 printingsLugia

Holo$776

Pikachu ex 277/217 Ascended Heroes277/217Special Illustration RarePikachu ex

Holo$250

Blastoise 2/102 Base Set2/102Rare Holo8 printingsBlastoise

Holo$184

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Valusaur’s free online Pokémon card scanner identifies a card from one photo and shows its market price. It works in your web browser with no app or signup, for English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese cards. Your photo isn’t stored.

How the scanner works

  1. Pick the card’s language

    Choose the language printed on the card; the scanner only compares your photo with cards in that language.

  2. Take or upload a photo

    Use your camera or a photo you already have. Your browser shrinks it before sending.

  3. Check the match

    You see the card, its set, printing and price. If two cards look alike, you pick yours from a short list.

Tips for a good photo

Most misses come from the photo, not the card.

  • Lay the card flat on a plain surface.
  • Fill the frame with the card, edge to edge.
  • Use even light and avoid glare from sleeves or top loaders.
  • Photograph one card at a time, and only the card.

What you’ll see

A match shows the card, its set, number and printing. When cards look alike, the scanner asks which one you have instead of guessing. Each result shows the Valusaur value and the two prices behind it: the TCGplayer market price in dollars and the Cardmarket trend price in euros.

Some German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese printings are priced via the English printing, and the result says so. Simplified Chinese cards use Cardmarket prices only, and a few cards have no price yet. Every price carries its date and the euro rate we used. How we price

Card languages

Eight printed languages, each with prices. Simplified Chinese is supported; Traditional Chinese cards aren’t yet.

  • Japanese27,419
  • English21,099
  • French19,761
  • German19,286
  • Italian16,004
  • Spanish15,766
  • Brazilian Portuguese14,417
  • Simplified Chinese12,790
  • KoreanIn the iPhone app

Your photo and privacy

Your browser resizes the photo and sends it to our server, which uses it once to identify the card and then discards it. We don’t store it or use it for training.

Like every request to valusaur.com, scan requests appear in our web server’s access log for 3 days: the time, IP address, browser type and card language, never the photo. Photos are processed on servers in the United States and pass through Cloudflare.

What it doesn’t do

It identifies the card and shows near-mint, ungraded prices. It doesn’t grade cards, judge condition, check authenticity or show sold prices. It reads one photo at a time; live scanning is in the app.

Web scanner or the app?

The web scanner is free with a daily limit and needs no install: use it to check a card quickly. The Valusaur iPhone app scans live through the camera, tracks your collection’s value over time and also reads Korean cards.

Pokémon card scanner questions

Is there a free online Pokémon card scanner?

Yes. Valusaur’s web scanner is free with a daily limit and needs no signup or app. Take or upload a photo of one card and it shows the card, its printing and its market price.

Does it work with Japanese and Chinese cards?

Yes. It reads Japanese cards and Simplified Chinese cards; Traditional Chinese cards aren’t supported yet. Pick the card’s language before you take the photo.

Does it grade my card or check its condition?

No. It identifies the card and shows near-mint, ungraded prices. It doesn’t grade, judge condition or check whether a card is genuine.

Do you keep my photo?

No. It’s used once to identify the card, then discarded. Like every request, a scan appears in our web server’s access log for 3 days, never with the photo. Photos are processed in the United States.

Why didn’t it recognise my card?

Usually the photo: lay the card flat, fill the frame and avoid glare. Check that the language picker matches the card, or search for it by name. Search by name.

How is it different from the Valusaur app?

The web scanner reads one photo at a time in your browser. The free iPhone app scans live, tracks your collection’s value and also reads Korean cards.