Understand every card in your collection.

Clear answers for identifying Pokémon cards, reading their details, checking what affects their value, and keeping a growing collection organized.

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How to identify any Pokémon card

The Pokémon name is only the beginning. Use the collector number, set marker, rarity, language, and foil pattern to find the exact printing.

Find the collector number
Match the set symbol or code
Confirm the holo or special variant

Read the identification guide

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From unknown card to organized collection.

IDENTIFY

Identify the exact card

Separate similar printings by set, collector number, rarity, language, and foil treatment.

Open the guide DECODE

Understand card numbers

Learn what 186/182 means, why numbers repeat across sets, and how prefixes such as TG and SWSH work.

Read the number guide VALUE

Check cards by set

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Browse price guides COLLECT

Scan and organize

Identify one card or a binder page, review the match, and save each card to your Pulldex collection.

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Quick reference

The details collectors check most.

What does 186/182 mean?

186 is the card number; 182 is the advertised size of the main set. A first number above the second usually means the card sits outside the main numbered set.

Where is the set marker?

Modern cards commonly place a short set code near the number at the bottom. Older cards often use an expansion symbol below the illustration.

Holo or reverse holo?

A regular holo usually shines inside the artwork. A reverse holo usually shines across the surrounding card instead. Patterns vary by era.

What changes a card’s value?

The exact printing, condition, language, variant, and recent market activity all matter. Identify the card before trusting a price.

Can the same artwork be different?

Yes. Standard, holo, reverse-holo, stamped, first-edition, promo, reprint, and language variants may share artwork but have different values.

Can Pulldex scan binder pages?

Yes. Bulk scanning can process up to nine cards from a single image, then lets you review matches before adding them to your library.

Put the answer next to the card.

Use Pulldex to identify English and Japanese Pokémon cards, check available market pricing, and keep your collection in one place.