What's My Pokémon Card Worth? How to Check Any Card's Value in Seconds
A step-by-step, free way to check what your Pokémon card is worth, read the set symbol and number, then look up the live value. No account needed.
In this guide
Pull a Charizard out of an old binder and the first thought is always the same: what's my Pokémon card worth? The honest answer depends on exactly which Charizard it is, and you can find out for free in under a minute.
Step 1, find the exact card
Two Pokémon cards with the same name can be worth pocket change or a small fortune. What separates them:
- The set symbol, a small icon near the bottom that tells you which set it's from.
- The collector number, the "4/102" style number. (Older sets put it bottom-right; newer ones too.)
- The rarity symbol, a circle (common), diamond (uncommon), star (rare), or special markings for holo, reverse-holo, full-art and secret rares.
- First Edition / shadowless / promo stamps, which carry big premiums on vintage cards.
A 1999 first-edition holo and a modern reprint of the "same" card can differ by orders of magnitude. The set and number are the whole story.
Step 2, look up the value (free)
- Search the card name on Foilio.
- Match the set and collector number to the card in your hand.
- Read the reference price, and adjust for condition, reference prices assume a clean, near-mint card.
Not sure you've got the right printing? Use the scanner: point your phone at the card and it identifies it and adds it to your collection, value included.
Step 3, condition is half the value
A card with sharp corners, clean edges and no surface scratches can be worth several times a played copy. For high-value cards, professional grading can multiply value further, but only above the point where a top grade clearly beats the fee.
Valuing more than one
If you've got a stack, don't look them up one at a time. Scan them or import a CSV and your whole collection is valued at once. For the full cross-game picture, see how much your trading cards are worth.
Reference prices come from free, attributed sources and are estimates, not offers or financial advice. Foilio is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with The Pokémon Company.
Related research: [the most valuable Pokemon to collect, ranked from open data](/studies/most-valuable-pokemon). Original open data, free to cite.