Pokémon card scanner

Point your camera. Know the card in a second.

Pooka recognizes English and Japanese Pokémon cards right on your phone, shows the set, number, rarity and today’s price, and adds the card to your collection in one tap.

Free and unlimited: scan as many single cards as you like. iPhone, iPad and Android.

Pooka scanning Giratina V
Giratina V · 186/196Lost Origin · Rare Ultra
Added ✓
47,324cards with images
563English and Japanese sets
3price sources: Cardmarket, eBay, TCGplayer
11currencies

How the scanner works

No photo to take, no button to press.

1

Point

Hold a card in the frame, on the table or in a sleeve.

2

Match

Pooka matches the artwork on your phone in about a second, English or Japanese.

3

Add it

One tap adds the card to your collection or wishlist, with today’s price.

✦ Shiny

Scan a whole binder page at once

Lay out a few cards, or hold up a binder page, and Pooka finds every card at once. Check them on one review screen, fix the unsure ones and add them all together.

  • A full binder page per scan
  • Unsure cards get a quick pick, not a guess
  • Remove or undo before anything is added
Bulk scanning a binder page
Reviewing a bulk scan

Reprints and look-alikes, sorted

Some artworks were printed in more than one set. When Pooka isn’t sure which one you hold, it shows the candidates side by side with the set symbol and card number magnified, so you pick the right print in one tap.

Picking the right print

Japanese cards too

Pooka scans Japanese prints and keeps them in the same collection as your English cards. Trending Japanese cards right now:

All Japanese sets →

Scan straight from your home screen

Add the Scan widget, put Pooka on the Action button or in Control Center on iPhone, or add the Quick Settings tile on Android. One tap and the camera is open.

Pooka widgets on the home screen, with Scan
Pooka on the lock screen

Single-card scans are free and unlimited. Pooka Shiny adds the rest

Pooka Shiny is the subscription for collectors who want every number.

What you getFree✦ Shiny
Unlimited single-card scans, English and Japanese
Today’s Cardmarket, TCGplayer and eBay price on every card
Set checklists, main set or master set
Collection and wishlist, synced to the web app
Home screen widgets
Bulk scanning: a binder page at once
Price history
Collection value, movers and insights
Binders with value and cost to complete
Price alerts and wishlist price drops

Questions collectors ask

Is the Pooka card scanner free?

Yes. Single-card scans are free and unlimited. Bulk scanning a whole binder page at once is part of Pooka Shiny.

Does it scan Japanese Pokémon cards?

Yes. Pooka covers English and Japanese sets, and both kinds of card go into the same collection.

How does it tell reprints apart?

By the artwork. When the same artwork was printed in more than one set, Pooka shows the candidates with the set symbol and card number magnified, and you tap the one in your hand.

Can I scan cards on my computer?

No, scanning needs the iPhone, iPad or Android app. The web app has your collection and every card to look up.

Does the scanner work offline?

Yes. Recognition runs on your phone with a card index that ships in the app, so it works without a connection. New sets reach the index through updates over Wi-Fi. Prices and saving to your collection need a connection.

Pooka for iOS, Android and web

Your whole collection, in your pocket and in your browser.

Start on your phone, continue on the web. Pooka is the same app everywhere, so nothing gets out of sync.

  • Scan a card with your camera to identify it
  • Track your collection and wishlist, in sync across phone and web
  • Today's Cardmarket, TCGplayer and eBay prices for every card

Shiny adds price history, collection value, movers, insights and binders.

On a computer? Scan to install on your phone. Your collection syncs with the web app.