TCGdex

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Look up Pokemon Trading Card Game cards, sets and series on TCGdex, the open card database: get any card with its attacks, abilities, rarity, legality, prices and image, search cards by name, type, HP, set, rarity or illustrator, list every set and series, read Cardmarket and TCGplayer prices, and draw a random card. Covers every set from Base Set to Pokemon TCG Pocket, in 18 languages. No account or API key required.

Actions

ActionWhat it does
Get a cardLook one Pokemon card up by its TCGdex id, such as swsh3-136: the set id, a hyphen and the number printed on the card.
Get a card by set and numberLook one card up by its set and the number printed on it, such as 136 in Darkness Ablaze (swsh3), the way a card is read off a binder page or a decklist.
Get a card's pricesRead a card's market prices: Cardmarket in euros (average, low, trend and the 1, 7 and 30 day averages, with holo prices) and TCGplayer in US dollars (low, mid, high, market and direct low for each printing).
Get a random cardDraw one card at random from the whole database, with the same full record as Get a card.
Get a seriesGet one series by its id, such as swsh or tcgp: its release date, its first and latest set, and every set in it with card counts, oldest first.
Get a setGet one set by its id, such as swsh3 or A1: its series, release date, Standard and Expanded legality, card counts by printing, booster packs and every card in it in brief, ready to look up one by one or post as a checklist.
List card field valuesList every value one card field takes across the database: the types, rarities, categories, stages, suffixes, trainer types, energy types, regulation marks, HP values, retreat costs, Pokedex numbers, variants or illustrators.
List seriesList every series of the Pokemon TCG, from Base and Neo to Scarlet & Violet, Mega Evolution and Pokemon TCG Pocket, each with its id, name and logo address; pass the id to Get a series for its sets.
List setsList every Pokemon TCG set from Base Set to the latest, or narrow to one series or a word in the name.
Search cardsSearch every Pokemon card by name, category, type, rarity, set, series, illustrator, stage, suffix, trainer or energy type, what it evolves from, Pokedex number, HP range, retreat cost or regulation mark, then sort and page the result.

Get a card

Look one Pokemon card up by its TCGdex id, such as swsh3-136: the set id, a hyphen and the number printed on the card. Returns everything on it: category, HP, types, stage, attacks, abilities, weaknesses, resistances, retreat cost, rarity, illustrator, regulation mark, legality, variants, image addresses and a price summary, in any of 18 languages. No account or API key required.

Inputs

Card idcard_idtextRequired
The card's TCGdex id: the set id, a hyphen and the number printed on the card, such as swsh3-136. Search cards gives the ids of the cards it finds.
Languagelanguagetext
Optional. The language to read the card data in. Defaults to English. English and French are complete; the others are still being filled in, so a card may be missing in one of them while present in English.One of: en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), es-mx (Spanish (Mexico)), it (Italian), pt (Portuguese), pt-br (Portuguese (Brazil)), pt-pt (Portuguese (Portugal)), de (German), nl (Dutch), and 8 more. Default: en.

Outputs

The card.

abilitieslist
The Pokemon's abilities, powers and bodies.
attackslist
The Pokemon's attacks, in printed order.
boosterslist
The booster packs the card comes in, for Pokemon TCG Pocket. Empty when it comes in every pack or the set has no packs.
categorytext
Pokemon, Trainer or Energy.
descriptiontext
The Pokedex flavour text printed on the card.
dex_idslist
The National Pokedex numbers of the Pokemon on the card. Empty for a Trainer or an Energy.
effecttext
The text of a Trainer or an Energy card. Null for a Pokemon.
energy_typetext
Normal or Special, for an Energy. Null for a Pokemon or a Trainer.
evolves_fromtext
The Pokemon this one evolves from. Null for a Basic Pokemon, a Trainer or an Energy.
hpnumber
The Pokemon's HP. Null for a Trainer or an Energy.
idtext
The card's id, such as swsh3-136.
illustratortext
Who illustrated the card.
imagetext
The card image's address without a quality or file extension, as TCGdex gives it. Null when TCGdex has no image of the card yet.
image_urltext
The card image at 600 by 825 pixels as a PNG, ready to post. Null when TCGdex has no image.
image_url_webptext
The same image as a WebP, the smaller file. Null when TCGdex has no image.
item_effecttext
What the held item does, if any.
item_nametext
The name of the item the Pokemon holds, if any.
legal_expandedtrue/false
Whether the card is legal in the Expanded format.
legal_standardtrue/false
Whether the card is legal in the Standard format.
leveltext
The level, for a LV.X card.
local_idtext
The number printed on the card within its set, such as 136.
nametext
The card's name.
pricesobject
The card's market prices in brief. Get a card's prices has every one.
raritytext
The card's rarity, such as Uncommon or Rare Holo.
regulation_marktext
The regulation mark in the bottom corner, such as G. Null on older cards.
resistanceslist
The Pokemon's resistances.
retreatnumber
The Pokemon's retreat cost. Null for a Trainer or an Energy.
setobject
The set the card is in.
set_idtext
The id of the set the card is in.
set_nametext
The name of the set the card is in.
stagetext
The Pokemon's stage: Basic, Stage1, Stage2, VMAX and so on.
suffixtext
The suffix after the name, such as ex, GX or V.
thumbnail_urltext
The card image at 245 by 337 pixels as a PNG. Null when TCGdex has no image.
trainer_typetext
The kind of Trainer: Item, Supporter, Stadium, Tool and so on. Null for a Pokemon or an Energy.
typeslist
The Pokemon's types, such as Fire. Empty for a Trainer or an Energy.
updatedtext
When TCGdex last updated the card's data, prices aside.
variantsobject
Which printings of the card exist.
weaknesseslist
The Pokemon's weaknesses.
Example output
{
  "abilities": [],
  "attacks": [
    {
      "cost": [
        "Colorless"
      ],
      "damage": null,
      "damage_number": null,
      "effect": "Draw 3 cards.",
      "name": "Feelin' Fine"
    },
    {
      "cost": [
        "Colorless"
      ],
      "damage": "90",
      "damage_number": 90,
      "effect": "Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.",
      "name": "Tail Smash"
    }
  ],
  "boosters": [],
  "category": "Pokemon",
  "description": "It makes a nest to suit its long and skinny body. The nest is impossible for other Pok\u00e9mon to enter.",
  "dex_ids": [
    162
  ],
  "effect": null,
  "energy_type": null,
  "evolves_from": "Sentret",
  "hp": 110,
  "id": "swsh3-136",
  "illustrator": "tetsuya koizumi",
  "image": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/136",
  "image_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/136/high.png",
  "image_url_webp": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/136/high.webp",
  "item_effect": null,
  "item_name": null,
  "legal_expanded": true,
  "legal_standard": false,
  "level": null,
  "local_id": "136",
  "name": "Furret",
  "prices": {
    "cardmarket_average_eur": 0.07,
    "cardmarket_low_eur": 0.02,
    "cardmarket_trend_eur": 0.07,
    "cardmarket_updated": "2026-10-08T22:54:32.852Z",
    "tcgplayer_low_usd": 0.02,
    "tcgplayer_market_usd": 0.27,
    "tcgplayer_updated": "2026-10-08T22:55:07.014Z"
  },
  "rarity": "Uncommon",
  "regulation_mark": "D",
  "resistances": [],
  "retreat": 1,
  "set": {
    "card_count_official": 189,
    "card_count_total": 201,
    "id": "swsh3",
    "logo": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/logo",
    "logo_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/logo.png",
    "name": "Darkness Ablaze",
    "symbol": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh3/symbol",
    "symbol_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh3/symbol.png"
  },
  "set_id": "swsh3",
  "set_name": "Darkness Ablaze",
  "stage": "Stage1",
  "suffix": null,
  "thumbnail_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/136/low.png",
  "trainer_type": null,
  "types": [
    "Colorless"
  ],
  "updated": "2026-07-01T21:27:44+01:00",
  "variants": {
    "first_edition": false,
    "holo": false,
    "normal": true,
    "reverse": true,
    "w_promo": false
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Fighting",
      "value": "\u00d72"
    }
  ]
}

Get a card by set and number

Look one card up by its set and the number printed on it, such as 136 in Darkness Ablaze (swsh3), the way a card is read off a binder page or a decklist. A missing leading zero is fine: 1 finds 001. Returns the same full record as Get a card.

Inputs

Setset_idtextRequired
The set, chosen from the list of every set TCGdex has, or its id typed by hand, such as swsh3 or A1.
Card numberlocal_idtextRequired
The number printed on the card within its set: the 136 of 136/189. Letters are part of it where printed, such as SWSH001 or TG12.
Languagelanguagetext
Optional. The language to read the card data in. Defaults to English. English and French are complete; the others are still being filled in, so a card may be missing in one of them while present in English.One of: en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), es-mx (Spanish (Mexico)), it (Italian), pt (Portuguese), pt-br (Portuguese (Brazil)), pt-pt (Portuguese (Portugal)), de (German), nl (Dutch), and 8 more. Default: en.

Outputs

The card.

abilitieslist
The Pokemon's abilities, powers and bodies.
attackslist
The Pokemon's attacks, in printed order.
boosterslist
The booster packs the card comes in, for Pokemon TCG Pocket. Empty when it comes in every pack or the set has no packs.
categorytext
Pokemon, Trainer or Energy.
descriptiontext
The Pokedex flavour text printed on the card.
dex_idslist
The National Pokedex numbers of the Pokemon on the card. Empty for a Trainer or an Energy.
effecttext
The text of a Trainer or an Energy card. Null for a Pokemon.
energy_typetext
Normal or Special, for an Energy. Null for a Pokemon or a Trainer.
evolves_fromtext
The Pokemon this one evolves from. Null for a Basic Pokemon, a Trainer or an Energy.
hpnumber
The Pokemon's HP. Null for a Trainer or an Energy.
idtext
The card's id, such as swsh3-136.
illustratortext
Who illustrated the card.
imagetext
The card image's address without a quality or file extension, as TCGdex gives it. Null when TCGdex has no image of the card yet.
image_urltext
The card image at 600 by 825 pixels as a PNG, ready to post. Null when TCGdex has no image.
image_url_webptext
The same image as a WebP, the smaller file. Null when TCGdex has no image.
item_effecttext
What the held item does, if any.
item_nametext
The name of the item the Pokemon holds, if any.
legal_expandedtrue/false
Whether the card is legal in the Expanded format.
legal_standardtrue/false
Whether the card is legal in the Standard format.
leveltext
The level, for a LV.X card.
local_idtext
The number printed on the card within its set, such as 136.
nametext
The card's name.
pricesobject
The card's market prices in brief. Get a card's prices has every one.
raritytext
The card's rarity, such as Uncommon or Rare Holo.
regulation_marktext
The regulation mark in the bottom corner, such as G. Null on older cards.
resistanceslist
The Pokemon's resistances.
retreatnumber
The Pokemon's retreat cost. Null for a Trainer or an Energy.
setobject
The set the card is in.
set_idtext
The id of the set the card is in.
set_nametext
The name of the set the card is in.
stagetext
The Pokemon's stage: Basic, Stage1, Stage2, VMAX and so on.
suffixtext
The suffix after the name, such as ex, GX or V.
thumbnail_urltext
The card image at 245 by 337 pixels as a PNG. Null when TCGdex has no image.
trainer_typetext
The kind of Trainer: Item, Supporter, Stadium, Tool and so on. Null for a Pokemon or an Energy.
typeslist
The Pokemon's types, such as Fire. Empty for a Trainer or an Energy.
updatedtext
When TCGdex last updated the card's data, prices aside.
variantsobject
Which printings of the card exist.
weaknesseslist
The Pokemon's weaknesses.
Example output
{
  "abilities": [],
  "attacks": [
    {
      "cost": [
        "Incolore"
      ],
      "damage": null,
      "damage_number": null,
      "effect": "Piochez 3 cartes.",
      "name": "Mode Cool"
    },
    {
      "cost": [
        "Incolore"
      ],
      "damage": "90",
      "damage_number": 90,
      "effect": "Lancez une pi\u00e8ce. Si c'est pile, cette attaque ne fait rien.",
      "name": "\u00c9clate-Queue"
    }
  ],
  "boosters": [],
  "category": "Pok\u00e9mon",
  "description": null,
  "dex_ids": [
    162
  ],
  "effect": null,
  "energy_type": null,
  "evolves_from": "Fouinette",
  "hp": 110,
  "id": "swsh3-136",
  "illustrator": "tetsuya koizumi",
  "image": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/fr/swsh/swsh3/136",
  "image_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/fr/swsh/swsh3/136/high.png",
  "image_url_webp": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/fr/swsh/swsh3/136/high.webp",
  "item_effect": null,
  "item_name": null,
  "legal_expanded": true,
  "legal_standard": false,
  "level": null,
  "local_id": "136",
  "name": "Fouinar",
  "prices": {
    "cardmarket_average_eur": 0.07,
    "cardmarket_low_eur": 0.02,
    "cardmarket_trend_eur": 0.07,
    "cardmarket_updated": "2026-10-08T22:54:32.852Z",
    "tcgplayer_low_usd": 0.02,
    "tcgplayer_market_usd": 0.27,
    "tcgplayer_updated": "2026-10-08T22:55:07.014Z"
  },
  "rarity": "Peu Commune",
  "regulation_mark": "D",
  "resistances": [],
  "retreat": 1,
  "set": {
    "card_count_official": 189,
    "card_count_total": 201,
    "id": "swsh3",
    "logo": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/fr/swsh/swsh3/logo",
    "logo_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/fr/swsh/swsh3/logo.png",
    "name": "T\u00e9n\u00e8bres Embras\u00e9es",
    "symbol": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh3/symbol",
    "symbol_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh3/symbol.png"
  },
  "set_id": "swsh3",
  "set_name": "T\u00e9n\u00e8bres Embras\u00e9es",
  "stage": "Niveau 1",
  "suffix": null,
  "thumbnail_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/fr/swsh/swsh3/136/low.png",
  "trainer_type": null,
  "types": [
    "Incolore"
  ],
  "updated": "2026-07-01T21:27:44+01:00",
  "variants": {
    "first_edition": false,
    "holo": false,
    "normal": true,
    "reverse": true,
    "w_promo": false
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Combat",
      "value": "\u00d72"
    }
  ]
}

Get a card's prices

Read a card's market prices: Cardmarket in euros (average, low, trend and the 1, 7 and 30 day averages, with holo prices) and TCGplayer in US dollars (low, mid, high, market and direct low for each printing). Prices are updated daily; a card a marketplace does not list says so rather than failing. The way to build a price alert or value a collection.

Inputs

Card idcard_idtextRequired
The card's TCGdex id: the set id, a hyphen and the number printed on the card, such as swsh3-136. Search cards gives the ids of the cards it finds.
Languagelanguagetext
Optional. The language to read the card data in. Defaults to English. English and French are complete; the others are still being filled in, so a card may be missing in one of them while present in English.One of: en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), es-mx (Spanish (Mexico)), it (Italian), pt (Portuguese), pt-br (Portuguese (Brazil)), pt-pt (Portuguese (Portugal)), de (German), nl (Dutch), and 8 more. Default: en.

Outputs

The card's market prices.

card_idtext
The card's id.
cardmarketobject
Cardmarket's prices, in euros, updated daily.
cardmarket_trend_eurnumber
Cardmarket's trend price in euros. Null when Cardmarket does not list the card.
languagetext
The language the data was read in, as a code.
nametext
The card's name.
set_idtext
The id of the set the card is in.
set_nametext
The name of the set the card is in.
tcgplayerobject
TCGplayer's prices, in US dollars, per printing.
tcgplayer_market_usdnumber
TCGplayer's market price in US dollars, read off the first variant that has one (normal, then holofoil, then reverse holofoil). Null when TCGplayer does not list the card.
Example output
{
  "card_id": "swsh3-136",
  "cardmarket": {
    "available": true,
    "average": 0.07,
    "average_1_day": 0.02,
    "average_30_days": 0.08,
    "average_7_days": 0.08,
    "holo_average": 0.28,
    "holo_average_1_day": 0.2,
    "holo_average_30_days": 0.27,
    "holo_average_7_days": 0.33,
    "holo_low": 0.04,
    "holo_trend": 0.27,
    "low": 0.02,
    "product_id": 483559,
    "trend": 0.07,
    "unit": "EUR",
    "updated": "2026-10-08T22:54:32.852Z"
  },
  "cardmarket_trend_eur": 0.07,
  "language": "en",
  "name": "Furret",
  "set_id": "swsh3",
  "set_name": "Darkness Ablaze",
  "tcgplayer": {
    "available": true,
    "unit": "USD",
    "updated": "2026-10-08T22:55:07.014Z",
    "variants": [
      {
        "direct_low": null,
        "high": 25.26,
        "low": 0.02,
        "market": 0.27,
        "mid": 0.25,
        "product_id": 219333,
        "variant": "normal"
      },
      {
        "direct_low": null,
        "high": 19.8,
        "low": 0.17,
        "market": 0.42,
        "mid": 0.42,
        "product_id": 219333,
        "variant": "reverse-holofoil"
      }
    ]
  },
  "tcgplayer_market_usd": 0.27
}

Get a random card

Draw one card at random from the whole database, with the same full record as Get a card. Good for a card of the day post or a quiz.

Inputs

Languagelanguagetext
Optional. The language to read the card data in. Defaults to English. English and French are complete; the others are still being filled in, so a card may be missing in one of them while present in English.One of: en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), es-mx (Spanish (Mexico)), it (Italian), pt (Portuguese), pt-br (Portuguese (Brazil)), pt-pt (Portuguese (Portugal)), de (German), nl (Dutch), and 8 more. Default: en.

Outputs

The card.

abilitieslist
The Pokemon's abilities, powers and bodies.
attackslist
The Pokemon's attacks, in printed order.
boosterslist
The booster packs the card comes in, for Pokemon TCG Pocket. Empty when it comes in every pack or the set has no packs.
categorytext
Pokemon, Trainer or Energy.
descriptiontext
The Pokedex flavour text printed on the card.
dex_idslist
The National Pokedex numbers of the Pokemon on the card. Empty for a Trainer or an Energy.
effecttext
The text of a Trainer or an Energy card. Null for a Pokemon.
energy_typetext
Normal or Special, for an Energy. Null for a Pokemon or a Trainer.
evolves_fromtext
The Pokemon this one evolves from. Null for a Basic Pokemon, a Trainer or an Energy.
hpnumber
The Pokemon's HP. Null for a Trainer or an Energy.
idtext
The card's id, such as swsh3-136.
illustratortext
Who illustrated the card.
imagetext
The card image's address without a quality or file extension, as TCGdex gives it. Null when TCGdex has no image of the card yet.
image_urltext
The card image at 600 by 825 pixels as a PNG, ready to post. Null when TCGdex has no image.
image_url_webptext
The same image as a WebP, the smaller file. Null when TCGdex has no image.
item_effecttext
What the held item does, if any.
item_nametext
The name of the item the Pokemon holds, if any.
legal_expandedtrue/false
Whether the card is legal in the Expanded format.
legal_standardtrue/false
Whether the card is legal in the Standard format.
leveltext
The level, for a LV.X card.
local_idtext
The number printed on the card within its set, such as 136.
nametext
The card's name.
pricesobject
The card's market prices in brief. Get a card's prices has every one.
raritytext
The card's rarity, such as Uncommon or Rare Holo.
regulation_marktext
The regulation mark in the bottom corner, such as G. Null on older cards.
resistanceslist
The Pokemon's resistances.
retreatnumber
The Pokemon's retreat cost. Null for a Trainer or an Energy.
setobject
The set the card is in.
set_idtext
The id of the set the card is in.
set_nametext
The name of the set the card is in.
stagetext
The Pokemon's stage: Basic, Stage1, Stage2, VMAX and so on.
suffixtext
The suffix after the name, such as ex, GX or V.
thumbnail_urltext
The card image at 245 by 337 pixels as a PNG. Null when TCGdex has no image.
trainer_typetext
The kind of Trainer: Item, Supporter, Stadium, Tool and so on. Null for a Pokemon or an Energy.
typeslist
The Pokemon's types, such as Fire. Empty for a Trainer or an Energy.
updatedtext
When TCGdex last updated the card's data, prices aside.
variantsobject
Which printings of the card exist.
weaknesseslist
The Pokemon's weaknesses.
Example output
{
  "abilities": [],
  "attacks": [
    {
      "cost": [
        "Metal",
        "Colorless"
      ],
      "damage": "30",
      "damage_number": 30,
      "effect": "During your opponent\u2019s next turn, this Pok\u00e9mon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).",
      "name": "Guard Press"
    },
    {
      "cost": [
        "Metal",
        "Metal",
        "Colorless"
      ],
      "damage": "80+",
      "damage_number": 80,
      "effect": "If this Pok\u00e9mon has a Pok\u00e9mon Tool card attached to it, this attack does 40 more damage.",
      "name": "Metal Arms"
    }
  ],
  "boosters": [],
  "category": "Pokemon",
  "description": "It has a body and heart of steel. It worked with its allies to punish people when they hurt Pok\u00e9mon.",
  "dex_ids": [
    638
  ],
  "effect": null,
  "energy_type": null,
  "evolves_from": null,
  "hp": 120,
  "id": "sm8-129",
  "illustrator": "Kouki Saitou",
  "image": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sm/sm8/129",
  "image_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sm/sm8/129/high.png",
  "image_url_webp": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sm/sm8/129/high.webp",
  "item_effect": null,
  "item_name": null,
  "legal_expanded": true,
  "legal_standard": false,
  "level": null,
  "local_id": "129",
  "name": "Cobalion",
  "prices": {
    "cardmarket_average_eur": 1.5,
    "cardmarket_low_eur": 0.5,
    "cardmarket_trend_eur": 1.83,
    "cardmarket_updated": "2026-10-08T22:54:32.859Z",
    "tcgplayer_low_usd": 0.39,
    "tcgplayer_market_usd": 0.75,
    "tcgplayer_updated": "2026-10-08T22:55:03.893Z"
  },
  "rarity": "Rare",
  "regulation_mark": null,
  "resistances": [
    {
      "type": "Psychic",
      "value": "-20"
    }
  ],
  "retreat": 2,
  "set": {
    "card_count_official": 214,
    "card_count_total": 236,
    "id": "sm8",
    "logo": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sm/sm8/logo",
    "logo_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sm/sm8/logo.png",
    "name": "Lost Thunder",
    "symbol": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/sm/sm8/symbol",
    "symbol_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/sm/sm8/symbol.png"
  },
  "set_id": "sm8",
  "set_name": "Lost Thunder",
  "stage": "Basic",
  "suffix": null,
  "thumbnail_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sm/sm8/129/low.png",
  "trainer_type": null,
  "types": [
    "Metal"
  ],
  "updated": "2026-08-19T19:10:03Z",
  "variants": {
    "first_edition": false,
    "holo": false,
    "normal": true,
    "reverse": false,
    "w_promo": false
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Fire",
      "value": "\u00d72"
    }
  ]
}

Get a series

Get one series by its id, such as swsh or tcgp: its release date, its first and latest set, and every set in it with card counts, oldest first.

Inputs

Seriesserie_idtextRequired
The series, chosen from the list of every series TCGdex has, or its id typed by hand, such as swsh or tcgp.
Languagelanguagetext
Optional. The language to read the card data in. Defaults to English. English and French are complete; the others are still being filled in, so a card may be missing in one of them while present in English.One of: en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), es-mx (Spanish (Mexico)), it (Italian), pt (Portuguese), pt-br (Portuguese (Brazil)), pt-pt (Portuguese (Portugal)), de (German), nl (Dutch), and 8 more. Default: en.

Outputs

The series.

first_setobject
The first set of the series.
idtext
The series' id, such as swsh. Get a series takes it.
languagetext
The language the data was read in, as a code.
last_setobject
The latest set of the series.
logotext
The series logo's address without a file extension. Null when TCGdex has none.
logo_urltext
The series logo as a PNG, ready to post.
nametext
The series' name, such as Sword & Shield.
release_datetext
When the series' first set was released, as YYYY-MM-DD.
set_countnumber
How many sets the series has.
setslist
Every set in the series, oldest first, each in brief.
Example output
{
  "first_set": {
    "card_count_official": 307,
    "card_count_total": 307,
    "id": "swshp",
    "logo": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swshp/logo",
    "logo_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swshp/logo.png",
    "name": "SWSH Black Star Promos",
    "symbol": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swshp/symbol",
    "symbol_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swshp/symbol.png"
  },
  "id": "swsh",
  "language": "en",
  "last_set": {
    "card_count_official": 159,
    "card_count_total": 160,
    "id": "swsh12.5",
    "logo": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh12.5/logo",
    "logo_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh12.5/logo.png",
    "name": "Crown Zenith",
    "symbol": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh12.5/symbol",
    "symbol_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh12.5/symbol.png"
  },
  "logo": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh1/logo",
  "logo_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh1/logo.png",
  "name": "Sword & Shield",
  "release_date": "2019-11-15",
  "set_count": 26,
  "sets": [
    {
      "card_count_official": 307,
      "card_count_total": 307,
      "id": "swshp",
      "logo": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swshp/logo",
      "logo_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swshp/logo.png",
      "name": "SWSH Black Star Promos",
      "symbol": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swshp/symbol",
      "symbol_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swshp/symbol.png"
    },
    {
      "card_count_official": 202,
      "card_count_total": 216,
      "id": "swsh1",
      "logo": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh1/logo",
      "logo_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh1/logo.png",
      "name": "Sword & Shield",
      "symbol": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh1/symbol",
      "symbol_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh1/symbol.png"
    },
    {
      "card_count_official": 192,
      "card_count_total": 209,
      "id": "swsh2",
      "logo": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh2/logo",
      "logo_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh2/logo.png",
      "name": "Rebel Clash",
      "symbol": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh2/symbol",
      "symbol_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh2/symbol.png"
    }
  ]
}

Get a set

Get one set by its id, such as swsh3 or A1: its series, release date, Standard and Expanded legality, card counts by printing, booster packs and every card in it in brief, ready to look up one by one or post as a checklist.

Inputs

Setset_idtextRequired
The set, chosen from the list of every set TCGdex has, or its id typed by hand, such as swsh3 or A1.
Languagelanguagetext
Optional. The language to read the card data in. Defaults to English. English and French are complete; the others are still being filled in, so a card may be missing in one of them while present in English.One of: en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), es-mx (Spanish (Mexico)), it (Italian), pt (Portuguese), pt-br (Portuguese (Brazil)), pt-pt (Portuguese (Portugal)), de (German), nl (Dutch), and 8 more. Default: en.

Outputs

The set.

abbreviationtext
The set's official abbreviation, such as DAA.
boosterslist
The set's booster packs, for Pokemon TCG Pocket. Empty otherwise.
card_count_first_editionnumber
How many cards exist as a first edition.
card_count_holonumber
How many cards exist as a holo.
card_count_normalnumber
How many cards exist as a normal printing.
card_count_officialnumber
The count printed on the cards, such as the 189 of 136/189.
card_count_reversenumber
How many cards exist as a reverse holo.
card_count_totalnumber
How many cards the set has in all, secret rares included.
cardslist
Every card in the set, in brief, in set order.
cards_listednumber
How many cards the list holds.
idtext
The set's id, such as swsh3. Get a set takes it.
languagetext
The language the data was read in, as a code.
legal_expandedtrue/false
Whether the set is legal in the Expanded format.
legal_standardtrue/false
Whether the set is legal in the Standard format.
logotext
The set logo's address without a file extension. Null when TCGdex has none.
logo_urltext
The set logo as a PNG, ready to post.
nametext
The set's name, such as Darkness Ablaze.
release_datetext
When the set was released, as YYYY-MM-DD.
serieobject
The series the set belongs to.
symboltext
The set symbol's address without a file extension. Null when TCGdex has none.
symbol_urltext
The set symbol as a PNG, ready to post.
tcg_online_codetext
The set's code in Pokemon TCG Online and Live, such as DAA.
Example output
{
  "abbreviation": "DAA",
  "boosters": [],
  "card_count_first_edition": 0,
  "card_count_holo": 69,
  "card_count_normal": 138,
  "card_count_official": 189,
  "card_count_reverse": 157,
  "card_count_total": 201,
  "cards": [
    {
      "id": "swsh3-1",
      "image": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/1",
      "image_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/1/high.png",
      "image_url_webp": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/1/high.webp",
      "local_id": "1",
      "name": "Butterfree V",
      "set_id": "swsh3",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/1/low.png"
    },
    {
      "id": "swsh3-2",
      "image": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/2",
      "image_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/2/high.png",
      "image_url_webp": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/2/high.webp",
      "local_id": "2",
      "name": "Butterfree VMAX",
      "set_id": "swsh3",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/2/low.png"
    },
    {
      "id": "swsh3-3",
      "image": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/3",
      "image_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/3/high.png",
      "image_url_webp": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/3/high.webp",
      "local_id": "3",
      "name": "Paras",
      "set_id": "swsh3",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/3/low.png"
    }
  ],
  "cards_listed": 201,
  "id": "swsh3",
  "language": "en",
  "legal_expanded": true,
  "legal_standard": false,
  "logo": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/logo",
  "logo_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/logo.png",
  "name": "Darkness Ablaze",
  "release_date": "2020-08-14",
  "serie": {
    "id": "swsh",
    "logo": null,
    "logo_url": null,
    "name": "Sword & Shield"
  },
  "symbol": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh3/symbol",
  "symbol_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh3/symbol.png",
  "tcg_online_code": "DAA"
}

List card field values

List every value one card field takes across the database: the types, rarities, categories, stages, suffixes, trainer types, energy types, regulation marks, HP values, retreat costs, Pokedex numbers, variants or illustrators. Use it to see what Search cards can be narrowed by, or to spell a rarity the way TCGdex does.

Inputs

FieldfieldtextRequired
The card field whose values to list.One of: types (Types (Fire, Water, ...)), rarities, categories (Categories (Pokemon, Trainer, Energy)), stages (Stages (Basic, Stage1, VMAX, ...)), suffixes (Suffixes (ex, GX, V, ...)), trainer_types (Trainer types (Item, Supporter, ...)), energy_types (Energy types (Normal, Special)), regulation_marks (Regulation marks), hp (HP values), retreats (Retreat costs), and 3 more.
Languagelanguagetext
Optional. The language to read the card data in. Defaults to English. English and French are complete; the others are still being filled in, so a card may be missing in one of them while present in English.One of: en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), es-mx (Spanish (Mexico)), it (Italian), pt (Portuguese), pt-br (Portuguese (Brazil)), pt-pt (Portuguese (Portugal)), de (German), nl (Dutch), and 8 more. Default: en.

Outputs

The values the field takes.

countnumber
How many values there are.
fieldtext
The field that was listed, such as rarities.
languagetext
The language the data was read in, as a code.
valueslist
Every value the field takes across the database, as text, in the order TCGdex lists them.
Example output
{
  "count": 11,
  "field": "types",
  "language": "en",
  "values": [
    "Colorless",
    "Darkness",
    "Dragon",
    "Fairy",
    "Fighting",
    "Fire",
    "Grass",
    "Lightning",
    "Metal",
    "Psychic",
    "Water"
  ]
}

List series

List every series of the Pokemon TCG, from Base and Neo to Scarlet & Violet, Mega Evolution and Pokemon TCG Pocket, each with its id, name and logo address; pass the id to Get a series for its sets.

Inputs

Languagelanguagetext
Optional. The language to read the card data in. Defaults to English. English and French are complete; the others are still being filled in, so a card may be missing in one of them while present in English.One of: en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), es-mx (Spanish (Mexico)), it (Italian), pt (Portuguese), pt-br (Portuguese (Brazil)), pt-pt (Portuguese (Portugal)), de (German), nl (Dutch), and 8 more. Default: en.

Outputs

Every series.

countnumber
How many series were listed.
languagetext
The language the data was read in, as a code.
serieslist
The series, oldest first, each in brief. Get a series takes the id.
Example output
{
  "count": 21,
  "language": "en",
  "series": [
    {
      "id": "misc",
      "logo": null,
      "logo_url": null,
      "name": "Miscellaneous"
    },
    {
      "id": "base",
      "logo": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/base/base1/logo",
      "logo_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/base/base1/logo.png",
      "name": "Base"
    },
    {
      "id": "gym",
      "logo": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/gym/gym1/logo",
      "logo_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/gym/gym1/logo.png",
      "name": "Gym"
    }
  ]
}

List sets

List every Pokemon TCG set from Base Set to the latest, or narrow to one series or a word in the name. Each set comes back with its id, name, logo and symbol addresses and card counts; pass the id to Get a set for its cards.

Inputs

Name containsnametext
Optional. Only sets whose name contains this text, regardless of case, such as base or Darkness.
Seriesserie_idtext
Optional. Only sets or cards of this series, chosen from the list or typed as its id, such as swsh or tcgp for Pokemon TCG Pocket.
Sort bysort_bytext
Optional. How to order the sets: by id or by name. Leave blank for release order, oldest first.One of: id (Set id), name.
Sort ordersort_ordertext
Optional. Which way to order the list. Only applies alongside Sort by.One of: ASC (Ascending), DESC (Descending).
Languagelanguagetext
Optional. The language to read the card data in. Defaults to English. English and French are complete; the others are still being filled in, so a card may be missing in one of them while present in English.One of: en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), es-mx (Spanish (Mexico)), it (Italian), pt (Portuguese), pt-br (Portuguese (Brazil)), pt-pt (Portuguese (Portugal)), de (German), nl (Dutch), and 8 more. Default: en.

Outputs

The sets that matched.

countnumber
How many sets were listed.
languagetext
The language the data was read in, as a code.
setslist
The sets, each in brief. Get a set takes the id.
Example output
{
  "count": 1,
  "language": "en",
  "sets": [
    {
      "card_count_official": 189,
      "card_count_total": 201,
      "id": "swsh3",
      "logo": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/logo",
      "logo_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/logo.png",
      "name": "Darkness Ablaze",
      "symbol": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh3/symbol",
      "symbol_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/univ/swsh/swsh3/symbol.png"
    }
  ]
}

Search cards

Search every Pokemon card by name, category, type, rarity, set, series, illustrator, stage, suffix, trainer or energy type, what it evolves from, Pokedex number, HP range, retreat cost or regulation mark, then sort and page the result. Each card comes back in brief: id, number, name, set and image addresses; pass the id to Get a card for the full record. Leave every filter blank to page through the whole database. No account or API key required.

Inputs

Namenametext
Optional. The card name, or part of one, such as Pikachu or Charizard ex. Matched regardless of case unless Name match is set to Is exactly.
Name matchname_matchtext
Optional. How the name is matched: contains (the default), starts with, ends with, or is exactly. Contains, starts with and ends with ignore case; is exactly matches the name as printed, so Furret finds the Furret cards and furret finds none.One of: contains, exact (Is exactly), starts_with (Starts with), ends_with (Ends with). Default: contains.
Categorycategorytext
Optional. Only Pokemon, Trainer or Energy cards.One of: Pokemon, Trainer, Energy.
Typepokemon_typetext
Optional. Only Pokemon of this type, such as Fire or Water. A card with two types matches either.One of: Colorless, Darkness, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Lightning, Metal, Psychic, Water.
Rarityraritytext
Optional. Only cards of this rarity, spelled as TCGdex does: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Rare Holo, Ultra Rare, Illustration rare, One Diamond and so on. List card field values gives every rarity.
Setset_idtext
Optional. Only cards from this set, chosen from the list or typed as its id, such as swsh3.
Seriesserie_idtext
Optional. Only sets or cards of this series, chosen from the list or typed as its id, such as swsh or tcgp for Pokemon TCG Pocket.
Illustratorillustratortext
Optional. Only cards by this illustrator, spelled as TCGdex credits them, such as Ken Sugimori or Mitsuhiro Arita.
Stagestagetext
Optional. Only Pokemon of this stage, such as Basic or VMAX.One of: Baby, Basic, Stage1, Stage2, BREAK, LEVEL-UP, MEGA, RESTORED, V-UNION, VMAX, VSTAR.
Suffixsuffixtext
Optional. Only Pokemon with this suffix after the name, such as ex, GX or V.One of: EX, GX, Legend, Prime, SP, TAG TEAM-GX, V, ex.
Trainer typetrainer_typetext
Optional. Only Trainer cards of this kind: Item, Supporter, Stadium, Tool and so on.One of: Item, Supporter, Stadium, Tool, Technical Machine, Rocket's Secret Machine.
Energy typeenergy_typetext
Optional. Only Energy cards of this kind: Normal (basic energy) or Special.One of: Normal, Special.
Evolves fromevolves_fromtext
Optional. Only Pokemon that evolve from this one, such as Sentret to find every Furret.
Pokedex numberdex_idnumber
Optional. Only cards of the Pokemon with this National Pokedex number, such as 25 for Pikachu.At least 1.
Minimum HPhp_minnumber
Optional. Only Pokemon with at least this many HP.At least 0.
Maximum HPhp_maxnumber
Optional. Only Pokemon with at most this many HP.At least 0.
Retreat costretreatnumber
Optional. Only Pokemon with exactly this retreat cost.At least 0.
Regulation markregulation_marktext
Optional. Only cards with this regulation mark, the letter in the bottom corner that decides Standard legality, such as G or H.
Only cards with an imagewith_imagetrue/false
Optional. Leave out the cards TCGdex has no image of yet, for a workflow that posts the picture.Default: false.
Sort bysort_bytext
Optional. How to order the cards: by id, by number in the set or by name. Leave blank for the database's own order, which is by number within each set.One of: id (Card id), localId (Number in the set), name.
Sort ordersort_ordertext
Optional. Which way to order the list. Only applies alongside Sort by.One of: ASC (Ascending), DESC (Descending).
Pagepagenumber
Optional. Which page of the result to return. Defaults to the first; the result's next_page says which to ask for next.At least 1. Default: 1.
Cards per pageitems_per_pagenumber
Optional. How many cards to return per page, from 1 to 250. Defaults to 25.From 1 to 250. Default: 25.
Languagelanguagetext
Optional. The language to read the card data in. Defaults to English. English and French are complete; the others are still being filled in, so a card may be missing in one of them while present in English.One of: en (English), fr (French), es (Spanish), es-mx (Spanish (Mexico)), it (Italian), pt (Portuguese), pt-br (Portuguese (Brazil)), pt-pt (Portuguese (Portugal)), de (German), nl (Dutch), and 8 more. Default: en.

Outputs

One page of the cards that matched.

cardslist
The cards on this page, each in brief. Get a card takes the id.
countnumber
How many cards this page holds.
has_moretrue/false
Whether more cards are left after this page.
items_per_pagenumber
How many cards a page holds.
languagetext
The language the data was read in, as a code.
next_pagenumber
The page to ask for next. Null on the last page.
pagenumber
Which page this is, from 1.
total_countnumber
How many cards matched in all.
total_pagesnumber
How many pages the result runs to.
Example output
{
  "cards": [
    {
      "id": "swsh3-136",
      "image": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/136",
      "image_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/136/high.png",
      "image_url_webp": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/136/high.webp",
      "local_id": "136",
      "name": "Furret",
      "set_id": "swsh3",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/swsh/swsh3/136/low.png"
    },
    {
      "id": "sv09-168",
      "image": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sv/sv09/168",
      "image_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sv/sv09/168/high.png",
      "image_url_webp": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sv/sv09/168/high.webp",
      "local_id": "168",
      "name": "Furret",
      "set_id": "sv09",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sv/sv09/168/low.png"
    },
    {
      "id": "sv09-119",
      "image": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sv/sv09/119",
      "image_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sv/sv09/119/high.png",
      "image_url_webp": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sv/sv09/119/high.webp",
      "local_id": "119",
      "name": "Furret",
      "set_id": "sv09",
      "thumbnail_url": "https://assets.tcgdex.net/en/sv/sv09/119/low.png"
    }
  ],
  "count": 3,
  "has_more": true,
  "items_per_page": 3,
  "language": "en",
  "next_page": 2,
  "page": 1,
  "total_count": 4,
  "total_pages": 2
}

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