Discover Pokémon cards by artwork, not by name.
Stop searching for cards by name. Discover the ones you love.
Discover thousands of Pokémon cards, one swipe at a time. No need to know Pokémon names, card names or set numbers. Simply explore the artwork, save your favourites and build your own digital Pokémon card binder.
Free, and no account needed. It opens on the first card.
What is IllusCards?
IllusCards is a Pokémon trading card discovery platform that allows collectors to explore cards visually, swipe through individual cards, save favourites and build a personalised digital binder.
It is for anyone who cares how a card looks: collectors who know the style they love but not what a card is called, newcomers who do not know where to begin, and fans who follow illustrators. In the app it goes by its short name, Illus., after the “Illus.” credit printed on every card.
How it works
Swipe through the cards
One card fills the screen, in a shuffled order. Swipe right for beautiful, left for ugly, up for not sure; not-sure cards come back later. You can undo the last one, and on a computer the keyboard works too.
Save the ones you love
Every verdict lands in your collection. Mark a card as a favourite, grade it from 1 to 10, write a note, or put it on your buy list when you want the real card.
Build your digital binder
Make a binder from your favourites, a whole set or the cards you physically own. Arrange the pages by hand or let auto-arrange do it, and see which cards are still missing.
How it differs from a card database
No name needed
A database answers a question you already have: you type a name or a set and get that card. IllusCards shows you cards you did not know to look for.
The illustrator comes first
Every card names the person who drew it. See all the cards of one illustrator, and compare the different artworks of the same Pokémon.
Looking up still works
When you do know what you want, search by name, set, number or illustrator, typos included, or browse by set, Pokémon or illustrator.
Private by default
Your verdicts, favourites and notes stay on your device. An account is optional and only syncs your own data. There are no ads. The privacy policy has the details.
Questions
Is there a Tinder for Pokémon cards?
IllusCards works on that idea: one card at a time and a swipe to decide. Right is beautiful, left is ugly, up is not sure. It is about card artwork only, and has nothing to do with the dating app or the company behind it.
Is IllusCards free?
Yes, you can use IllusCards for free. Card pages can link to TCGplayer. Some of those links are affiliate links: if you buy something after clicking, the operator of IllusCards may earn a commission. The price for you stays the same, and IllusCards says so next to such links.
Is IllusCards made by Pokémon?
No. IllusCards is an unofficial project and is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Nintendo, Creatures Inc., GAME FREAK inc. or The Pokémon Company. Pokémon and the names and artwork of its cards are their trademarks and copyrights.
Do I need an account?
No. Without an account everything stays on your device. With one, your verdicts also follow you to your other devices, and you can download or delete all of it in Settings.
Where do the cards come from?
Card data comes from TCGdex, an open card database. Most images come from TCGdex too; a few come from the Pokémon TCG API. Every image belongs to its rights holders and the illustrator who made it, and is shown with the illustrator’s name.
Can I use it offline or on my home screen?
IllusCards is a web app you can install on your phone or computer. Once it has loaded, the app can open without a connection; card images need one unless your browser has them stored.