Everything we have learned while building a Pokémon card tracker: how to keep a collection organised, how to read a card, and how to plan a hunt that actually finishes.
A collection stops being fun the moment you cannot remember what you already own. This guide covers a simple system that works for 50 cards and for 5000.
Read guideA physical binder shows the cards. A spreadsheet shows the data. A digital binder gives you both, on the phone in your pocket.
Read guideOne card for every Pokémon is the most satisfying goal in the hobby, and the only one that never depends on a card's price.
Read guideTwo cards can show the same Pokémon and be completely different objects. The set, the number and the language are what tell them apart.
Read guideStarting is cheap. Starting without a goal is what gets expensive. Here is the short version of what we wish someone had told us first.
Read guideMark the Pokémon you own cards for, pick the exact print, and see the binder fill up.
Open the tracker