About TrainerValue

TrainerValue is a price guide for English Pokémon cards. For every card we show the TCGplayer price in US dollars and the Cardmarket price in euros side by side, each with its source and date.

Not affiliated with Pokémon

TrainerValue is an independent fan site. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Nintendo, Creatures, Game Freak or The Pokémon Company. Pokémon and all related names are trademarks of their respective owners. Card images are the official scans, shown at low resolution and loaded directly from TCGdex; they remain © their respective owners.

Where the prices come from

TCGplayer (USD): daily market, low, mid and high prices from the tcgcsv archive, which mirrors TCGplayer’s price data, and weekly sales per condition from TCGplayer’s sales history.
Cardmarket (EUR): the public Cardmarket price guide, updated daily: trend, lowest listing, average sell price and the 1, 7 and 30-day averages.
Card data: names, numbers, rarities, prints and images from TCGdex.

We keep a copy of every daily snapshot and build the price history from those. The two markets are never converted into each other: they have their own sellers, supply and shipping, and the difference between them is part of the answer.

What the prices mean

All prices are for raw, ungraded English cards. Condition, print and centering decide what your copy is worth; each card page explains how. We do not buy or sell cards, and there are no shops, ads or affiliate links on this site. The listing prices on a card page (lowest and highest) are what sellers on TCGplayer ask; the market and trend prices are based on what cards actually sold for.

Indexing and corrections

Every set has a page, and card pages are added in batches. A card without a page yet is still in search and in the binder, with its prices. Spotted a wrong price, a missing print or a mismatch between markets? Use the contact form.