Where to scan Japanese Pokémon cards

June 20, 2026

Short answer: in the Poke - Deck app (iOS). It’s one of the few places you can scan Japanese cards — including sets that only release in Japan — and get their price on the Japanese market.

Scanning a Japanese card is a special case: most apps are limited to English catalogues and simply won’t find the card.

Why Poke - Deck handles it

Japanese detection. The app recognises the language from the characters (hiragana / katakana) and doesn’t mistake it for English.
Multilingual catalogue. It includes Japan-exclusive sets that are missing from English databases.
Right-market price. A Japanese card is valued at the Japanese price (Cardmarket, eBay), not a rough conversion of the English price.

How to do it

Open Poke - Deck, frame the card, tap to scan: the app identifies the card, detects its language and shows its value. It then joins your collection.