BoardGameGeek vs Pokémon TCG Card Database

BoardGameGeek is a free online resource and community for board game and card game content, available on the web and through official iOS and Android apps. Game entries combine information, user ratings, forums, and related material. Members can browse reviews, images, play aids, translations, session reports, and live discussion forums. They can maintain virtual collections of games they own, play, rate, comment on, or follow, and account holders can log plays from a collection or game entry. The site also includes a Geek Market and game trading between members. Core site access and registered membership are free, and there is no free trial. Annual supporter levels of $15 or more include a supporter icon; levels of $25 or more add ad blocking, a read feed for past subscriptions, and historical gaming trends. BoardGameGeek says it relies on community support and advertisements to cover expenses such as servers, bandwidth, and employees. Users must be at least 18 to have an account.

Pokémon TCG Card Database is a free web tool for finding Pokémon Trading Card Game cards. Basic search accepts a card name or keyword, while advanced filters narrow results by card type, Energy type, rarity, evolution, tournament format, expansion, hit points, retreat cost, attack cost, weakness, resistance, or illustrator. Users can search card descriptions, including attack text and special rules. The format filter identifies the tournament format in which a card is legally playable. Card pages can show HP, attacks, weakness, resistance, retreat cost, expansion, collector number, rarity, and illustrator, with some pages linking to related cards sharing a Pokémon name. The search page lists expansions from Mega Evolution, Scarlet & Violet, Sword & Shield, Sun & Moon, XY, and Black & White, plus older series. Text that is not essential to gameplay cannot be searched. Pokémon says the separate TCG Card Dex app was removed and deactivated on September 20, 2023, while this database remains available for card searches. The service runs on the web and is free to use.