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New Pokémon TCG API launches with Japanese/Chinese sets and detailed pricing

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A new API for the Pokémon Trading Card Game has been launched, offering comprehensive data that includes Japanese and Chinese print runs, alongside detailed pricing information from various sources. This API aims to address limitations found in existing services, such as the lack of support for non-English sets and intermittent errors. The new service meters usage based on credits, with pricing data being a significant factor in credit consumption, and provides tools for developers to integrate its data into applications like collection trackers and IDEs. AI

IMPACT Provides a specialized data API for game collectors and developers, potentially improving data accessibility for niche markets.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new API product for a specific niche (Pokemon TCG data) with pricing and integration details, fitting the 'tool' category.

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New Pokémon TCG API launches with Japanese/Chinese sets and detailed pricing

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Mr. Rari ·

    A Pokémon TCG API that covers the Japanese and Chinese print runs, with prices that say where they come from

    <p>Most Pokémon TCG side projects start the same way: <code>GET https://api.pokemontcg.io/v2/cards?q=name:charizard</code>. It works until it does not. The catalogue is English only, the Japanese sets are missing entirely, and this summer the endpoint spent long stretches answeri…

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