Chasing down Pokemon cards with e-Pick

Written by Ross Locksley on 12 Jan 2026

So a while back we ran a news story on an interesting idea called e-Pick, a digital way of physically collecting Japanese Pokemon cards. 

Now I've been getting into two card games recently, Oshii Push from Japanime Games and Bandai Namco's Gundam TCG. I'm rather late to the party when it comes to this kind of gaming, but one thing I have noted is how many unwanted cards I have stuck in boxes - I spent over £100 to get the Dual Impact Booster box for Gundam, missing the one card I actually wanted (alt art Haman Kahn) and getting tons of duplicates for cards I'll never play. So the idea of being able to sell back unwanted cards to recycle into fresh pulls seems genuinely intriguing.

The other advantage is that the cards on offer are often available in Japan months in advance outside of Japan, so if you're after something new, this might be the earliest chance to find it - e-Pick ship to 220 countries, so you can just ship the cards you want, sell the ones you don't. Perfect.

So, I reached out to e-Pick and asked if I could "have a go" at the system. Keep in mind, I don't collect Pokemon cards in any language, so what I wanted to see was how it all worked, if it was honest and how smooth the experience was - after all, I'm a programmer myself and it was the mechanics I was particularly interested in.

Select a series and then open a card - simple.

The site itself is very clear - it's a points based currency, just like Clip Art Studio's "Clippy", which you can buy with cash or crypto, the latter of which I'm seeing a lot more of lately. Not with me though, so I still use cash like a Luddite! Unlike Clippy, the point-to-currency is $1 to 1 point, making it obvious how much you're actually spending which was very much appreciated.

I was given $60 worth of credits to play with for the purposes of this article, and given that I'm not using the cards to play with, I wanted to find boxes with the best chance of getting something with a cool illustration. I went with Legacy Supporters ($4.20 per go) and the more expensive ($17.64 per go) SR Sweethearts.

Each potential card comes with a resale value and a percentage pull rate -pay close attention as it's accurate from my experience

When you look at a pack, you'll get a preview of the possible pulls, as well as a value and a likelihood of pulling that card as a percentage. I have to say, it was very accurate - I pulled 5 Karen's Conviction cards, which had the highest likelihood of being served from the Legacy Supporters pack, which had a value of 0.60. So my luck wasn't really in there - however I do like the card art and I recycled the 4 I didn't need for a few more goes at the lower tier cards, like Pickachu's All Star Mystery Box. 

Starting with a $60 pot, I played for cards and sold the ones I didn't want or received multiples of. The best card I got from Legacy Supporters was Lillie's Poke Doll, followed by 5 Karen's Conviction cards. As these were both around 50% chance of being pulled, that seems right.

Like any booster pack, it's worth noting that your chances of a super rare pull are just that - super rare. I didn't get any of the big-money cards, but then I wasn't expecting to - the odds are accurately reported, but that didn't make each click of the button any less exciting.

The more expensive SR Sweethearts netted me an interesting Iono's Bellibolt, which I really like the art for and is the one that's probably going to get mailed to me for my random collection of cards. 

Iono's Bellibolt is a cute card, I love the sketch-style character with the sharp teeth in the background!

So in terms of technical proficiency, the site is very easy to use, with an attractive interface and an intuitive buy/sell system that allows you to recycle unwanted cards for another go for something you might enjoy more. On this occasion luck wasn't with me, but that's simply the nature of blind box sites - the fun is in the attempts, and a win only feels special if it's rare.

Were I mining Crypto, I think this would be a good way to make use of it, converting digital currency into something collectable and tangible. I'd also be interested in seeing the same system being used on other games - I'm sure collectors of One Piece, Gundam and Magic would find the idea tantalising. 

If you want to take a look for yourself, you can visit the e-pick site and try your luck - once you're signed up you'll get a chance to win points on a spinning wheel every day, so you can try it for free too. As a special bonus because I showed some interest, we've been given a code for a 15% bonus - just use UKA15.