ChasingFoil vs PriceCharting for Pokémon collectors
Credit first: PriceCharting is the reference price guide for collectibles. It covers video games, comics, coins, and most card games, keeps long price histories, shows sold prices by grade, and runs its own marketplace. For quick lookups across many hobbies it is hard to beat.
ChasingFoil is built for a narrower question: you collect Pokémon and want to make better decisions, not just look up a number. That means 35,300+ cards tracked at the printing level, PSA population data with gem rates for 2,174+ cards and growing, expected grading ROI, market breadth across the whole catalog, and forward price forecasts with the methodology and track record published.
Comparison based on public information as of July 2026. PriceCharting Premium is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year. ChasingFoil Pro is $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year. Spotted something outdated? Tell us and we will fix it.
| Feature | ChasingFoil | PriceCharting |
|---|---|---|
| Free price lookups and history charts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sold prices by grade (PSA, CGC, BGS...) Both show graded sale prices. PriceCharting has long histories; ChasingFoil adds liquidity and trend flags per grade. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video games, comics, coins, and other categories PriceCharting's breadth is unmatched. ChasingFoil is Pokémon only, by design. | — | ✓ |
| Every Pokémon printing as its own tracked card | ✓ | — |
| PSA population counts and gem rates | ✓ | — |
| Grading ROI math (is it worth grading?) | ✓ | — |
| Market breadth and regime tracking | ✓ | — |
| Forward price forecasts with published methodology Beta, with confidence bands and publicly scored outcomes. Not investment advice. | ✓ | — |
| Marketplace to buy and sell | — | ✓ |
| Collection tracker ChasingFoil binders are free with an account; PriceCharting's unlimited tracking is a Premium feature. | ✓ | ✓ |
Pick PriceCharting if you...
- Collect across many hobbies (games, comics, coins, several TCGs)
- Want the longest possible price histories for reference
- Want to buy and sell inside the same site
Pick ChasingFoil if you...
- Collect Pokémon and want printing-level depth, not category breadth
- Decide what to grade using real pop counts, gem rates, and ROI math
- Want to know if the whole market is moving, not just one card
- Want a view of where prices might go next, with receipts published
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No account needed: market breadth today, gem rates and grading ROI, weekly movers, or the methodology behind all of it.