Pokemon Card Maker
Build a custom, fan-made card in a Pokemon-inspired TCG layout using your own photo — then print it on real card stock.
Step one is a free account — Wild Card paints its artwork from your photo.
How it works
Choose a layout
Our TCG-style templates, Wild Card and Wild Card (Full Art), carry the trading-card-game furniture: a name bar, an art window, an info panel.
Add your subject
Upload a photo and name your character. Wild Card paints the art window from your photo; the rest of the card is yours to write.
Print the real thing
The finished card prints at standard trading card size on premium stock, so it sleeves and slabs like any other.
Read this before you start
These are custom, fan-made cards. They are not Pokemon cards and cannot be played in the Pokemon Trading Card Game.
No official artwork, character names, energy symbols, set symbols or game data — none of that is ours to print.
The TCG-style frames are Snapshot's own designs. They evoke a trading card game; they do not copy one.
Both TCG-style templates build their artwork with AI, so unlike the rest of the builder they need a free account.
Everything on the card is what you supply: your photo, your character name, your text.
Free US standard shipping on orders $30+.
Want more than the short version? Read the full guide.
Questions
Are these real Pokemon cards?
No, and they are not meant to be. They are custom, fan-made cards in a trading-card-game style, built from your own photo and your own text. They are not tournament legal and they are not an official product.
Can I put an actual Pokemon on it?
Not one we supply. We do not print official character art, names or game data, and we cannot reproduce an existing card. What we print is artwork you own or have the right to use — most people use a photo of themselves, their kid or their pet as the character.
Do I need an account for the TCG-style templates?
Yes. Wild Card and Wild Card (Full Art) generate their art window with AI, and AI templates require a free account. Every other template in the builder works with no account at all until you save.
What photos can I use?
JPEG, PNG, WEBP and HEIC all work, straight from a phone or a camera. Aim for at least 1000 x 1000 pixels so the print stays sharp. Use a photo you own or have permission to use.
What do the printed cards look like?
Standard trading card size, 2.5" x 3.5", printed on premium card stock with square corners like a real card, so it fits any sleeve, toploader or case. A single card is $17.99 and includes a magnetic case; multi-card boxes bring the per-card price down.
Open the builder and try it.
Designing is free and takes a couple of minutes. Sign up only when you want to keep it.
Make a Wild CardSnapshot is an independent custom card printer. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or licensed by Nintendo, Creatures Inc., GAME FREAK inc. or The Pokemon Company. Pokemon and Pokemon TCG are their trademarks, used here only to describe the style of card our customers design. Every card you build is your own custom, fan-made creation.