Move your collection from Dragon Shield
Dragon Shield’s Pokémon app advertises CSV and text collection exports. Its Pokémon CSV layout is not verified against our reader, so start with a small file and inspect every field before deciding how to move it.
Try your file before signing upCheck the first 200 rows without an account. No export yet? Paste a small list of your cards, or use the sample to see an example. The sample does not check your collection or unlock another app’s export.
1. Export from Dragon Shield
- Use collection export in your Dragon Shield Pokémon app version and select CSV when offered.
- Save an untouched copy. The official app listing confirms CSV or text export but does not document an exact menu path or CSV columns.
Our Dragon Shield reader is based on a Magic-app file layout and has not been verified with a Pokémon export. A file being accepted does not confirm its fields or printings matched correctly.
Exporting makes a copy; it does not remove cards from Dragon Shield. Keep the original file. Menu names can change, so use the official reference if your version differs.
Official export instructions checked .
Alternative to Dragon Shield: what carries over
House of Holos is a free Pokémon card collection tracker. From a Dragon Shield file, the importer reads your quantities, printings and folders where the file has them. It does not show market values, so those columns are not carried over.
- Card name, set, number and printing only when the file uses recognized columns
- Quantities and condition when recognized and valid
- Explicit purchase-cost fields and folder names when present in a recognized layout
Dragon Shield and House of Holos
| Fact | Dragon Shield | House of Holos |
|---|---|---|
| Export format | CSV or text advertised; Pokémon layout not documented | Reads a CSV, or a pasted card list |
| Where | Pokémon app; menu path not documented | In your browser, on any device |
| Access | Not stated in the app listing | Free; preview the first 200 rows with no account |
Dragon Shield facts are from its official help, checked (see the reference above). Apps change; check its help for the current steps.
What to check in your Dragon Shield export
Our signed-in importer recognizes these fields when they are present in a supported layout. Missing information is not recreated from another app’s totals.
- Test the layout before the collection
- Use a small selection with a regular card, a reverse holo and more than one copy. Compare each visible field with the original export; do not treat a recognized header as proof that the Pokémon values use the same format.
- Use a practical fallback
- If fields do not line up, make a CSV with explicit set, card number, printing and quantity columns, or try a small pasted card list in the public preview. The spreadsheet guide shows those columns.
- Check the scope of the export
- Confirm whether you exported one folder or your whole collection. Separate unsupported languages or games and keep the original file for anything the catalog cannot match.
2. Preview before signing up
Start with a few known cards: a normal card, a reverse holo and a row with several copies. Compare rows and copies separately: one row with quantity four represents four cards. Review the set, number, language and printing before accepting a match.
The public preview matches the first 200 rows. For a larger file, that is partial coverage: the remaining rows still need full review. The complete file or list continues to the signed-in importer. A preview does not add cards to a collection. Our catalog is English Pokémon for now; other languages and games remain unmatched. A file opening successfully does not mean every row can be imported.
Matching runs in your browser with a limited catalog lookup of card-identification hints. That lookup excludes the CSV, filename, quantities, costs, notes, folders and cert numbers. The tool explains its file limits and temporary storage before you start.
Use a CSV export, not an Excel workbook, PDF, screenshot or JSON backup. For an unfamiliar layout, see the spreadsheet and column guide. You can also paste a card list into the public preview when you have no usable CSV.
3. Sign in, review and save
Keep this tab open when you continue. The preview holds your source and review choices temporarily in this tab, then starts a fresh full review for your signed-in account. If the draft is unavailable or you change browser or device, open the signed-in importer and reselect the original file or paste your list again. With browser storage blocked, keep that importer tab open too; reloading requires your source again. Nothing saves automatically.
Saving happens in the signed-in importer. Check its final preview against your source and your existing collection; cards you already have start unticked. Select the rows you intend to add and choose whether folders should become binders before confirming the import.
To replace existing counts from a newer export, deliberately choose Update cards I already have to this file’s counts and review the changes before applying them. Cards absent from that file stay as they are. Undo reverses eligible changes and tells you what it kept after later edits.
Read the full import guide for unresolved printings, count updates, folders and Undo. Purchase costs are your own records; House of Holos does not provide market prices.