Digimon Cards with Barcodes

The latest Japanese Digimon Cards have a Barcode on them. They can be scanned by the D-Scanner to get the corresponding Digimon or Item. This section will provide a little background information on the cards with a Barcode and the Digimon Link System Symbol (The Blue D) on them. Newer cards might not have the DLS but they are still card barcodes and may be version specific. If the card has the:

• Link System Symbol:
  You'll activate a Battle or get an Item if no D-Scanner version is indicated near it. However, you can scan backwards, from right-to-left, on any Card Version to successfully get an event from that card. The backward scan is usually nothing special.
• Link System Symbol 1:
  These cards will have the number 1 by the DLS icon. These barcodes are compatible ONLY with the D-Scanner Version 1. Scanning with other versions gets you an ERROR. However, upon scanning them with the D-Scanner Version 1, you will get a Digimon from that version and may possibly be the one shown on the card.
• Link System Symbol 2:
  These cards will have the number 2 by the DLS icon. These barcodes are compatible ONLY with the D-Scanner Version 2. Scanning with other versions gets you an ERROR. However, upon scanning them with the D-Scanner Version 2, you will get a Digimon from that version and may possibly be the one shown on the card.
• Link System Symbol 3:
  These cards will have the number 3 by the DLS icon. These barcodes are compatible ONLY with the D-Scanner Version 3. Scanning with other versions gets you an ERROR, however, upon scanning them with the D-Scanner Version 3, you will get a Digimon from that version and may possibly be the one shown on the card.
• No Link System Symbol:
  These cards will have the barcode but no DLS icon. These barcodes may possibly be version specific.

Getting Digimon Cards:
Unless you live in Japan, you may find that getting Digimon Cards with Barcodes may be a long process that's not worth the time & the money. Therefore, you might want to take it upon yourself to print a card scan from the Digimon Pictorial Album (link is below). However, the Barcode is difficult to scan so before printing, one might consider the following.

• Copying the Card Scan into an Image Editor, and Sharpening the Barcode twice, so that it's easier to read.
• Print in grayscale Mode so that the Barcode won't get bled over with colored ink.

The link to the Digimon Pictorial Album with the Digimon Card Scans is here: http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Toys/1116/index.html

Just for fun, you can also go to the Barcode Server: http://www.milk.com/barcode/
...And input twelve or thirteen random numbers, and clicking on GO, then printing the Barcode and see what you acquired. Note that the Barcode must be enlarged before being Printed and Scanned.