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Turn any X profile into a holographic trading card. Followers set the rarity, verification sets the foil, your bio sets the type. Battle all your friends :) and see who ranks highest on the leaderboard
Hey Product Hunt 👋
A fun idea had been stuck in my head for after my cousins came back with pokemon cards to show me what they had unpacked. What if your X profile was secretly a Pokémon card? Follower count decides rarity, a blue checkmark gives you a holo foil, and your bio literally decides your battle type. I got Psychic? Make of that what you will.
So I built it over a few nights. Now Poxémon pulls your real profile and generates a fully-statted card, complete with attacks, weaknesses, and flavor text roasting how online you are. There's also a battle mode where type matchups can beat a bigger follower count, a live leaderboard to keep track of who is the strongest of your friends (who will beat elon?), and a daily booster pack with a CS:GO-style case-opening reel. As it gave me double nostalgia being a gamer.
Pull your own card and tell me what you got. I'm especially curious if anyone beats my Common :)
Mike
The way the verification check turns into a foil shimmer on the card is such a clever little reward. Makes the whole concept feel like an actual trading card come to life.
the way rarity is tied to actual follower count is such a clever hook, makes the whole card feel earned instead of arbitrary.
does the rarity get recalculated as follower counts shift over time, or is it locked in the moment the card is minted?
Love how the bio dictates the type — such a clever way to turn something everyone already writes into a gameplay mechanic. The foil for verified accounts is a really nice touch too.
Finally a use for my dusty following list, the card looked way cooler than I expected. Friend battles got weirdly competitive over lunch though.
how does the rarity actually get decided by followers, like is it a vote or just whoever comments first?
how does the rarity actually get calculated from followers, is it tied to specific thresholds or more of a sliding scale thing?
About Poxemon on Product Hunt
“Turn X profiles into Pokemon Cards”
Poxemon was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 6 upvotes and 15 comments, placing #111 on the daily leaderboard. Turn any X profile into a holographic trading card. Followers set the rarity, verification sets the foil, your bio sets the type. Battle all your friends :) and see who ranks highest on the leaderboard
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