How to approach it: Get a master list of every card in the set (Pokemon TCG databases like Bulbapedia have complete set lists) Start by buying the commons and uncommons as a bulk lot usually $10-20 for a near-complete set of the cheap cards Track your progress in a spreadsheet or binder Pick off the rares and holos one at a time as your budget allows Save the most expensive chase cards for last Best sets for a first completion project: Pokemon 151: Manageable size, great nostalgia, reasonable prices for most cards Paldean Fates: Small set, gorgeous cards, relatively affordable Crown Zenith: A greatest-hits set with varied artwork Goal: Collect a Specific Pokemon Pick your favorite Pokemon and collect as many different cards featuring them as possible across all sets and eras
Maybe thats how it should be
It wants to be a deck lynchpin, but it dies tons of stuff
Shipping, Customs & Import Duties by Country Knowing the total landed cost before you order eliminates the most common source of buyer frustration
Notable hits here are the $70 The Ur-Dragon, $15 Scalelord Reckoner (funnily enough, I and a fellow Dragon enthusiast almost cut this from initial builds), the $15 Utvara Hellkite, and the $10 Kindred Discovery (which seems to have begun bouncing back from its recent reprint)
Unbelievably, it has doubled in price since we wrote that article in 2024
