Ripples of Potential solves this beautifully
This can be done both with sacrifice outlets as well as with Chatterfang itself
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owners control with a -1/-1 counter on it.) Illustrated by Daren Bader Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
But for ungraded collections, a binder with the right features, combined with sleeves or top loaders as needed, will keep your Pokmon cards safe while still allowing you to flip through and enjoy your collection
ON TOP OF THAT, have it be floating around in the US over seas
Since metas come and go very quickly and playing as a free-to-play user requires some grind, the most important advice we can give is to save your resources to finish an established strong deck rather than chasing where the meta is headed in a new expansion