Personally, I think the best option for new players would be to buy the Sapphire/Ruby deck from Into the Inklands as it comes with Locations and it offers the opportunity to dig a bit more into how cards can interact together
While Crown Zenith is the more impactful and historic set, this one was pure, unadulterated fun that united collectors old and new
You can see your total collection value change month over month, identify which cards are dragging performance down, and make informed decisions about rebalancing (selling deprecating cards and buying appreciating ones)
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Subsequent expansions, such as Jungle and Fossil , further expanded the Pokmon universe, introducing new creatures and mechanics that added depth and complexity to the game
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