Pokémon TCG guides
29 guides to card history, mechanics and special releases. Each one lists every card it covers.
Pokémon Card Rarity Symbols Explained
Every Pokémon TCG rarity symbol explained with examples: circle, diamond and star, the gold stars of Scarlet &...
Pokémon TCG 30th Anniversary: The First Japanese Set and the English Base Set
The Pokémon TCG turns 30 on October 20, 2026. The story of the first Japanese Expansion Pack from 1996, its 16 holos,...
Halloween Pokémon Cards: The Best Spooky Cards to Collect
The best Halloween Pokémon cards to collect: Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist, classic and modern Gengar, haunted Illustration...
30th Celebration vs Celebrations: Pokémon's Two Anniversary Sets Compared
How 30th Celebration compares with 2021's Celebrations: set size, pack contents, the Pikachu cards, both Classic...
30th Celebration Classic Collection: All 30 Reprints and Their Originals
Every card in the 30th Celebration Classic Collection, from Base Set Charizard to Crystal Lugia and Palkia LV.X, with...
30th Celebration Set Guide: Chase Cards, Pull Rates and What Is in a Pack
Everything in 30th Celebration: what is in a pack, pull rates from 652 opened packs, all 10 Special Illustration...
30th Celebration Pikachu Rares: Full List of All 30
All 30 Pikachu Rares from 30th Celebration, who drew each one, how the one-per-pack pull rate works, and the two...
Radiant Pokémon Cards: All 16, Shiny Rules and Rule Box Explained
All 16 English Radiant Pokémon cards, from Radiant Greninja in Astral Radiance to Radiant Charizard in Crown Zenith:...
Team Plasma Pokémon Cards: Every Full Art and How They Work
Every Team Plasma full art card, the Team Plasma Pokémon-EX and promos, how Plasma Energy and the Plasma Trainer...
Pokémon Prime Cards: Full List of All 26 From HeartGold & SoulSilver
All 26 English Pokémon Prime cards from 2010, set by set: what makes a card a Prime, how to recognise one, and which...
Delta Species Pokémon Cards: What δ Means and Every Delta Set
What the δ symbol on Pokémon cards means, which EX sets have Delta Species cards and how many, the three Gold Star...
Pokémon LEGEND Cards: All 9 Two-Piece LEGENDs and How They Work
All nine Pokémon LEGEND cards from the HeartGold & SoulSilver era (2010), from Ho-Oh LEGEND to Palkia & Dialga...
Tag Team GX Pokémon Cards: Full List of All 32 and the Best Alt Arts
All 32 English Tag Team GX cards by set, from Pikachu & Zekrom-GX in Team Up to Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX in Cosmic...
Southern Islands Pokémon Cards: All 18 and How the Art Connects
The Southern Islands Pokémon collection explained: all 18 cards, how they connect into six panoramas, which ones are...
Shining Pokémon Cards: Full List, the First Shiny Cards and Value
Every English Shining Pokémon card, from Shining Gyarados and Shining Magikarp in Neo Revelation (2001) to Shining...
Gold Star Pokémon Cards: All 27, With Sets and Years
Every English Gold Star Pokémon card by set and year, from EX Team Rocket Returns (2004) to POP Series 5 (2007): what...
Ancient Mew Card: Translation, the Nintedo Error and Value
The Ancient Mew promo card explained: how it was given out in Japan in 1999 and in cinemas in 2000, what the runes...
Every ACE SPEC Card: Full List of All 42 and the Deck Rule
The complete list of Pokémon ACE SPEC cards: all 13 from Black & White and all 29 from Scarlet & Violet, what ACE...
Pikachu Illustrator: The Most Expensive Pokémon Card Ever Sold
The Pikachu Illustrator card explained: how it was awarded through CoroCoro Comic contests, what the card says, how...
The First Secret Rare Pokémon Card: Dark Raichu 83/82
Why Dark Raichu 83/82 from Team Rocket (2000) was the first secret rare Pokémon card, what the card does, the 1st...
Christmas Pokémon Cards: The Best Holiday and Winter Themed Cards
The best Christmas and winter themed Pokémon cards: Flaaffy's Christmas tree, the snowflake-stamped Holiday Calendar...
Mario and Luigi Pikachu Cards: All 4 Promos, Release Date and Value
Everything about the Mario Pikachu and Luigi Pikachu cards: when they came out, how the Special Boxes worked, the...
Van Gogh Pikachu Card: Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat, Value and History
The Van Gogh Pikachu card explained: how Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat (SVP 085) was given out at the Van Gogh Museum,...
Banned and Censored Pokémon Cards: Japanese vs English Art Changes
The Pokémon cards that were censored between Japanese and English: Jynx, Koga's Ninja Trick, Sabrina's Gaze, Grimer,...
MEGA Dream ex Set Guide: Chase Cards, Mega Attack Rares and Set List
The MEGA Dream ex (m2a) set list explained: the chase cards, all 10 Mega Attack Rares, the full rarity breakdown, the...
Japan Post Stamp Box Pikachu and Cramorant: The 2021 Ukiyo-e Promos
The Japan Post Pokémon Stamp Box promos explained: the Beauty Looking Back Pikachu and Moon and Geese Cramorant, the...
The Scream Pokémon Cards: All 5 Munch Promos and How They Were Given Out
All five Munch "The Scream" Pokémon promo cards from 2018 (286 to 290/SM-P): the exhibition behind them, how Pikachu,...
Poncho Pikachu Cards: The Poncho-Wearing Pikachu Promos and Their Value
The poncho-wearing Pikachu promo cards: the Hiroshima Magikarp and Gyarados pair, the Mega Charizard and Mega...
Yu Nagaba Pokémon Cards: The Pikachu and Eevee Promos
The Yu Nagaba Pokémon promo cards: the 2021 Pikachu (208/S-P) and the nine 2023 Eeveelution promos (062 to 070/SV-P),...
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