Pokémon TCG guides

10 guides to card history, mechanics and special releases. Each one lists every card it covers.

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Seasonal Guide

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...

Collector Basics

Pokémon Card Rarity Symbols Explained

Every Pokémon TCG rarity symbol explained with examples: circle, diamond and star, the gold stars of Scarlet &...

Seasonal Guide

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...

Set Guide

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...

Set Guide

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...

Set Guide

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...

Set Guide

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...

TCG History

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,...

Set Guide

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...

Japanese Promos

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...

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