Pokemon Cards

Gotta catch ’em all! The Pokémon card game is one of the most famous collectibles in the world, and the beautiful, colorful cards are often a staple in many children's rooms. However, the cards are not just collectibles, but are also part of an incredibly fun card game with the potential for great tactical depth, so both children and adults can enjoy the game. In the game, you must overcome your opponent by having your Pokémon battle each other. When all of the opponent's Pokémon are knocked out, the game is won - still confused? We have created a guide, which you can read here. Here on the page, you can see our large selection of cheap Pokémon cards and products!

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What is Pokémon?

Pokémon is a contraction of 'Pocket Monsters'. It is a Japanese media franchise that was founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995. Pokémon involves fictional creatures (called Pokémon), which humans – better known as Pokémon trainers – must try to catch and train for battle against each other.

Today, the Pokémon franchise covers a plethora of video games, plush toys, toys, merchandise, and most importantly – the card game. The game was first released in Japan in 1999 and has since taken the world by storm.

In the roles of Pokémon trainers, players use their Pokémon cards, each with different strengths and weaknesses, to try to overcome their opponent by knocking out their Pokémon. Pokémon are played on the table to attack the opponent's Pokémon, and when a Pokémon has taken enough damage, it is knocked out. The player who knocked out the respective Pokémon may take a Prize card. There are several ways to win the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Primarily, one can win by obtaining all (usually) six Prize cards. Another way to win is by knocking out all of the opponent's Pokémon so that they have none left on the table, or if the opponent at the beginning of their turn has no more cards left in their deck. You can watch the video below for a quick walkthrough of the game.

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The different Pokémon cards

There are many different types of card types in Pokémon. To play, you need to have a good mix of different types of cards in your deck.

• Basic Pokémon. These are the cornerstones of all decks. Without this type of card, you cannot play. These cards include the Pokémon's name, type, health points, and their unique attacks.
• Energy Cards. Energy is required to fight a Pokémon battle. Therefore, energy cards are also a fixed part of all decks. Energy comes in different types such as fire, water, grass, and electric.
• Trainer Cards. Trainer cards have different properties that help you win the game. This can be anything from drawing extra cards to giving your Pokémon more life.
• EX and GX cards. Pokémon EX and GX cards are special versions of regular Pokémon cards with prettier illustrations, more life, and extra strong attacks.
• V, Vmax, and Vstar cards. Like with EX and GX cards, Pokémon V cards are special versions of regular cards that are much stronger and rarer. These can often evolve into Pokémon Vmax or Vstar cards, which are among the most sought-after cards in the game.
  

Rare Pokémon cards

Many who collect Pokémon cards specifically look for rare cards. If you are looking for rare and valuable Pokémon cards, there are a few things you should be on the lookout for. Most cards are classified into common, uncommon, and rare cards. These are marked with different symbols in one corner of the card – respectively a circle, a diamond, and a star. It is usually only rare cards that have a chance of being valuable. In the video below, you can see what you should be looking for:

The most valuable cards are often those that feature popular characters like Charizard, Eevee, and Pikachu. It is therefore not surprising that the world's most expensive Pokémon card is a PSA10 Pikachu Illustrator card, which was sold in 2021 for 36.5 million kroner. Because Pokémon cards can potentially be worth a lot of money, there are also many fake cards in circulation. Most fake cards come into circulation when cheap cards are bought abroad. It is therefore important to only buy cards from trustworthy dealers. You can learn more about how to spot fake cards in the video below:

Pokémon boxes

There are many products with Pokémon cards and it can therefore be a challenge to figure out where to start. The easiest place is with boosters (also called Pokémon card packs) and displays. Booster packs contain 10 random cards and are the smallest packs you can get. A Booster display contains 36 boosters and is therefore one of the cheapest ways to quickly get a large collection of cards. In addition to these, there are a number of other products:

• Collection Boxes. There is a lot of variation in the contents among the different Pokémon boxes. Generally, however, they always contain a collection of booster packs from different sets and at least one special card (e.g., V or Vmax card).
• Elite Trainer Box. If you want to start making your own decks, an Elite Trainer Box is a good place to start. Here you get a lot of markers to play with, a lot of energy cards, promo cards, protective sleeves, and of course booster packs!
• Pokémon Tins. These tins are primarily intended for storing large stacks of cards. But you also get a special promo card and a couple of booster packs.
• Pokémon Mini tins. Mini tins function like regular tins, but do not contain a promo card and have fewer booster packs in them.
• Battle Decks. If you want to try playing Pokémon TCG, but do not want to build your own deck, you can acquire a battle deck. These are ready to play right out of the pack.

The world's best Pokémon cards

Another aspect that also influences a Pokémon card's value is how good it is to play with. The better a card is, the more sought after it is and therefore the price also becomes higher. The world's best Pokémon cards are hard to define. This is partly because new cards are constantly being printed and there is rotation in which cards are allowed to be played in official tournaments. It is therefore often easier to talk about which Pokémon generally have good cards. Good examples of this are Gardevoir and Mewtwo, as many of the cards with these Pokémon on them often end up being used in tournaments.

Pokémon cards are one of the franchises we at Card Collective love the most! We therefore always have a large selection of decks, boosters, and various accessories for the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Selling Pokémon cards

Maybe you have found your old collection of Pokémon cards at home and no longer want to keep it? In that case, you do not just have to throw it away! Occasionally, you might be lucky that there are some valuable cards in the collection. It can therefore be worthwhile to try to sell your Pokémon cards.

But where can you sell your Pokémon cards? Our colleagues at The Card Collective specialize in buying and selling Pokémon cards and other card games such as Magic the Gathering. You can learn more about selling cards via the link above.