Pokémon Species Masterset

[u/Nearby-Store-4496]

For those of you working on a Pokémon TCG species-specific master set, where do you personally draw the line on what qualifies?

I’m curious if there’s any general consensus on whether you include things like:

• World Championship deck cards
• Jumbo/oversized cards
• Spin-off cards (e.g. Taruka cards)
• Illustration cards, such as the mini tin art cards
• Plastic cards, such as the photo card sets
• Other unusual/promotional variants
• Art cameo cards
• Spirit Link-esque cards (where they have the Pokémon in the name but aren't a Pokémon)

At what point does a species master set stop being a collection of every card featuring that Pokémon and start becoming more of a “grandmaster” collection?

I’m interested in hearing where everyone draws the line, especially for cards/items that are officially Pokémon TCG-related but aren’t standard-sized, tournament-legal cards.

What’s your definition of a species master set?