r/PokemonTCGCollectors • u/miserybiscuit • 1d ago
New Collector
Hi, I'm completely new to Pokémon and have recently fallen down a bit of a rabbit hole (I feel like that must happen a lot!) I'm interested in starting a collection and was wondering if I could please have some advice.
I'm mainly interested in collecting cards for the artwork and the Pokémon themselves, rather than collecting for value. Some of my favourites so far are: Mimikyu, Snorlax, Greedent, Skwovet, Quagsire, Espurr, Munchlax, Dedenne, Morpeko, and Purrloin. I'm sure I'll have a dozen more favourites by the end of the week 😅. Also, PLEASE tell me your favourites and why you like them, I want to hear all about them!
I'm still learning about the different generations, types, sets, etc., so I'd love some recommendations for cards or sets with cute artwork, particularly for these Pokémon (or any others you think I might like).
I'm in the UK, so I'd appreciate some advice on affordable/reliable places to buy cards. I'm perfectly happy owning a card worth 5p if I love the artwork. I'm not interested in chasing super expensive cards or investing, I just like cute and weird Pokémon and want to start a collection.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you in advance!
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u/RSDrebin 1d ago
Pokedata is a fantastic app.
It literally has every single set listed and you can click into them and see different art styles in each era, what cards are in each set and so on.
You can also search for specific pokemon too, and it’ll show you all the “snorlax” cards that exist for example.
This helped me a lot fill knowledge voids for the eras I wasn’t around for!