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Creatures are a big part of that plan

This uncertainty can throw off your game plan, especially if you built your deck around a few critical creatures or spells

How to approach it: Get a master list of every card in the set (Pokemon TCG databases like Bulbapedia have complete set lists) Start by buying the commons and uncommons as a bulk lot usually $10-20 for a near-complete set of the cheap cards Track your progress in a spreadsheet or binder Pick off the rares and holos one at a time as your budget allows Save the most expensive chase cards for last Best sets for a first completion project: Pokemon 151: Manageable size, great nostalgia, reasonable prices for most cards Paldean Fates: Small set, gorgeous cards, relatively affordable Crown Zenith: A greatest-hits set with varied artwork Goal: Collect a Specific Pokemon Pick your favorite Pokemon and collect as many different cards featuring them as possible across all sets and eras

Notable hits here are the $70 The Ur-Dragon, $15 Scalelord Reckoner (funnily enough, I and a fellow Dragon enthusiast almost cut this from initial builds), the $15 Utvara Hellkite, and the $10 Kindred Discovery (which seems to have begun bouncing back from its recent reprint)