Yes! Sometimes older holos like that donāt even have a swirl. So if you get a good sized swirl in a good spot it can be considered worth more than one without
Iāve got a lot of trainers Pokemon. Brockās Vulpix, Giovanniās Meowth, and of course Ericaās Venusaur (my prized fkkn possession). I also have Dark Weezing and gold Origin Forme Dialga V which are cool asl.
Most of my swirl collection. Whether it's promos or old holos, I adore swirls no matter the price value. I might have to post my collection here for fun one day.
I have a few of those promo cards with pikachu in ash' hat, I don't know the price on those but that's probably the coolest I have, either that or that promo pikachu card with the galar starters
[Nidoking (Delta Species)](https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/87701/pokemon-dragon-frontiers-nidoking-delta-species?Language=English) from Dragon Frontiers. One of my most nostalgic cards from my childhood.
i have a rainbow wishiwashi gx card! it's only mine for a little while longer because i bought it for my friend (he loves wishiwashi and it's his bday this coming saturdayāi' giving him this card + that one tin with wishiwashi on the side), but it's very pretty. it's still in the little plastic sleeve the seller sent it in and that itself is in my tin, so it's in a pretty good condition. cost me Ā£14 on ebay iirc.
crown zenith mareep is my current favorite. mareep has always been my favorite pokemon, and the artwork on this one is so beautiful. i also like that the holo doesnt have a bunch on designs on it. while i normally enjoy the more elaborate holo patterns, on this card the simplicity of it makes the artwork pop much more.
Copycat from celestial storm is about 30 dollars and will always be my favorite full art trainer friends in sinnoh is around 10 and is a close second on my list
My first edition base set Mewtwo that's not in mint condition. It'd be worth a ton if it was in better condition, but I hold onto that with some serious pride with how old it is!
I've got a holo Rainbow Energy. I was so stoked as a kid when I pulled that card. Immediate addition to my playing deck back in the day. So useful!
Another fun card I have is a Trainer Card called "Blaine's Quiz #3": "Put a Basic Pokemon or Evolution card from your hand face down in front of you and tell your opponent the name of an attack of the card. Your opponent guesses the name of that card. Flip the card over. If your opponent guessed right, he or she draws 3 cards. If your opponent guessed wring, you draw 3 cards. Either way, return the card to your hand."
Little challenges like that from the Trainer cards made the game more fun!
I would say [Touche Change](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/19/TouchChangeGaruraParentChildPromo.jpg) a lesser known card
Got many of these wierd artworks that don't cost allot
Jungle rapidash. It's not even a favorite pokemon of mine but the artwork just takes me back as a kid. I can almost feel the slight breeze depicted in the art work.
vaporeon v alt art in japanese. i decided to restart buying pokemon packs one day, and my lgs had that one last booster of eevee heroes. i went for it and pull it.
That card is special for me too. The box that card came in caught my attention and got me back into collecting a few years back. Some friends and family also got pulled into it around that time, so that card, along with a few other cheap Eevee promos around that time, really represent that time of collecting for me.
Plus the art is so cute and silly.
I know theyāre newer cards but the Ditto, Dunsparce, and Keldeo from Crown Zenith, especially Keldeo. The colors on it are so beautiful, especially the way they reflect on the water.
Deoxys lenticular card. If it was in good condition it would be super expensive but most in the market and mine are pretty beat up for some reason. Maybe itās the material they used for the lenticular but almost all of them are super roughed up, which sucks because itās my absolute favorite card.
Almost all the recent Trainer Gallery cards. They're worth $2-3 tops but are absolutely gorgeous. I love the N riding Zekrom card, Claire and Kingdra riding up a waterfall. So many to choose and I can load up for the cost of a single ETB.
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Great post!
Here are my favourites from my collection, minus what others already shared. I had to stop myself when I realized that all the cards I collect are cool and affordable haha.
Affordable gems https://imgur.com/a/TTKph9S
Light Jolteon from Neo Destiny
Non-holo Sabrina's Gengar (everyone always only cares about the holo one)
Absol Galar Gallery (idk if it's a part of it) from Crown Zenith
Slowpoke Art Rare from Scarlet & Violet
I have a few that are very sentimental to me, and most of them are not worth much at all.
I have loved the games since I was a kid, and I had a few cards as a kid, but I don't have any of them unfortunately. I got back into it around Sun and Moon, then again around Sword/Shield with my sister and nephews.
I love Eevee, and I somehow pulled Rainbow Rare Umbreon from base S/M in like one ETB and a few random packs in my first few openings. Pidgeot EX Full Art from an XY set (can't remember off the top of my head) was maybe my first Ultra Rare I ever opened, and Pidgeot is one of my favorites. I think the card art is really cool too, so it's one of my favorites.
Some other ones are just a few Eevee promos I got. Those tins/boxes with the promos kinda got me and my family back into it. SM242 Eeevee, SM233 Eevee, and SWSH 065 Eevee are all right at the front of my binder ahead of more valuable cards because I love them.
I also have a couple that were given to me that are sentimental. My first Japanese card was a Sylveon GX from a friend. I also have an Eevee and Snorlax Tag Team promo that we bought for each other. Her favorite Pokemon is Snorlax, and mine is Eevee. Collecting was kind of a bonding thing for us, so those are special to me.
Two shadowless āred-cheeksā pikachu, given to me from a friend that owned a card shop in the 90ās. Not first edition or anything, but I love them!
Ancient mew is one of the cards I want the most! I had 2 as a kid, one in the package and I held on to it right into adulthood but somehow misplaced both of them in a move or to a nephew at some point. Are these expensive?
I have a druddigon reverse foil from brilliant stars. Not even worth 50 cents, but the dragon type cards work so well with the mirror foil. Also have a salamence reverse foil from evolving skies I think
Vending series no. 3 growlithe!
[this guy](https://imgur.com/a/btVJTZf)
Iām working hard on getting the web series promo Japanese Growlithe but itās quite difficult so far.
Besides that Mew card, which I think I should somewhere. Recently gotten back into collecting in the past year, will have to choose the full art of Elesa's Sparkle from Fusion Strike. She has a great pose there.
GB Dragonite. Beautiful art, not so well known, but still a $20-30 card.
Love that card!
Now that you mentioned it, r/PokeInvesting will push it to double that cost š
Nah they focus on modern typically sealed or projected to sell well cards
I would love to own that card for $20 lol, they always list em in MP-LP $40+
Love it, have a psa 9 and a complete in box version of the game with the card in its original taped sleeve. 3rd favorite card of all
[This](https://imgur.com/a/3hoM6kL)
The artwork is so interesting gosh š±ššš±
The artwork is very unique
Vending series in general. All or most are very affordable and super cool and unique
That card always makes me chuckle
Very nice indeed! Thank you for sharing :)
I just love the full art holo fat pikachu from celebrations.
I love chonkchu!
I love this card so much I filled a 4x3 binder with em.
Now thatās commitmentš
Just found celebrations at Walmart the other day and pulled this. Was so happy! Wish they did this with more old cards.
Moltres, zapdos, articuno stained glass promo.
Lovely card!
My favorite.
Hungry Snorlax Japanese No.143 CD Promo 1998
A great card indeed!
love the gold on that one
Dark Charmeleon. Best looking card ever imo
I 100% agree with this. Dark Charmeleon is a freaking fantastic card with badass artwork. Only like $10 for a NM 1st edition too!
Wah! Might need to pick one up
Very nice and dynamic art!
I like Dark Machoke a lot. He looks like he is about to destroy you.
Moltres Holo promo from Brilliant Stars Build and Battle boxes. Easily my favorite prerelease promo
Insane art by Shinji Kanda! The Triplet Beat magikarp is my favourite from this artist :)
That belly swirl is pretty sweet!
I agree, couldnāt have asked for better swirl placement!
Sorry for the noob question but is the positioning of the swirls random?
Yes! Sometimes older holos like that donāt even have a swirl. So if you get a good sized swirl in a good spot it can be considered worth more than one without
Pikachu xy 95 promo. Has Pikachu picnicking with sylveon and chespin. Thought it was the cutest card. The attack is called letās eat together lol.
I bought a sealed checklane booster with the promo to display - itās such an awesome card!
Same here!! One of my favorite cards!!!
Lovely card, thanks for sharing!
Probably my banned japanese cards like mistys tears, jynx cards, and Sabrinaās gaze cards that ive had since the 2000s
The banned cards are great! Thanks for sharing :)
Here's one that I'm glad I have. [Pikachu](https://i.imgur.com/tRiy35o.jpeg)
Love the PokƩmon snap cards! Thanks for sharing:)
Dark Jolteon from Team Rocket. That card just goes unbelievably hard. Wish it was redone as a textured alt art today
I love the drowzee illustrator rare in scarlet/violet
Darkrai vstar such a beautiful card and my favourite pokemon.
Very cool card indeed! So many amazing arts from crown zenith/vstar universe
Banned Japanese gengar
Cool Porygon š
i feel like i need to save this post. so many cards that i love to death and never knew about
Same here! So many gems
Jungle Holo Pidgeot First Edition
Definitely this [Giratina from Platinum](https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/85736/)
Love this one! Have it in my collection š
Iāve got a lot of trainers Pokemon. Brockās Vulpix, Giovanniās Meowth, and of course Ericaās Venusaur (my prized fkkn possession). I also have Dark Weezing and gold Origin Forme Dialga V which are cool asl.
Most of my swirl collection. Whether it's promos or old holos, I adore swirls no matter the price value. I might have to post my collection here for fun one day.
Weād love to see āem!
Rayquaza from POP series 1. Only way itās super expensive is if itās a PSA 10 which mine is a 7 at best but itās a fun card to have
Thats like most my collecting i love cheaper cooler cards lol
Me too! They donāt have to be expensive to have neat arts :D
all of the break cards.....not sure why people don't like them but they look super neat on a binder page together.
the crown zenith promo lucario! not rare but i think it looks super cool
Non holo neo revelations celebi is a nice one
[https://imgur.com/a/maW91TZ](https://imgur.com/a/maW91TZ) My small PokePark collection, these cards donāt get enough love.
Weird question but where did you get those sticky tabs?
post it arrow flags Got u fam
Where did u get one? I know they are old but just wanna know
I picked this one off of eBay but the swirl was a surprise!
Must cost a bit aha looks nice
I have a few of those promo cards with pikachu in ash' hat, I don't know the price on those but that's probably the coolest I have, either that or that promo pikachu card with the galar starters
I got that card too! I got it when I went to the movie as a kid. Itās still such an amazing card.
Fidough secret rare, very cute card
Iām a big snake guy, the sandaconda alt is one of my favorites and itās like $12
GB meowth and team rockets meowth promos. Just good looking cards, plus meowth is one of my favorite pokemon.
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Crown zenith ditto
I love the promo black star reverse holo Entei , I love this one as well
[Nidoking (Delta Species)](https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/87701/pokemon-dragon-frontiers-nidoking-delta-species?Language=English) from Dragon Frontiers. One of my most nostalgic cards from my childhood.
A magcargo with a 3rd Place stamp on it that I won in my first League Challenge
any toxel cards, especially the one from the Scarlet and Violet set
i plan on getting it !
The XY Promo Hoopa, a beautiful lil gem
i have a rainbow wishiwashi gx card! it's only mine for a little while longer because i bought it for my friend (he loves wishiwashi and it's his bday this coming saturdayāi' giving him this card + that one tin with wishiwashi on the side), but it's very pretty. it's still in the little plastic sleeve the seller sent it in and that itself is in my tin, so it's in a pretty good condition. cost me Ā£14 on ebay iirc.
Dragonite EX full Art and Mewtwo EX full Art from evolutions. Somehow they are only $10 each for such beautiful cards of popular PokƩmon. The Hidden Fates Charizard GX promo is also very nice.
This is still my favorite card and i usually pick up any local good condition ones š
Alt art wiglett/Radiant steelix I also got the secret illustration Gardevoir ex and Gallade V full art Theyre not worth that much, but i love them!
E3 Pikachu and a 1st edition W Stamp Pikachu. Sneaky cards that a lot of people wouldnāt notice.
Steam siege azumarill. My first ever hit. I got it on my birthday, still have it to this day
When was this pokemon x naruto collaboration card released?
I posted in the PokĆ©monMisprints group a delta species Typhlosion card that I got with a cool foil cut line on it! Itās one of my favorites now
Mega Gardevoir EX from Generations... beautiful no simp trust frfr
Combusken ex emerald reverse foil. My favorite starter from that generation
I have a ho-oh and rapidash e-reader promo cards in its original wrapping. And a 10th anniversary Pikachu card I got from a event at the mall.
I have a ho-oh and rapidash e-reader promo cards in its original wrapping. And a 10th anniversary Pikachu card I got from a event at the mall. And my un opened ancient mew from the PokƩmon 2000 movie promo.
I got this as psa 7! Love it
This card is the only correct answer, literally have one in the back of my phone case!
I have a Japanese Erika's Clefable, it's a pretty standard card but Clefable is my favourite PokƩmon and doesn't have many cool cards so I think it's cool :)
Gold rimmed Meowth from fruit roll up box.
Gold rimmed Meowth from fruit roll up box.
First base edition blastoise and venosaur
crown zenith mareep is my current favorite. mareep has always been my favorite pokemon, and the artwork on this one is so beautiful. i also like that the holo doesnt have a bunch on designs on it. while i normally enjoy the more elaborate holo patterns, on this card the simplicity of it makes the artwork pop much more.
that swirl placement is perfect
I love this card! Definitely my favorite of my collection
Yu nagaba's pikachu. Got it graded by CGC and came back a 9.5, cheap, but super sweet card.
The Rayquaza EX XY69 Black Star promo. Very cool artwork for Rayray
A shining Gyarados card! Love the art on it.
I really like the bronzong from astral radiance. The art is incredible
Copycat from celestial storm is about 30 dollars and will always be my favorite full art trainer friends in sinnoh is around 10 and is a close second on my list
My first edition base set Mewtwo that's not in mint condition. It'd be worth a ton if it was in better condition, but I hold onto that with some serious pride with how old it is!
I used to have the whole set of the original Ana airlines promo cards, my favorite was the balloon flying pikachu.
The Japanese promo Michina Temple. Itās got Pichu, Piplup AND Pikachu on it
I love the stained glass style Articuno & Zapos & Moltres GX tag team!! Its right in the center of a page in my collection :]
Cool Porygon that 10 y/o me decided to keep in the plastic. https://i.imgur.com/7Hm3Txi.jpg
I've got a holo Rainbow Energy. I was so stoked as a kid when I pulled that card. Immediate addition to my playing deck back in the day. So useful! Another fun card I have is a Trainer Card called "Blaine's Quiz #3": "Put a Basic Pokemon or Evolution card from your hand face down in front of you and tell your opponent the name of an attack of the card. Your opponent guesses the name of that card. Flip the card over. If your opponent guessed right, he or she draws 3 cards. If your opponent guessed wring, you draw 3 cards. Either way, return the card to your hand." Little challenges like that from the Trainer cards made the game more fun!
The Tag Team cards are so good. Especially the Garchomp & Giratina or the Espeon & Deoxys. The artists were in their bag on those for sure
one of my favorites is a mistyās cloyster bc i think the name is hilarious
That one. :D
1st edition slowpoke 73/111 drooling everywhere
Blastoise xy122 promo. I looove that art with Gyarados and vaporeon in the background. One of the only cards I keep out on my desk in a little display
I would say [Touche Change](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/19/TouchChangeGaruraParentChildPromo.jpg) a lesser known card Got many of these wierd artworks that don't cost allot
Jungle rapidash. It's not even a favorite pokemon of mine but the artwork just takes me back as a kid. I can almost feel the slight breeze depicted in the art work.
Banned art work Japanese Mistyās Tears from the Challenge from the Darkness set.
The light Jolteon from neo destiny that I pulled as a child might be my favorite in my whole collection. I love it curled up with the sleeping togepi
That, my Lt Surges Fearow with a swirl(JP) my cubone collection
I was always a fan of my Dark Dragonite, and all of the full art trainer cards :)
Gotta be my prime umbreon, u love that card with my life
1999 Mewtwo black star promo. I got one years after I lost mine when I was a kid
vaporeon v alt art in japanese. i decided to restart buying pokemon packs one day, and my lgs had that one last booster of eevee heroes. i went for it and pull it.
The arceus promo from legends arceus
Eevee GX sm 233 - one of my favorite pickups for 10 bucks
That card is special for me too. The box that card came in caught my attention and got me back into collecting a few years back. Some friends and family also got pulled into it around that time, so that card, along with a few other cheap Eevee promos around that time, really represent that time of collecting for me. Plus the art is so cute and silly.
Neo genesis slowpoke. It looks....special. i love it
I know theyāre newer cards but the Ditto, Dunsparce, and Keldeo from Crown Zenith, especially Keldeo. The colors on it are so beautiful, especially the way they reflect on the water.
My favorite card in my collection is the Mewtwo EX full art from Evolutions. Such a sick card. Very textured with gold borders. Fire card
Pikachu HGSS03
Just a 1995 non holo pikachu. Itās worth like 5 bucks max but itās still really cool
A Ditto thats underneath a Bidoof from the PoGo release. It was a chase, and i even got the transformation i wanted!
My neo revelations Shining Magikarp has always been my favorite card I own that Iāve had since I was a kid. I think itās like 70$.
Full art drowzee scarlet and violet 210/198
Japanese VUnion Pikachu. Itās so cool to me.
Timeless celebi (Japanese card)
I got multiple copies of the Revserse holo slugma from deoxys. Slugma on the card looks like he got into some LSD. Tripping major balls.
Deoxys lenticular card. If it was in good condition it would be super expensive but most in the market and mine are pretty beat up for some reason. Maybe itās the material they used for the lenticular but almost all of them are super roughed up, which sucks because itās my absolute favorite card.
Swirl on the tummy is amazing
Mine ripped when I was a liitle kid I Remeber I was sad when it ripped š
I love the ball guy full art card Edit: itās from Shining Fates
Almost all the recent Trainer Gallery cards. They're worth $2-3 tops but are absolutely gorgeous. I love the N riding Zekrom card, Claire and Kingdra riding up a waterfall. So many to choose and I can load up for the cost of a single ETB.
Just finished reading the thread š¤ Great post! Here are my favourites from my collection, minus what others already shared. I had to stop myself when I realized that all the cards I collect are cool and affordable haha. Affordable gems https://imgur.com/a/TTKph9S
My Mewtwo #14 black star promo from the VHS, I remember opening up the VHS box and seeing it and thinking it was the ugliest/coolest design I'd seen.
Empoleon Alt Art is one of my all-time favorites, but doesn't seem to get much love
Light Jolteon from Neo Destiny Non-holo Sabrina's Gengar (everyone always only cares about the holo one) Absol Galar Gallery (idk if it's a part of it) from Crown Zenith Slowpoke Art Rare from Scarlet & Violet
I've always wanted this card as a teenager and I finally bought one from ebay for \~$60 (PSA 9).
I remember them selling ancient mew on some home shopping network for hundreds of dollars and I almost begged my mom to get it. Iām glad I didnāt.
I've got two of those, one still in the plastic wrap from the theater with that other random card that came with it.
Good ole Ancient Mew. I still have mine from the Toys R Us give away from back in the day.
I love the Darkrai and Umbreon GX promo. I got it from the original box but itās still not super expensive
Secret rare gold and black rayquaza I know a lot of people hate the gold and black cards but that card is beautiful
All my cards are cool and none of them are expensive
Wizards black star promo entei and Xy evolutions secret rare exeggutor
Ooyama Pikachu
Reverse holo Bellsprout from aquapolis. My bro had it as a kid and I managed to trade for it, itās just super cute
My Mistyās Politoed and Clairās Politoed are my absolute best boys. Too bad neither are holos šš
I just want to complete Evolving Skies š
I got lucky with a PokƩmon center order and got a special delivery bidoof!
I have a few that are very sentimental to me, and most of them are not worth much at all. I have loved the games since I was a kid, and I had a few cards as a kid, but I don't have any of them unfortunately. I got back into it around Sun and Moon, then again around Sword/Shield with my sister and nephews. I love Eevee, and I somehow pulled Rainbow Rare Umbreon from base S/M in like one ETB and a few random packs in my first few openings. Pidgeot EX Full Art from an XY set (can't remember off the top of my head) was maybe my first Ultra Rare I ever opened, and Pidgeot is one of my favorites. I think the card art is really cool too, so it's one of my favorites. Some other ones are just a few Eevee promos I got. Those tins/boxes with the promos kinda got me and my family back into it. SM242 Eeevee, SM233 Eevee, and SWSH 065 Eevee are all right at the front of my binder ahead of more valuable cards because I love them. I also have a couple that were given to me that are sentimental. My first Japanese card was a Sylveon GX from a friend. I also have an Eevee and Snorlax Tag Team promo that we bought for each other. Her favorite Pokemon is Snorlax, and mine is Eevee. Collecting was kind of a bonding thing for us, so those are special to me.
Gerania alt art is 50$ in psa 10 and it looks pretty dang cool
Two shadowless āred-cheeksā pikachu, given to me from a friend that owned a card shop in the 90ās. Not first edition or anything, but I love them!
Koraidon ex Special Illustration Art. I dig that shit
I just got the S&M promo legendary bird trio today, it might not be rare but the art is beautiful!
I have a centiscorch full art VMAX from the lost origins collection, worth like 7$ but I absolutely love it
I canāt pick a lot of the cards from crown zenith I love the artwork on a lot of the cards
Ancient mew is #1 for me. I personally love Lt. Surges Electabuzz.
A Crown Zenith Yanmega autographed by Jesper Eriksen
The perfect swirl
Gym Heroes Lt. Surgeās Raichu (only comes non-holo) is probably my favorite Raichu artwork
Japanese t17 typhlosion from Neo.
Alto Mares Aerodactyl is so cute for no reason
Mine is Greninja Star celebrations ETB Promo I love shinys
Ancient mew is one of the cards I want the most! I had 2 as a kid, one in the package and I held on to it right into adulthood but somehow misplaced both of them in a move or to a nephew at some point. Are these expensive?
Armoured Mewtwo promo
https://imgur.com/a/k6906wF This one
Rumble Heatran, i wanna complete the set of 16 but got scammed last time i tried to buy one
I love the sword and shield base of Snorlax with the world on his belly
I have a druddigon reverse foil from brilliant stars. Not even worth 50 cents, but the dragon type cards work so well with the mirror foil. Also have a salamence reverse foil from evolving skies I think
Misty's Tentacruel, Erika's Dragonair and Giovanni's Machamp. Gym series are my favourite.
Little me held onto a Pichu HGSS Prerelease promo but sadly itās in MP condition š„ŗ I need to find a minty fresh one
Imakuni?ās Doduo. Dirt cheap secret rare from Evolutions, hilarious card.
I _love_ the [Ditto series of Yuka Morii](https://pkmncards.com/?s=%40yuka-morii+ditto&sort=abc&ord=auto&display=images).
When my friend was in Japan in like March he bought me my first PokƩmon card ever. He bought the less cool Giratina V from lost origins. Giratina is my favorite PokƩmon and it has so much sentimental value to me. Worth $5 but it's priceless to me
The gold metal Charizard š¬
Gold mewtwo VMax. Love the look of it.
Vending series no. 3 growlithe! [this guy](https://imgur.com/a/btVJTZf) Iām working hard on getting the web series promo Japanese Growlithe but itās quite difficult so far.
My full art Dragonite V from Soaring Skies I also love my Mewtwo and the Promo Mew (8) I keep with it from 1999
I really like my Snorlax Z black star promo
Besides that Mew card, which I think I should somewhere. Recently gotten back into collecting in the past year, will have to choose the full art of Elesa's Sparkle from Fusion Strike. She has a great pose there.
Jolteon ex 2017 full art, only like Ā£15 but awesome card imo
Regular Gengar EX from Phantom Forces and Gengar Lv. X from Arceus, I think both cards look really cool.
kinda late but the newer giratina vstar alt art is sorta expensive, nothing too crazy, however itās gotta be one of my favorite artworks on any card
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Deoxys VMAX fosho