It is the thirty-third Deck in the TCG 's Structure Deck series, following Emperor of Darkness Structure Deck
Month 1-2: Explore and Learn Buy a few singles of Pokemon you love ($10-20) Open one or two sealed products for the fun of it ($15-50) Get basic supplies (sleeves, top loaders, a binder) Follow Pokemon card content creators to learn about different sets and cards Browse Misprint and TCGplayer to get familiar with pricing Month 3-4: Pick a Direction Decide on a collecting focus (set completion, specific Pokemon, era, etc.) Start working toward your first goal Learn about card conditions and how to assess them Set a monthly collecting budget Month 5-8: Build Momentum Consistently add to your collection each month Start learning about graded cards and what makes them valuable Maybe pick up your first graded card Connect with the collecting community (Reddit's r/PokemonTCG, local card shops, Facebook groups) Month 9-12: Refine Your Approach Evaluate what you've collected so far
CGC, a comic book and trading card certification company that helps verify genuine copies as well as assess their condition for collectors, carried out numerous tests on all four of the cards, as well as a fifth copy that is still part of a printed 'sheet' of MTG cards
The card is joined by a first-edition Shadowless Charizard graded at Gem Mint 10 condition, described by Craig as the GOAT in Pokmon collecting
There is no right or wrong way to do it
