2025: The Year in Review

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avatar @c0ll3ct0r 770
avatar @koala 358
avatar @Taigataipan 329
avatar @Quuador 315
avatar @Dyl 291
avatar @BANKS 261
avatar @Mr.Garrison 260
avatar @lyleberr 235
avatar @joponnes 229
avatar @decoypalmette 218

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avatar @lyleberr 370
avatar @Littu 51
avatar @Vertemes 48
avatar @Dyl 47
avatar @BANKS 39
avatar @koala 39
avatar @triple 30
avatar @Will 28
avatar @Nightvulture 18
avatar @Quuador 18

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avatar @Dyl 2.08k
avatar @eeveeteam 1.62k
avatar @wisewailmer 1.57k
avatar @Vertemes 1.57k
avatar @lyleberr 1.46k
avatar @c0ll3ct0r 1.45k
avatar @BANKS 1.26k
avatar @koala 1.23k
avatar @mrbubbles 1.2k
avatar @tidaldreams 1.17k

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avatar @Dyl 1.39k
avatar @eeveeteam 1.1k
avatar @Vertemes 1.04k
avatar @wisewailmer 921
avatar @lyleberr 773
avatar @pfm 716
avatar @ddk 677
avatar @BANKS 672
avatar @koala 666
avatar @tidaldreams 603

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avatar @mrbubbles 42k
avatar @BANKS 20.8k
avatar @lyleberr 18.2k
avatar @jaxlax21 17.5k
avatar @Quuador 15k
avatar @joponnes 14.7k
avatar @niece 14.7k
avatar @bbobrob 14.5k
avatar @beccazican 13.6k
avatar @Rattlesnake 11.2k

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avatar @Dyl 18.3k
avatar @pfm 15k
avatar @koala 11.2k
avatar @smpratte 10.7k
avatar @lyleberr 10.6k
avatar @eeveeteam 10.5k
avatar @c0ll3ct0r 10.5k
avatar @Quuador 9.32k
avatar @wisewailmer 9.3k
avatar @Will 8.55k

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avatar @martin 365
avatar @Dyl 365
avatar @macarver 365
avatar @smpratte 365
avatar @dwah86 365
avatar @zubat 365
avatar @ddk 365
avatar @D3F14NC3 365
avatar @manumalin 365
avatar @wisewailmer 365

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364 11
363 5
362 7
361 12
360 6
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Top #General Topics

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avatar Backend Vulnerabilities of Snype Expose User Information - Alleged Probstein Shill Bidding 183
avatar Who's that e4 Member! 142
avatar E4 Secret Santa 2025 [PICTURE THREAD] 138
avatar Akabane & Extra Trophy Cards 123
avatar E4 ART CONTEST 2025 Thread! (Results! ! !) 119

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avatar My New Co-Worker Was an OG Pokemon Professor and I bought his Collection 71
avatar 2025 Valentine's Day Love Explosion Challenge 66
avatar Merry Christmas! :christmas_tree: 66
avatar Pokemon Art Project 2025 - Secret Oasis 60
avatar Teach Me Something New 57

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avatar What are your unpopular opinions in pokemon? 1.41k
avatar Welcome to Elite Fourum Thread 953
avatar Elite Fourum Memes 895
avatar Who's that e4 Member! 648
avatar Pokemon Pocket Megathread 576

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avatar My New Co-Worker Was an OG Pokemon Professor and I bought his Collection 56
avatar 2025 Valentine's Day Love Explosion Challenge 53
avatar Merry Christmas! :christmas_tree: 52
avatar Pokemon Art Project 2025 - Secret Oasis 51
avatar Teach Me Something New 49

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User Topic Bookmarks
avatar E4 Pokemon fan art and crafts 10
avatar The Giant Art Thread 9
avatar Pokemon Pocket Megathread 8
avatar Elite Fourum Memes 8
avatar Akabane & Extra Trophy Cards 7
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Top #Collecting Topics

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avatar It's getting increasingly difficult to find joy in this hobby 278
avatar What card do you appreciate today? 178
avatar Pokémon disco holo test prints 136
avatar Post Your Newly Discovered Repeating Errors 64
avatar What are your 2026 collecting goals? 55

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avatar Just Sold A Third of My 20+ Year Old Collection. WOTC, EX Era, Sealed, Vintage, New Zealand 90
avatar It's getting increasingly difficult to find joy in this hobby 76
avatar Anyone Else Embarrassed? 63
avatar Tropical Collection (Hello e4) 63
avatar Hello, I'm collector from Korea 61

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avatar What's your most recent purchase? 3.28k
avatar Eevee & Eeveelution Thread - New Card Releases, General Discussion 819
avatar What’s your most recent non-Pokemon purchase? 714
avatar What card do you appreciate today? 575
avatar Show Off Your Error Cards Megathread! 247

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avatar Just Sold A Third of My 20+ Year Old Collection. WOTC, EX Era, Sealed, Vintage, New Zealand 65
avatar It's getting increasingly difficult to find joy in this hobby 60
avatar Anyone Else Embarrassed? 52
avatar Tropical Collection (Hello e4) 51
avatar Hello, I'm collector from Korea 50

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User Topic Bookmarks
avatar What's your most recent purchase? 32
avatar Quuador's Collection - Pikachu V-Union filler and XY Evo Square Cut 29
avatar Show Off Your Error Cards Megathread! 21
avatar From the Japanime Vault - Updated October 24, 2021 10
avatar Pokémon disco holo test prints 7
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Top #Market Topics

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avatar Crazy Market 410
avatar Who has the future; vintage or current modern? 141
avatar [Poll] When do you think the current Pokemon bubble will end? 118
avatar Tariffs begin: how will it affect buying and shipping cards to the US? 114
avatar So buying cards from Japan just got 24% more expensive 104

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avatar "No Buy" October 48
avatar Pokemon Card Listings with Threatening Auras 36
avatar Tariffs begin: how will it affect buying and shipping cards to the US? 35
avatar Beware the US-Canada Tariffs 26
avatar Which Cards Are You Excited to Buy After the Boom Boom💥 23

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avatar The Giant English Market Thread 1.55k
avatar The Giant eBay Garbage Thread 1.16k
avatar Gold Star and Neo Shining Price Tracker 904
avatar 日本のマーケット部分 The Giant Japanese Market Thread 720
avatar Crazy Market 635

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avatar "No Buy" October 46
avatar Tariffs begin: how will it affect buying and shipping cards to the US? 40
avatar Pokemon Card Listings with Threatening Auras 38
avatar Beware the US-Canada Tariffs 34
avatar Which Cards Are You Excited to Buy After the Boom Boom💥 32

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User Topic Bookmarks
avatar Tracking 1999 Pokemon PSA 10 Base Set 1st Edition 11
avatar Crazy Market 11
avatar 巨大的中国市场线索 The Giant Chinese Market Thread 10
avatar 日本のマーケット部分 The Giant Japanese Market Thread 10
avatar The Giant English Market Thread 6
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Top #News & Links Topics

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avatar [ENG] SV10 Destined Rivals (MAY 30) / [JP] SV9a Heat Wave Arena + SV10 Glory of Team Rocket 190
avatar JP SV11B Black Bolt & SV11W White Flare (June 6, 2025) / EN SV10.5 Black Bolt & White Flare (July 18, 2025) 145
avatar Probstein Leaving eBay to Create New Auction Platform 123
avatar CGC Confirms Recent "Disco Test Prints" Are Forgeries 114
avatar McDonald's Japan Happy Meal Promos (August 9-11, 2025) 109

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avatar CGC Confirms Recent "Disco Test Prints" Are Forgeries 94
avatar $4,000,000 PSA 9 Pikachu Illustrator Sale - Confirmed Unpaid 76
avatar July issue of "Popular Mechanics" magazine features Akabane prototype scandal 67
avatar JustInBasil, Longtime Contributor to the Pokemon TCG Community, Has Passed Away 44
avatar E4 Is Back Up! 43

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avatar Efour Digest - Daily summary of activity 498
avatar [ENG] SV10 Destined Rivals (MAY 30) / [JP] SV9a Heat Wave Arena + SV10 Glory of Team Rocket 344
avatar JP SV11B Black Bolt & SV11W White Flare (June 6, 2025) / EN SV10.5 Black Bolt & White Flare (July 18, 2025) 248
avatar [ENG] SV09 Journey Together (MAR 28) / [JP] SV9 Battle Partners 185
avatar Probstein Leaving eBay to Create New Auction Platform 183

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User Topic Score
avatar CGC Confirms Recent "Disco Test Prints" Are Forgeries 68
avatar $4,000,000 PSA 9 Pikachu Illustrator Sale - Confirmed Unpaid 60
avatar July issue of "Popular Mechanics" magazine features Akabane prototype scandal 53
avatar JustInBasil, Longtime Contributor to the Pokemon TCG Community, Has Passed Away 42
avatar Tohoku, Fukuoka & Hiroshima Pokémon Center Japan exclusive special boxes 42

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avatar Efour Digest - Daily summary of activity 5
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Top #Grading Topics

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User Topic Hours Read
avatar PSA Completely Random Grades in 2025? 68
avatar 2025 Grading Company Debate 61
avatar Thought on PSA 9 vs PSA 10 as a collector? 59
avatar PSA grade changed from 9 to 10 after grading completed 58
avatar Since the CGC playtest scandal, what does this mean for CGC Cards? 50

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avatar PSA to TAG Grading crossover results 44
avatar Vintage Raw to Graded Wins 25
avatar New PSA Case (My Cracking Experience 2025) 24
avatar Former PSA Employee Interview (Video) 20
avatar Class action lawsuit against CGC for the prototype scandal 18

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avatar Your Grading Turnaround Times - Let's Compare! 469
avatar The Giant Professional Grading Thread 399
avatar THE Great Grading Results Thread 249
avatar 2025 Grading Company Debate 124
avatar Is Beckett cooked? $$$ lawsuit 101

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User Topic Score
avatar PSA to TAG Grading crossover results 33
avatar New PSA Case (My Cracking Experience 2025) 32
avatar PSA grade changed from 9 to 10 after grading completed 30
avatar Class action lawsuit against CGC for the prototype scandal 30
avatar Former PSA Employee Interview (Video) 29

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avatar The Giant Professional Grading Thread 6
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Top #Articles Topics

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avatar Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in 2024 2.54k
avatar Number 1 Trainer trophy printed on "uncut sheet" appears to have been printed in 2024 98
avatar Postcard Releases - 2025 25
avatar Many of the cards in Carddass 1997 (potentially even the entire set) were very likely not drawn by Ken Sugimori 25
avatar Bulbasaur TCG Database - Every Bulbasaur card, all in one place (391 cards, 47 cameos, 13 languages), Updated 2025-11-14 21

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avatar Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in 2024 231
avatar Number 1 Trainer trophy printed on "uncut sheet" appears to have been printed in 2024 98
avatar Report of Observations Regarding the Pokemon Playtests/Prototype Cards 60
avatar Yellow Dot Decoder - Fake Prototype Playtest Cards 56
avatar Many of the cards in Carddass 1997 (potentially even the entire set) were very likely not drawn by Ken Sugimori 49

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avatar Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in 2024 2.24k
avatar Orannge's identification thread 136
avatar Gallery of Cards With Connected Artwork 117
avatar Pokémon Fan (Magazine) - Scan Project 87
avatar The Giant Pokémon non-TCG Identification Thread 82

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avatar Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in 2024 141
avatar Number 1 Trainer trophy printed on "uncut sheet" appears to have been printed in 2024 71
avatar Report of Observations Regarding the Pokemon Playtests/Prototype Cards 50
avatar Yellow Dot Decoder - Fake Prototype Playtest Cards 48
avatar Many of the cards in Carddass 1997 (potentially even the entire set) were very likely not drawn by Ken Sugimori 45

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User Topic Bookmarks
avatar Many of the Pokemon playtest cards were likely printed in 2024 48
avatar List of All Pokemon TCG Cameos (English) 11
avatar The Giant Pokémon non-TCG Identification Thread 11
avatar Japanese Exclusive Promo Gallery - Numbered 9
avatar Gallery of Cards With Connected Artwork 9
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2.5k hours read on the prototype thread is crazy. Almost at the 1 year anniversary to what is probably the most significant event to happen in this hobby.

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Not surprised the prototype thread is the overall chart topper - that was really nuts

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@mrbubbles you need to touch more grass
42k likes is insane

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@c0ll3ct0r also needs to see the sun at some point.

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Also excited to meet a hidden goal of topping one of the lists (most topics). I’ll take my award in cash or cards please.

Congrats @mrbubbles for being factually proven as being the friendliest collector.

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Thankfully there isn’t a metric for how many times a day I check E4. :melting_face:

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I got 20 minutes the day before yesterday, see all that extra color in my lower eyelids?

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We all agree that The Unfindable Slowpoke saga was top tier highlight for collecting this year right? I think for me, it was the shining light in a year of absolute dross for scams, scandals and all sorts of tomfoolery. It was going back to a more pioneering time. It felt like the era of the whispered secrets of things like cosmos holo fossil cards, or pre-release raichu and other cards that either weren’t known if they existed or were simply rumors and whispers.

To me the journey was a romp. One day I even hope to obtain a copy, but the way in which the story went couldn’t have been more amazing. So shoutout to @slowqueen and @goonhoon for the best card hunting saga of 2025. This story will stay top tier for ages.

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Thanks for the shout out @SolemnStar, I am truly glad the Korean Slowpoke saga made your top 2025 list! It was a peak life experience for me, to the point where my whole family knows about the intricacies of the 2021 Korean bookstore distribution programs. The card remains my personal grail and an awesome reminder of how kind people in this hobby can be (shout out @goonhoon @dylxxn and the Korean Ruliweb User B) & how small the world is. :heart_hands:

I also don’t think I ever need to reach that high of a high in collecting again, I could barely sleep for two weeks straight while this was all unfolding :sweat_smile:

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He is gathering knowledge…

For what, we don’t yet know

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It is too late for me. Road to 100k (cumulative) this year.

However, this means that I struggle with the Valentine’s Love event because I need to hunt for really old posts.

Cheers!

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You need to get better at bait. Easy way to farm new comments to like is to show how older psa certs are more accurate than modern.

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The collecting category will always be the best category for me on E4.

There have been just amazing additions and amazing showcases in the last year. It will probably be a shout-out to everyone but my top 3 are, with my favorite being

@viridian with Pokemon x MTG

@slowqueen - The unfindable slowpoke

@Ratequaza - 100% Staraptor

While the first one was a journey, the other 2 were sheer collecting prowess and dedication to species collection at the fullest. It was brilliant to witness first hand and also be a part of it via E4.

Cheers!

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