# Favourite Set From Each Era?

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I’ve only been back in the hobby since COVID and as I hunker down to start doing some set collecting, I am noticing there are so many great cards and sets to choose from! I am currently in a position that requires me to be pretty selective about what I buy, so I wanted to hear some opinions about people’s favourite sets!

WotC - I honestly can’t believe I’m saying this bc I used to think Gyms were kinda underwhelming, but probably Challenge from the Darkness. Basically, the English Gyms distributed the cards a bit differently, which I have to assume was because JP Challenge was off the fucking rails in terms of heavy hitters lmao.

ex - I thought this would be harder than it was, but I have to say TRR. That set as a whole is fantastic and the chase cards are 😵‍💫 I didn’t open much as a kid, but clearly I was missing out. TRR is incredibly robust with ex hits (2 beasts, 3 birds, Snorlax + Mewtwo?!?! AND THEN GOLD STARS?!?), the dark Pokemon with dual types are amazing, the holos are insane and the C/U are beautiful too. the only real competition TRR has is Unseen Forces and Dragon imo, and even then, it’s not rly competition, it’s a comfortable second place.

DP - I don’t really have strong opinions on this, but probably Secret Wonders if I had to pick. Supreme Victors was cool too & I don’t really know enough about HGSS to say lol.

BW - This is the era where I originally stopped collecting and I haven’t gone back through it, so I have no idea. If I had to say, it’d probably be Legendary Treasures or one of the Plasma sets.

XY - Ancient Origins all day. This is the set that got me back into Pokemon originally. I pulled pretty well every single card out of that set from ripping packs; I still remember finally pulling the FA Lugia out of a three-pack blister on my bedroom floor, my friend and I lost it lol. 16 year old me was going off with that McDonald’s paycheck. I stopped buying cards after Steam Siege (I wish I was joking, this set literally ejected me from the hobby).

SM - This might seem like a cop-out, but it’s gotta be Hidden Fates. I’m not sure if I would be collecting where I am today if not for Hidden Fates. This set was the first time I’d really sunk my teeth into cards in years. I opened a booster box of Burning Shadows when it came out and that’s the only other SM set I’ve opened. I think all of the tag team sets are pretty solid-- Tag Allstars is a contender as well.

SWSH - This is difficult bc a lot of SwSh sets have been really solid. Darkness Ablaze is the set that pulled me in for good, which is apparently considered a pretty lame set lol. I personally think it’s great! My choice for SwSh block would have to be VMAX Climax. Eevee Heroes and Sky Stream are awesome as well and Star Birth looks sweet too, tho i haven’t opened any yet.

I’d love to read some favourite sets + favourite cards from those sets. Also, did a particular set catch your interest and bring you back into the hobby? If so, drop the story in this thread 😊

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**WotC:**  
-Base Set (Charizard, Blastoise and Mewtwo).  
-Team Rocket (Dark Charizard, Dark Blastoise and Dark Dragonite).  
-Neo Destiny (Dark Crobat, Dark Scizor, Dark Feraligatr, Dark Houndoom, Shining Mewtwo & Shining Tyranitar).

**eReader:**  
-Expedition (Mew, Mewtwo, Feraligatr, Blastoise, Fearow and Dragonite).  
-Aquapolis (Tyranitar, Umbreon, Arcanine, Houndoom and Crystal Lugia).  
-Skyridge (Gengar, Gyarados, Flareon, Vaporeon, Umbreon, Houndoom, Alakazam, Arcanine, all Crystal cards).

**EX:**  
Oh man where do I begin. My favourite era with so many amazing sets. Here are some of my highlights:

-Team Rocket Returns (Mewtwo EX, Snorlax EX, legendary birds / beasts EX, the first Gold Stars, “Dark” versions of many popular Pokemon).  
-Deoxys (Gold Star Rayquaza).  
-Unseen Forces (Lugia EX, Feraligatr EX, Feraligatr holo (should’ve been a Gold Star), Celebi EX).  
-Holon Phantoms (All 3 Gold Stars are fantastic, many of the regular rare Delta Species variants).  
-POP2 (Celebi EX).  
-POP5 (Gold Star Umbreon).

**Japanese promo cards (so many great cards but hereunder some of my favourites):**  
-Game Boy Dragonite  
-Grand Party  
-Poncho Pikachu Charizard  
-Skytree Rayquaza  
-Nobunaga’s Rayquaza

I am not that into DP, HGSS, XY, SM and SWSH era so no point in listing those. I am sure other members can show some of the big hits.

Do let me know if you like my taste in shiny cardboard 😊

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WOTC - Fossil. It’s the first set I remember having cards from  
EX - Dragon. The set is awesome and just speaks for itself.  
DP - Secret wonders. Don’t care much about this era  
Plat - Supreme victors. Same as above, dont care much about this era  
HGSS - Call of legends - the shiny legendaries are sick  
BW - Next destinies. Played during this set and mewtwo was a bad ass in constructed.  
XY - Evolutions. One of the best sets ever hands down.  
S&M - Cosmic eclipse. The character secret rares are some of the best cards ever made IMO.  
SWSH - Evolving Skies. The alt arts are incredible in this set.

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WOTC - Base 2 or Neo Discovery  
E series - Skyridge mostly because of the trainers  
ex - Legend Maker  
DP - I think Secret Wonders has the best DP trainers, but Great Encounters has the best pokemon  
Plat - Supreme Victors  
HGSS - Triumphant  
BW - Dragon Vault (I’m counting it)  
XY - I really like base XY lol  
SM - Cosmic Eclipse #1 of course, and all the ultra beast sets are tied for second (Crimson Invasion, Celestial Storm, Lost Thunder, Forbidden Light, Ultra Prism)  
SWSH - I love opening Battle Styles, but Chilling Reign has my queen full art Karen so it’s a toss up

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> [@papito](#):
>
> **WotC:**  
> -Base Set (Charizard, Blastoise and Mewtwo).  
> -Team Rocket (Dark Charizard, Dark Blastoise and Dark Dragonite).  
> -Neo Destiny (Dark Crobat, Dark Scizor, Dark Feraligatr, Dark Houndoom, Shining Mewtwo & Shining Tyranitar).
> 
> **eReader:**  
> -Expedition (Mew, Mewtwo, Feraligatr, Blastoise, Fearow and Dragonite).  
> -Aquapolis (Tyranitar, Umbreon, Arcanine, Houndoom and Crystal Lugia).  
> -Skyridge (Gengar, Gyarados, Flareon, Vaporeon, Umbreon, Houndoom, Alakazam, Arcanine, all Crystal cards).
> 
> **EX:**  
> Oh man where do I begin. My favourite era with so many amazing sets. Here are some of my highlights:
> 
> -Team Rocket Returns (Mewtwo EX, Snorlax EX, legendary birds / beasts EX, the first Gold Stars, “Dark” versions of many popular Pokemon).  
> -Deoxys (Gold Star Rayquaza).  
> -Unseen Forces (Lugia EX, Feraligatr EX, Feraligatr holo (should’ve been a Gold Star), Celebi EX).  
> -Holon Phantoms (All 3 Gold Stars are fantastic, many of the regular rare Delta Species variants).  
> -POP2 (Celebi EX).  
> -POP5 (Gold Star Umbreon).
> 
> **Japanese promo cards (so many great cards but hereunder some of my favourites):**  
> -Game Boy Dragonite  
> -Grand Party  
> -Poncho Pikachu Charizard  
> -Skytree Rayquaza  
> -Nobunaga’s Rayquaza
> 
> I am not that into DP, HGSS, XY, SM and SWSH era so no point in listing those. I am sure other members can show some of the big hits.
> 
> Do let me know if you like my taste in shiny cardboard 😊

You’ve reminded me of Pop Series ! I really enjoy the Ho-Oh ex from Pop3 (the holo one, I think maybe that version is a promo?), I think it’s a CoroCoro promo (Ichiban!) in Japanese. I have it in my childhood binder and I was very disappointed when I was unable to find a PSA 9 copy lol. For Japanese promo cards I dont even know, there’s too many good ones lol. One that stands out is Rocket’s Mewtwo GB.

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Pre neo: Rocket  
Neo: Neo 4  
E series: split earth  
ex: clash of the blue sky or rocket gang  
gen 4: don’t really care for this era at all  
hgss: L2 or L3  
BW: Megalo cannon  
XY: phantom gate  
SM: dream league  
SWSH: eevee heroes

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1st gen- Base

2nd gen - Neo Genesis

E-reader 2nd gen - Expedition, Aquapolis and Skyridge in that order

E-reader 3rd gen - EX Dragon

Mid EX - Hidden legends (Hoenn lovefest), Deoxys (Holos), Emerald (EX cards) and Unseen Forces (bulk)

EX Delta - Crystal Guardians (non holos) and Holon Phantoms (holos, gold stars and Crawdaunt EX)

4th gen - Stormfront, SL cards and Alph Lithographs

5th gen - Dark Explorers or Dragons Exalted (only care about the Secret Rare shiny cards)

6th gen - Flashfire or Ancient Origins if I have to choose

Ultra modern – (Almost care about Gold cards)

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English:

WOTC: Neo Destiny  
e-Series: Skyridge  
EX Series: EX Dragon Frontiers  
DP/Platinum: Diamond & Pearl Base  
HGSS: Call of Legends  
BW: Dark Explorers  
XY: Primal Clash  
SM: Shining Legends  
SWSH: Celebrations

Japanese:  
Old Back: Neo 4  
e-Reader: Split Earth  
ADV: Undone Seal  
PCG: Furthest Ends of Offense and Defense  
DP: Space-Time Creation  
DPt: Beat of the Frontier  
HGSS: Clash at the Summit  
BW: Dark Rush  
XY: Tidal Storm & Gaia Volcano  
SM: Tag Team GX All Stars  
SWSH: Double Fighter

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WOTC- Team Rocket  
S&S- Evolving Skies  
Everything else- I know nothing about these sets which is why I’m here 😁

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**WotC** : Skyridge, easy. Holding the cards feels like I’m holding a piece of history, even if the set isn’t the most “historic”. The artwork is unlike anything the TCG has ever offered. Houndoom, Gyarados, and Articuno come to mind but even Pokemon like Girafarig and Natu are done well imo. Of course there’s Gengar, Ursaring, Umbreon…you get the point. The whole set belongs in a museum!

**ex** : Legend Maker. The cards are simple and to the point - nothing over the top but nothing too crazy either. Its a very refined set, and the stamp symbol is top notch. IMO the only other stamps that compare are ex TRR and ex Holon Phantoms, but I digress. Legend Maker has some beautiful cards like Growlithe, Aron, Omanyte, even Magneton and Voltorb shine. Kabutops is a personal favorite as well, and of course the gold star Regi trio tops it all off!

**DPPt** : Stormfront and tbh, Legends Awakened. Stormfront did the starters right, and as a Duskull/Dusclops/Dusknoir fan, this set treats me good. Legends Awakened usually isn’t spoken about, but DP holos are fantastic and this set is full of holo legendaries…Gliscor, Deoxys, and Giratina all stand out to me - I pulled the latter two back in the day from random vending machine packs, so I’m especially nostalgic for them!

**HGSS** : Triumphant. Darkrai/Cresselia and Dialga/Palkia Legend cards, with Gengar, Mew, Celebi Prime?? To be honest, all HGSS sets are amazing with a good mix of holos, Primes and respectable Legends combos, but Triumphant is freshest in my memory.

**BW** : How do I say all of them? Almost all BW sets have strong themes throughout with no filler cards (save for Emerging Powers which was a filler set, and Legendary Treasures which was just supposed to be as epic as possible). If I had to pick favorites: Dark Explorers (the full art set is the best in the era imo with Dragons Exalted close behind) and Plasma Freeze, which puts a lot of effort into world-building and cohesive tones that almost rival that of Skyridge. Almost every card details Pokemon interacting with an iced-over Unova region. Mankey, Grimer, Voltorb, Chinchou, Krokorok, just to name a few. The EX selection could be better imo, but Deoxys, Latias and Latios full arts make up for it and all the secret rare shinies are fantastic.

**XY** : Surprisingly I don’t really have much to say here, I like Phantom Forces because I like ghost types, and the holos in the set look pretty clean.

**SM** : Cosmic Eclipse every day of the week. What a way to end an era, it was way ahead of its time with the full art character/Pokemon GX. This set really got me back into the hobby, I remember buying a bunch of packs from my former job back in 2019. The ultra rare selection is phenomenal (I love the Zekrom & Reshiram GXs), the holo cards look nice, alt arts and full arts are clean, and the trainer cards were done right too (Rosa, Guzma & Hala, Cynthia & Caitlyn are my favorites). Of course I can’t forget about character cards either! At the time it felt like the set had too much…and it still does feel that way. But that’s what makes the set so memorable and exciting to me.

**SwSh** : I’m undecided (but definitely not Vivid Voltage or Rebel Clash) 😊

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wotc: shinings/light/dark, runner-up: neo rev

![](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d41b3be0b0e8a34d570b3f33fcdd4da8804568ec.jpeg)

ex: dark/ex/gold star mons are busted

![](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/711011756ae2d1f8f8ca27ee0fdedb68ec2050a6.png)

dp: 1st gen starter holos are sick

![](https://www.elitefourum.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d7527c05ecf811f05c862301d764e7b43753f090.png)

bw: all plasma sets are good but this one has lugia, shiny blastoise and shiny charizard

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xy: it has the gold mega weather trio secret rares

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sun&moon: trainer gallery, rosa, statue ADP. set is massive and loaded

swsh: shining fates had the best opening experience imo. hits after hits

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**OG WOTC:** Team Rocket  
**Neo:** Neo Destiny  
**e-reader:** Skyridge  
**ex:** Emerald  
**DPP:** Majestic Dawn, Supreme Victors  
**HGSS:** Call of Legends  
**BW:** Dragon’s Exalted  
**XY:** Primal Clash, Roaring Skies, Ancient Origins  
**SM:** Celestial Storm, Cosmic Eclipse  
**SWSH:** Evolving Skies (and Celebrations if it counts)

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**WOTC** - Neo Destiny (light, dark and shining pokemon. perfection.)

**EX** - Holon Phantoms (idk, it doesn’t contain my favourite cards, but i just love the pack artwork)

**DP** - Stormfront (idk, don’t have much love for this era)

**Plat** - Platinum (secret rare Scyther)

**HGSS** - Undaunted (pack art, Scizor prime)

**BW** - Plasma Storm (secret rare Charizard and Blastoise)

**XY** - Evolutions (no other option here, imo)

**S&M** - Hidden Fates (best modern set, hands down)

**SWSH** - Evolving Skies (followed closely by VV, but alt arts beat out amazing rares)

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WOTC - Skyridge  
EX - Sandstorm  
DP/Plat/HGSS - HGSS Base  
BW - Legendary Treasures  
XY - Ancient Origins  
S&M - Team Up  
SWSH - Evolving Skies

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English:

WOTC: Neo Genesis  
e-Series: Aquapolis  
EX Series: TRR  
DP/Platinum: Rising Rivals  
HGSS: Call of Legends  
BW: Legendary Treasures  
XY: Evolutions  
SM: Hidden Fates  
SWSH: Evolving Skies

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Lots of difficult choices… easily could pick 3 or 4 sets for some of these. If I had to pick 1:

Gen 1: Base set  
Neo: Discovery  
e-Series: Skyridge  
EX: Delta Species  
DPPt:Rising Rivals  
HGSS: Call of Legends  
BW: Legendary Trasures  
XY: Evolutions  
SM: Unbroken Bonds  
SwSh: Evolving Skies

As a side note, it feels so wrong leaving off sets like Jungle, Fossil, and Aquapolis while picking sets like Unbroken Bonds and Evolving Skies for this list.

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Gen 1: Base set  
Neo: Genesis  
e-Series: Skyridge  
EX: Team Rocket Returns  
DPPt: Supreme Victors  
HGSS: Call of Legends  
BW: Dragons Exalted  
XY: Evolutions  
SM: Hidden Fates  
SwSh: Celebrations

Gen 1 is pretty difficult to pick for tbh. I’d say Team Rocket is a close 2nd, then probably Fossil. Gym sets are really nice too…

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OG WOTC: Team Rocket  
Neo: Neo Discovery  
E Series: Skyridge  
EX: Team Rocket Returns  
DP: Legends Awakened  
Platinum: Arceus  
HGSS: base  
BW: Legendary Treasures  
XY: Primal Clash  
SM: Cosmic Eclipse  
SWSH: Chilling Reign

I chose the English sets since if I did Japanese sets instead I would have probably end up looking at cards instead of answering lol

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English:

Early WotC: Neo Discovery  
E-Series: Aquapolis  
EX Series: Team Rocket Returns (Hidden Legends would be my favorite for competitive playability)  
DPPt: Supreme Victors  
HGSS: Call of Legends  
BW: Dark Explorers  
XY: Primal Clash (Ancient Origins is super close, though)  
SM: Team Up  
SWSH: Battle Styles (Bite me)

Japanese:

Base-Neo Era: Neo 4  
E-Series: Town on No Map  
ADV: ADV Expansion Pack  
PCG: Holon Research Tower  
DPPt: Dawn Dash/Beat of the Frontier  
HGSS: Reviving Legends  
BW: Dark Rush  
XY: PokeKyun (Gaia Volcano is close, though)  
SM: Double Blaze  
SWSH: Peerless Fighters

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**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/favourite-set-from-each-era/34312/20 "2022-02-17T18:00:18Z")

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Original; Neo; Legendary Collection (12 sets): in the past I would have said Gym Challenge, but Neo Genesis has really grown on me over the past few years  
e-Series (3 sets): Expedition Base Set (although all three are amazing)  
EX (16 sets): EX Legend Maker, with EX Emerald as very close second  
Diamond & Pearl (7 sets): Great Encounters  
Platinum (4 sets): Platinum  
HeartGold & SoulSilver; Call of Legends (5 sets): Undaunted  
Black & White (12 sets): Legendary Treasures  
XY; XY BREAK (15 sets): Double Crisis, my favorite set in general  
Sun & Moon (16 sets): Cosmic Eclipse  
Sword & Shield (12 sets, and counting): Chilling Reign

[Bonus] Japanese Vending Machine Series (3 sets): Vending Machine Series 2 (Red)

Greetz,  
Quuador

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