There’s a lot of different kinds of energy in the collecting space today: positive, negative, upset, excited, water, you name it.
Going with that theme, I will post an energy type, and you post your favorite card of that energy type. Feel free to include why you enjoy the card! The post with the most likes after an appropriate amount of time will win bragging rights and the wonderful bobbrob designed badge:
Limit your entries to one card per post, and three posts per person max. Please write out the card and set name in text in addition to the image posted for posterity in case images break.
I’m trying to avoid posting the usual shining mew, espeon or popular card.
So, here’s a little Kizuki masterpiece: Abra floating above the skyline ready to teleport away. Such an elusive Pokemon, definitely can’t be bothered with human interactions.
Very interesting frame composition and angle choice too!
Love the Natu and Bouffalant pair as a short story, but even just either artwork loose is very good.
The Cresselia colors and background are full of details, which I’m always a fan off.
The Double Crisis set is my favorite set of all, because almost all Pokémon cards in the set are very expressive and tell short stories of the Team Magma vs Team Aqua battles.
Gardevoir has a lot of amazing artworks, of which these two are just the tip of the ice berg. The first one where Gardevoir stands in a field of flowers has great use of shadows and lighting, even though it’s subtle enough to barely be noticeable on first glance. Seeing them side-by-side like that, it’s just a coincidence they have a similar expression with closed eyes. They’re mostly my favorite among the Gardevoir cards based on the backgrounds.
The illustration winner of the Gourgeist did a great job giving off a creepy/spooky vibe in this artwork that contains 33 different Ghost Pokémon in a single artwork.
Almost all Unown cards are pretty solid imo, although none really stand out big on top of the others. The main reason I like this one the most is because the red flowers reminds me a lot of the scenes in the third Pokémon movie, and it’s also one of the few very vibrant and colorful Unown cards, where most are on the darker side.
And as a FA Supporter/CHR collector, this story-telling trio of Ralts, Kirlia, and Gardevoir growing up alongside their family is very touching. I hope we’ll see a lot more of these kind of artwork stories among multiple (preferably full art) cards.
You are right, the holo version is fantastic. I initially left it out of my post because I felt the background is better visible on the non-holo, but now realized that I should have just included both, which I do now.
While the Ken Sugimori artworks can be hit or miss, I think the background, holo effect, and pose of Gardevoir work well together in this card, accentuating its majestic poise.
If you’ve seen Pokemon The Movie 2000, you know how special this illustration is. It perfectly encapsulates our first interaction with Slowking on the big screen.
They’re mostly my favorite among the Gardevoir cards based on the backgrounds.
