@pulpyfan, your updates are amazing - I look forward to the future ones 
Ampharos was one of my favourite Gen 2’s!
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Steel. Strong and durable. This incredible metal alloy has been produced for centuries. Forged in crucibles and furnaces, steel is born under extreme heat. The final mix of iron and carbon is hardened and built to last. A material that has shaped modern civilization and earned a deserving spot as one of Pokémon’s elemental types.
The Steel-type Pokémon of Gen II are just as tough as the metal itself. Steelix, Skarmory, Scizor and Forretress can handle whatever may stand in their way. Resistant and resilient, these metal Pocket Monsters made an instant impact and are still popular 25 years later.
My favorite of the four is Scizor. When I was a boy, my grandpa and I played games together. Hearts and dominoes were his favorites. He would also come up with his own games to entertain me. I fondly remember playing hide-and-seek with a little pink haired troll. Perhaps a bit ahead of his time, my grandfather also played computer games. He taught me the 1993 spaceship platformer SkyRoads and introduced me to Lara Croft in Tomb Raider. In time, our favorite game to play together was Pokémon Stadium 2’s Clear Cut Challenge. It was a simple reflex mini game where you got to select Scyther, Pinsir or Scizor to cut a falling log to earn points. He called it “choppin’ wood”. I would load up Silver version in my N64 transfer pack and play with my very own Scizor. My grandfather was always skeptical of that “red metal bug”. So we would take turns switching controllers so each of us would have an opportunity to play with Scizor. My grandfather has since passed, but anytime we pull out the N64 for Pokémon Stadium mini games I’m sure to pick Scizor as my cutting partner.
Adding the OG’s to remember where we started back in Gen I. These two magnets have had some incredible artwork throughout the years.
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Amazing 
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Yeah my god Pulp, you are going too far lately. My eyes can’t handle the glow of the candy–it is blinding. Chill the hell out. And by that I mean, keep up the phenomenal work! Incredible overall pairings and choices of artworks.
P.S. Everyone hates that Magneton got so much attention for some “odd” reason, wondering why it always got a holo in every early set, but I couldn’t be happier at that choice. I am in love with all of its artworks. Every single one.
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That aquapolis onix artwork is amazing. Reminds me of the end of the pikachu vacation short.
Also, I always thought that steelix ex artwork looked closer to a gold star art style than an ex and would confuse it for being a gold star with metagross when I first started collecting again.
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Gen III introduced 135 new Pokémon as we traveled to the island region of Hoenn. Accompanying the new Generation were some of the most acclaimed video games in the series. Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald brought Gen III to life. And Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen refreshed and updated Generation I’s Pokémon Red and Green. All the games arrived on the Game Boy Advance and the Gameboy Advance SP.
The third generation of Pokémon is bittersweet for me. It represents a time in my life when I was growing up. Learning to navigate the world as a teenager. And with age came new interests. I explored new hobbies, moved to different parts of the world, and met new people. I grew apart from Pokémon. However, while my interest in Pokémon may have waned, it never fully disappeared. Looking back on Gen III years later, I’m reminded that Pokémon didn’t stop growing either, it evolved just like we did.
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Really cool that you were able to get your hands on the WB Creator cards! Probably my favorite English exclusives.
Once more you did a great job of selecting some of the best artworks! 
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Lofty, swift and elegant. The eon duo. Latios and Latias are two bird-like fighter jets, typically seen soaring across the sky. The pair are inseparable. I love seeing them together. Red and Blue. Male and Female. Ying and Yang. The symmetry is peaceful. I’ve attempted to recreate that peace through symmetry in my binder.
Latios and Latias have had the fortune of many wonderful entries in the TCG. Below are some of my favorites.
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aaaaaaaahhhhhh
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I’m glad this thread is into the Hoenn region now and I absolutely love how many of the Lati cards were designed as pairs. Beautiful update as always!
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The third generation brought along a whole new trio. The three Legendary Titans, Regirock, Regice, and Registeel. For me, they were a glimpse into the future of Pokémon. A move toward more creative design. A vision that looked beyond a single generation of Pokémon. In fact, the Regis were the first Legendary trio to gain new members from a different generation, eventually becoming a quintet. I love the mystery surrounding the titans. In Ruby & Sapphire, you had to solve cave puzzles in order to obtain them. I certainly welcomed the challenge as a kid. It helped endear me to original titan trio.
Registeel is my favorite of the Legendary Titans. I wish the Pokémon company would produce all their trios as sets. Gives me flashbacks to the legendary beasts. Suicune got shafted for years. Regice has been given a similar treatment.
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I feel like regis are very underrated, i like their style a lot and indeed the mystery that surrounds them including the haunting noises they make. New members to regi family was imo one of the best things in gen 8 and would like to see even more of them in future, the concept of them is nicely repeatable in an excellent way! I’m still missing an og gold star in my collection and even though i’m not very picky about what it will be i hope it’s one of the regis that i find for decent price when i finally get one. Even though i think I like registeel the most overall regice gold star is definitely the best of the trio if not the best gold star of all gold stars
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My favorite trio by a mile, great post as usual!
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Today marks the one year anniversary of my Pokémon collection on E4. Typically on birthdays and special occasions we make wishes. Well, today I’m making a wish upon a star and celebrating with Jirachi, The Wish Maker.
My favorite artwork of Jirachi is Nishida’s Nintendo Promo #21. It released in 2003 and the English version of the card was packaged with DVD copies of Jirachi: Wish Maker. I love how Nishida placed Jirachi in the sky amongst the moon and the stars. Whimsical and buoyant, Jirachi seems to hang in the sky. Drawn with white light luminating from its body and mouth slightly agape, Jirachi appears to have risen from a deep slumber. It is said that Jirachi only awakens for seven days every thousand years. On this cosmic time scale, a sighting of the mythical Jirachi would be akin to seeing a comet orbiting once every millennium. Have you ever wished upon a shooting star?
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I feel like jirachi is super underrated as well in regards to the three tiny legendaries, mew, Celebi, and jirachi. Maybe manaphy, and meloetta can be added there too. Probably others I’m just forgetting at the moment. But either way, I feel not appreciate enough. Personally, the jirachi movie is one of my favorites.
Excellent organization as always!
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I’ve always loved the Deoxys Reverse Jirachi! Great update as always!
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You didn’t even remember the 4th gen ones Uxie Mesprit and Azelf so I’m gonna say those are the underrated ones. lol
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@pigeonsyndicate you also forgot Victini. 
And amazing update as always @pulpyfan. Your collection thread is one of my favorites on the forum. Love the way you organized everything in the binders and here in your thread. Keep up the great work!
Greetz,
Quuador
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Hahaha wow! @wooltchi, Yeah I didn’t like the 4th gen ones much. Funny story, my little sister found a shiny uxie which was awesome! But the nature was adamant… literally the worst nature for that pokemon… However, @Quuador I do like victini though! But it makes sense I forgot it, BW was one of my least played generations. Thanks for updating my list of little legends!
Either way, point still stands, I feel jirachi is still under-appreciated.
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Love that EX Deoxys Jirachi. Sumiyoshi Kizuki nailed it on that artwork
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