QotD: What are your goals in Pokemon?

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Today’s Question:
QotD: What are your goals in Pokemon?

Helpful considerations: Not just card related but where do you see yourself going as a fan? Surely there is a reason to put so much effort and thought into it?

To enjoy keeping up with Pokémon and its new ideas in new releases, new anime and games

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String cheese.

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To be the very best…like no one ever was

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Everytime my nephews or children around me ask me the name of a pokemon I need to know the answer. Who’s this ? And this ? And him ? And i will know the answer. Every. Time.
They will be impressed.

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Thats Chad. Next level is giga Chad, you know all the typings and can add a bit of lore for each.

As a kid gen1er I remember thinking memorizing all the 151 would be a challenge. Now it seems so trivial.

Is it hard to have encyclopedic knowledge about all the current Pokemons ?

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Casual enjoyment of the IP and generational wealth.

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Fun.
Collect.
Fun.

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My only goal is to not be the one left holding the bag…

But also, complete graded Expedition.
Complete English and Japanese Dratini/Dragonair
Complete Mirage Forest
Buy some cool Japanese vintage and Mid-Era stuff.

Retire young enough to enjoy my health :joy:

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My only goal is a rayquaza gold star

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Finishing a complete art set of the Lv X cards, collecting all CHRs/CSRs, and completing a shadowless base set.

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thats all we could ever want, is it too much to ask from a children’s cardboard game?

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Vert after he achievs his goal:

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Eventually getting back what I put into the hobby, while keeping all my binders and core graded cards.

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To finish up the sets that I enjoy then spend the rest of my days looking at them every once in a while.

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Enjoying.

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Allowing Kid-Me to enjoy Pokemon without feeling shame or judged since they weren’t able to at the time. I’m getting better at it now, and it helps that my s/o is supportive (even sometimes brings home packs so we can rip them together lol)

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To not give into the scalpers

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Pokemon has been with me at each stage of my life. I hope that continues to be the case as I grow old. That’s my goal.