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Welcome to the Question of the Day Archive!

As we continue getting questions daily there is a need to catalog them all in case any member wishes to go back and answer any previous questions they may have missed. Can you believe there are so many? Have you answered them all?

If you have suggestions, the Question of the Day Suggestions? topic is the place to put them. No guarantee they will be used though.

The Question of the Day is a way to facilitate community discussion to help members ponder the unanswered questions of the world that are somehow relating to the hobby. Questions are many times open ended and up to interpretation.

Day 1&2: If you could design your dream car but it had to be themed to a pokemon, what would it look like and does it have any interesting features?
Day 1&2: You get to be the pokemon creation god for a split second and can change ONE thing about a not traditionally popular pokemon, literally can be anything from looks to a stat in the game, what pokemon is it and what do you change?
Day 3: What is your ideal pack ripping experience?
Day 4: When is it too much?
Day 5: What would a 1/1 card need to have to make you collect it?
Day 6: Argh! Bill has made a terrible mistake and you’ve been involved! You get ONE unique Pokemon feature switched onto your body forever, what is it and what Pokemon is it from?
Day 7: You’ve found yourself on a plane with a drunk Sugimori. The bet is to draw one Pokemon completely from memory and if all the features are correct it will be made into a card. What pokemon are you most confident drawing by memory? (Also try it now)
Day 8: Which Pokemon would be most appropriate to narrate your life?
Day 9: What was the best glitch you found while playing the games?
Day 10: What Pokemon needs power creep to happen?
Day 11: Why hasn’t your favorite Pokemon gotten the attention they truly deserve?
Day 12: What Pokemon are being used for the official pokedollar designs?
Day 13: Which one Pokemon would you delete completely from all media and why?
Day 14: If you ran a Pokemon equivalent of Jurassic Park, what would your main attraction be?
Day 15: What is your favorite type of Pokeball?
Day 16: In the Pokemon world, what is the most appropriate way to train a Pokemon to recognize your name?
Day 17: How would you explain to a young 5-8yr old collector that their prized collection is full of fakes?
Day 18: Pewter has Rock, Medali has Normal, If you ran a Pokemon gym what would its theme and setting be?
Day 19: Which Pokemon would benefit most from bionics?
Day 20: What Pokemon would look good in a hat? What kind of hat is best?
Day 21: Following the success of Moonbreon, TPCI becomes interested in matching Pokemon with a celestial idea. What Pokemon matches what celestial concept?
Day 22: Can you separate your nostalgia from why you collect?
Day 23: QotD: You’ve heard of the Squirtle squad but what other Pokemon squads would there be in the Pokemon world?
Day 24: QotD: If Pokemon TCG cards all disappeared, what other type of Pokemon cards would you prefer to collect?
Day 25: QotD: Forget that it isnt polite, what is the proper way to gloat about your collection that reflects its amazingness?
Day 26: QotD: Which slab has the best label layout?
Day 27: QotD: When applying the ship of Theseus idea to Pokemon cards, how much of the card can be replaced before it is no longer seen as valuable?
Day 28: QotD: Have you ever thought a Pokemon should have been a different color?
Day 29: QotD: What are the red flags you look out for that vary per platform?
Day30: QotD: What happens to old pokemon?
Day 31: QotD: What Pokemon would be best to have an equal and opposite twin?
Day 32: QotD: Would you be part of team rocket?
Day 33: QotD: What move would you give to Pokemon to make sure its Mega version becomes even stronger and has better coverage versus weaknesses?
Day 34: QotD: Arceus descends from the heavens and grants you $100m USD, tax-free. What Pokemon-related endeavours or projects would you spend it on?
Day 35: QotD: What moments in your collecting experience made your heart skip a beat?
Day 36: QotD: What pokemon would be the best at operating a Hyundai 25L-7 forklift?
Day 37: QotD: If you could magically make a set get reprinted into oblivion, which set would you choose and why?
Day 38: QotD: A deep part of me still believes that there is a Mew under the truck. Do I have a problem?
Day 39: QotD: Youre a daring member of Team Rocket trying to get away with a poke-bank heist. You need a critical thinking mastermind, an intimidating persuader, a lock picker, and a get-away driver. Which Pokemon fit the role to succeed?
Day 40: QotD: We all know about the functionality of the Silph Scope but what would the Bike Shop Scope let you see?
Day 41: QotD: Which pokemon from gens 2-4 would have been flamed online if it came out during gen 5 as a bad design?
Day 42: QotD: You gain the abilities and attributes of the flavor text from a pokemon card, which is it?
Day 43: QotD: Pokemon company chooses you to make a new type, what type is it, and does it change any existing pokemon’s typing?
Day 44: QotD: Do you relate more with Galarian Corsola or Corsola?
Day 45: QotD: Which is the best love based pokemon?
Day 46: QotD: Time/Space error in your favor. Undo any mistake in your Pokemon collecting history. What do you choose?
feb 15 Day 47: QotD: With Pokemon lore already being rather twisted, what are your favorite uplifting Pokemon myths?
Day 48: QotD: What would be the weirdest part of actually having your favorite Pokemon as a pet?
Day 49: QotD: Where did all the collectors of cool looking phone cards go and why aren’t you sharing anymore?
Day 50: QotD: What would need to happen to stop the top legendary in your favorite generation from rampaging?
Day 51: QotD: How much strategy do you use to make your teams when playing through a Pokemon game?
Day 52: QotD: At what point does Pokemon go from kids game to adult hobby?
Day 53: QotD: When looking at your current attitude around Pokemon, do you interact with the hobby in the way you hope you would?
Day 54: Qotd: if you could give your favourite Pokemon one unique phyiscal trait that it would be the only one to have, what would it be?
Day 55: Qotd: In the Pokemon world, what tool would you refuse to buy because you have a pokemon that can do it instead?
Day 56: QotD: Which Pokemon has the laziest naming?
Day 57: Qotd: If you could place a PokemonGo pokestop anywhere in the world, where would you put it?
Day 58: QotD: What do your parents think about your Pokemon collection?
Day 59: QotD: What would your preferred job be in the pokemon world?
Day 60: QotD: You get to decide the next Gen’s theme but it can only be based on themes represented by 1980-2003 lego sets, what would it be? Elaborate if you can
Day 61: QotD: You find a portal to the Pokemon universe, any time and place, but it’s one way only and you have 10sec to decide. Do you take it?
Day 62: QotD: What annoying cave route would you put into the games as a required path?
Day 63: QotD: Who is your favorite Pokemon game protagonist?
Day 64: QotD: Which was better, Red or Blue?
Day 65: QotD: How does an auction having a buyer premium effect your bidding?
Day 66: QotD: What is an endless information rabbit hole that you’ve found while collecting?
Day 67: QotD: What is your preferred unofficial media to enjoy Pokemon?
Day 68: QotD: What season/movie of the anime was the best?
Day 69: QotD: Think of your favorite ice cream, what Pokemon does it remind you of?
Day 70: QotD: What Pokemon would you love to take a picture with while it’s sleeping?
Day 71: QotD: You can miniaturize one Pokemon to fit in your pocket, which do you choose?
Day 72: QotD: You get put in charge of the PSA Department of .5s and you have a quota. What condition would qualify any cards to have a .5 in their final grade?
Day 73: QotD: What style border looks best on a Pokemon card?
Day 74: QotD: Have you ever considered how to pronounce cards with M, ex, EX, GX, ex, e-series, in the name?
Day 75: QotD: Which Pokemon would make the best garnish for a dish served in a 3 Michelin star restaurant?
Day 76: Qotd: Assuming Pokemon were real, which Pokemon do you think you’d run into the most in your day to day life?
Day 77: QotD: How have others helped shape your collecting?
Day 78: QotD: Which Pokemon would you enjoy a balloon of?
Day 79: Qotd: Can you name another forum thats been as helpful as E4?
Day 80: QotD: If the Pokemon games had a darkmode color palette, would you use it while playing?
Day 81: QotD: You would go to more cardshows and purchase things if ___?
Day 82: QotD: Which Pokemon has the strongest appendages?
Day 83: QotD: Which Pokemon has the most impressive shiny?
Day 84: QotD: For Pokemon’s 33rd anniversary year, where should the Pokemon World Championships be held in your opinion?
Day 85: QotD: Which pokemon would be the best wartime companion?
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Day 88: QotD: What is the best trait of your favorite Pokemon dog breed?
Day 89: QotD: What “junk” do you have in your collection that should go to auction/consignment but is too much of a hassle to send?
Day 90: QotD: Players, what is the best book for a new player to understand the ins and outs of the game?
Day 91: QotD: Fan cast e4, who would play who?

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QotD: Arceus descends from the heavens and grants you $100m USD, tax-free. What Pokemon-related endeavours or projects would you spend it on?
QotD: What move would you give to Pokemon to make sure its Mega version becomes even stronger and has better coverage versus weaknesses?
QotD: Fan cast e4, who would play who?
QotD: Which Pokemon would benefit most from bionics?
QotD: Players, what is the best book for a new player to understand the ins and outs of the game?
QotD: Pokemon company chooses you to make a new type, what type is it, and does it change any existing pokemon’s typing?
QotD: What are the red flags you look out for that vary per platform?
QotD: How would you explain to a young 5-8yr old collector that their prized collection is full of fakes?
QotD: A deep part of me still believes that there is a Mew under the truck. Do I have a problem?
Qotd: if you could give your favourite Pokemon one unique phyiscal trait that it would be the only one to have, what would it be?
QotD: What is the best trait of your favorite Pokemon dog breed?
QotD: What season/movie of the anime was the best?
QotD: If you could magically make a set get reprinted into oblivion, which set would you choose and why?
QotD: You gain the abilities and attributes of the flavor text from a pokemon card, which is it?
QotD: Which Pokemon has the strongest appendages?
QotD: Forget that it isnt polite, what is the proper way to gloat about your collection that reflects its amazingness?
QotD: What do your parents think about your Pokemon collection?
QotD: How has the bitcoin dip affected your collecting?
QotD: Where did all the collectors of cool looking phone cards go and why aren't you sharing anymore?
QotD: What moments in your collecting experience made your heart skip a beat?
QotD: Following the success of Moonbreon, TPCI becomes interested in matching Pokemon with a celestial idea. What Pokemon matches what celestial concept?
QotD: What ideas can make the next generation of Pokémon more popular than gen 1?
Light QotD: For those who become overly focused on the roller coaster ride of the hobby, what is your strategy for breaking free and saving your mental health?
QotD: How does a pokemons weight correlate to its card value?
QotD: Which 2 Pokemon hate each other the most?
QotD: TPCI is expanding their languages, which obscure or fictional language of the world would you like to see Pokemon cards be printed in?
QotD: When applying the ship of Theseus idea to Pokemon cards, how much of the card can be replaced before it is no longer seen as valuable?
QotD: Would you rather fight 1 rapidash sized rattata or 100 rattata sized rapidash?
QotD: What are you favorite consistent pokemon podcasts to follow?
QotD: Pokemon has decided to do a collaboration with crayon company Crayola. What are some names they will give to the colors they come up with?
QotD: Should BGS drop subgrading? Should PSA start subgrading?
QotD: When you crack a slab or crossgrade, do you inform the original company?
QotD: What cultural stereotype should be next for an all new Pokemon?
QotD: Is Charizard still top dog?
QotD: If you made a 1000 piece puzzle out of a pokemon card, which would be hardest to complete?
QotD: How do you prefer to collect your favorite card art?
QotD: What’s the best Pokemon related luck you’ve ever gotten?
QotD: In the spirit of christmas, Who are your favorite E4 users?
QotD: What color would describe your pokemon collection?
QotD: You get hired to make a daily blog about Pokemon. With all the internet at your disposal what do you blog about?
QotD: If Pokemon TCG cards all disappeared, what other type of Pokemon cards would you prefer to collect?
QotD: How would your life change if you woke up as the literal version of your username or pfp in the Pokemon universe?
QotD: Which Pokemon is the apex predator of the Pokemon world?
Bonus QotD: You can change one core mechanic of the trading card game. What would you change and why?
QotD: What pokemon have you attempted to draw the most?
QotD: Does a Pokemons lifespan reset when they evolve?
QotD: Your trusty star Pokemon gets paralyzed, goes berserk, and is now after you. How many floors of an infinitely tall tower do you need to climb until you are safe?
QotD: Which pokemon has the coolest skeleton?
QotD: What eeveelution has the best tail?
QotD: Whats the funniest things that youve seen related to Pokemon?
QotD: Pokemon is coming back to Broadway but they need help, what would you like to see in the playscript to be performed on stage?
Dark QotD: Pokemon card heist, whats your ‘hypothetical’ plan to get away with the most?
QotD: Any pokemon you refuse to call the correct name?
QotD: How will collecting change for you if, unknown to you, current prices of existing cards stay exactly the same for the next 10 years?
QotD: What is an unfair stereotype for one of your favorite Pokemon?
QotD: What are the best, coolest, or most original Pokémon TCG stamps?
QotD: Has e4 (or the discord) become an addiction for you?
QotD: What Pokemon has the best smile?
QotD: How much is too much for a card?
Dark QotD: LP auction pushed new records, how do you plan on profiting from this new boom?
QotD: What is your most sentimental piece in your collection and the story behind it?
QotD: A parallel universe appears where Pokemon were made to explain universal questions and truths like our greek gods. Which Pokemon would you say make sense for the roles?
QotD: Will it be nice to add the darker side or leave them as they are? Also if yes then upto what extent should it go?
QotD: What tournament event should Pokemon Worlds incorporate in the future, according to you?
QotD: If you were to participate in an E4 meetup, what one card from your collection would you bring to set yourself apart from every other user there?
QotD: In the spirit of the Easter holiday, which ghost Pokemon would you like to revive to see what its living form looks like?
QoTD: If you lost it all, by accident or disaster, could you find it in yourself to continue collecting?
QotD: You get unlimited funds to design your living space furnishings but it must be pokemon inspired. What is the most extravagant gaudy over-the-top thing you would include?
QotD: Have you ever thought a Pokemon should have been a different color?
QotD: Should Pokemon double the level cap?
QotD: Nostalgia overdrive time, whats your best “I remember when…” story?
QotD: Have you ever handicapped your Pokemon gaming skills just for fun?
QoTD: Whats the best digital card in Pokemon Pocket?
QotD: Do you feel the need for duplicates of your favorite cards?
QotD: What style of glasses fit your favorite pokemon best?
QotD: If you lost it all and started from nothing in the current market, what is the one card you’d want to build back up to?
QotD: Oh no, the Monkeys paw has curled and tag teams are back… only now they combine into one Pokemon like a Megazord. What Pokemon are you going to use for this new twist?
QotD: If you could name a cheese after a Pokemon, which cheese and which Pokemon?
QotD: What is the correct way to open a pack in your opinion?
QotD: Is your favourite Pokemon based on typing or other factors?
Dark QotD: In the realm of Pokemon, how have you positively used your ‘tism?
QotD: What is the maximum amount you are willing to spend on your favorite card?
QotD: Think of a Pokemon, what kind of writing instrument would it be?
QotD: What random pokemon stuff do you have that you’d sell at a yard/rummage sale?
QotD: Who are some underdogs in the Pokémon/E4 Community that deserve more recognition for the work they put in?
QotD: Which Pokemons egg would make the best omelette?
QotD: All praise Arceus! Which Pokemon is the speaker for Arceus in the mortal world?
QotD: If you could design yourself as a pokemon egg, what would it look like?
QotD: Which Pokemon would you want with you for a long car ride?
QotD: When does PSA “New Cert” start?
QotD: Make a choice, your favorite pokemon are real or you get to be as fit as a pokemon trainer?
QotD: What Pokemon do you think needs to get more recognition?
QotD: Are you less attached to the cards you digitally own in vaults?
QotD: Pokemon has started making immersive dioramas in the style of Pokemon Pocket immersive rares, which REAL card would you make immersive if you could?
QotD: What card pricepoint equivalent do you make in daily life?
QotD: Have you ever played the non mainline video games?
QotD: Can you separate your nostalgia from why you collect?
QotD: Pewter has Rock, Medali has Normal, If you ran a Pokemon gym what would its theme and setting be?
QotD: Your biggest mindbreaking realization of a Pokemons normal living being different that what you thought?
QotD: What is your end goal and what is it all for?
QotD: Should pack art pull from the card art or be unique art for the pack?
QotD: Lets start the year with a scandal, Should Akabane make all the original TCG print files public and open-source?
QotD: We all know about the functionality of the Silph Scope but what would the Bike Shop Scope let you see?
QotD: What happens to old pokemon?
QotD: You get to plan a trip to say hi to any slab in the world, what slab do you want to see?
QotD: You’ve heard of the Squirtle squad but what other Pokemon squads would there be in the Pokemon world?
QotD: What would be in a Pokemon hotdog?
QotD: Is it correct to expose children to the gambling nature of TCGs with encouragement or is there a point where its inappropriate?
QotD: About 1/3 of the year is over, rewind the clock, what should you have asked PokeSanta for last year?
QotD: What is the best way to troll on e4?
QotD: Why use a slab protector?
QotD: 8 spots to be depicted as animal crackers, what Pokemon should be selected from all generations?
QotD: What Pokemon would look good in a hat? What kind of hat is best?
QotD: What is the best elemental effect a pokemon can have?
QotD: Do you think gravity works the same way in the Pokemon world as it does in our world? Aside from cartoon logic
QotD: If you could have a collaboration with one card from another TCG with a pokemon what would it be, and why?
QotD: What Pokemon would totally carry around a Stanley waterbottle as an accessory?
QotD: What should every Pokemon influencer video on youtube always include?
QotD: What Pokemon would be best to have an equal and opposite twin?
QotD: What pokemon would be the best at operating a Hyundai 25L-7 forklift?
QotD: Best pokemon to have for breakfast?
QotD: An amateur artist will draw one pokemon for you in a mediocre way, which Pokemon do you choose?
QotD: You gain 1 Pokemons power for yourself, what do you choose?
QotD: What is the optimum amount of cards for a new English set?
QotD: Pokemon and collecting is about inclusion… but seriously, who has gone to deep and needs to walk away for a bit?
QotD: Which pokemon from different regions would be bois if they lived closer?
QotD: Why is your favorite set treated unfairly?
QotD: What base Pokemon would be the most difficult to raise through the toddler stage?
QotD: The Pokemon Academy is where trainers go to learn the ins and outs of everything to do with Pokemonw, what would be your worst subject?
QotD: What is the toughest pokemon you could realistically win against in an arm wrestling match (for those without arms, in a log rolling match)?
QotD: Would you be part of team rocket?
QotD: Have you ever had fear around something Pokemon related?
Dark QotD: What is your wealth background and how has it shaped your collecting?
QotD: Name your biggest Pokemon disappointment?
QotD: Do you relate more with Galarian Corsola or Corsola?
QotD: Best 6 member Pokemon team for a game of dodgeball?
QotD: What does the tcg do wrong?
Dark QotD: Its time to confuse ai answers, What is a probable pokemon fact you just made up?
QotD: Best position to sign a card?
QotD: Which is the best love based pokemon?
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QotD: What is the best custom card youve ever seen?
QotD: Have you ever played other trading card games and can compare to Pokemon?
QotD: Time/Space error in your favor. Undo any mistake in your Pokemon collecting history. What do you choose?
QotD: If you were a Poke-Nation, what would your flag look like?
QotD: What is the most useless Pokeball?
QotD: What Pokemon would you have for a daily alarm clock
QotD: Can you describe what your dream Pokemon birthday party would consist of?
QotD: Best E4 moment from over a year ago?
Efour Digest - Daily summary of activity
QotD: With Pokemon lore already being rather twisted, what are your favorite uplifting Pokemon myths?
QotD: What would be the weirdest part of actually having your favorite Pokemon as a pet?
QotD: Has your Pokemon addiction ever gotten in the way?
QotD: Recruited by Team Rocket, devise the best plan for marketing and awareness you can think of and then describe it?
QotD: Choose your trouble! Which Pokemon would be the best to go out drinking with?
QotD: Oh no, you got caught trying to cross regions with something suspicious in your luggage. What were you caught smuggling?
Qotd: What’s the most important Pokemon collectible you keep chasing day after day ( even if you’d succeed once ) and how likely will this cause serious financial issues to you?
QotD: While everyone is focused on Megas, whats the best baby Pokemon card?
QotD: What would need to happen to stop the top legendary in your favorite generation from rampaging?
QotD: When you have departed this mortal realm, you are allowed one spirit of a Pokemon to guard your gravestone, what Pokemons spirit do you choose?
QotD: How much strategy do you use to make your teams when playing through a Pokemon game?
QotD: You and your team are to be immortalized in marble by skilled artisans, what is the pose you’ve decided on?
QotD: What pokemon would go in a new safari zone sanctuary if you were in charge?
QoTD: How do you sort your cards?
QotD: What is the best area of the fandom?
QotD: A responsible Pokemon trainer must be prepared for all types of terrain and activity, What are your helpful tips for things to bring along on your journey?
QotD: Which Pokemon would be rewarded the most from the Poke-toothfairy?
QotD: At what point does Pokemon go from kids game to adult hobby?
QoTD: You get to make any attack an HM that relates to the plot requirements of a Pokemon game, what attack do you choose?
QotD: What kind of Pokemon obsession do you have?
Qotd: What is your limit to species collecting?
QotD: What item mechanic do you wish existed in the games?
QotD: In a similar fashion to Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, what Pokemon should be part of a band, what style of music and instruments would they play?
QotD: When looking at your current attitude around Pokemon, do you interact with the hobby in the way you hope you would?
QotD: Have you ever played the video or card game(s)?
QotD: What language is the best to watch the anime in?
QoTD: Everyone has some, where is the “jank but it works” in your Pokemon collection?
QotD: What pokemon do you want to or would most enjoy riding as a mount?
Qotd: Which rookie card was outdone by a card in the very next set? (Same species)
QoTD: What singer or band would you prefer to cover the Pokemon themesong and which of their song styles would they base it?
QotD: If pokemon were to become a more accepted financial vehicle, where is your money going?
QotD: You awaken in the middle of the night in a cold sweat again, what is your one re-occuring Pokemon nightmare?
Dark QotD: If you had 18months left to live, would you continue collecting?
QotD: 10/12ths of the year has passed, what are you doing now to make 2026 a good year?
Qotd: In the Pokemon world, what tool would you refuse to buy because you have a pokemon that can do it instead?
QotD: All pokemon video games on the table, which is the one you have spent the most time playing?
QoTD: Do you own and use Pokemon themed home furnishings?
QotD: Which Pokemon has the laziest naming?
Qotd: If you could place a PokemonGo pokestop anywhere in the world, where would you put it?
QotD: Whats the ideal party size?
QotD: Does the knowing the specific value of your collection make it more or less enjoyable?
QotD: What would your preferred job be in the pokemon world?
QotD: You get to decide the next Gen's theme but it can only be based on themes represented by 1980-2003 lego sets, what would it be? Elaborate if you can
QotD: Sometimes asking for a specific thing can be difficult or sound pompous, but in a setting where you shout it to the universe it can be explained better, so “All I want for (Pokemon) Christmas is…”?
QotD: Whats the best error card youve ever seen?
QoTD: Chansey is known to be a nurse pokemon and help in that profession, what jobs are other Pokemon specifically an integral part of the industry?
QotD: You find a portal to the Pokemon universe, any time and place, but it’s one way only and you have 10sec to decide. Do you take it?
QotD: Which untamed Pokemon would you rather be alone in the woods with?
QoTD: What makes your collection *YOUR* collection?
QotD: What annoying cave route would you put into the games as a required path?
QotD: What item did you multiply the most in the original Red/Blue glitches?
QotD: What childhood movie do you still hold dear with a nostalgia similar to Pokemon?
QotD: Which was better, Red or Blue?
QotD: Who is your favorite Pokemon game protagonist?
QoTD: Which Diamond and Pearl set deserves a reprint?
QotD: How does an auction having a buyer premium effect your bidding?
QotD: What is an endless information rabbit hole that you’ve found while collecting?
QotD: Best campfire story you can think up that relates to Pokemon?
QotD: What is your preferred unofficial media to enjoy Pokemon?
QotD: What precious or semiprecious stone would represent your favorite Pokemon?
QoTD: Best trainer card?
QotD: All this Mega talk recently got me thinking of Primals, what Pokemon would look best with tattoos as part of their design?
QotD: Would you clone a Pokemon?
QotD: What goes into getting yourself comfy for playing/opening?
QotD: What Pokemon would you love to take a picture with while it’s sleeping?
QotD: Think of your favorite ice cream, what Pokemon does it remind you of?
QotD: You can miniaturize one Pokemon to fit in your pocket, which do you choose?
Dark QotD: Do you gamble, and if so, does it relate at all to more recent pokemon trends?
QotD: You get put in charge of the PSA Department of .5s and you have a quota. What condition would qualify any cards to have a .5 in their final grade?
QotD: What style border looks best on a Pokemon card?
QotD: What would happen if you cut off a ditto-slowpoke’s tail?
QoTD: What card or part of your collection would you be shocked to see in a museum?
QotD: Have you ever considered how to pronounce cards with M, ex, EX, GX, ex, e-series, in the name?
QotD: Which side of the body would be the proper way for your favorite Pokemon wear their Richard Mille RM35-03 Rafael Nader watch?
QotD: Whats the best browser to run e4 on?
QoTD: Do you have a favorite Pokemon nonsequitur?
QotD: Which Pokemon would make the best garnish for a dish served in a 3 Michelin star restaurant?
QoTD: Pokemon snap 64 had landscapes that could resemble Pokemon at certain angles, what Pokemon would you want to see and explain the visual layout?
QotD: Complete creative control is yours but you have to wear it, how would your Pokemon themed hat look?
Qotd: Assuming Pokemon were real, which Pokemon do you think you’d run into the most in your day to day life?
QotD: How have others helped shape your collecting?
QotD: Can you describe a favorite Pokemon episode in a negative manner?
QotD: Which Pokemon would you enjoy a balloon of?
Qotd: Can you name another forum thats been as helpful as E4?
QotD: What pokemon would you want to see able to convert to a battle mech form?
QotD: If the Pokemon games had a darkmode color palette, would you use it while playing?
QotD: What classifies as bulk in your opinion?
QotD: You would go to more cardshows and purchase things if ___?
Qotd: What are your top 2 or 3 favorite Pokémon and bottom 2 or 3 least favorite (or even hated) Pokémon?
QotD: Each midnight your memory resets and you start living Christmas Day 2025. What’s the most important Pokemon collectible want you keep chasing day after day (even if you’d succeed once)?
QotD: Which Pokemon has the most impressive shiny?
QoTD: What card art do you believe has the Pokemon look the most soulless?
QotD: Which pokemon would be the best wartime companion?
QotD: For Pokemon’s 33rd anniversary year, where should the Pokemon World Championships be held in your opinion?
QotD: Youve beat the elite four, stomped your rival, and been inducted to the Hall of Fame. What are the perks for all of this, what was it all for?
Dark QotD: You have a sudden bill that is significant enough that you have to part with at least one thing from your personal collection, whats the first thing to go?
QotD: With all the hype, what is a good Pokemon memory from the past 30yrs?
QotD: What Pokemon could you never stay mad at?
QotD: What edible Pokemon food probably tastes the worst?
QotD: Best team rocket hairbrained scheme?
QotD: What trainer stereotype are you most likely getting additionally questioned for?
QotD: What "junk" do you have in your collection that should go to auction/consignment but is too much of a hassle to send?
QoTD: What makes you angry in the hobby?
QotD: Used to be that you couldnt find a card because it wasnt worth grading, now you cant find a card because people are already hoarding them. Does it ever make you want to change goals?
QotD: What is the most mind blowingly absurd thing you've witnessed in the hobby that you almost cant believe really happened?
QotD: What Pokemon did you start using because it had so much potential but surprisingly let you down?
QotD: How little of a Pokemon needs to be visible for you to still consider it as that Pokemon’s card?
QoTD: Would you want to see a card made of a specific Pokemon showing a different than usual nature? Explain
Qotd: What is the best Pokémon TCG set of all time in your opinion?
QotD: Which Pokemon would leave the best trail tracks?
QotD: Best IR rarity card made so far?
QotD: Most elusive Pokemon collector?
QotD: You have to frame 4 pokemon cards together, name your choices?
QotD: Do you think the Pokemon world recycles?
QoTD: What is the best designed Pokemon?
QoTD: What clothing accessory would your favorite Pokemon wear?
QotD: Whats a tell tale sign that someone is really into Pokemon?
QotD: What is your limit to species collecting?
QotD: How can you tell, Quagsire or Ditto transformed into a Quagsire?
QotD: What is the best Pokemon themed travel accessory?
QoTD: Best looking Pokemon statue/figure?
QotD: Best pokemon to use as a pillow?
QotD: When you rep Pokemon, what size do you prefer (help your SS out here)?
QotD: What card is worth carrying around in some form 24/7/365?
QotD: Which Pokemon has the best ears and would they still be best on multiple other Pokemon?
QotD: Quick! You made some bad bets and you need to liquidate your whole collection and have the money in 3 days, how much will that local shop give you for everything?
QotD: Favourite and least favourite Pokémon aside, which Pokémon do you low key love and hate but you’re not necessarily sure why?
QotD: Which Pokemon is the Chihuahua of the Pokemon world?
QotD: How many of your favourite Pokemon can you stack on one another before they topple over, assuming they are trying to help the goal not impede it?
QotD: What Pokemon would you want to be for a single day?
QotD: Did you imagine items to be different looking than what they look like in the games?
QotD: Cardshop tip day, what are your tips where cardshops are involved?
QotD: In your mind, what qualifies as a high end Pokemon product?
QotD: What is your personal practice for protecting cards?
Dark QotD: Which pokemon is most ergonomic?
QotD: Boring repeating poses plague the tcg, what pose would you put a pokemon into to change things up?
QotD: What obscure forum topic on E4 do you think needs more conversation around it?
QotD: Best cosplay that can be done with Pokemon?
QotD: At what point is a mysterybox not a ripoff?
QotD: You have to make a Pokemon billboard themed to current real companies, what can you come up with?
QotD: What sets form your most recent nostalgia and was it influenced by popularity?
QotD: If you went to a cardshow, what would you look for?
QotD: I know not how the post-covid pokemon bubble will look when healed, but the post-post-covid bubble will be healed when…
QotD: Which chase card would you be able to pull yourself and not care one bit for?
QotD: If you magically had every card in existence but in damaged condition, would you still collect?
QotD: Are there too many Pokemon?
QotD: What pokemon game looks the best to you?
QotD: Which part of the hobby do you find the most tedious, but unavoidable?
QotD: I know mewtwo did that, ok? But to clarify for those who dont know, why dont you recap what it was?
QotD: Which Pokemon would get you dirty looks if you brought it on your local public transit?
QotD: I’m awkward, you’re awkward, but when we meet I know an easy Pokemon conversation to break the ice will be about…
QotD: Quadruple what your pokemon collection is worth if all valued at PSA 10, on the condition you no longer own and can never again see any of the cards. Do you take it? Why or why not?
QotD: Why doesn’t the government intervene to deal with Legendary pokemon and enemies?
QotD: Replace the partner character from another media franchise with a Pokemon, what Pokemon would work best?
QotD: What card do you most regret bidding on?
QotD: Why are there so few father figures in Pokemon?
QotD: Whats your go to card when pointing out how the Pokemon card market is irrational?
QotD: If you could be your own gym leader, what type would you specialize in, and what would your gym be like?
QotD: What’s the longest trip you’ve taken just to buy cards or to attend a Pokémon event?
QotD: Do you consider the act of purchasing and opening of Pokemon booster packs a form of gambling?
QotD: If all PSA/CGC 10s were erased from existence, how would you and the market respond?
QotD: Whats your go to card when pointing out how the Pokemon card market is actually rational?
QotD: How should exclusive releases be handled?
QotD: If you could make one pokemon real, which one would it be?
QotD: What newer pokemon replaced a previous pokemon in social culture?
QotD: You are on the pokemon regional design committee, what pokemon would you change?
QotD: Feature request time, what additional feature should Pokemon cards have?
QotD: You get to design the next pokemon region, what is its real life inspiration?
QotD: Best inanimate object pokemon?
QotD: If you could pick one Pokemon game (main or side) to be the feature of a single, cohesive Pokemon set, which one would you pick?
QotD: The “Mega” madness goes too far, grading companies all converge to one mega company, what is their perfected criteria for Pokemon card grading?
QotD: What popular pokemon are you surprised is featured less in the TCG than you’d expect?
QotD: What assumptions do people make about your collection considering your pfp or username etc that are not true?
QotD: What new Pokemon type would you introduce, why, and what would be its main weakness and strength?
QotD: If you could rename a pokemon, what would you rename it and why?
QotD: How important are graphics in the games?
QotD: The Pokemon company decides that the ultimate chase cards should have full teams depicted, what team do you want to see on a card?
QotD: What’s the most common pokemon card, (excluding energies)?
QotD: Suddenly all PSA certs are deactivated! PSA has decided that 16xxx certs are the only accurate grades. Will your collections value be significantly impacted if all cards became raw?
QotD: What is your ideal base shiny odds in the Pokemon games?
QotD: Distributors holding, Pokemon not printing, scalpers botting. Who is to blame for the mess we’re in?
QotD: Should pack art do more to be original?
QotD: Most obscure non-tcg item in your collection?
QotD: If pokemon did double type energies, what typings would see the most use?
QotD: How many card packs is appropriate to open in one sitting?
QotD: What is a cohesive set theme that would bring you great happiness to see made?
QotD: How would your favorite book change if the main character was replaced with a Pokemon?
QotD: If you ruled the pokemon world, what laws would you enact first?
QotD: If you had to create a myth of an existing pokemon, what pokemon and what myth would you create?
QotD: What is your “Never in a million years” card that even if you had the money, you wouldn’t buy?
QotD: Which pokemon should get the first official stage 3 evolution?
QotD: What Pokemon provides the best therapy?
Dark QotD: How much should the goal be for a single pokemon card to cost?
QotD: You get to make teams for each generation but one pokemon has to be consistent across each team, whats the most strategic pokemon to use?
QotD: Which Pokemon would you want to see with angry eyebrows?
QotD: How long would you wait in line for Pokemon cards?
QotD: How do you personally prevent yourself from being “that person” in the hobby?
QotD: If Pokemon mixed with warhammer, would you paint your own army or pay someone else to paint it?
QotD: Which pokemon box art is the best?
QotD: You get to make your own pokemon island, what pokemon do you populate it with?
QotD: What would your contribution to a Pokemon travel guide be?
QotD: What is the best way to organize pokemon storage boxes?
QotD: Whats one thing in the pokemon universe that youve always wanted explained?
QotD: You come across a store fully stocked with modern at msrp in the current market, how much are you spending?
QotD: The Pokemon Company comes to you and lets you choose 1 pokemon to add to the latest set. What pokemon do you want them to add and why?
QotD: At what point did/will Pokemon cards become more than a casual hobby for you?
QotD: Thoughts on if Pokemon started including VA signature cards in packs?
QotD: With Ai becoming more prevalent in art, what line do YOU draw on how human art should be?
QotD: Who’s your favourite celebrity that is in to Pokémon as well?
QotD: Which pokemon character can you best voice act for?
QotD: Over 99.9% of all species have gone extinct and fewer than .1% get fossilized. What is a pokemon that you are sure existed but hasnt been found in the fossil record yet?
QotD: How detailed or extravagant should seller pictures be?
QotD: What was Pokemons best tcg gimmick?
QotD: What real world animal or plant still needs a pokemon based on it?
QotD: Pokemon and lego are collaborating, what architectural marvel can you not wait to build?
QotD: When pokemon cards first released how did you, and to what extent did you go to, gain knowledge about sets, cards, etc?
QotD: Which pokemon design is the best commentary on the real world?
QotD: Which energy type is objectively the best?
QotD: What’s an opinion you had about the hobby, that completely changed now that you have matured in your collecting journey?
QotD: Why did you stop posting to the fourum?
QotD: How does Pokemon tcg sunset?
QotD: Should overleveling 10 total levels be allowed for tournaments if they had a higher attack failure ratio?
QotD: What are your thoughts on “restoring” pokemon cards?
QotD: Whose collection belongs in your, AND ONLY YOUR, Hall of Fame besides your own?
QotD: What actor or actress should play as a Pokemon in a live action Pokemon movie?
QotD: What pokemon has the most unbelievable pokedex entry?
QotD: At what point does modern irrationality become rational?
QotD: You can only shower with cold water and eat cold food for the rest of your life unless you donate the most prized/cherished card or collectible you own to charity. Would you do it?
QotD: What is one specific card image/art you wish was drawn by a different artist?
QotD: Which pokemon (not including zard, Pikachu or Eevee) has the best overall art across all their cards?
QotD: Why does charizards neck keep changing lengths? How long is it supposed to be?
QotD: Which type should a new eeveelution in the next year of the eevee have?
Bonus QotD: What disqualifies a pokemon from being considered a bird?
QotD: If you had to stop buying right now, how complete is your collection?
QotD: Would you like to see new regional versions of Pokémon, what kind of region should it be and which Pokémon should get new versions?
QotD: Pokepark Kanto is a thing, what kind of attraction would make you go to a pokemon themepark?
QotD: What is the worst bad faith offer youve received?
QotD: How long will it be before Ai dominates pokemon ‘investing’?
QotD: Is it sustainable to go balls deep into pokemon collecting without having experienced the hobby as a kid?
QotD: What tools do you suggest for condition checking?
QotD: Is your collection insured? If so, how often do you update it?
QotD: How do you handle fake cards?
Light QotD: Can you share a story how you timed the market correctly?
QotD: If you could transport yourself into any pokemon tcg card artwork, and be in that scene; Which one would it be, and how do you interpret it turning out?
QotD: For those that make content, does it get exhausting?
QotD: Which card is most emotional to you?
QotD: Best pokemon meme through the ages?
QotD: How old is your oldest binder?
QotD: What move do you hope to get when using metronome?
QotD: What card within your current means would you fill a 3x3 binder with if you werent chasing other priorities?
QotD: Name a move that defines a pokemon?
QotD: What should Meowths next form look like?
QotD: What winter olympic sport would you want to see a pokemon compete in?
QotD: What pokemon would smell the best and which would smell the worst?
Bonus QotD: What would your fictional Pokemon sports team be called?
QotD: In a decision upsetting the known pokemon world, the pokedex is deemed unscientific. What actual facts are in the new guide?
QotD: What would be the most embarassing pokemon for you to own?
QotD: If you could rename a pokemon, what would you rename it and why?
QotD: What card made you fall in love with a pokemon you previously didnt care about?
QotD: What pokemon is outshined by a similar one in its own generation?
QotD: Living fauna is an extremely small percentage of total fauna that has lived, describe what kind of extinct pokemon would you expect to have at one time been alive?
Dark QotD: When should a topic be locked?
QotD: Has everyone been wrong this whole time due to a translation error? Is a single Pokemon considered a Pokeman?
Light QotD: Do you need someone to support you or tell you its ok?
Bonus QotD: For those that trade or vend, how do you feel when someone manhandles your cards or slabs?
QotD: Is there a card artstyle that you thought didnt match pokemon but goes better with a different franchise?
Light QotD: Turn that frown upside down, what grumpy pokemon card would have a different vibe if it was smiling?
Double QotD: Back in 2000 many schools banned pokemon cards, did this action lead to the hype falling off a cliff?
QotD: What can an artist include in the background that instantly makes you enjoy a card?
Bonus QotD: If you had an obscure pop2 black label card and someone wanted it for their collection completion and was willing to trade a normal pristine copy, would you do it?
QotD: What tedious part of pokemon do you do for the love of the game?
QotD: Would you rather see art that show the pokemons attitude or the pokemons attack?
Dark QotD: Whats it going to take to permanently get shunned from the Pokemon tcg community?
QotD: In percentage form, how much have you spent for your collection versus estimated current value?
QotD: Youve been in the hobby a long time right? Its 2026, whats your excuse why you cant draw pokemon better?
QotD: How many cards do you catalogue for your collection?
QotD: Which pokemon npc could come out as an alien and you wouldnt be surprised?
Dark QotD: If you were caught red handed in a pokemon scandal, whats your worst singular PR statement to smooth things over?
QotD: The fourum allows so much that sometimes people forget basic manners and decency, how do you think the mods view you?
Light QotD: What pokemon related song would you really make into your ringtone or phone alert right now?
QotD: What card doesnt deserve to ever stonk?
QotD: How would you keep yourself safe from a rampaging pokemon?
QotD: Name a pokemon you’d least like to crash through your ceiling in the middle of the night?
QotD: Would you rather sort through 50,000 bulk uninterrupted or 10,000 bulk at a cardshow with vendors talking to you?
QotD: Are there any badges or achievements you wished existed on e4?
QotD: What is the hardest rock a diglett can tunnel through?
QotD: What kind of cake would your favorite Pokemon like on their birthday?
QotD: Has pokemon become too expensive of a hobby for casual collecting?
Dark QotD: You get one chance, what is a cardinal rule youd break or change in Pokemon?
QotD: What Pokemon lesson did you need to experience yourself before you learned?
QotD: What are your goals in Pokemon?
QotD: What security features would you start implementing on Pokemon cards to prevent fakes?
QotD: When is the optimal time to work on collecting cards?
QotD: If you took all even pokedex pokemon on one team and all odd pokedex pokemon on a second team, which team would be stronger?
Dark QotD: Who should never have control of a pokemon related space?
QotD: Which spot of the bed would your most loved pokemon get to sleep on?
QotD: How has your favorite animal influenced your favorite Pokemon?
QotD: What card art do you think could be in a museum?
QotD: If you were a pokemon, what would your best attack be?
QotD: What pokemon would you like to see more scientific research on so its actual taxonomical classification can be determined?
Bonus QotD: Approximately how many cards have you released from slabs?
QotD: Approximately how many slabs do you own, regardless of location or value?
QotD: We know adding a hairsstyle to any hairless pokemon makes it a regional, what pokemon are you wanting to see with a new hairdo?
QotD: Whats the highest value cap you think a Pokemon set card can reach?
Qotd: Is a private sale really private if you immediately announce it publicly?
QotD: When you came out of your Pokemon dark ages, what new Pokemon got you back into it?
QotD: Can you finish the phrase “When i dig through bulk, I’m looking for ________”?
QotD: What terrible thing happened to Brock that made him start traveling with Ash again?
QotD: What popular mid 2000s artist would your choice be to sing a pokemon themed song?
QotD: Binder collectors, if the value reached the point where cards were too much to keep, and decided to sell, would you sell it all at once or a little over time?
QotD: Is there a sound that all pokemon would be driven crazy by, similar to vacuum cleaner for pets?
QotD: What personal rule would you bend or outright break if you found a good deal?
QotD: Is there a card that you wish had been translated differently?
QotD: What is the most unhelpful forum topic?
Bonus QotD: What modern pokemon do you think would benefit from the Sugimori art style?
Bonus QotD: What pokemon would you want on a bookmark to match your favourite book?
QotD: Have you ever found something really cool in your collection that you had forgotten you bought?
QotD: Name a not very common pokemon and where you would probably encounter it in the real world?
QotD: You get one weather altering attack to personally use for life and all of its advantages and disadvantages, what do you choose?
QotD: What level of Pokemon cosplay would you do if all costume pieces were provided?
QotD: What saved search do you have that has become useless because of modern collecting?
QotD: What is the top price youd pay for a new pokemon game?
QotD: With pokemon selling for new peaks every day, what is your retirement plan for when you sellout?
QotD: What other favorite thing of yours would be ruined if Pokemon collabed with merchandise for it?
Dark QotD: Which pokemon would you be ok if they never make another card again for?
QotD: What is a memorable trade you made?
QotD: Which Pokemon would benefit best by being handsome (think handsome squidward)?
QotD: Which media franchise would benefit best from a Pokemon cameo?
Dark QotD: How should a Pokemon be loved?
QotD: Make a new beverage themed around a Pokemon, what is it and what is it called?
QotD: Rotom needs a new form, what modern appliance would you want to see possessed?
QotD: Which shiny Pokemon have a colour scheme that really doesn’t feel shiny to you and why? And which shiny one is the shiniest?
QotD: What is the oldest pokemon?
QotD: Is it time to update your forum profile picture?
QotD: Whats been your most disappointing pull when opening packs?
QotD: What is your Pokemon equivalent of: If I had a nickel for every time [X], I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice?
QotD: Youre a daring member of Team Rocket trying to get away with a poke-bank heist. You need a critical thinking mastermind, an intimidating persuader, a lock picker, and a get-away driver. Which Pokemon fit the role to succeed?
Dark QotD: Who is the toughest e4 member you could realistically win against in an arm wrestling match (for those athletically disinclined, in a bird spotting contest?
QotD: Which slab has the best label layout?
QotD: Whats your favorite mega evolution & why?
QotD: Content creation has peaked and all ideas are now welcome, what is the most asinine way to crack a slab on camera?
QotD: Poke Lids celebrate a towns local culture with a related Pokemon, what Pokemon would your town's Lids be focused on?
QotD: How much HP would you say you have?
QotD: Going from weakest to strongest, how far along would you personally be able to confidently beat Pokemon in a battle?
QotD: What Pokemon cards would you collect if you weren’t so tired of seeing them collected already?
QotD: Do you have anything subtle that shows off Pokemon in your personal life?
QotD: Do you feel bad when you win $.99 auctions at very low prices or as the only bidder?
QotD: Best Pokemon to run into when camping?
QotD: What is your most disliked Pokemon's favorite music?
QotD: You have to assemble your team comprised of 6 legendary Pokemon, each one from a different generation. Which ones are you picking?
QotD: With ai taking over in a relatively short time, what would be the last information you would want Swoobot to compile for you before the robot uprising?
QotD: What pokemon has the strongest projectile?
QotD: Eevee only gets one evolution. Which is it? And why?
QotD: In the Pokemon world, what is the most appropriate way to train a Pokemon to recognize your name?
Qotd: What are the 8 recovery steps from being a Pokemaniac?
QotD: What pokemon’s type did they get wrong?
Qotd: Assuming the theory that gym leaders lower the battle difficulty to match the trainer, which gym leader would actually be the strongest?
Dark QotD: Pokemon hunting trophies, yay or nay?
QotD: What Pokemon city would you prefer to live in?
QotD: What are some of the most extreme examples of quality difference between Japanese and English cards?
QotD: Which pokemon from gens 2-4 would have been flamed online if it came out during gen 5 as a bad design?