Hello! As the title suggests, I primarily collect Magnemite, Beldum and their evolutions!
(Also I apologize for the awful pictures, I need to figure out a better setup soon.)
For Magnemite, Magneton and Magnezone, my goal is to get all English cards in holo and reverse holo where possible, excluding variants such as 1st ed and EX codes. Additionally for my main collection I’ve also grabbed some Japanese exclusive cards/holo prints, but I’m mostly done with that for now.
Was playing around with the scanner but it’s not that great so I gave up on it, so there’s a couple of scanned pics here and there. It didn’t seem to take that well to late WOTC - early EX reverse holos, as seen above.
It doesn’t show that well but the Legend Maker reverse holo Magnemite is probably one of my favorite Magnemites since the darkened background due to the holo makes it stand out more.
Lots of different foil types here between the English BW, XY and SM reverses, mirrors, McDonalds confetti and one cracked ice that doesn’t show that well. Also the fantastic CHR.
Onto the Magnetons! The Vending Machine one stands out a lot on the first page since it’s so simplistic compared to the rest of them. Skyridge H18 is another favorite.
The third page of Magnetons is somewhat empty with the Japanese only holo Holon’s Magneton and three other Tons (one shown below). On the flip side, the 4th page is filled with assorted reverse holos and Evolutions Magneton.
Now for the Magnezones! The first page is also somewhat empty, but at least I have one holo border in the form of the 11th Movie Commemoration Set Magnezone. Second page makes me hope for a VMAX Magnezone.
The third page is hilariously unfortunate. At least it’ll get broken up by a Forbidden Light one?
For Beldum, Metang and Metagross, my goals are similar to Magnemite, Magneton and Magnezone. However I have an exception each for Metagross and Metang. For Metagross, I’m currently excluding the gold star, though I do want to pick one up eventually. I suppose that’s a longer term goal. For Metang, I’m excluding Black Star Promo 23 and I’m not quite sure if I’ll ever pick one up due to its cost/rarity. My binder for these is also less organized than the magnets since I originally planned on only collecting Beldum, then found myself picking up Metang and Metagross cards anyway.
The first Beldum page is solely occupied by the EX Deoxys one, which is not a bad one to have. The Undaunted set by TOKIYA are definitely some of my favorite cards for the three and I’m forever bitter the Metagross wasn’t holo rare. I’m also glad ADV-P 44 is so much cheaper compared to its counterpart, since I love the art.
Various Metagross and a Metang in no good order. I really need to resort my binder.
This part is the misc section of my binder, which are various side collections and cards that don’t fit the above goals.
My Pyukumuku “collection” and the start of my Magnemite cameo collection. I like all three cards it has a lot, the soft colors and style by You Iribi, a crotchet by Asako Ito and of course Ooyama’s style. I’m still debating if I want to go for every print of Magnemite’s cameos or just go for a reprint in a set with a reverse I like. Magnemite in Computer Error generally sums up how I feel
Aggron is another steel mon I like a lot, so I’ll probably go for a set of its line when I’m done with Metagross. The Kyogre gold star I obtained somehow (I know I didn’t pull it) in my childhood and didn’t know the rarity of, so it’s fairly beat up. It’s still a very neat card. Other notable things on the first page include a couple first editions (including a first edition I traded for unknowingly also from my childhood) and a German first edition Magnemite that’s much lighter in color compared to the shadowless. On the top left of the second page is a Korean reverse holo and a theme deck exclusive nonholo Magnezone.
The current last page of my binder. I’ve always liked the colors/action on the Crystal Guardians Lairon.
Some newer gets I also played with on the scanner. The Power Keepers Magneton especially didn’t come out great. On the bright side though, finally grabbed all the Hidden Fates shiny vault cards I need, along with a Dark Magneton, which is another one of my favorite arts.
Meant to post this with first post but misplaced the pic, but I finally figured out how to (somewhat) protect the art card that came with the Kanto mini tin.
Keep up the good work!
First time I’ve seen a LC holo in real life and it looks pretty good! I’m disappointed there’s a print line, but meh, could be worse. This leaves me three (non misprint) English Kinebuchi Magnemites left to get, which are the regular LC Mite, 2D first ed and 3D first ed.
Another pair of firsts, my first Chinese Magnets and first graded cards. I obviously prefer binder cards, but for the rarity and price I thought I might as well pick them up. I was mildly worried about how rough it was gonna be to find the Chinese Legend Makers, so that makes my life a lot easier.
A couple Japan exclusive cards. Rebecca’s Metagross is a contender for one of my least favorite Metagross cards, mostly because of the color scheme (blue on orange on purple is ugh). On the other hand, the 
A seemingly random lot of Mites. Relevance in next pic 
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I am over halfway on English at least, so that’s good. The majority of English cards I have left are EX era bulk, particularly the alternate codes. If anyone has advice on getting the alt codes without spending too much I’m all ears. 
Some older Dialgas from a friend. Both neat arts, never realized the right one was done by Arita.
I stopped by the card shop again, still no Fusion Strike Pyukumukus but picked up some holos from the bulk boxes. Normally I don’t mind 5ban, but I’m mildly disappointed Dialga and Palkia didn’t get cool arts like every other legendary. Maybe it’s a reference to Diamond and Pearl being the first mainline games to have a 3D engine or even the 
They also had some random Korean holos, so might as well grab those. The Magnemite is rather scratched but meh, for the price and the fact I’m bindering, it could be worse. Rummaging through the bulk boxes is a bit of a fruitless endeavor Magnemite wise, since they primarily get newer SwSh bulk and I’ve looked through most of their EX era bulk already, but managed to find the first of the EX Dragon 63s I need.
