Imagine consistently having the same favourite pokemon over time 
gotta pour one out for species collectors
The seller in Poland is too real- twice now I’ve seen Polish card lots with Piplup line cards, twice I’ve bought them, and twice have the sellers made up reasons why they can’t ship the cards (“sorry I sold these to someone else,” “sorry these were in my basement that flooded”). One day. One day I’ll have them.
On a completely different note, I’ve always loved species collecting and looking through other’s collections. Even if it’s a Pokémon I’ve never had much interest in, there’s something so admirable about dedicating that much to one specific focus. I genuinely love finding niche cards for other species collectors and sending them along, knowing that they’ll be loved and appreciated in a way that very few can.
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Wait, is it an unpopular opinion to like Eelektross?
I don’t collect it or anything, but it was one of my favorite from Gen 5 because I used it through my first playthrough. I always thought it was cool. I still do, but it takes a back seat to pokemon that already take a back seat to my favorites.
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As a Pikachu specific collector I relate to this post A LOT. The amount of specific and weird information I and other pikachu collector buddies know is comical. And there is still more to learn every day! Species collectors keep the hobby alive!! 
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I have a pretty eclectic collection. I collect species, certain sets, special promos, errors, and whatever speaks to me.
What makes me uninterested in set collecting is buying all of the cards that I have no interest in. What makes me uninterested in species collecting is buying duplicate arts of different languages or 1st ed/unlimited variants. So I fall somewhere in the middle.
I only collect specific sets where I love the entirety of the artwork. I only collect species in English with the occasional Japanese-exclusive release, but never duplicating art and only up to a certain point in time where I still have interest in the art/design.
I don’t fit nicely into the boxes of species collector or set collector, but I find that I am much happier this way to purchase what I like and leave the rest. 
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This thread has generated 230+ likes and 50+ in the OP in only 8 hours. That’s the intensity of the species collector manifested
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Does someone have to collect every possible variation of every card featuring a Pokemon to be considered a species collector? Will I be kicked from the species collector club if I don’t do that? These are the questions that keep me up at night.
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Nope, collect however you like to be in the species collectors club
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Don’t listen to this person, the secret rules of species collectors club are undeniable, you will either accept them or face the consequences. You see a doodle of your pokemon made by a toddler, you buy it.
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currently trying to collect all of the celebi cards, only missing a couple of the pricier ones.
Also if anyone knows where I can find a copy of the Celebi binder from the NY pokemon center, I’ve been looking everywhere for a long time… 
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Me getting kicked out of the Species Collector club for not buying every Taiwanese reverse holo Mimikyu card:
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As a fellow Pikachu collector, I don’t even try to learn all the information because it’s just so overwhelming lmao
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Ugh, I love this thread. Crazy to see how much species collecting has grown in the hobby since this was posted. I love species collecting so much and the people that I’ve met on my own journey that do as well have been awesome!
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