Starting an Oddish collection: stupid questions by a total newbie

[crindy]

hi!! welcome to E4 oddish is so cute, that’s such a great choice for a species collection!!! to try to answer some of your questions:

@OddishOneOut

• Some cards are listed as “holo” in some lists and “reverse holo” in others. Is it something I should concern myself with?

lists/people sometimes conflate the category of “holo” with “reverse holo”, is that what you mean? since all reverse holos are technically “holos” but not all holos are reverse holos. hopefully that makes sense lol. whether you want to collect the reverses or not is entirely up to you!! many people enjoy that but it’s a matter of preference.

@OddishOneOut

• Some cards (for example, Oddish 58/64 from Jungle) are listed as “non-holo” only, in more than one list I checked. But then I saw this collection on Reddit… and I clearly see some “sparkle” where I didn’t expect it. Should I concern myself with that? Are those cards holo or not? If yes, how can I find out what holo cards are missing from my list?

the sparklies in that first photo in your link are stickers!! you can see they are slightly smaller than an actual card, and the owner has put a card behind them (probably to give them more weight/solidity in the binder). whether you wanna open up your collection to non-tcg is also entirely a personal preference!!

if you wanna dig into the species collecting resources available on E4 already, i recommend @citriina’s thread here:

How to Catch Them All - A Species Collecting Guide

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