First off, I would like to do a shoutout to @smpratte and @gemmintpokemon for reintroducing me to collecting Pokemon cards via their Youtube content. I enjoyed their videos a lot.
I started collecting Pokemon cards since 2000. Back then my first booster pack was a Japanese Base Set pack sold in 1 of my local bookstores in town (wished I kept it sealed instead ) Collected till perhaps 2003 before I swapped over to YuGiOh (yes I know blasphemous indeed) Still I amassed a humongous collection of classic cards. Fast forward to 2017, I recently contemplated the thought of making a 20th Anniversary set for nostalgia sake. I canāt afford the original base collection at its current market value. Hence the 20th Anniversary expansion presented a cheaper alternative. No Iām not looking to invest in it as I intend to keep them in a card binder till I die.
So here comes my question, āHow many booster box would it take for me to complete the entire collection for the 20th Anniversary set?ā This includes the secret rares. Yes I understand that some people may sell the set online but I rather have the nostalgia-induced process of pulling the cards by my very own hands.
I was thinking of purchasing 2 box since there are only 15 packs in each box, would it be enough?
Thank you for taking the time to read this wall of text.
Most people buy 10+ boxes to complete the set. IIRC the pull rates for SRās are 1 in 2. You will complete the regular set within two boxes, but not the SRās. Picking the SR cards individually will save you a lot of money. To complete CP6 youāre looking at about $1k+ trying to pull the SRās yourself and about an estimated $600-700 picking the SRās up individually if you get lucky with your two boxes MAYBE $600 for a complete set, USD that is. Hope I helped.
Glad you like the videos, @gemmintpokemon is good at making them.
I think @missingno provided a pretty fair assessment. I would expect around 10 boxes if you want to go the route of pulling everything yourself. Of course you might end up pulling multiple of the same SR cards.
I purchased 5 boxes and got everything except the majority of the SRās, but thatās what happens when thereās way too many ahaha XD; either way, you can either get 10 boxes or 4-5 boxes and purchase singles.
Hey buddy! It took me about 9 boxes of CP6 and I still had to buy one or two SRs on ebay. The English version (evolutions) is a different story. You have reverse holos, staff and preleases, plus the holo and non holo exclusives that are on theme decks. Good luck it is truly a fun set to complete.
) Collected till perhaps 2003 before I swapped over to YuGiOh (yes I know blasphemous indeed) Still I amassed a humongous collection of classic cards. Fast forward to 2017, I recently contemplated the thought of making a 20th Anniversary set for nostalgia sake. I canāt afford the original base collection at its current market value. Hence the 20th Anniversary expansion presented a cheaper alternative. No Iām not looking to invest in it as I intend to keep them in a card binder till I die.
