I enjoyed reading everyone’s Top 5. Identifying the 5 for me will be challenging, but here it goes:
Grand Party (Have) - because iconic
Umbreon Play Promo (Have) - because epic
Celebi ex Play Promo (Have) - because holo pattern hurts eyes
Mew ex Play Promo (Have) - because nostalgic and unique
Shining Mew Coro Coro (Have) - because nostalgic, epic, unique, and holo pattern hurts eyes
…Listing only 5 is too difficult. Honorable Mentions:
Victory Orb 2005 (Have) - because nostalgic, epic, and unique - not the biggest fan of CGI, but pros outweigh cons
Japanese Crystal Celebi (Have) - because holo pattern also hurts eyes
Latias Gold Star (Have) - because epic
1st ed. Base Char (Have) - because nostalgic
Lottery Charizard (Have) - because unique and nostalgic
Nice-to-Haves (if I ever justify converting more $ to cardboard):
SSB No. 1 - because epic and unique
Pikachu Full Art No. 1 - because epic and unique (but interest falling off because of all of the incredible designs from the modern era).
1st Edition Neo Espeon- all time favorite card
JP Crystal Nidoking- fucking gorgeous card
Gold Star Pika- favorite gold star, I’m basic and I love pikachu
JP Crystal Lugia- self explanatory, just looks great. Favorite artist too
JP Gold Star Suicune- amazing looking with the white border imo
As far as rare cards go:
Glossy Keiji Pikachu
Holo Burning Tower
Lottery Shiny Suicune
Trophy Pikachu 1997 - 2nd Place
No rarity Zard
2002 No. 1 Trainer Named Girl version
Base Chansey Japanese holo shift
Shadowless Chansey non holo error
Fancy Business Suit Pikachu Art Academy
Snap Pikachu
Runner up:
No. 1/2/3 Old Back Pika trophies
Snap Bulbasaur
Shielded 2007 Champions League
Wonder Platinum
Miracle Diamond
2007 Champions League
Tropical Wind 008/P
and then probably one of the Arceus Illustration cards. Maybe the one with Dialga/Palkia/Giratina or the Sushi one
The first 3 are what i’m aiming to obtain to complete those parts of my collection but last 2 are probably too expensive to ever own but one can dream
-3rd print fossil muk
-Topps chrome sparkle muk
-Unlimited mirage forest grimer with last code i need (only this grimer assuming all is well with my buyee order with 2 other missing unlimited grimers)
-Cosmos foil fossil muk
-New year present fan club promo
Master’s Scroll
Tropical Tidal Wave '06 (Staff or better)
Charizard eCard Holo Promo
'97 Trophy Pika (Any of them, I’m not picky lol)
Some sealed box, like crystal guardians or smth (my first set)
The tidal wave '06 is so good. the red sky in the background is *chef’s kiss*. The Nishida non-holo Zard from expedition is my fav zard, so having that beautiful holo would be awesome. Master Scroll is just like an all around solid card imo. Reminds me of the dragon scroll from kung fu panda lol. the trophy pikas are beautiful, i’d be happy to own any of them. I probably wouldn’t go with 1st ed base box bc I didn’t grow up with base, so it doesnt rly mean as much to me; i’d probably end up with an ex set sealed box!
