# What are some cool English cards to collect? **URL:** \ **Category:** Collecting\ **Tags:** english, opinion\ **Created:** [November 10, 2023, 7:46am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590 "2023-11-10T07:46:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![triple](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/triple/32/286477_2.png) [@triple](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/triple)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 7:46am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/1 "2023-11-10T07:46:35Z")
Hello hello hello What are you currently collecting? I have been starting to collect modern (gasp) and just a lot of real Pokémon TCG Meta Cards (Pokémon actually has a playable game gasp) currently and want to find something to collect side by side while playing the game. ---
**Author:** ![Dyl](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/dyl/32/234623_2.png) [@Dyl](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Dyl)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/2 "2023-11-10T07:51:49Z")
For meta-specific cards, I would recommend collecting full-art trainers. You can use the cheap normal arts in your decks and keep the expensive full-arts in your binder. Some of the special illustration rare trainers are incredible. ---
**Author:** ![mrpandachum](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/mrpandachum/32/239007_2.png) [@mrpandachum](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/mrpandachum)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/3 "2023-11-10T08:07:14Z")
Something I’ve been wanting to try but never got around to is starting an art binder. I know a lot of people have something along those lines and I think it is a great cheap thing to collect. My recommendation is to find one single card that you think has an amazing art. Then look at the artists name and start compiling cards from that artist. I use this site to look up cards by the artist using advanced options. [https://pkmncards.com/](https://pkmncards.com/) I think this is always a cool collection that can be relatively cheap as well. ---
**Author:** ![pokebuffet](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/pokebuffet/32/39463_2.png) [@pokebuffet](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/pokebuffet)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/4 "2023-11-10T08:24:39Z")
I collect Radiants and Gold VStars ⭐ Nice, glittery border and very affordable 👍 ---
**Author:** ![sherotcg](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/sherotcg/32/40791_2.png) [@sherotcg](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/sherotcg)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/5 "2023-11-10T16:48:51Z")
Winner stamp cards ---
**Author:** ![thsigma](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/thsigma/32/2419_2.png) [@thsigma](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/thsigma)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/6 "2023-11-10T17:05:18Z")
Celebrations promos ---
**Author:** ![Cerulean](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/cerulean/32/672_2.png) [@Cerulean](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Cerulean)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/7 "2023-11-10T19:27:42Z")
EX era holos. Some of the most beautiful art in the hobby. Can’t go wrong. ---
**Author:** ![wisewailmer](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/wisewailmer/32/179572_2.png) [@wisewailmer](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/wisewailmer)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/8 "2023-11-10T19:30:17Z")
Nah man they’re worthless ---
**Author:** ![tcgmaine](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/tcgmaine/32/240087_2.png) [@tcgmaine](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/tcgmaine)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/9 "2023-11-11T02:38:06Z")
For a combination of fun to collect and relevant to the competitive scene, I would recommend gold stadiums. In particular, KATO does awesome work! > [@The Kind Of Giant Stadium Thread](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/the-kind-of-giant-stadium-thread/25527/73): > > Dizzy my brother, where art thou? As I’ve lamented before, I’m completely lost in the world of stadiums without your “kind-of-giant” guidance. So much so that I completely missed the release of another stunning KATO UR Stadium!!! I found the English version by pure accident while browsing ebay and obviously had the get the Japanese one ASAP. I do think it’s one of the prettier artworks in the grand scheme of stadiums, even though the textures on this one aren’t all that spec… ---
**Author:** ![PokeStopSweden](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/pokestopsweden/32/39456_2.png) [@PokeStopSweden](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/PokeStopSweden)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 12:14am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/10 "2023-11-28T00:14:39Z")
WB Kids Pokemon Card Creator Contest cards Professor Program Promos Staff / Nationals / Regionals etc, Promos World Championship Promos Victory Medals & Victory Cups Kinda what I like 😛 ---
**Author:** ![filthynwah](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/filthynwah/32/156027_2.png) [@filthynwah](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/filthynwah)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/11 "2023-11-28T01:02:41Z")
Are there specific Pokemon that appeal to you? It’s pretty normal to collect certain Pokemon. I try to go a bit out of my way to buy Dragonite, Alakazam, Sudowoodo, and Wailmer/Wailord. ---
**Author:** ![pokebuffet](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/pokebuffet/32/39463_2.png) [@pokebuffet](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/pokebuffet)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/12 "2023-11-28T01:08:28Z")
Only cards from Steam Siege set are worthless. ---
**Author:** ![DeekBoy](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/deekboy/32/159533_2.png) [@DeekBoy](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/DeekBoy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/13 "2023-11-28T01:23:20Z")
Anything from Gym Challenge and Gym Heroes. Those cards kick ass! ---
**Author:** ![trainerjack](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/trainerjack/32/1795_2.png) [@trainerjack](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/trainerjack)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/14 "2023-11-28T01:31:20Z")
League Promos and League Challenge Promos! League Challenge Delibird and Pokemon League Snorlax for examples; ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/a/3/a3396bf413de783b791e877ac23aeeed1e633d92.jpeg) ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/1/7/17b1292e98769b6cfc4422caa9518ee83b25fde8.jpeg) These were set cards with a unique Cross Hatch reverse holo pattern given out at Play! Pokemon’s Pokemon League events starting in 2009 and League Challenge event starting in 2013 respectively. League Challenge promos on top of the reverse holo pattern got a stamp signifying your placement in the tournament 1st-4th as you had to win them. Pokemon League promos were simply given out to participants. They became less interesting in the future only having the league promo stamp and the basic reverse holo effect, but League Challenge promos kept there 1st-4th placement, though losing the cross hatch pattern in 2015 with the release of BREAKthrough. They unfortunately have not been seen since Ultra Prism in the SM era. Pokemon League promos stopped at early SWSH, but were brought back in 2022 with Play! Pokemon Prize packs. These cards have the stamp and some are holo including cosmos and a silver border in SV era packs. With the SWSH holo effect on certain cards in SWSH era packs. These promos also lost the cross hatch pattern with the release of BREAKthrough. It is interesting to note however, that for the BREAKthrough set promos they did not go with the normal reverse foil at the time instead opting for a mirror foil like patternthey have done in the past before going to the XY reverse holo pattern come BREAKpoint promos. This is present on both the Pokemon League and Pokemon Challenge Promos Flabebe BREAKthrough Promo ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/a/5/a54cd612e9e70e021b2d6b099cbb871c7fc2b59a.jpeg) Marowak BREAKthrough Promo ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/a/2/a2fb09ffb5e7ea3a11e63bb2b4a05e98497ab8a9.jpeg) Chikorita BREAKpoint Promo ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/c/5/c520268351a2c76d28d3e327dca7b7d35b94a17f.jpeg) Greninja BREAKpoint Promo ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/8/6/865996f0fdfe043f715e769d35c97ab6810f9b10.jpeg) Prize pack info [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/support-your-local-game-store-and-receive-play-pokemon-prize-packs](https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/support-your-local-game-store-and-receive-play-pokemon-prize-packs) Full List of League Promos(Not including prize pack cards there is a great thread about that [here](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/list-of-play-pokemon-prize-pack-cards/38603)) > **[Pokémon League (TCG) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_League_(TCG)#Promotional_foil_cards)** Full List of League Challenge Promos > **[League Challenge (TCG) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/League_Challenge_(TCG))** Wanted to challenge myself with the research here so hope you enjoy ---
**Author:** ![azulryu](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/azulryu/32/54539_2.png) [@azulryu](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/azulryu)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/15 "2023-11-28T04:43:19Z")
Art Exclusives are also a cool niche. For example, these are the card arts of Gyarados that appear in English without a Japanese equivalent: ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/a/9/a9ecd25677da898893332a03bb4ae04750518f5d.jpeg) ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/1/4/14c3f3b18b76e42dfb5fcf64bf88e00db0aa4f7a.jpeg) ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/8/4/8469d2008f35f32ea35c18a84853336a9c04fef9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sircharleszard](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/sircharleszard/32/27316_2.png) [@sircharleszard](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/sircharleszard)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 7:34am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/16 "2023-11-28T07:34:36Z")
I second Radiants. For the money, they are ridiculously cool. Kids like them a lot too. They’re like modern firework-reverse holos. ![Alakazam](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/9/7/97ffb98e6f726200b9c58ea69ce67bb2d7f92317.jpeg) ![Venusaur](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/8/5/85ad59b53a4877f26b13678b5c2ec51ac4cd715d.jpeg) ![Eevee](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/d/7/d75725bcc957e1eb0d9ea7edfa76c1cc48702dde.jpeg) ![Zard](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/a/2/a27f0afca4665919406718ba699bab507f51ddc2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mrbubbles](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/mrbubbles/32/255723_2.png) [@mrbubbles](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/mrbubbles)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 10:28am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/17 "2023-11-28T10:28:10Z")
Pokemon Rumble set. These are the only English cards I have and I feel they are super cool to have. ![Pokemon Rumble_01](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/5/1/51cb6c619c5e4c2fe001de10a40b2c5c37b5e2f1.jpeg) ![Pokemon Rumble_02](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/9/d/9d7d7f37982d57b258bf1f43c4bace6ba3a77000.jpeg) ![Pokemon Rumble_03](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/8/d/8db0c9424a3be6ef5deebfad07e442edfe75c1b3.jpeg) Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![lazershark2012](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/lazershark2012/32/249409_2.png) [@lazershark2012](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/lazershark2012)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/18 "2023-11-28T13:24:48Z")
Some Movie Promos Some Store Promos. ---
**Author:** ![VinnieCannoli](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/vinniecannoli/32/107306_2.png) [@VinnieCannoli](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/VinnieCannoli)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/19 "2023-11-28T19:02:02Z")
I always liked that Skuntank i dunno why. I guess because it’s basically a chunky brick. ☺ I want to get the card now. ---
**Author:** ![ToadsTreasures](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/toadstreasures/32/241984_2.png) [@ToadsTreasures](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/ToadsTreasures)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/what-are-some-cool-english-cards-to-collect/44590/20 "2023-11-29T20:54:58Z")
I think this is aa unrated and lesser known card, but the Grey Felt Hat Pikachu Promo. Not too many people talking about it for some reason. Jokes aside, the WOTC black star promo cards are very cool. Also agree with others that the Radiant cards are great or the modern shining cards (Shining Mew, Shining Ho-oh etc).