Q&A for How to Organize Pokémon Cards

You could try an internet search for DiY trading card containers. Even if the product is not intended for Pokémon cards, most cards are the same size as them.

You could put the energy of each type in front before the Pokemon, and you can put trainer cards in the very back of your journal.

A stage 1 Pokémon card can be placed over a basic Pokémon card. Whether or not it is "better" depends on the situation.

Depends on whether or not you know what generation each Pokemon is from. If you're not very familiar with that, it might make it hard to find your cards. You should organize your cards in a way that makes it easy for you to find them.

There are thousands of Pokémon cards. The price varies from a few cents to hundreds of dollars. The price usually depends on the rarity of the card.

Everyone has their own preferences. Personally, I like to sort by type (fire, water, lightning) and then by family. (For example, Bulbasaur --> Ivysaur --> Venusaur vs. Hitmonlee --> Rydon --> Machoke.)

The symbol in the bottom right corner of your cards indicates the rarity of that card. These are represented by a circle (common), a diamond (uncommon), and a star (rare).

You can use a sheet protector, and if you have a lot of large cards, consider having one binder just for the oversized ones.

Depending on how you are organizing, you should either put the basic and then the stage two together and wait until you get the stage one, or leave a space or two in the binder for the card, or make a fake (paper with Pokemon name on it) card and place it in until you get it.

They feel different, the hologram doesn't look real, the fonts vary, the back is usually darker than regular cards. Every fake card is different, you just have to observe the details (which gets really easy after some time).

Maybe you could put the trainers in boxes and the ultimates in a binder if you have one.

If the shiny part is on the card and not the picture of the Pokemon, that's a reverse holographic card. If the Pokemon is shiny but nothing else, then it's a holographic card.

Generally, the only deck boxes made by Pokemon cost around $20. But many sites online sell third party deck boxes for much less.

The official Pokémon website has a Pokédex. You caould also look up a specific Pokémon's national Pokédex number by looking up "(insert name here) pokedex number".

You could do this. However, I would personally organize all 'normal' cards like that and have a new set for special cards. Another option would be to put your special cards BEFORE your normal cards. Special cards often look nicer so putting them in front of your normal cards can make your collection look a bit nicer or fancier.

There is nothing you can do once your card gets moldy.

These are special types of cards. They are not super rare, but they are rarer than the normal cards. These cards come from the set X & Y Generations. These charms do not impact gameplay, they are simply just to signify a fancier card.

Depends on the cards you're talking about. I would personally put Break before EX/GX, however.

The heart signifies health points, which are very important for your Pokémon cards.

They don't get set numbers unless they are special energy cards. If you are looking for rare energy, I recommend trying to get world championship cards.

Well, the name is just the name of the Pokemon. The number tells you it was the (insert number here)th Pokemon made. Height and weight are just 'fun facts' about the Pokemon.

You can, but it will be a lot flimsier and probably won't be able to hold the cards. A solution is to strengthen (and waterproof) the paper holder with tape. Not only will the card holder and cards be protected; the holder will also be glossy, and therefore fancier as well!

If organizing by type: Organize the two separately as normal (water with water, fairy with fairy). If organizing by Set: The cards are most likely not from the same set (check just in case). If organizing by rarity: Check the rarity symbols as normal. If organizing by National Dex number: Keep both beside each other; they're both the same according to the dex!

People use them for "clickbait" for hundreds of dollars, They make people buy them for lots of money. Example: A Mewtwo GX 230 health would be clickbait for money.

it doesn't really matter what order you put them in, but if you have a double energy Pokemon I suggest putting those to energies next to each other.

Promos are special cards made for promotional events. These could also be stored in a special box.

You could keep them in binder sheets, or in a special box labeled as the article states. Shiny cards could also be organized by type.

The Pokedex goes up to 807. This may not be an effective way of sorting cards, though. If you forget the number of a Pokemon, it could get confusing. I would sort them by alphabetical order.

That is up to you. I don't really put them back to back because they're hard to read both ways then. But it is up to your own preference!

Find another time when you have more minutes to take it slowly and enjoy the process. Rushing it won't help anything and there is no point putting yourself under pressure.