How to Customize a Binder for Pokémon Cards

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Last Updated: March 7, 2023

Your Pokémon card collection is precious, and it deserves to be kept in a binder as cool as your deck itself. A custom binder will help you organize and show off your cards while keeping them safe and secure. We'll show you how to make your own, so that you never lose another card.

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Go to your local retail store.

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Stores such as Walmart and Target, or any local store should have all of the materials you will need to create your Pokémon card binder.

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Buy a binder.

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It is recommended for you to get a random school binder. Make sure that the ring size of the binder you are getting is at least an inch and a half; it can be small because it won’t hold much. You can find some schools binders in the “school supplies” section. If you don’t know where that is, ask a member of the staff for help.
- Try to get a binder with Pokémon colors, like red and black, or red and white.

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Buy some card sheets.

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Walmart also sells these, however you will find these at many local stores, like the binders. These sheets are for holding cards in. One pack holds ten sheets, and each sheet should contain nine or more pockets, which are where you will put your Pokémon cards in.

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Go home and make your Pokémon binder.

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First, get your Pokémon cards and put them into the Pokémon sheet pockets. Organize them in a way that sorts them by the type of card. Once you do that, open your Pokémon binder. Once your binder is opened, you will need to open rings in order to put your Pokémon card sheets in. To do this, pull the tabs on both sides of the inside of your binder. Once your rings are open, put your sheets filled with Pokémon cards inside the binder. Make sure you put the holes on your sheets in the rings. Then, close your rings by pushing the tabs inward. If done correctly, your sheets should stay in securely, and you are able to see all of your Pokémon.
- If you have more than one of the same Pokémon (which includes the name, HP, and attacks), then both them in the sheets pocket. This helps conserve space, just in case if you get more Pokémon cards binder.

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Show off your Pokémon cards.

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You now have a cool Pokémon binder. Now you have organized cards and can trade your Pokémon cards easily. Have fun!

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It is all up to you! You could sort it by type, by kinds of cards, or however you wish to sort it.

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Don’t just get an official Pokémon card binder just because it has a fancy cover. Be creative, and wise, and use different materials to make the your own binder. If you really think about it, a school binder and an official Pokémon card binder are exactly the same thing, with exactly the same material!

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Get some Pokémon cards while your at the store. Remember that the packs of sheets hold 90 pockets all together. If you don’t have that much, then it is recommended that you get some additional cards in the “Pokémon section” of the store.

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Go to your local retail store.

Buy a binder.

Buy some card sheets.

Go home and make your Pokémon binder.

Show off your Pokémon cards.

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