Q&A for How to Get Rare Pokémon Cards

You can try weighing the pack. If the weight goes over a certain number, it means it has something good inside. Search on YouTube for detailed tutorials.

You should never do that. Make sure they have the card on them before you trade or they might forget and trade the card to someone else and no one wants that.

You can't. However, if you purchase packs from known stores like Walmart, the cards will most likely be good. What you can know without opening a pack is that it will have five common cards, three uncommon cards, one 'shiny' card, and one rare card.

A diamond means the card is uncommon as opposed to common (circle) and rare (star).

Most likely, but try searching for the exact card online and checking the real card's stats. One of the highest HP around is 300 from Shadow Lugia but there may be others, so do your research first.

You can find a Mega EX in tins and boxes. They usually appear to be any package which is big. It's more likely that you would find them in tins. Despite their cost, it has many good cards.

Most stores with Pokemon cards usually have tins and can tell you how old they are.

You can try searching online retailers such as Ebay or Amazon. Nowadays, most tins come with one guaranteed EX card. Special booster boxes and Blister packs may also come with them, so try to order those from online retailers as well.

You can hang them on your wall. If you don't want to, you can buy a giant container that is as big as the card.

Go online and search "most valuable pokemon cards" -- if you cannot find your card on any sites, it is probably worth just a few pennies.

Not really, because if you start tearing into a box/tin and someone sees you, they will most likely make you pay for it.

There is a little trick in packs, where if you move the back four cards of the pack to the front, the one at the back will be a guaranteed rare or higher. With older packs (I believe it's before Sun and Moon), the trick is the same, except you move the back three cards to the front.

No, that number is just its "HP" value, which only matters in the game, it has nothing to do with price. If you want to find out if your Pokemon are rare, and therefore worth more money, you can look them up online.

Offer the person something else they might want, or do a favor for them in exchange for the cards. But they have to agree to it. You can't force anyone to give you free things.

Try eBay or Troll and Toad websites. They both have a great selection of single cards, including super rares and holos.

The Defending Pokémon is the Active Pokémon of the opponent. In other words, it means the Pokémon in front of the Benched Pokémon.

It depends on the type of Mega EX (some are more rare than others). It also depends on the size of the set you are buying. The larger the set, the better chances you have of finding one.

Yes. There is a slight weight difference that can be seen with a good enough scale. There are videos online with tutorials on how it's done.

You can sell them, or you can keep the card, but take two zeros off the number when using them, for example: 9000HP = 90HP.

You can try asking friends if they have any cards to trade. If your friends aren't as interested in the game or don't have as much knowledge about the cards they might be willing to trade good cards.

Sure, but make sure that your trading partner is aware of the fact that your card is custom so it doesn't seem like you're trying to swindle them.

Look up how much the cards you're trading are worth online before committing to any trade.

The rarest Pokemon card is probably the Pikachu Illustrator card. While it cannot be used in competitive play, it is worth over $100,000.

You can get rare cards from trading with friends or buying them in promo boxes at stores.

You could just buy a tin or keep buying small packs and try your luck. Ny estimate would be around 20 or 30 packs would be needed but only buy them a few at a time because you may be lucky early.

I have the best luck on Amazon. You can buy separate cards for a low price. I got seventy tag teams for one hundred dollars!

Yes. Zoroark and Legendary Pokemon was only available as a Jumbo card, and was never legal for tournament play or other official events. It has 500 HP and an attack that does 1000 damage. You can find pictures by searching for "Zoroark Legendary Pokemon."

If you follow this method, there will be a 25% chance you will get it: YouTubers have videos on weighing cards to see if they are rare or not rare. If something is heavier than most cards, it is possible you have found yourself a first edition Charizard. (But, check with the store that they have old packs. If they only have new ones, this will not work.) Another way is trading through a Pokemon mail site. Many people use it, and it is more likely than the other way.

Cases that come in booster boxes help protect from scratches or UV lights as well as fingerprints, whereas hard plastic cases that you can find online or in a card game/comic book store are much better as they protect from all that plus minor bending, scratches, and falls. No matter what the case, make sure not to put it in water unless you buy one that is specifically for waterproofing trading cards.

You will likely need to have an adult do it for you. Online vending sites typically don't allow those under the age of 18 to sell, as a financial transaction with a minor isn't legally binding.