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Bulbasaur (Pop Series 2)

12/17 - Common

40 HP

Bite - 10

Razor Leaf - 20

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Erika’s Bulbasaur (Gym Challenge)

39/132 - Uncommon

50 HP

Sleep Seed - 10 Damage: The Defending Pokémon is now asleep.

Errand-Running: Flip a coin. If heads, you may search your deck for a Trainer Card. Show it to your opponent and place it in your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.

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Bulbasaur (Base Set)

44/102 - Common

40 HP

Leech Seed 20: Unless all damage from this attack is prevented, you may remove one damage counter from Bulbasaur.

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Project Lab Rats Pokémon Card Collection

So I have decided to start collecting Pokémon cards again. Call it nostalgia, or being plain geeky but it the urge came out of nowhere. I used to have loads as a kid and I have no idea what happened to them. So I’m starting my collection from scratch.

This is my folder. It’s the best for two reasons. I can add as many card sleeves as I need into it rather than being restricted by a fixed amount and secondly it has Mew on it. And let’s face it, Mew is FUCKING awesome. If you disagree I will literally start a Pokémon fight with you.

You can probably see there are a few cards in there already. I’ve been buying a mix of random blind packs, job lots, and specific individual cards so far. I won’t lie I went in blind. It turns out that in the time of being a 10 year old kid to a 34 year old kid there have been A LOT of Pokémon card sets released. The last Pokémon game I played was Pokémon Black. I have no idea who half the Pokémon are or what half the cards are. What’s a VMAX? Man it’s all changed since I last played “Got, Got, Swap” on the playground with them. So basically how do I decide what cards to get because there are literally thousands? So here is my breakdown of what I will be collecting:

1: I grew up with the following sets: Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, Team Rocket, Gym Heroes and Gym Challenge. These 6 sets are the main ones I will collect. Any newer cards will be thrown into the folder if they fit the second criteria, but those 6 sets are the main ones I’ll be going for.

2: I grew up with the original 151 Pokémon. Yeah, I played the games featuring future generations but it’s the original generation that I had as cards and feel nostalgic from. So any cards I acquire featuring the original Gen 1 Pokémon will go in the folder.

3: Although they are not Gen 1, some Pokémon have developed further evolutions in newer Generations. Although they are not a priority, they will be collected. So the following Pokémon will be going into the folder:

1. Bulbasaur

2. Ivysaur

3. Venusaur

4. Charmander

5. Charmeleon

6. Charizard

7. Squirtle

8. Wartortle

9. Blastoise

10. Caterpie

11. Metapod

12. Butterfree

13. Weedle

14. Kakuna

15. Beedrill

16. Pidgey

17. Pidgeotto

18. Pidgeot

19. Rattata

20. Raticate

21. Spearow

22. Fearow

23. Ekans

24. Arbok

25. Pichu

26. Pikachu

27. Raichu

28. Sandshrew

29. Sandslash

30. Nidoran♀

31. Nidorina

32. Nidoqueen

33. Nidoran♂

34. Nidorino

35. Nidoking

36. Cleffa

37. Clefairy

38. Clefable

39. Vulpix

40. Ninetales

41. Igglybuff

42. Jigglypuff

43. Wigglytuff

44. Zubat

45. Golbat

46. Crobat

47. Oddish

48. Gloom

49. Vileplume

50. Bellossom

51. Paras

52. Parasect

53. Venonat

54. Venomoth

55. Diglett

56. Dugtrio

57. Meowth

58. Persian

59. Perrserker

60. Psyduck

61. Golduck

62. Mankey

63. Primeape

64. Growlithe

65. Arcanine

66. Poliwag

67. Poliwhirl

68. Poliwrath

69. Politoed

70. Abra

71. Kadabra

72. Alakazam

73. Machop

74. Machoke

75. Machamp

76. Bellsprout

77. Weepinbell

78. Victreebel

79. Tentacool

80. Tentacruel

81. Geodude

82. Graveler

83. Golem

84. Ponyta

85. Rapidash

86. Slowpoke

87. Slowbro

88. Slowking

89. Magnemite

90. Magneton

91. Magnezone

92. Farfetch'd

93. Sirfetch’d

94. Doduo

95. Dodrio

96. Seel

97. Dewgong

98. Grimer

99. Muk

100. Shellder

101. Cloyster

102. Gastly

103. Haunter

104. Gengar

105. Onix

106. Steelix

107. Drowzee

108. Hypno

109. Krabby

110. Kingler

111. Voltorb

112. Electrode

113. Exeggcute

114. Exeggutor

115. Cubone

116. Marowak

117. Tyrogue

118. Hitmonlee

119. Hitmonchan

120. Hitmontop

121. Lickitung

122. Lickilicki

123. Koffing

124. Weezing

125. Rhyhorn

126. Rhydon

127. Rhyperior

128. Happiny

129. Chansey

130. Blissey

131. Tangela

132. Tangrowth

133. Kangaskhan

134. Horsea

135. Seadra

136. Kingdra

137. Goldeen

138. Seaking

139. Staryu

140. Starmie

141. Mime Jr.

142. Mr. Mime

143. Mr. Rime

144. Scyther

145. Scizor

146. Kleavor

147. Smoochum

148. Jynx

149. Elekid

150. Electabuzz

151. Electivire

152. Magby

153. Magmar

154. Magmortar

155. Pinsir

156. Tauros

157. Magikarp

158. Gyarados

159. Lapras

160. Ditto

161. Eevee

162. Vaporeon

163. Jolteon

164. Flareon

165. Espeon

166. Umbreon

167. Leafeon

168. Glaceon

169. Sylveon

170. Porygon

171. Porygon2

172. Porygon-Z

173. Omanyte

174. Omastar

175. Kabuto

176. Kabutops

177. Aerodactyl

178. Munchlax

179. Snorlax

180. Articuno

181. Zapdos

182. Moltres

183. Dratini

184. Dragonair

185. Dragonite

186. Mewtwo

187. Mew

That’s 187 Pokémon to collect with currently just under 100 sets of cards to collect from so that should be enough to keep me going from now. Where there are Holo versions and Non Holo versions my priority will be to get at least one version and I can focus on getting the other further down the line.

My cards will be filled in as close to Pokèdex order from Gen 1 as possible rather than the common numerical order. I will document cards as I get them while also documenting ones I have obtained prior to this blog, so while the cards are in order, do not expect them to be posted on this site in order.

So now that my goal is set: Obtaining every version off those 187 Pokémon from the original base set all the way up to the Brilliant Stars Expansion.

I look forward to the (Expensive) Journey and hope you enjoy it too.

(Below Image from https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/retrogamingblog2)