The 90s Kid Guide to Pokémon Cards in 2025

[@nationharris]

I'm 34, collected Pokémon cards as a school boy and never touched them again after the age of 10, and I've recently got into the tcg. Thanks for this video.

[@nationharris]

Just to add, I've watched a whole bunch of your videos recently and they're great, really informative.

[@jeffreyrobert3342]

Same here!

[@KiddsArcade]

Same

[@tigerjr38]

I’m 33. Same boat with getting the off pack here and there as a kiddo. Getting the itch to buy some packs again.

[@juandefs]

Dude im 37.. ive spent so much money this month getting back into it. The fucking price of sleeves are killing me xD

[@BestRaresStore]

your wall looks like my floor so now I cant stop picturing you laying down thru this entire video - great video tho :)

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Shhhh don’t tell anyone it’s a floor wall

[@plattyppus]

That's hilarious. 😂

[@Xenoforge78]

LMAO!!!

[@uramirez28]

Now my brain hurts.

[@kivik8093]

Yo same now

[@EddieOrnelas626]

The year was 1998 and I traded a my shiny Chansey for a shiny Venusaur during recess in elementary school. Man what a core memory experience that was!

[@EarlOfCricklewood]

Not a Pokémon collector, but I appreciate how open and honest this video is, a lot of the Pokémon videos I see are more about spending more and more, when it’s a hobby, collecting should be about having fun and enjoying what you have. I appreciate that this video is more about how to have fun and enjoying it instead of making money. - a random record collector who somehow ended up here

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you for the honest take

[@michaelk7007]

"The future is now, old man".

[@Nozam]

I just came across my collection. Back around 2006 I purchased booster boxes of first edition, fossil, and first edition, team rocket and opened them for the nostalgia. I sleeved them and put them in a binder and forgot about them. I am only missing a few from each set and I’m looking forward to completing it. Thanks for all the info in this video.

[@stthcnths]

In europe the secondary market is largely on a platform called cardmarket. Keep up the good work!

[@Lucardini]

And it works like a charm!

[@BefuddlingRuins]

I cringe when I see a thumbs down on a Charizard. I can’t help it.

[@Cosumik]

Im so glad to hear you and Coop are friends! youre definitely the two people ive been the most grateful for since getting back into the tcg

[@soopakoopa6461]

"Nobody cares about Charizard" as long as you don't look at competitions ever since Obsidian Flames released.

[@CGplay186]

@soopakoopa6461 high value modern charizard would be charizard paldean fate 156 dollar or 151 178 USD Umbreon 892 USD while 178 is a lot, Umbreon surly more seek after then charizard, obsidan flames also consist of rather too many charizards making it less wanted is also very easy cards to get from boxes with promo , even tho is used alot in competitions is not really that wanted as they are cheap and easy to get.

[@onlyeuan2587]

I clicked on this vid immediately after watching the Zard mirror in the Stuttgart finals, so that made for a good laugh

[@jwrailve3615]

The entire hobby is majority people only thinking about how much money they can make and it’s ruining it. I grew up on the OG sets up to around team aqua v team magma maybe a set or two past that. 20 years nearly passed my oldest nephew loves pokemon and reminds me that there are still pure minds in the hobby he could care less about the money if he can trade buddies on the playground for another card he likes more no matter the value difference he does it. That’s pure. People my age and older who only care about sealed scalping and making money off singles, that’s all they care about. I literally just like buying an etb, a booster box, and special sets I buy all full art promo boxes and an etb, I love completing sets and absolutely hate having to buy singles but once you reach 70-80% completion you have no choice if you want to not waste hundreds of thousands. Surging sparks just messed up everything all over again. All over one single card that imo is basic and I much preferred the v v Star vmax designs over the teras I liked the tera cards at first but now find them extremely repetitive and basic. Now you having evolving skies 2.0 on its way and scalpers bought out everything months before its release and I’m sorry but people willing to pay scalped prices for sets need to learn to be patient. Values drop and eventually you’ll get the price you would’ve paid for had entire sets not been raped and get close to release date prices. Just wish people in the hobby cared more about collecting and playing the TCG rather than “how much money is this card I pulled worth?”

[@TurboV8boi]

Yeah I can't pay over retail for packs.... People are trying to charge $10 a pack and that's not acceptable lol

[@RoflMaiWaffel]

Just in time to ride the Pokemon TCG Pocket hype. Cheers

[@TheKanick88]

I frequently share your vids with my LGS friends and with my small social group of Pokemon fans. Dis one iz a topper - thanks heaps‼️

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you, I appreciate that so much.

[@ModKult]

love these videos, man, keep up the good work

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Hey, appreciate it!

[@zaptheporcupine1578]

I don't know why but even though I've played every single Pokemon game since Pearl, I never had any trading cards. I'm being sucked into the rabbit hole recently, it's insane. Love the artwork on the cards, it's so nice and often very nostalgic

[@TurboV8boi]

Yeah I really like the artwork too.

[@Mike-jf5ip]

I started to buy some cards for my daughter a few months ago, after dealing with the trash community full of scalpers buying out everything and people who think they are "investors" I'm done buying this crap. It's supposed to be a children's card game, it is actually a middle aged incel hobby now. 🎉

[@doublerare]

Cope and seethe

[@basscrossbreed]

I work at a library and we do a PokeClub for kids once a month, so this was super helpful in learning more about the cards. I don't know if you play the game at all, but a run-through would be super cool as well! A lot of the parents of the kids coming to the programs are MTG players and don't know where to start with Pokemon.

[@DonKappa1]

3:07 I have to say the symbols always looked prettier than the abbreviated set name… maybe a combination of both could’ve worked. Looks very boring and uninspiring now.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

At the risk of the card being cluttered, I like the idea of combining the two

[@tizoc977]

seems like you know your demographic brother xD your videos have helped me a lot, thanks!

[@AznJsn82091]

Missed opportunity to say Pokémon cards have evolved

[@oscarestrella3482]

I'm a 90's kid but don't care for Charizard for some reason, but I did buy a S-Chiniese Umbreon, not spending 1000+ on the English one I'm not crazy.

[@floorpanel8749]

Never liked charizard or really any of the fire starters, glad to see someone who feels the same way

[@AngryWookie93]

Thank you for the helpful video full of information to catch me up to speed! I'm 31 and stopped collecting back in elementary school. I've gotten back into Pokemon TCG about 1-2months ago and went on a rampage trying to buy stuff I knew and stuff I was totally unaware about. Now with this helpful knowledge, I can spend more wisely and my wife will quit giving me grief for the impulse purchases on 'Whatnot' 🤣🤣😅

[@Vaijiro]

More cheap vintage cards for me especially japanese. So glad Idgaf about modern, no scalping, no hypebeast, no need to get mad over new "ugly" sets. All yours.

[@eli101946]

So it’s a money thing for you? Cool. No point in hating. Not everyone is broke.

[@Bingbingbong1111]

​@@eli101946you can buy old used sets for like 200 dollars

[@Tim_Dunkin]

Friendly tips: **1 normal holo is "worthless" a binder of them, especially playable ones, aren't. **Charizard is still valuable just depends on the card or if you run into a Charizard collector. **Build a stockpile of what you don't want so you can sell it to get booster packs/a few dollars or build a relationship w/ a competitive player/card shop/a master set collector who will buy certain cards for .25-$2+ a piece/ trade w/you for a card you want or just give it away to a children's hospital/other kids.

[@kawhiiee]

I'm 34 and S&V 151 is what brought me back. I already mastered set it and is now regretting selling my OG base set cards back when I was a kid. I recently purchased complete master sets of OG Base set, Jungle, Fossil, Team Rocket, Base set 2 from eBay because nostalgia hit me bad. As much as I wish to buy OG booster packs and open them up, there ain't no way I'm buying OG booster packs in todays prices. Doesn't make any sense. I'll be spending 10x more just to master set it.

[@Gamers_Cave]

Honestly just watching the videos of grown men, who are more than likely scalpers on that "grindset", fighting and pushing each other over what's essentially a product made for children is so annoying and I'm suprised there isn't more community uproar over it

[@Starpotion]

I say it every time but unfortunately Pokémon has it the worst out of all the other card games with speculators due to how much more marketable the IP is and the vast amount of uninformed people that buy from scalpers to encourage them. Not that other card games don't have collectors at all, but their communities tend to be tighter knit and actively shun people that aggressively hoard and flip cards for profit.

[@zankiohex]

Scalping and "Pokeinvesting" by people who don't actually care about Pokemon at all has really gotten crazy

[@Vaijiro]

@@zankiohex yup and and some guy called me broke here for not chasing the hype. These people are mentally unstable and don't care about collecting at all. Who cares if a card is 10$ or 1000$ if the card looks cool.

[@jafes7]

says the grown man with an anime profile pic😭😭😭

[@thedigitaldummy3098]

⁠@@jafes7Pokémon is an anime IP. Go invest in something practical instead of fucking up someone else’s hobby dipshit.

[@Reconseal4050]

A 1st Edition Charizard with a PSA 9-10 Is still the king of the crop regardless and nothing is gonna change that! 😅

[@doctordim4933]

Hi! I'm back in the hobby after years, and your videos are the best I've found here these past few weeks. Full of interesting information, full of good ideas, perfect storytelling... Thanks for your hard work, I wish you all the best. Greetings from France!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you so much and welcome back to the hobby!

[@ajames3062]

A new expansion every 3 months for 25 years would only be 100 expansions. (4 expansion a year, 4x25)

[@effydotcom]

Your channel is exactly what I've been looking for! Content's fantastic, very well explained! Subscribed

[@Kerath]

Millennial Nostalgia and their Midlife Crisis will be insane to watch in the next 5-15 years. The cards will soon start to be very difficult to get lol

[@Fluzoo]

Good and informative video. After my trip to Japan I'm back collcecting cards and this is really, really helpful. Thanks a lot. Definetly will guide my viewers to your channel whenever questions come up.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CuzCollects]

I love these videos so much, as someone super new returning to pokemon this channel has been so resourceful and helpful ❤️

[@MissingNo99]

I really appreciate your videos! Thanks for getting me back into this hobby after finding my old cards :))

[@jsn593]

Honestly, I've been away from the tcg since 2012. Coming back to tcg after playing the tcg pocket, I'm so lost on all these different cards with their rarities and the different name structures than the regular ex I was used to back then.

[@PRS-qh5jf]

Subbed for the channel name alone hahahah

[@johntrieseverything]

Great content!! Wish i saw rhis a couple months ago when i got back into collecting

[@BobbyIsGone]

why am i watching this is started opening packs in xy era, still fun to watch tho.

[@TCGMatey]

As a pokenewb, this was a very helpful video! thank YOU!

[@RobertJMueller]

I remember as a kid I switched from side loader binders to top loader binders, because the cards constantly kept falling out when turning pages. Is that still the case or are the binder pages tighter now?

[@TheUniverseWatchesYou]

I have no intention of actually getting back into the card game which I only played during Pokemania... but having closely followed the the games and the anime since I got gifted Pokemon Red on Christmas 1999, I felt like it checking out what's up with it :)

[@RoflMaiWaffel]

I know there's Scarlet & Violet 151, but I really wish there were some means to just buy Base Set; Gen1 to Gen3 Pokemon cards as they were. Without the ridiculous price of course. As a kid I obviously didn't have the monetary freedom to buy many cards. Now that I do have some money, I just don't get that interested in all these Pokemon I don't recognize. I guess I would have to settle for 151, but I'm not getting in unless there is an English reprint.

[@doublerare]

You can buy those on tcgplayer or any number of other websites and most of them are cheaper than modern pulls

[@wadewilson6628]

Yeah, I stopped in 1999. Now my daughter wants to play and I have no idea what's going on. 😂

[@KrispyChurro]

People still care about Charizard but they overpopulated it with so many cards that it lost its value. Which as a hobbyist and Charizard fan, I love because I can get a couple cards for my collection at low prices since the value has gone down. Umbreon, Pikachu, Eevee are the top ones now.

[@vsolcarv]

4:32 It could be WAY MORE of you are unlucky. I went the "cheap" route on 151 and got Korean. But even with about $3K spent, I never got an SR or SIR Charizard. And don't get me started on trying to finish a masterball or even just the normal pokeball holographic sub-set of the master set. . I opened them all with my little girl so so the fun times and memories made the purchases worth it, but the astonishment is still there. 😅

[@markl2095]

I can’t be the only 80s baby, right….? 😅

[@refineme]

1981!

[@silaswendt1867]

Vintage is strong as hell. Logan Paul was a fluke. Market is corrected and still way up from pre pandemic values. All these new kids who hopped in after Logan Paul boom have the market all misunderstood

[@user-wp1il8zo6z]

I have an extensive knowledge of the game but still watched the video cause I love your content

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you!

[@plattyppus]

Love the video as usual!!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@Jason-rq1gw]

I haven't watched it yet, but thumbnail: yes 😅 leave the old zards for the rest of us, please! 😂

[@AG-en5y]

Thx bro I needed this vid

[@YoungNaija]

coops a real one

[@CompanyofCards]

Great video for Pokemon beginners 👍

[@hoayuko]

I came here because of Pokemon TCG Pocket. Nice video by the way.

[@BoosterpackTCG]

Really good video 👍👍

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thanks for watching!

[@RocSandy]

BABE WAKE UP! SLEEVE NO CARD BEHIND JUST DROPPED

[@Kinodynasty]

I’m 36 and I just want to collect the entire base set 1st edition idc the grade! But these new cards are really cool

[@codyt8541]

I would consider 151, but I've never seen it a single time in stores!

[@SoSickRick]

The Rarity power creep is real 😂

[@peculiarsalamander2626]

QUICK Q: What Pokémon binder does he use in this video? Thanks!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

The first one you see is the Collectabeast Beast Binder, and the smaller one is the VaultX 12 pocket zipper binder

[@vixinitywastaken]

Where do I get these newer binders?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Amazon is great. Also check VaultX, Gemloader, Beast Binder, Ultimate Guard, and Ultra Pro

[@danielfuller35]

I’m 33, just getting bf back into it. I have some cards I like. I only buy singles for now. I know they aren’t worth much. I just like what I like. I put them in top loaders. Greninja, pikachus, leafeons, entei etc. McDonald’s pikachu, all them together probably $12 I dunno 🤷‍♂️ I just like them though. I don’t have much. Bills are very expensive etc so I jsut buy a bit when I can :)

[@irregular_gavin]

so we are just at that time when youtubers pretend its next year in december

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Cars do it!

[@adenperez9170]

Would love a video on Pokémon coins if you haven’t already done it!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I’m doing it! Research has gotten out of control so it might not be my next video but I’m very excited to make it’

[@adenperez9170]

@ that’s awesome can’t wait to see it!!

[@Bruceillest101]

I collected Pokemon in the 90s. I stopped collecting them around the time the team rocket set came out. I tried to get back into because of my nephews but there is so so much more stuff now. I just cant get back into it lol. Not enough time

[@eIfen]

What I am wondering about is where to buy pokemon packs of new sets for a normal price

[@K4IBUN]

That small colored duct-tape thing you used on the inner sleeves, is that a specific one made for TCG or just a regular one?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

That’s just a sticky note. Like a post-it you can find at Walmart or target or the dollar store

[@Stfn_]

Great and fun guide to watch 👍

[@BcottStudios]

Its all about the first 151 Pokémon to me. I dont care for the rest. Some of Gen 2 is decent.

[@thedigitaldummy3098]

TCGPlayer doesn’t ship to Australia. Am I stuck with no other choice but to use eBay? Also do a video on competitive staples to look out for please. I want to use what I collect. It’s a trading card GAME after all.

[@9giftshop]

What binder is that id like one, the pages too

[@flubas2mace]

Are you lying down on the floor?

[@Pokepanther15]

Man you mind fkd me with this comment lol

[@cpinter10]

Should we consider jumbo cards part of a grant master set?

[@roycegrant3859]

A no rarity symbol pikachu (the one you showed) is more like $500 in a PSA 9.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Yeah that’s a total mistake on my part. I didn’t realize I used a no rarity one until after I published the video

[@nezumiku6641]

"there is one near you" no there really isn't lmao

[@BengSilver]

Excellant video 👍

[@Xsn1pes]

9k views in a 10 hours? That’s as awesome!!!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you 😊 beats my last video!

[@petterblakk]

Yessss time to buy cheap vintage cards!!........oh, i guess not 😢

[@angelvalencia4891]

Unfortunately I don't like the new set. I personally like to look at all the cool and odd pokemon decorations. Still like your content though!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thanks! I also prefer vintage

[@MISSINGNO.3]

I may not care about charizard but nobody cares about charizard is funny

[@chewysaiditfirst]

Would you consider Amazon safe? *Fulfilled by Amazon not 3rd parties

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I have used Amazon a few times and I’ve had no issues, but it’s definitely a “use at you own risk” situation

[@mindofdisorder1]

Why is your floor on the wall?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I’m stuck inside Origin Forme Palkia V 167/189

[@mindofdisorder1]

😂😂😂 ok that's awesome! glad I asked 😜

[@matthewwilliamson8120]

Pokemon will never hit the heights of Covid ever again? Dude.. we are in a bigger boom right now.. Google searches are higher than 2021. Prismatic Evolutions is selling out instantly. Surging sparks booster boxes are already at $200. Surging Sparks Pikachu is outperforming Umbreon Vmax (at least so far). We’re living in the biggest Pokemon boom ever.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I was referring to the increase in value since 1999, not covid

[@92larsko]

you made that argument up

[@Findenelsius]

i noticed that not every modern Booster has a holo. Like Fusion strike for example

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Yeah so they changed this with Scarlet & Violet. As soon as the cards have grey borders, each pack has a guaranteed holo and two reverse holos

[@Findenelsius]

@sleevenocardbehind ah nice good to know, thank you very much 🙏🏼

[@PDXMedicOne]

Thank you for this haha

[@hollyboomagoo69]

There’s another name for non-Holo cards, bulk, lol

[@santerial]

Charizard is still on top idk what you mean lol

[@Noibatshinypogo]

diamond tier go hard

[@xXNinjaBurritoXx]

Nice informative video. Just wanted to say i think the whole Grading system is stupid

[@sleevenocardbehind]

It is! I mean, I like it and I use it, but I think it’s dumb also… can I say that?

[@mariotaz]

I always prefer singles.

[@fothorso]

Ugh PSA pisses me off so much tho

[@squidboii]

You spelled Obsidian wrong

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Crap

[@kidsethanisabella5025]

Wtf it isn't even 2025 ????

[@RolandKoller90]

For those of us that grew up with the original cards, nothing will ever top them. For me at least. I’ve still got my childhood collection. When I was a kid we all chased the holos. I’m still adding to my collection to this day. WOTC ONLY. I like to call myself the Holo Chaser.

[@SwagSatan]

> "For those of us" > "for me at least"

[@sigmathing90]

its 2024-

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I’m living in 2025

[@jltheking3]

Lmao it says a lot that this video says nothing at all about actually playing the game.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I originally had a section for the tcg but ultimately decided to cut it for time. I’m not known for tcg videos so hopefully I didn’t disappoint anyone

[@tommywilkinson33]

“No one cares about charizard anymore”. Nope, disliked, unsubscribed, STFU, Stopped watching the video. JK. But seriously I get how the values have changed but I still just enjoy picking out cards that I like regardless of what they’re worth anymore. And I like shiny holo cards!

[@g3n3t1kzz3]

Modern cards are ridiculously overpriced

[@mech0p]

its not that no one cares about charizard. Its that its out of the avg collectors price rang especially 1st ed graded 9-10

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I was being hyperbolic for sure!

[@ProfessorJay-sc6vd]

Nonsense Age 36 Gen 1 baby Charizard is & will always be more recognisable than Umbreon 🔥 2 A base set pack is around $250 & a 151 pack is about $7.99 on average So my maths says charizard is rarer to pull 🔥 3 Gen 1 is the best Gen Vintage nostalgia Pure & Simple 🔥 4 🌑Umbreon will NEVER ever reach Zard base heights 😂 Doesn’t even have a 1st Edition Logo 😂 🔥 Lizard 🦎 Dragon 🦖 dinosaur wins

[@RolandKoller90]

Love this 💪🏼

[@refineme]

I agree. I’d love to have first editions in 9s or 10s, but being only 3 years into the hobby, they are unattainable, so like most I currently collect modern and more affordable WOTC vintage unlimited in 8s to 10s. I am holding a lot of sealed SM, SWSH, SV booster boxes and cases and will sell them in a few years after appreciating in value for 1st editions and gold stars, but for now I’m priced out.

[@GoobNoob]

It's already worth 10x more than a base set Charizard. What you on about lol

[@michele_]

12:21 they're not the same With the smaller ones the risk of damaging the card is much higher ☝🏻🤓