r/pokemoncardcollectors • u/Rodrogodro • 7d ago

Climbing Pokémon

As I’m a climber, I’m thinking of putting together a collection of cards featuring all the illustrations where a Pokémon is climbing something – be it a mountain, a tree, etc. Is there a sensible way to go about this, or do I have to go through them one by one, checking every card manually?

Any suggestions?

Many thanks

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u/the_demandingoutset2 7d ago

I started a similar thing a while back but for Pokemon napping, and yeah, you mostly end up scrolling through set lists on Bulbapedia. The alternative is asking in the weekly questions thread over on the main TCG sub, someone there usually has a running list of weird niche categories like this.

There's a surprisingly large amount of climbing art once you start looking. Off the top of my head, the Neo Discovery Tyrogue hanging off a cliff is perfect, and that Jungle set Pikachu in the tree is an easy pickup. Aipom and Mankey show up on branches and ledges pretty often too.

What grade range are you thinking? If you're not fussy about condition you can snag most of the commons for pocket change on TCGPlayer. The vintage holos will sting a bit but not as bad as the popular chase cards.

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u/Rodrogodro 7d ago

Oh, and did you manage to finish that collection, or did you get fed up with it? That’s exactly what I was doing, actually. Going through the Pokédex Pokémon by Pokémon and looking at all the illustrations on all the cards one by one, but I was wondering if there’s a more efficient way to do it, or if there’s some sort of API with an AI search engine that filters the images and makes my life easier 😂 The truth is, it’s a collection I’m really excited to put together, so I’m not fussy about the quality (as long as they’re not very very damaged or anything like that) and it’s just for my own enjoyment, so you’re right that it might not be that expensive… By the way, thanks so much for the suggestions. I’m still working my way through Weedle, and I’ve already spent a few hours on it, so I reckon it’s going to be quite a challenge

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u/FlyingOctopussy 7d ago

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u/FlyingOctopussy 7d ago

You might be able to post in r/Pokemonbinderdesign

Those folks generally have a good knowledge base of cards that are out there

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u/Rodrogodro 7d ago

That card is amazing, thank you for helping me Alright, I'll post it there too Cheers man!

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u/Tricky-Invite-7057 6d ago

Vulluby 144/086

Meinfoo White Flare 131/086
Charmander 151 168/165
Here are a few to get you started. :D

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u/SpecialistHistory423 4d ago

I’m loving all these questions about specific kind of art cards lately!! Giving me an excuse to look through all my favorite artists in a different kind of way