Touchstones

Cards that capture a moment in the hobby

These are reference points for eras and release styles I want represented in the collection. Some were major hobby moments; others simply capture how the TCG looked and felt at a particular time.

Pikachu Black Star 2000 slab — Pikachu Black Star 2000. A turn-of-the-millennium Black Star promo.

Jolteon POP slab — Jolteon POP. A reminder of the organized-play POP Series era.

Dragonite Expedition slab — Dragonite Expedition. Expedition's e-Reader layout and early-2000s visual language.

Squirtle Expedition slab — Squirtle Expedition. A quieter view of the same e-Reader period.

Charizard JP Basic slab — Charizard JP Basic. An early Japanese treatment of the hobby's most familiar Pokemon.

Umbreon Tag slab — Umbreon Tag. The scale and spectacle of the Tag Team era.

Charizard 151 slab — Charizard 151. A modern return to the original Kanto cast.

Mew SV4a slab — Mew SV4a. Modern Japanese illustration at its most playful and polished.

Maushold CCIC slab — Maushold CCIC. A newer release that marks another branch of the international hobby.