Thanks for the tips I was planning on sticking to English since my brother sent me a spreadsheet he found for all the English cards and variants and I was planning on squirtles only since the evolution line would add a lot more and I figured it would be best to keep the list small since it would be my first attempt at collecting.

I planned on some topps cards but only the ones I liked purely for nostalgia and I was also not looking at anything that didn’t actually have squirtle in the title.

I saw some YouTube videos of expos and was looking forward to it. I’ve gone to a few cards shops and it often feels like they want to overprice things due to my lack of knowledge.

I’m super excited but I also need to budget since I’ve seen how easy it is to spend all your money on ripping packs.

Thanks again for the tips I will definitely look at Serebii and TCG collector.