Hello! I'm planning to put a section in my binder wherein one page is full of pokemon that takes up less than 10% of the card art and the other page are pokemon that take up at least 90% of the card art. Here are some that i thought of

Can you guys give me more? 🙏

Starting as a new collector, discovering the different accessories like binders, sleeves, and deciding which to use can be intimidating at first. Questions arise like do I actually need this? Is it worth its cost? Are there more accessories I need? Now with so many brands and accessories available I wanted to make a post to try and spotlight some of the best choices. So this is our in-depth guide to the best sleeves and binders for Pokemon cards and more accessories to consider!

Best Binder For Pokemon Cards

A binder should have a hard outer layer for protection, card pages should lay flat and not arch, with sideloading pockets for better protection, made PVC and acid free, and without a metal ring. There's one binder which really hits every mark here. My personal favorite after much trial and error with other binders, the Dragon Shield Codex used with Dragon Shield matte sleeves. The pocket fit becomes perfect when used in unison, the binder strap was tested and found to not affect cards from prolonged use, and the pages lay perfectly flat.

We considered many major brands too. Ultra Pro binders outer layer is just not hard enough, Dex is but its card pages arch and fully don't lay flat. Ultimate Guard strap applies just little too much pressure causing binder edges to fold inward and its pages can slightly arch but still good choice. Regardless which brand you decide, I'd recommend to avoid putting your best binder cards in the first 1-2 pages as this will help with their overall long-term protection.

Best Protective Sleeve For Pokemon Cards

The best sleeve for Pokemon cards hands down are Ultra Pro penny sleeves, at least that's if you have an expensive chase card you want to store to grade someday. For playing or for a binder, not so much. When it comes to playing, you'll want to double sleeve your cards using what many consider to be the best perfect fit brand, KMC perfect fits, and then into a Dragon Shield matte sleeve, which are the best at resisting sweat from your hands while playing and considered some of the best sleeves available. No need to worry about your deck getting difficult to shuffle or card sticking as they're quality long lasting sleeves.

When it comes to your binder you do not need to double sleeve. One matte sleeve is sufficient, but I'd recommend inserting two cards in first to stretch the sleeve out, if it's a card you care about. If you accidently knack a corner upon insertion, the pressure pushing down can cause the whitening to further grow, so stretching the sleeve out first prevents this from happening imo, but it's not necessary and just an overly cautious step for the non-gradeable chase cards going into a binder. Anything high end that's gradeable, should only ever be in an Ultra Pro penny sleeve and Ultra pro top loader, it's the best form of protection for cards you want to eventually grade imo.

Best Deck Box For Pokemon

There are so many different deck boxes, it's not really possible to say which deck box is the best but some are built much better than others. The Ultra Pro Satin Tower is less than $15 and will last a lifetime, they don't scratch or fall open and even have little more room than 100 cards beating out equal competitors. For bang for buck it's one of the best all-around.

One of the best deck box brands is Ultimate Guard, they excel with their deck boxes which are very well-known such as the durable Boulder deck box and the Flip n'Tray Xenoskin. The Boulder is the most simple but rock hard scratch-resistant balling on a budget choice, but if you want to spend little more the Flip n'Tray is a stylish deck box with extra slot up top for dice and magnetic flaps to hold everything in place. You can actually fit a boulder into the Flip'n'Tray too but it's tight fit.

Best Top Loaders For Pokemon Cards

There's quite a few different brands of top loaders but the big four are Ultra Pro, Beckett, BCW, and Cardboard Gold. Pokemon card stock does not change, so 35 point top loaders it all you need. However, the mouth or opening of 35 point top loaders is not all the same. Beckett is a much tighter squeeze which I do not like for my expensive cards. Cardboard Gold like to pop apart and are flimsy. BCW is very tight as the plastic walls collapse inwards much like Beckett but more durable overall. The best top loaders for Pokemon cards are Ultra Pro top loaders imo, especially when used in unison with Ultra Pro penny sleeves, the fit is perfect and many will agree you can go a lifetime using only these.

How to Store Top Loader Cards

You may be left wondering well how do I store my top loaders? The best way to store top loaders imo is in an Ultimate Guard Arkhive Xenoskin 400, it's really stylish and can store almost 200 top loaders, with magnetic flaps and fits perfectly Ultra Pro top loaders. However, if you're wanting a very cheap alternative there's the BCW 5" storage box which is only a few bucks. For those looking to display your top loaders, there is the Ultra Pro photo album but after enough weight it seems the binder pages begin to sag. There are now dedicated binders like the Gem Loader top loader binder which seems to be very much worth its price and wait based off feedback as can be difficult to find in supply.

Starting as a new collector, discovering the different accessories like binders, sleeves, and deciding which to use can be intimidating at first. Questions arise like do I actually need this? Is it worth its cost? Are there more accessories I need? Now with so many brands and accessories available I wanted to make a post to try and spotlight some of the best choices. So this is our in-depth guide to the best sleeves and binders for Pokemon cards and more accessories to consider!

Best Binder For Pokemon Cards

A binder should have a hard outer layer for protection, card pages should lay flat and not arch, with sideloading pockets for better protection, made PVC and acid free, and without a metal ring. There's two binders which come really hit every mark here. There's the Vault-X Binder which features a zipper and is the cheaper choice. And personal favorite, the Dragon Shield Codex used with Dragon Shield matte sleeves, the pocket fit becomes perfect when used in unison, and the binder strap was tested it does not affect cards either from prolonged use.

We considered many major brands too. Ultra Pro binders outer layer is just not hard enough, Dex is but its card pages arch and fully don't lay flat. Ultimate Guard strap applies just little too much pressure causing binder edges to fold inward and its pages can slightly arch but still good choice. Regardless which brand you decide, I'd recommend to avoid putting your best binder cards in the first 1-2 pages as this will help with their overall long-term protection.

Best Protective Sleeve For Pokemon Cards

The best sleeve for Pokemon cards hands down are Ultra Pro penny sleeves, at least that's if you have an expensive chase card you want to store to grade someday. For playing or for a binder, not so much. When it comes to playing, you'll want to double sleeve your cards using what many consider to be the best perfect fit brand, KMC perfect fits, and then into a Dragon Shield matte sleeve, which are the best at resisting sweat from your hands while playing and considered some of the best sleeves available. No need to worry about your deck getting difficult to shuffle or card sticking as they're quality long lasting sleeves.

When it comes to your binder you do not need to double sleeve. One matte sleeve is sufficient, but I'd recommend inserting two cards in first to stretch the sleeve out, if it's a card you care about. If you accidently knack a corner upon insertion, the pressure pushing down can cause the whitening to further grow, so stretching the sleeve out first prevents this from happening imo, but it's not necessary and just an overly cautious step for the non-gradeable chase cards going into a binder. Anything high end that's gradeable, should only ever be in an Ultra Pro penny sleeve and Ultra pro top loader, it's the best form of protection for cards you want to eventually grade imo.

Best Deck Box For Pokemon

There are so many different deck boxes, it's not really possible to say which deck box is the best but some are built much better than others. The Ultra Pro Satin Tower is less than $15 and will last a lifetime, they don't scratch or fall open and even have little more room than 100 cards beating out equal competitors. For bang for buck it's one of the best all-around.

One of the best deck box brands is Ultimate Guard, they excel with their deck boxes which are very well-known such as the durable Boulder deck box and the Flip n'Tray Xenoskin. The Boulder is the most simple but rock hard scratch-resistant balling on a budget choice, but if you want to spend little more the Flip n'Tray is a stylish deck box with extra slot up top for dice and magnetic flaps to hold everything in place. You can actually fit a boulder into the Flip'n'Tray too but it's tight fit.

Best Top Loaders For Pokemon Cards

There's quite a few different brands of top loaders but the big four are Ultra Pro, Beckett, BCW, and Cardboard Gold. Pokemon card stock does not change, so 35 point top loaders it all you need. However, the mouth or opening of 35 point top loaders is not all the same. Beckett is a much tighter squeeze which I do not like for my expensive cards. Cardboard Gold like to pop apart and are flimsy. BCW is very tight as the plastic walls collapse inwards much like Beckett but more durable overall. The best top loaders for Pokemon cards are Ultra Pro top loaders imo, especially when used in unison with Ultra Pro penny sleeves, the fit is perfect and many will agree you can go a lifetime using only these.

How to Store Top Loader Cards

You may be left wondering well how do I store my top loaders? The best way to store top loaders imo is in an Ultimate Guard Arkhive Xenoskin 400, it's really stylish and can store almost 200 top loaders, with magnetic flaps and fits perfectly Ultra Pro top loaders. However, if you're wanting a very cheap alternative there's the BCW 5" storage box which is only a few bucks. For those looking to display your top loaders, there is the Ultra Pro photo album but after enough weight it seems the binder pages begin to sag. There are now dedicated binders like the Gem Loader top loader binder which seems to be very much worth its price and wait based off feedback as can be difficult to find in supply.

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