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Which is your favourite starter Pokemon from Kanto?#pokemonbinder #vintagepokemoncards #fireredleafgreen #kanto #pokemontcg taken in Singapore by @silphfolio

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Safari Zone is such a vibe honestly.
No battling allowed, just you sneaking around with bait and rocks trying not to waste your last Safari Ball. Half the fun is realizing you have no idea what you’re doing until you somehow catch a Tauros by pure luck.

This whole area is one of the more unique parts of the Kanto region, and it’s home to Pokemon you genuinely cannot find anywhere else in FireRed and LeafGreen.

This page of the Pokemon binder covers that entire Safari Zone stretch, and honestly it’s one of my favorite parts of this Kanto playthrough series.
#pokemonbinder #pokemoncollector #fireredleafgreen #michimethod taken in PokéPark KANTO by @silphfolio

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Eeveelutions already had range. Then Delta Species gave them a plot twist.

Same evolutions, same Eevee lineage, but paired with a Metal secondary type.

I love the Delta Eeveelutions from the Holon era! Vintage Pokemon cards that still feel like a genuinely different way to look at a familiar set of Pokemon.

#deltaspecies #eeveelutions #pokemoncollector taken in Pokémon Center TOKYO DX by @silphfolio

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There’s a weight to Akira Egawa’s cards! You recognise her illustrations the second you see it.

Thick, textured brushwork. High contrast lighting that makes every scale, muscle, and fur strand feel physical rather than painted. It’s the kind of technique you’d expect from someone who cut her teeth in 3D modelling before ever touching a Pokemon card, because the depth in these illustrations isn’t an accident.

This binder tour covers part of the Egawa masterset: Sword & Shield era through Scarlet & Violet, some of the most dynamic Pokemon TCG artwork being made right now.

Part 2 coming soon! Akira Egawa Pokemon TCG illustration binder page showcasing full art and alternate art cards including Reshiram, Zekrom, Yveltal, and Xerneas from a vintage and modern Pokemon card collection. taken in Pokémon Center Singapore by @silphfolio

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Most Pokémon card collectors have a set they keep coming back to. Mine kept leading me back to the same illustrator:

Tomokazu Komiya.

There’s nothing restrained about his work. The colour is dense and psychedelic, layered in a way that rewards a second look and a third. Backgrounds that feel like they’re operating on their own logic. Pokemon rendered not as subjects but as centrepieces in something stranger and bigger than the card frame.

Pulling a full masterset of his illustration together in one binder made this even clearer. This is what that looks like.

#pokemonbinder #tomokazukomiya #pokemoncollector taken in Pokémon Center Singapore by @silphfolio

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Cycling Road tested your patience and Route 12 tested your PokeFlute skills 😂

The bike stayed mandatory for that whole stretch — steep road, endless trainers, and somehow still one of the more memorable parts of Kanto to bike through. Then Route 12 delivered the moment everyone remembers: a Snorlax blocking the entire path, dead asleep, completely unbothered by the chaos it caused.

Waking it up with the PokeFlute wasn’t just a puzzle gate. It felt like an event. One of the first real “wait, I actually get to catch this” moments in FireRed and LeafGreen.

This page of the Pokemon binder covers Cycling Road through the Snorlax encounter on Route 12 — Kanto’s original blocked-path Pokemon, vintage Pokemon cards included, and the kind of gameplay memory that sticks harder than most gym battles.

#pokemonbinder #michimethod #vintagepokemoncards #pokemoncollector taken in Pokémon Center Singapore by @silphfolio

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Erika’s gym felt like a breather — grass types, a calm garden setting, gameplay that didn’t punish you the way Surge’s puzzle did.

Then Lavender Town happened.

The music alone did more work than any cutscene. Pokemon Tower, the ghosts blocking the stairs, Mr. Fuji trapped by Team Rocket, and Cubone’s story that hit different once you were old enough to actually understand it 😭

This part of the Pokemon binder covers that shift — Celadon’s calm into Lavender’s unease, back to back. That’s why I love FireRed and LeafGreen.

#pokemonbinder #michimethod #lavendertown #tomokazukomiya #pokemoncollector taken in Pokémon Center TOKYO DX by @silphfolio

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16 days ago

Nobody warned you that Pokemon card collecting would turn into a whole thing. One binder became three. You’re researching illustrators at midnight, looking up holo patterns like it’s a whole science, and somehow you know more about vintage sets than half the TCGplayer listings you scroll through.

You started out just wanting to relive Kanto. Now you’ve got a masterset in progress, a soft spot for WOTC-era artwork, and strong feelings about which is the best EX era set.

Somewhere a ten year old version of you, hunched over a Base Set booster pack, is absolutely losing it. Turns out the collector phase never really ends — it just gets a bigger binder. taken in Pokémon Center TOKYO DX by @silphfolio

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19 days ago

In this series, I’m sorting my Fire Red and Leaf Green TCG set based on the actual game playthrough.

Celadon’s Department Store wasn’t just a shop stop — it’s where the TM lineup got real, where your wallet emptied for vitamins and evolution stones, and where the rooftop café gave us the first real breather in FireRed and LeafGreen.

This binder page holds the vintage Pokémon cards that match that climb — straight from the original 151, Kanto era.

Follow along for more binder stories, Pokemon TCG fun facts and appreciation of vintage cards! @silphfolio

*placeholder cards may be used — originals on the way! taken in Pokémon Center Singapore by @silphfolio

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23 days ago

POV: You just lost to Lt. Surge’s Raichu three times 😭⚡️

In this series, I’m sorting my Fire Red and Leaf Green TCG set based on the actual game playthrough.

Follow along for more binder stories, Pokemon TCG fun facts and appreciation of vintage cards! @drfullrestore

#pokemontcg #michimethod #kantopokemon #pokemon151 #diglett taken in Pokémon Center Singapore by @silphfolio

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a month ago

Who was prepared for a battle with Rival onboard the S.S. Anne?

In this series, I'm sorting my Fire Red and Leaf Green TCG set based on the actual game playthrough.
follow along for more binder stories, Pokemon TCG fun facts and appreciation of vintage cards! @drfullrestore

#pokemontcg #pokemonbinder #michimethod #pokemonartwork #kantopokemon taken in Pokémon Center Singapore by @silphfolio

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Who got lost in Mt Moon as a kid - because I definitely did!

In this series, I'm sorting my Fire Red and Leaf Green TCG set based on the actual game playthrough.
follow along for more binder stories, Pokemon TCG fun facts and appreciation of vintage cards!

#pokemontcg #fireredleafgreen #vintagepokemon #pokemoncollector #michimethod taken in Pokemon Center by @silphfolio

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