Pokémon TCG & Disney Lorcana — Family Collector Blog
Set previews, binder challenge updates, pack opening recaps, and honest collector stories from a family doing this together.
Why the Japanese Side of Pokémon Keeps Catching Our Eye
We're sticking to English for now, but the non-English side of the hobby keeps pulling our attention, from bulk 'finds' that turn out to be Japanese t...
Why We're Leaning Into Lorcana While Everyone Else Cools Off
The chatter says Disney Lorcana is cooling off. We're a Disney family, and instead of getting scared off, we're leaning in. Here's our honest, pack-he...
Pokémon Card Rarities, Explained: A Collector Dad's Cheat Sheet
The tiny corner symbols, the gold stars, and why the same Pikachu ex can be four different cards. A plain-English rarity cheat sheet for families gett...
There Are How Many Pokémon Now?! Getting Back In After Gen 2
Collector Dad last touched Pokémon back in Gen 2. Half a year back in, here is what it is like relearning a world that grew to over a thousand Pokémon...
The Collector's Dilemma: Keep Ripping Sealed, or Just Buy the Singles?
With sealed product this hard to find, every purchase is a real decision. Here is the balanced approach our family is taking, trade binder and all.
Attack of the Vine Has Us Chasing Double-Character Cards
The next Disney Lorcana set brings Up, Monsters, Inc., and a wave of two-characters-on-one-card chases. Here is who each of us is hunting, plus the Ca...
Why Is It So Hard to Buy Pokemon Right Now?
Since getting back into the hobby in 2025, actually buying Pokemon at a fair price has been the hardest part - scalpers, bots, Whatnot breaks, and emp...
We Didn't Plan to Start a Master Set - Then We Counted Our Surging Sparks
We didn't set out to build a master set - then we counted our Surging Sparks and realized we were most of the way into one. Here's our outlook on star...
Pitch Black Pokémon TCG: Mega Darkrai ex Preview — Every Chase Card and What We’re Targeting
Pitch Black Pokémon TCG releases July 17 with Mega Darkrai ex at the top. Every chase card, the prerelease window, and how we're approaching it.
What Is a Mega Hyper Rare? The Rarest Pull in the Pokémon Mega Evolution Series, Explained
The rarest pull in the Pokémon Mega Evolution series: all-gold cards with pull rates near 1-in-1,260. What a Mega Hyper Rare is — and whether to chase...
30 Years In: What Our Family Is Chasing in Pokémon's 30th Celebration
Pokémon turns 30, and 30th Celebration has a card for each of us. An honest family take on the all-foil set, the new Futuristic rare, and whether we'l...
'We're So Due for a Hit' — What This Weekend on Whatnot Worried Me
I wandered back onto Whatnot this weekend and saw a culture shift that worried me — manufactured odds, urgency selling, and who it quietly pushes out ...
Every TCG Set Our Family Is Collecting in 2026 — The Full Year Breakdown
Mega Evolution in Pokémon TCG, Pixar in Disney Lorcana, and Pitch Black still to come. Every major TCG release our family is opening in 2026 — what we...
Wilds Unknown Is Our Starting Line for Lorcana
Pixar debuts in Disney Lorcana's Wilds Unknown (Set 12, May 15). Toy Story, The Incredibles, and Brave cards — our family collector preview of what we...
We're Back and Chaos Rising Has Our Attention
Chaos Rising brings Mega Evolution back to the Pokemon TCG — a collector dad preview of the new set, what to chase, and how it stacks up on shelves ag...
Our First Launch Day: What This Collector Dad is Actually Excited About in 2026
Ascended Heroes launches January 30th - our first major set release as a family. Here's what this pack-here-and-there collector dad is actually excite...
Welcome to The Adventure Collectors | Family Pokemon & Disney Adventures
Join our Texas family on a journey to collect all 151 original Pokemon cards while exploring Disney parks and creating memories together. Follow our p...