Deep blue
Water types from fossils to legends: Tirtouga and Carracosta, Manaphy and Phione, two Gyarados and Blastoise ex from Pokémon 151.
About this collection
Deep blue is a binder for everything that lives in the water, from fossils to legends. Tirtouga and Carracosta open the page like a museum exhibit, Manaphy and Phione keep things gentle, and two Gyarados are on hand in case anyone gets too relaxed.
Wartortle and Blastoise ex from Pokémon 151 are both illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita, one of the card game’s longest‑serving artists, and both Gyarados are by TOKIYA, so the page keeps coming back to the same few hands across a decade of cards.
The colours
Ocean blue in every shade, from shallow turquoise around Mantyke and Lumineon V to deep navy behind Gyarados, with Dragonair’s pale blue and pearl and the warm stone of the fossil pair for contrast.
Standout cards
Blastoise ex, 151 #200, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Phione, Twilight Masquerade #175, illustrated by takashi shiraishi.
Carracosta, Black Bolt #107, illustrated by Takeshi Nakamura, next to its Tirtouga from the same set.
Make your own
Type themes are the quickest way to fill a binder. Pick a type, then mix eras so older and newer art sit side by side. Card search finds every printing by name or set, and you can keep each theme in its own binder.
Set guides for these cards
Cards in this binder
Carracosta · Black Bolt #107 · Illustration rare
Tirtouga · Black Bolt #106 · Illustration rare
Gyarados · Ancient Origins #21 · Rare
Phione · Twilight Masquerade #175 · Illustration rare
Dragonair · 151 #181 · Illustration rare
Manaphy · Crown Zenith #GG06 · Rare
Lumineon V · Brilliant Stars #156 · Ultra Rare
Mantyke · Paradox Rift #189 · Illustration rare
Gyarados · XY Black Star Promos #XY60 · Promo
Wartortle · 151 #171 · Illustration rare
Blastoise ex · 151 #200 · Special illustration rare
Kingdra · Primal Clash #108 · Rare
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Pick a theme
A colour, one Pokémon, an artist, a trainer or a family of evolutions. A clear idea turns a pile of favourites into pages that belong together.
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Set up the binder
Create a binder, set its rows and columns to match the one on your shelf and place cards pocket by pocket. Mark the cards you still need as wanted.
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Share it
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How it works
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