Giovanni’s Team Rocket
The boss and his schemes: Team Rocket’s Giovanni, Giovanni’s Charisma and Scheme, Team Rocket’s Nidoking ex and three Mewtwo.
About this collection
Every good collection needs a villain, and Giovanni has been doing this longer than most of us have been collecting. This binder is his office: his Persian, his Nidoking, his schemes, his charisma and three Mewtwo he is definitely not keeping in a basement.
It runs from Base Set and Fossil in 1999 to Destined Rivals in 2025, and three of the cards, including Giovanni’s Scheme, are illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Prices are switched on, because he’d want to know if you could make a profit.
The colours
Team Rocket black and red, purple from Mewtwo and Gengar, and the yellow borders of 1999 sitting next to modern full arts.
Standout cards
Giovanni’s Charisma, 151 #204, illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa.
Team Rocket’s Nidoking ex, Destined Rivals #233, illustrated by Uninori.
Mewtwo, Base Set #10, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Make your own
Character binders work well for trainers with a long history in the card game. Mix in older cards and switch prices on to compare their values. Coming back to the hobby? Read getting back into Pokémon cards.
Set guides for these cards
Cards in this binder
Mewtwo · Legendary Collection #29 · Rare
Persian · Shrouded Fable #078 · Illustration rare
Impostor Professor Oak · Base Set #73 · Rare
Gengar · Fossil #5 · Rare
Giovanni’s Charisma · 151 #204 · Special illustration rare
Team Rocket’s Nidoking ex · Destined Rivals #233 · Special illustration rare
Team Rocket’s Giovanni · Destined Rivals #225 · Ultra Rare
Mewtwo · SVP Black Star Promos #052 · Promo
Team Rocket’s Nidoking ex · Destined Rivals #216 · Ultra Rare
Giovanni’s Scheme · BREAKthrough #162 · Ultra Rare
Gengar & Mimikyu GX · Team Up #165 · Ultra Rare
Mewtwo · Base Set #10 · 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
Turn on a read-only link and anyone can flip through it in their browser, no account needed. Switch prices on if you want people to see them.
How it works
Build a themed binder of your own.
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