What are the top English sets in the hobby?

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I’m curious to see what y’all would consider to be the top 5 or so sets in the hobby. Taking things into consideration like History, relevance in the present day, innovation, art etc. Basically the hobby defining sets.

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Base,jungle,fossil,team rocket,neo destiny.

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WotC all the way! You could even sprinkle on some e-Series sets for good measure.

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my list would be:

  1. base set
  2. Skyridge or Expedition
  3. delta species
  4. Legend Maker
  5. Generations (I really like these newer, no booster box set, like Gen. Shining Legends, and Dragon Maj.)
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Base
Neo Destiny
Skyridge
Generations
Evolution

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Base
Neo Destiny
Legendary Collection
Skyridge
Aquapolis

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Base 2
Great Encounters
Arceus
Emerging Powers
Steam Siege

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This

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In no particular preferred order and solely based on nostalgia, art and impact on me and my friends when they originally came out:

Base set
Team Rocket
Gym Challenge
Neo Genesis
Neo Revelations

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  1. Double Crisis
  2. Platinum Arceus
  3. Crimson Invasion
  4. Black & White Base
  5. Steam Siege
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Oh Budget, you silly goose jokester kitty

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Base
Skyridge
Legendary Collection
Neo Destiny
Neo Revelation

EDIT: I’ve been thinking this over, and I would like to retract my original choices, save two. Base and Skyridge divide the world between them. There is no Third.

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Best sets in order:

Base
Neo Destiny
Skyridge
Neo Revalations
Team Rocket

BTW, it’s not just my opinion, that’s the correct answer :blush:

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  1. 1st Ed Base
  2. Shadowless Base
  3. 1st Ed Neo Destiny
  4. Skyridge
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  1. 1st Edition Base
  2. Shadowless Base
  3. 1st Edition Neo Destiny
  4. Skyridge
  5. A toss up. I’d say ex Dragon Frontiers because of Gold Star Charizard
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Base 1st
Base Shadowless
Base Unl English
FRLG
Jungle No Symbol

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There is an old thread of this.

Last time I think ex team rocket returns was up there and neo destiny.

  1. Ex team rocket returns
  2. Neo destiny
  3. Neo revelations
  4. Gym challenge
  5. Gym heroes
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Hmmm

  1. Team rocket
  2. EX team rocket returns
  3. Base
  4. Neo destiny
  5. Skyridge
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  1. Base Set
  2. Skyridge
  3. Neo Destiny
  4. ex Team Rocket Returns
  5. ex Unseen Forces

Unseen forces has the most of my favourite artwork from any English set :blush:

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  1. ex trr
  2. base
  3. jungle
  4. gym challenge
  5. neo destiny