Pokemon cards have been coming out regularly since 1996, which is just shy of 30 years at this point in time. Currently, Pokemon has released over 9,000 cards in America, and over 6,000 more in Japan, making it one of the most popular trading card games and collections ever. Pokemon cards can be a very lucrative collection, with some cards going for seemingly outrageous amounts and the constantly limited collections being released, Pokemon cards that have been collected can quickly become difficult to store. However, using binders makes storing Pokemon cards easy and organized. So what is the best binder for Pokemon cards?

Why Should You Put Pokemon Cards in a Binder

Pokemon cards are a great set of things to have, but because the cards are made of pressed paper, and potentially some plastic foil if you’re lucky enough, they’re not the easiest to keep looking great. Whether you like playing with your cards or just displaying them, storing them in a binder can be a very useful way to keep them.

To Keep Them Safe for Sale

Placing your cards in a binder means you know they aren’t going to get bent or scratched, especially if you’re keeping them safe for their value. If you’re planning on reselling your Pokemon cards, you know that keeping them safe once you get them is essential. Placing them in a binder allows you to keep them safe from scratches, bends, and creasing. You can even write on the outside of the binder sleeves the card worth
if you would like to.

To Keep Them Organized

Pokemon cards are always releasing new packs with new artwork and new sets, not to mention the ever-expanding number of Pokemon to collect cards for. When you’re trying to keep track of your Pokemon cards, using a binder is going to change your organizational life. It allows you to organize your Pokemon cards however you want, whether that’s by Pokedex number, type categories, or even just by the artwork
collections.

For Easy Storage

Anyone with a decent amount of Pokemon cards knows that storing them can become progressively more difficult as time goes on if you continue to collect them, as new cards are constantly being released regularly between each generation, and then even more cards are released when a new generation does come out. Using a binder to store your cards keeps them all in one place and fully contained; you won’t have any loose cards floating around, filling up boxes, or falling off of shelves. Placing your Pokemon cards in a binder allows you to confine them to one space that you can easily access whenever you want.

For Nice Display

If you’re into Pokemon purely for the aesthetic artwork and the cute Pokemon, you may only care about displaying your card collection. By placing your Pokemon cards in a binder, you can store and organize them as nicely as you want and when you need to show them off, they look even more impressive lined up side by side, page after page, stored away safely.

The Standard/Full-Size Pokemon Trading Card Binder

The Pokemon Trading Card Binder from Unikeep is a great choice when it comes to picking the best binders for Pokemon cards. This UniKeep binder is a solid and sturdy 3-ring binder with a metal spine to make sure your collection stays as safe as it can for as long as it can. It features metal rings that snap securely, giving you the freedom to rearrange your Pokemon collection whenever you want by moving entire pages around.

How Many Cards does it Hold?

Finding a binder that holds all your Pokemon cards can be a difficult task, as there are currently over 9,000 different Pokemon cards available in the United States, not counting any special promotional ones that may be exclusive to Japan. While you won’t find a binder that fits every single Pokemon card in one place, you can find a binder to hold quite a few.

The Pokemon Trading Card Binder from Unikeep stores its cards on pages that have 9 card slots per page. The card slots are arranged in a 3×3 pattern, meaning it has 3 rows of 3 to hold your cards in an even and symmetrical visual arrangement while maximizing the cards per page.

The Pokemon Trading Card Binder has 25 pages, all of which allow you to store cards on the front and back of the page. This allows you to store up to 450 of your Pokemon cards in a single binder, which may put a decent dent in the storage of your collection. For some, this may mean you will only need one binder, but for others, you may need 4 or 5 binders to fit your collecting needs. However, if you plan to acquire the entire collection, you would need over a dozen binders to fit all of your needs, but these binders will do the trick while looking great.

What does it Look Like?

The Unikeep Pokemon Trading Card Binder comes in two different cover styles to make sure that storing your collection looks just as great as the collection itself that’s being stored.

The first style available for the Pokemon Trading Card Binder from Unikeep is designed to look like the first-generation Pokedex, which is extremely fitting for containing your Pokemon collection. On the spine of the binder, in the same yellow color and font used by Pokemon, it says “Trading Card Collection” making it clear exactly what you have.

The second style this binder is available in is one that is so very reminiscent of a Pokeball. The top half of the binder is red, while the bottom half of it is white. The middle of the binder features a black-gray stripe that looks like the center stripe of a Pokeball. The spine of this binder design is emblazoned with the words “Trading Card Collection” in white with the same font used in Pokemon, fitting with the color theme
while identifying what’s inside your binder.

 

The Mini Pokemon Trading Card Binder.

The Mini Pokemon Themed Trading Card Binder from Unikeep is one of the best binders for Pokemon cards that holds a smaller amount of Pokemon cards than Unikeep’s Pokemon Trading Card Binder. This may be great for your needs if you only have a small collection of cards you know you probably won’t be expanding upon very much or if you need to take a smaller section of your collection with you somewhere,
such as a tournament.

This Mini Pokemon Themed Trading Card Binder features plastic rings that snap securely to make sure your cards don’t go anywhere. With this binder, the security of your cards is the top priority, which is why it features a thick and sturdy plastic that snaps closed tightly to fully encase your card collection the entire way around, protecting them from anything life throws at you while you’ve got your Pokemon cards in this Mini
Pokemon Themed Trading Card Binder.

How Many Cards does it Hold?

This Mini Pokemon Themed Trading Card Binder holds a smaller amount of Pokemon cards than their Pokemon Trading Card Binder, but if you’re only looking to hold a smaller amount of cards or you’re taking a small section of your cards on the go, such as to a tournament, then this binder will meet all your needs.

This binder from Unikeep stores its cards on pages that have 4 slots per page. This means its pages are set up with a 2×2 storage system, or 2 rows of 2. This keeps your cards looking great while staying safe. The Mini Pokemon Themed Trading Card Binder from UniKeep has 25 pages, just like its larger counterpart. Each page holds cards on the front and the back, adding up to a total of 200 cards that can be held at one time. This is great if you’re looking to safely store your small collection, or if you’re looking to take a piece of your collection somewhere else.

What does it Look Like?

The Mini Pokemon Themed Trading Card Binder is on point when it comes to being a themed binder specifically for all your Pokemon storage needs. This mini binder is designed to look like the first-generation Pokedex while acting like one too when you’ve got your Pokemon cards inside. Along the spine of this mini binder are the words “Trading Card Collection” in the classic Pokemon yellow coloring with the stylized
Pokemon font to make sure you never confuse any of your other trading card collections with your Pokemon ones.

Unikeep offers some of the best binders for Pokemon cards, and not only because they offer Pokemon-themed covers. Unikeep binders for storing your Pokemon collection guarantee your cards will remain safe and secure while being able to handle anywhere from 200 to 450 cards per binder while allowing you to store your Pokemon cards easily and aesthetically, all while taking up minimal space.