I use two different websites to help me decipher what Japanese cards I'm buying: Bulbapedia Pokllector The Bulbapedia website does a good job at telling me which cards are from which set, both English and Japanese
You should keep in mind it covers single cards only, not sealed boxes, packs, or lots, and eligibility and thresholds differ between eBay marketplaces
If youre based in Africa but not in a country towards the South, your best bet is to check out local TCG community events (look for fan forums or threads on local Subreddits) or even Facebook Marketplace
Heres a quick summary of whats contained in the Elite Trainer Box: 10 Shining Fates Booster Packs 1 foil Eevee VMAX promo card (SWSH087) 65 card sleeves featuring Gigantamax Eevee 45 basic Energy cards (5x of each type, including Fairy for Expanded) 6 damage-counter dice 1 competition-legal coin-flip die 2 acrylic Special Condition markers for Burn and Poison Players Guide for Shining Fates, which has pictures and a checklist of all of the cards in the set, along with strategies and highlights for some of the cards Rulebook for the Pokmon TCG A collectors box for keeping cards and everything else included, along with 4 dividers to separate cards inside of it A code card for the Pokmon Trading Card Game Online Elite Trainer Boxes are usually a good way for newer or intermediate players to jump in to the Trading Card Game or get their toes wet with a new set, because you get a lot of useful things included in it, such as 45 basic Energy cards (5 of each type, including Fairy for Expanded Format decks), acrylic special condition markers, damage counter dice, a tournament-legal coin-flip die, 65 card sleeves, a players guide for the set showing pictures of every single card in the set (can be used as a checklist or just a reference), and a box to store these goodies in along with separators to help organize your cards inside of the box
By locking down colorless mana and colored mana sources alike, it can stop your opponents from activating their lands for mana entirely, which practically warps the rules of the game in your favor
I dont want Bradley Walsh, Coronation Street actor and host of The Chase as one of my commanders
