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Build a Gengar binder with the whole spooky evolution line

Pokémon spotlight2 min readJuly 29, 2026

A dark Pokémon illustration framed by bright magenta flames

What belongs in a Gengar binder?

Gengar collectors usually draw the line in one of four places:

  • named Gengar cards only
  • Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar together
  • special forms and partner cards
  • cameos where the evolution line appears in another card’s artwork

Cameos can turn into their own collecting project. Decide how visible the Pokémon needs to be before a card counts.

How many pages should you start with?

The four-page starter holds 36 cards. It is a good size for favorite Gengar artwork, one evolution-line page, and a small cameo section.

If you want every named Gengar card, start larger. Adding Gastly, Haunter, different printings, and cameos expands the scope again, so keep those sections separate in the plan.

How should you organize the pages?

For a full evolution line, build rows from Gastly to Haunter to Gengar. Repeat the sequence with cards from the same set, era, or art style.

A Gengar-only binder works well in release order. Keep named forms and partner cards with their era, then put cameos at the back.

An art-first version can ignore dates and move from playful purple pages into darker, spookier artwork. Gengar and Mimikyu cards also make an easy page anchor.

Leave room for forms and new cameos

Keep one empty page after the main Gengar run and another after cameos. That is less awkward than inserting one empty pocket between every card.

Use the wishlist for known cards. Cameos can stay as a separate list until you decide they fit your rule.

Build it in Card Binder Ideas

Start the four-page binder above. Try one evolution page, one Gengar favorites page, and one cameo page before growing the collection.

Use Adjust setup for a larger master run, or remix one of the public examples below.

See more Gengar binders.