Build a Mitsuhiro Arita binder without chasing every card

What belongs in a Mitsuhiro Arita binder?

Check the illustrator credit printed near the bottom of the card. If it says Mitsuhiro Arita, it counts.

From there, choose a smaller rule:

• one card per artwork
• favorite Pokémon illustrated by Arita
• one card from each TCG era
• evolution lines or matching scenes

Different foils and languages can share the same artwork. Count each printing only if comparing versions is part of the collection.

How many pages should you start with?

The four-page starter holds 36 cards. That is enough to test a few eras and still leave room for cards you find later.

One polished page only needs nine cards. You do not need expensive early holos for the idea to work; commons and modern cards carry the same printed artist credit.

How should you organize the pages?

Release order shows how the artwork changes across the TCG. Keep each era together and place reprints beside the original artwork when that comparison matters.

A visual binder can ignore dates. Try one evolution line per page, repeat a Pokémon across different years, or connect cards through color and movement. The Squirtle, Wartortle, and Blastoise ex artwork from Pokémon 151 gives you a ready-made three-card sequence.

Leave room for new cards

Reserve the last page for recent releases. If the binder grows, add another era or Pokémon section instead of squeezing new cards into finished pages.

Put known gaps on the wishlist. Keep alternate printings directly behind or beside the main card, depending on whether you want them visible.

Build it in Card Binder Ideas

Start the four-page binder above and search your cards by artist. Build one nine-card page before deciding how wide the collection should go.

Use Adjust setup for a single display page, or remix one of the Arita examples below.

See more Mitsuhiro Arita binders.