When I first began collecting Pokemon cards again as an adult in 2019, I became overly obsessed with the historical side of Pokemon and wanted to be able to paint a clear picture of the “very beginning” of the world’s largest media franchise and what the earliest days of the hobby looked like. I came to realize that most “experts” in the hobby knew little to nothing about this time period, and what it was actually like. There existed a huge debate as to which Pokemon card set came first; Topsun, Bandai, or Media Factory ? — I made it my #1 goal in the hobby to paint a picture that everyone could easily understand and to finally put this debate to rest for once and for all.