Bulbasaur is a central character in the Pokmon anime, being one of Ash Ketchum's main Pokmon for the first season, with a different one later obtained by supporting character May
Of course, Nelly's not all belligerence all the time
Its hilarious to goblins, and pretty funny for humans
Its not something that difficult to self learn or teach, but I would say the starting point is you need to have a genuine love and interest in the hobby as your foundation if you truly want to be an expert in the field
Most of the cards come in phantom forces, which is now a little hard to get your hands on, but you can always get a set like roaring skies and try out using mega rayquaza as your attacker
For any purchase above $200 raw, the rational path is to buy slabbed (PSA/BGS/CGC) and skip the authentication risk entirely the grading premium is usually less than the counterfeit risk discount.