>>45665341Standard is more simple and easier to get into, Expanded is more balance atm. but some cards are quite expensive/hard to get for it, so yeah standard might be a better starting point.
>>45665277>I also collect cards and have a lot of codes left, so what would be the best way forward here to get the cards I need?Buy them with packs that you get from the codes, pic related is pretty accurate for pack values and then you can search for the cards that you need in the trades and then see the lowest prize and maybe buy it if it seems ok or put up a trade of your own for a bit cheaper.
Source for the pic related, oh and there is also values for some cards here too, prolly not for the newest ones yet though.
https://forums.pokemontcg.com/topic/25163-the-top-cut-trading-inc-2-price-guide-not-updated-all-values-on-request/ 