Base Set 2: Pokémon Trading Card Game 

"If you were really hoping this was going to be the two-parter that I said it would... well, sorry." Never change, Paraspectre 😂

I blame Base Set 2 for confusing me as a kid into not understanding what different booster sets were lol The 2 players pack was awesome though! The CD didn’t work on my dad’s computer, but the stationery store we got it from had bundled it with some extra packs for added spice. Good times.

Your the type of person I would love to play base-fossil with. Love the perspective you have on cards others may find useless.

We want to say the reason why Pidgeot was chosen on the booster covers was because of how Pidgeotto was a big member of Ash's team in the anime, and because how common people would use them in Gen 1

As someone who wanted to experience the nostalgia of my old cards mainly because I love the artworks on them, base set 2 is a godsend. I got all the base set 2 cards that where in the original base set, and also bought the remaining cards that where missing from the original set. This was back in 2016, so I got them pretty cheap compared to nowadays prices, and especialy compared to the original base set.

Loving the Metroid OST in the background

As someone that actively plays the TCG, this is a giant nostalgia trip down memory lane. I love it.

I wonder if they decided to do Colorless holos in the theme decks so that they would be usable with both energy types?

I always wanted to see a holo beedrill card. It was such a basic looking card it would of looked alot better as a holo. I also wish they would of made butterfree a holo rare it was always a pretty card to me. I like it so much I bought a legendary collection reverse holo butterfree because it shares the same artwork as the jungle card.

Please do more of these i love them

Base set 2 was such a disappointment for me, that I starting getting Japanese cards of the newer sets

I seriously don't get why Base Set 2 came out, other than greed. 😅

I love this series so much, so informative, was waiting for this 🔥🔥

When doing the top 10 pricing list. Why do you say "about" before listing the price when it's an exact listing to the cent value?

I thought the reason you love the Cubone card is because BFF Matthew uses them too.

I started with Base Set 2 and nearly thought it was the first set. That's how scarce the other sets were for some perspective.

No Team Rocket review man? I fell in love with this format instantly on August 9th, only to discover you've got no follow up in 7 months? This is a tragedy. I hope Giratina haunts your dreams. I hope Ash steals your bike! Edit: I just watched the Dark Pokemon video and I feel better. Sorry for wishing ill on you.

Honestly, when this came out, I didn’t realize it was all reprints. I imagine many children asked for and got this just because it was Pokémon.

I’ve recently discovered your channel and have enjoyed most of your vids still haven’t seen everything yet. Is this series still continuing or is it on hiatus?

that was the worst set ever... I had a base set 2 charizard... and then.. i realized i had a dopamine addiction over a piece of paper. That same year I gave up on Pokemon cards.

I love the reviews on old pokemon cards, makes me remember when i used to play em back then... Memories... Also i'm surprised you used Metroid II music...well... "Music" for the video, but i get why heh

Metroid 2 music really added some nostalgia for me. Was a cool and imformative video, thank you!

Shroom boiz

I always hated when the theme decks didn't have full evolution lines.

Based

Pinsir's was so badass

Shroom boys

You should talk about the impact of the neo sets

I'd argue Raichu isn't popular, but actually one most overlooked and shunned. Nobody evolves Pikachu except Lt. Surge who has a male inferieority complex and would of course not keep a baby Pikachu for the bigger and badder Riachu.

Probably a long time past and that you've been told already, but Wigglytuff is a powerhouse when built up thanks to unresisted Do-The-Wave scaling damage. Pairs great with Pokemon that can stall while you stack up like the recovering Kadabra and Starmie and a beefy one-stage like Jinx.

Thanks for reminding us of the nightmare fuel cd

I still have my Base 2 Charizard and Mewtwo from when I was a kid. To be 9 again and pulling those out of packs, what a thrill that was.

As a 1993 born millennial (am I still a millennial?) I was a Pokémon fanatic including the TCG. I remember spending $50+ CAD on jungle decks both locally in western Canada or in random places like on Vacation in California. I even got a fake booster pack at a sketchy store in Anaheim which I didn’t even realize was a scam at the time.

The gym leader sets are my favorite and I hope you do them

I was born on July 7th 1948 when there were almost no Pokémon at all

Julie is to this day the only person I've played Pokémon with besides NPCs in the GameBoys. I need more friends. .....badly.

This video is so good, I love it! Btw, will you cover some more Promotional Cards in the future? I’d love to see the one and only COOL Porygon someday.

if i remember correctly pidgeot was one of ash ketchum's main pokemon so that would make sense for being on the pack

Regarding the colorless Rare cards in the pre-made decks: I think the thought process for these cards was that they would be far easier to include in other decks, making them more valuable to a child who is limited in the types they can run due to a limited collection. If you only include matching-type rares like in the Poliwrath deck, it is a lot more likely for a child to ignore it unless they are already invested in using water types. Chansey and Wigglytuff, though, can just be splashed into any deck and so you get more value (ie deck-building options) with them. I think this also applies to the trainer cards as well; even as a child I understood how absolutely cracked Computer Search was, and bought extra copies of the Psych Out deck just to finish my playset of that one card. I think I ended up gifting the extra copies of other cards to friends or my younger brother.

I'd say right now, Base Set 2 is nice for building Base Set era cubes and decks for people who want to play the original cards without spending so much money.

My neighbor had play it! I always wanted to play it while at her house but she never wanted to lol

I will be honest with you I don't know why but they were very weird about they set Machamp never being reprinted as anything but a first edition card

i know it's not what the vid is about but god bless you for using my favorite GB ost for the music

I think the big disconnect between you and the “meta” is that your main play experience is the GB game. You don’t have to deal with everyone running 4 energy removal + 4 super energy removal and 4 energy attacks being impossible to pull off.

I remember when I bought one of the theme decks for this set back then. I maintain the best part of it was the coin.

Edit: I am likely wrong iirc - Base set 2 was released to fix some localization/translation errors from Base Set/Jungle

Ooh this is going to be so good

What a way to start the weekend!

yesss you rock! was waiting for this

Paraspectre video!!!! PogChamp

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Back in the day I asked in wizards Pokémon chat why my favorite Pokémon, Oddish, want in the set and their answer was that between fossil and bs2 and team rocket all 150 Pokémon would be available, but I wasn't happy with that answer because there was a difference between the rehistoric and dark Pokémon