Yugi rarities be like: Rare Super rare Ultra rare Secret rare Ultimate rare Ghost rare ... Gold rare Secret gold rare The other gold rare The other other gold rare Gold rare but darker Gold rare but 3d ... ... The very shiny and most expensive one but we forgot to name until after release
Over Magic's history? No, that shit is new. Sure, there's always been random promos like judge promos, player rewards cards, a few came with books or comics. However, what came in packs was simple. Commons, Uncommons, Rares, and Mythics, sometimes you get a foil. I hate how complicated it's gotten. Every set has like three different versions of every card. There's been some really cool showcase frame cards, but it's a hassle looking up card prices now.
Thank God I'm not the only one. When they first announced I IMMEDIATELY was like "Imagine. I LOST MY V CARD. WHERE IS IT?! I JUST HAD IT!!" like come on lol
Not gonna lie, i thought this wouldve been an excuse to jab at wotc that other tcgs feed into their online game by including a digital booster pack in EVERY booster pack
adding those extra digital booster packs at the end, really costs Pokemon an arm and a leg. It's probably why they are going bankrupt. If only they copied WOTC and screwed customers whenever they got the chance their company might be doing better.
Kinda thought the reason was super obvious, to be honest. Putting a card that can sometimes be worth hundreds of dollars at the back of a pack only protected by a thin layer of foil wrapper seems like a terrible idea. Wait PLEASE tell me MTG doesn't leave them at the back.
From what I've seen, the secondary market really isn't as big as it is for MtG as they usually try to flood the market when a tournament staple gets too expensive.
I would love to see a video about common deck archetypes and what kinds of effects to look for to make them work. In MTG terms, what are the "draft archetypes" and what types do them well? What are the type combos that synergize well, etc.
Many Magic the Gathering players ask: Why does Pokemon get all the cool card variants, done correctly & offered in a reasonably way? AND RARES IN THE MIDDLE TO PROTECT THEM!!
Note that this guide only applies to regions with yellow-bordered cards (North America, Europe, Australia, South Korea, Malaysia). Grey-bordered regions (Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand) have different set name, set symbol, rarity symbol, amount of cards in a pack, and pull rate.
The Amazing Rares literally only just showed up in the last set (which is currently rather hard to get because the print run was unreasonably limited) so it's not that surprising that you wouldn't know about them.
Do you play Pokémon Prof? Would you consider expanding into box openings or deck techs as you do for Magic? Either way, love the content as always, thanks for doing what you do!
As a collector who started with Base set, then transitioned to MTG in the 00s, I have been shocked by the overall quality of Pokemon cards compared to MTG. "Foil Etched" is a selling point for the new MTG set, but it is a sad treatment next to the foiling on Pokemon cards.
Compare Pokemon cards from the Wizards Era, to the modern Pokemon Company era. I was stunned to learn that there's actually a significant difference in card quality. Wizards used a slightly worse quality of cardboard compared to the nice glossy ones we have now. What's even more confusing, is that Japanese cards from these early sets also used higher quality card stock. I wonder if those early Pokemon cards used the same cardboard as the Magic cards of that era, or did they just use a cheaper cardboard?
Something not covered here, up until Vivid Voltage, you knew if you had a Holo Rare or better in a pack if the PTCGO code was white, this is because the white codes are thinner, balancing the weight of the slightly heavier holo card making packs difficult to weigh, and because the holo rare is in the middle, you cant really rub the packs to see if its a textured Ultra Rare Card either. Inversely a green code meant you got a regular rare in the rare slot because the green code is thicker. there are however exceptions such as holiday sets like Shining Legends, Hidden Fates, and Champion's Path, Which have no booster boxes or consistent pull rates but always come with white codes. Furthermore Vivid Voltage has the new Amazing Rares which can come in a the reverse slot, even if you get a green code, so at least with that set, you still might get something good if the code is green.
I found that out for myself when I purchased a single Vivid Voltage pack from my Walgreens (with a green code card) and pulled an amazing rare Zamazenta.
Nice to see you stepping over into other card games from time to time, Prof. Have to admit, I've been out of Pokemon since Sun/Moon ended and boy is that a lot of rarities that take up just the rare slot. It's too bad that opening packs can feel like a real hit or miss depending on whether you open up the higher rarities or not.
Thanks for this one. My nephew is majorly into Pokémon cards and loves playing, as a huge mtg fan I’ve wanted to fuel his interest in playing games like these, this video helped a lot in being able understand what he says a bit more 😃
A slight thing that you didnt mention was the code card can tell you if you got a higher rarity. The code cards come in 2 colors. Pure green means you got a regular rare in the pack, but the reverse slot can still have something else. If you get a code card that is green and white like what is shown in the video, your rare is going to be a holo rare or better. Again, this does not effect the reverse holo spot and it doesnt affect the code card pulls on PTCGO as far as im aware.
The green code card have thicker cardstock to offset the lighter weight of the non holo rares. This is to make weighting the packs harder so people can't just use a digital scale on a store and take out all the packs having a holo or higher rarity.
I was a Pokémon collector when theybfirst came out in the 90s as most kids my age were but im 33 now with a 4 year old and have recently started a Pokémon collection with her. I wish you would do more videos on Pokémon cards as you're oneof the only youtube personalities i trust to tell it to me straight
Im in the same boat. 29yrs, with a 4yr old boy, started collecting in 99 when my dad bought me thr cards, collected through 6th grade, and now want to start again. The new pokemon and card types is overwhelming. This is the best description ive seen this far. Ive been going to a local card shop and now have 2 pages in a card binder of all the holos I dreamed of as a boy. Its super cool! My son gets his first binder and cards tomorrow when he gets his Christmas presents.
The Indonesian version has them more convoluted but the rarity are easily coded. C-U-R for Common to Rare. RR for Foil GX/V. RR for Foil VMAX, UR for full art secret rare (non rainbow) and HR for rainbow version. And the booster are much cheaper (but has less cards) here. For 1.2 bucks you get 1 boosterpack. For 20 bucks, the whole buxk which guaranteed at least 1 HR/Ultra Rare and 4 ish Foil GX/V
Didn't used to have too many. Common, rare, super rare, ultra rare, ultimate rare, and secret rare. Though they did add gold rare, I never saw anything besides those when I played like 7 years ago. EDIT: Oh yeah, and Ghost Rare, but that was a very very very rare thing.
I moved from MTG products to Pokemon products in 2020. Liked them as a kid, and dont agree with Wizards greed and price hiked/rushed products like Secret Lairs and ultra-mega-premium-ultimate edition boxes.
Can you slip more game recommendations into the mtg videos as well? I'm enjoying these reminders that I can play things other than mtg, especially as more sets come out and wotc doesn't change bad habits
A great video as always, Prof. I just got back into collecting Pokemon for the first time in well over a decade so this is super helpful information. I was feeling sort of lost with all the new stuff.
This is so convoluted, I am happy about the relative simplicity of Magic rarities... Although I already have lost track of the many releases and what is in which pack or not. Nevermind, I guess.
I returned to PTCGO, the newest theme decks are pretty good and fun to play, they're a little inconsistent, but learn sequencing is cool. If was not for commander (and my friends not playing pokemon tcg), I would swap Magic to pokemon tcg gladly.... and I like shorts, they're comfy and easy to wear.
@@goncaloferreira6429 because it is fun and affordable. Almost any expensive card get there promo product. The game itself rewards good deckbuilding, strategic planning/setup and ressource managment.
Actually, wizards of the coast used to do that ridiculous load of bullshit where rare cards were also foil as well(though the Japanese sets only had holo rares).. This was done in the fossil, jungle and team rocket sets where holo could also come as a non holo.. I just wish they would have odds for the rarer cards.. WOTC was 1 premium every 33 cards(or 1 in 3 packs, you would usually see 12-18 holos in a 36 pack box)..
I just got a secret rare yesterday to add to my binder. I write on the insides of inner sleeves when double sleeved and I might start adding rarities to them now.
Wait...does that mean.... *looks up Groudon I pulled from one of my final packs years ago* I pulled an Ultra Rare! I never understood how the extra special rarities worked, but knew my Groudon star was special. One of my coolest cards! *checks card listing again* ...and apparently it's worth a lot to other people, as well. O.o But I like him. I wonder if I can use him in a Magic deck somehow!
“Regular rares can never occur as holo rares.” Jungle, Fossil, and Team Rocket being the exceptions. But it’s extremely unlikely to open one of these packs these days.
