Good info! I just started collecting about 2 months ago so I'm not a purist but I definitely prefer the silver borders. Also, way to be there for those little ones. Single dads get zero recognition so I commend you for that, I'm sure the kids know they have a great dad. Best of luck with your channel. By the way, you should consider getting a po box, if you’re able, so if by some chance any of your followers would like to send stuff to help out.

@HandheldGamer1991

Жыл бұрын

Its like a new begining! If we cant buy the older cards because they are to expensive we can start fresh here! Silver all the way baby! Wooo

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the pokemon community! It truly is fun to collect and play as well. I appreciate the kind words 🙏 💯

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

@@HandheldGamer1991 That's exactly how I feel

Yet another reminder to never buy loose packs. Thank you for the info! :)

@joshcash9277

Жыл бұрын

I feel like this says to buy single packs as long as you weigh it. Bout to see me bringing a small scale to target 😂

@nordy1999

Жыл бұрын

@@joshcash9277 well I mean from random people, because you know people are gonna be weighing their packs and only selling the trash ones. Also I don't think target just sells loose packs. Sleeved packs sure but those wouldn't be weighable I wouldn't think.

@twodwozzle6090

Жыл бұрын

The yt community is buying lose packs all the time from rip and shippers and getting bangers. I don't think it's fair to people selling loose packs legitimately and honestly outside of youtube to advise buyers not to purchase them. If I have a bad experience buying loose packs outside of youtube or on youtube, then lesson learned and I would obviously not buy from that seller again. I can show you a video where boxes can be weighed too. Should we also not buy boxes?

@nordy1999

Жыл бұрын

@twodwozzle6090 boxes as in BB? Yeah I'd like to see that. I doubt it's as accurate as this is. However, personally I don't see the point of rip and shippers at all. I'd rather just buy and purchase my own packs. But OBVIOUSLY there are legit people doing those things. You took my comment way out of proportion lmao, calm down over there key board warrior, I didn't mean to offend your rip and ship homies, dear lord. But at the same time, you cannot deny that buying those types of things is adding an extra layer of risk into the equation. Thanks but no thanks personally, but if it floats your boat then knock yourself out.

@darius5396

Жыл бұрын

I've pulled hits from loose packs. It's the same chances across the board. There are dud and hit boxes, bundles, packs with every set. That's one reason why some people do pokemon, it's not like sports hobby and retail boxes where you are garaunteed some type of rarity.

Great video! Good to know about the weighing problems.

Appreciate you for this vid. Me and my little guys have started collecting recently and it sure helps to know when to be cautious buying packs. Will be popping nothing but blistered, sleeved or bundled packs knowing weight is an issue. Again, Appreciate you for this one. Big ups.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to pokemon! Thanks for the kind words 🙏 💯

Dope video man! Box came through at the end.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it Joey! 🙏 gotta love a happy ending 😉🤣

Thanks for doing this man. Great information. I think it's safe to say packs are weighable. Such a shame. :(

Love your channel and this video man! It inspired me to give the booster opening videos a try myself. Currently working on completing the Pokemon Go expansion in a video series. Anyway, keep it up with these videos, really inspiring!

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it 🙏 Glad I could be of some inspiration to you. I'll have to check your channel out 💯

14k my mannnn 🎉❤❤❤

First time seeing your video's, you are really chill and relaxed. Im going to sub :) keep the good work going!

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Welcome 🙏 I appreciate ya

Thanks for sharing, congrats on that chase pull! Hoping my orders show up close to on time!

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I'm so excited to open more! I can't wait to see what yall get

Love this video!!! ❤️❤️ I’m collecting all of the reverse holo now lol They’re so vibrant and so much cooler!!! But I still have a looooong way to go and the boosters now is so expensive 😭😭

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Good luck on your journey! Completing sets are very satisfying 😌

Really appreciate the info when it comes out that the packs can be weighed. I have caught somebody weighing packs and he waved me off...

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

That's crazy! I haven't ran into anyone weighing in store yet. I've seen a few kids opening in Walmart tho

After losing my childhood collection in a move 20 years ago I recently started back collecting with my son 3 months ago Dope to see other dads doin this Earned a new sub hope to see yu pull 🔥 in the future

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

That's awful 😖 Welcome back and hope you and your son have fun with it like we do🙏

Damn these boxes looked stacked... can't wait to open mine tomorrow!

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

They definitely seem to have better pulls than sword and Shield base did

Totally informative. Thanks a lot for the analysis!

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏

quality content brotha! Good stuff!

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it so much 💯

Would need a larger sample size but this is a great insight. Makes you second guess buying second hand packs online

@core420d

Жыл бұрын

Really should never buy second hand period when first hand suppliers have stock.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

That's true. Plus this doesn't work for every single box or product.

Oh yes. We opened 25 heavy (22.70) and super heavy (22.80) packs 2/3 weeks AGO. Insane pulls compared to the 22.60 packs. 😁🔥 Missing the Miriam still

@rixardc8758

Жыл бұрын

I only got the miriam 251

@pokecave-no

Жыл бұрын

@@rixardc8758 Dang 😄 i opened 30 more packs today and still nothing 🙄🙄💥

@rixardc8758

Жыл бұрын

@@pokecave-no i pulled it from one ETB 😉

@pokecave-no

Жыл бұрын

@@rixardc8758 Love it! Many says to leave the ETB in S&V and go for BBoxes, but I guess you proved it wrong 😁👌

Great video.cant believe you can still weight the packs 😂.well done Pokemon.

Thanks for the info!

Wow, those were some nice hits, but really frustrating to see how weighable this set is. Definitely staying away from buying single packs online. Especially in Japanese! And kinda weird how all of your packs had black border codes, I only opened 6 single pack blisters so far and almost all of them had white border codes, with my only hit being the Slowbro that had a white code card. Also I hate how they have the code cards in the first place, personally, it ruins the surprise seeing the code card color right out of the pack. So now I just have to close my eyes lol!

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was surprised to see so many hits too. I've noticed that booster boxes have all black codes and etbs have all white. Super weird but maybe it's a way to tell what products the packs came from?

@HandheldGamer1991

Жыл бұрын

Never buy jp boosters! There is no way in hell the person didnt weight the packs! The only way os to get the whole box!

@declanplatakis6573

Жыл бұрын

@@pogodad7365 this is false, i opened 3 booster boxes and they all had white codes

Thank you for the video! I’ll be posting openings in the next week! My kids and I do openings live!

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Opening with the Littles are the best

@Reggaeninja

Жыл бұрын

@@pogodad7365wohoo!

This is my first set I’m going to actually finish. I really enjoy this set. They look nice plus it’s a new generation for Pokémon to me. Sadly not in South Carolina, but I’m in North Carolina. Also, being a single parent is hard, I’m one too. But we will figure stuff out even though half the time we don’t know what is going on😂Luckily I have some places to get stuff. Congratulations on the pulls. Just subscribed too

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Being a single parent is really hard. But it makes us stronger 💪 I'm super excited to see what comes out in the future scarlet and violet sets

Ngl that sandile full art is really nice. To see Pokémon in their natural habitat or fighting using their special attacks as art is awesome. 😊

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

They're doing some amazing things nowadays! I hope they keep it going

That was a definite YES 😬

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

This was the most definitive answer I've seen

That Hawlucha looks sick! Can't wait to pull my own!

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah! If not I got you 😉

Nice video. Makes me more cautious when buying on eBay

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate ya 🙏

Great and informative video! Yikes, the way you move the card with your thumb and slightly bend the card to show the texture of the card🥴

These new cards are definitely interesting Idk how I feel about the silver borders.. I have way to much to still collect.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I feel ya Ben! They have got to improve the quality too

Thank you for this. I guess for right now the only loose packs I will be buying are the retail packs that come in the cardboard display.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Of course! That's a good idea

@zacharybennett8463

Жыл бұрын

​@@pogodad7365 you really do a good job of keeping the community informed with videos like this. If more KZreadrs like Pokerev did videos like this maybe they would do something about this. Until then I will continue sharing these videos as much as I can.

Wow I didn’t know it can! I should have done that 😂

They have white and black code cards my friend. I opened up 15 packs yesterday One Etb, two 3 pack blisters. I pulled the Miriam sir out from behind a white code card. Never judge a pack by the color of the code card 😅

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I've seen both codes in different products which I so weird. Congrats on the Miriam sir! It's a gorgeous card 😍

Bro this is scary af. Do sleeved booster packs have the same issue?

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

If I can get enough sleeved boosters I will give it a try 💯

Great content !!!

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

i thought id like silver borders but im already sentimental and nostalgic about the yellow and its been like 1 day D:

@josh2xboosting

Жыл бұрын

i hate the silver

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie. The silver is OK but I do miss the yellow

I enjoyed my pulls from this booster box. Actually pulled 1 of my chase cards, the Miraidon ex alt art :)

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful card! Congrats

would this be for the single blister packs also? cause I bought 10 off a guy and only got one hit lol. but it was iron treads ex alt art. prob wont buy more haha

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

It's probably possible for sleeved as well. When I get my hands on some ill give it a try

There is no way to make it truly random unless there are like 15 different weights on each code card

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

They had it right during sun and moon from what I remember. Of course it could be hard to fix the packs that have multiple hit but it could be done

damn this is actually kinda sad that they messed up like this with the code cards, I don't know whether this can be true for all packs as I have seen some white code cards floating around there in SV packs but personally all of my product so far has come with only black code cards, defienetly gonna stay away from rip and ships and online 2nd hand stores for now and stick with my LGS and retailers for sealed product.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree 👍 Different products seem to have different codes. I wonder what it will be in the next set

Yep weighed my box on release day and this is true.

I love this set, but the regular ex's need better quality imo. If you compare it to the japanese version, the difference is clear, the US ones are more dull and the star holo is more difficult to see. I love the illustration rares though

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I agree 💯

One box I opened had all black code cards with crazy pulls, the second had mixed code cards.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

That's interesting 🤔 Haven't seen a mixed code box yet

Ive seen hits come from both white code cards and black code cards in Scarlet & Violet

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the code color makes no difference. Which I really like

Yeah I’m pretty sure sleeved boosters can be weighed as well. I picked up like 30 sleeved boosters from Walmart and I’m pretty sure someone set there at Walmart and weighed them because there was not a single hit in any of them.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I want to try this on sleeved boosters too. I've opened a good bit with my kids and the pulls have far and few in between.

@BurrCollectibles

Жыл бұрын

You should for sure

Silver Borders make the cards easier to look at. Its not as harsh as the "in your face, out of place, yellow"

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I agree. It's still a little weird seeing how they've been yellow for 25 years

@HandheldGamer1991

Жыл бұрын

The yellow did look good on all the electric and dragon type pokemon in my opinion :)

@josh2xboosting

Жыл бұрын

I think the opposite, they look more like the fake chinese cards

@ContentCreature

Жыл бұрын

@@josh2xboosting 💀

@magic1wizard

Жыл бұрын

It makes them look to much like the world championship cards.

I just opened 5 booster boxes and 2 ETBs and all my code cards are white. Is there a difference ?

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I'm not too sure if there's a difference. I would imagine they would be very close

Wow that's so cool

I see a few people complaining about loose packs and maybe I'm reading into this improperly but I've always had bad luck with ETB's and extremely great luck with loose ones. Pre-release events/Loose packs have always been decent for to me. Is there such a thing of cursed ETB's?

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's all random. Usually etbs are bad for me. The sleeved boosters for scarlet have been very bad so far as well

I had lot of packs with 5 reverse holos cards in

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Was that in scarlet and violet?

Now I’m going to weigh mine when I get it 😂

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Let's us know what you get

To be fair reverse holos and holos were never worth anything anyway lol cant really crash prices that are already worthless.. but hope ppl do not exploit this cause the code cards deff have no rhyme or reason this time around. thank you for this info!

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

That's fair! It makes it alot easier to complete a master set tho

Charleston!! Nice!!

10:35 bangers incoming!

Bro full time with 5 kids??? You a god lol

Not really a fan of the set, but the video was informative. Won't be buying loose packs again, thanks!

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I can appreciate that. Different strokes for different folks. I appreciate ya 💯

How long has the pack weigh thing been an issue

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

It's been an issue since the beginning but was fixed at a point (where I'm not sure) but came back around fusion Strike

My BB had all white code cards. I think it's either all black code cards or all white code cards.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Interesting 🤔 Maybe from a different print facility or something

Now you know which packs are the hits, you can create your own God Box for a video.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

That's true 🤔 🙏

The school part in the game is looong and annoying lol, but when they cut you loose, you're going to love the game. I haven't played a video game start to finish since Pokemon Gold in the year 2000 and I just finished Pokemon Scarlet in a week because it was so fun exploring. You will get annoyed with the software glitches that happen, but they're not a deal breaker.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up. I've started the last 3 pokemon games but haven't finished any yet.

Never ever buy single loose packs from the secondary market.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Unless it's a reputable person in the community.

my sandile also had a ton of print lines

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

It's gonna be a low pop in a 10 😆 🤣

Wooooo 2.3k views already let’s goooo

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

It's crazy 🤪

Here 🎉

Prices on Scarlet Violet are tanking hard already. Give it a few weeks and the current top 3 cards will be less than $50. Holo+Reverse will be the new Bulk. With the latest price increase, I have a feeling we are going to see a lot of Pokemon product sitting on the shelves again. But man o man. Don't buy LOOSE packs after seeing this.

@_skorme

Жыл бұрын

How much is the price difference in your country? Here in mine it is only 10 cent more for a pack - so you don't really notice it that much.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Your prediction was so close!

So if the release is until the 31st, how is your LGS selling them early??

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

My lcs holds prerelease events. Store that hold these events are allowed to sell 1 week before the official release date.

single dad of FIVE?! how do you find time in the day!!

I realized a lot of people on whatnot are tampering with product based of my pull rates with my Japanese product I order to open myself personally.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Yeah some people on there are taking advantage for sure. Hopefully these people will get caught 🙏

@Pokebino_tcg

Жыл бұрын

@@pogodad7365 I can't wait for this 151 and then obsidian flames later

Bruh we got the exact same full arts

Not weighable I dont think... Pokemon did well here and got sneaky. Now all of a certain product has the same code card. So this entire booster box had black but another could have all white so the weights may be the same but since you dont know what color code card your product is it could be the opposite. So you could get a 3 pack blister for example, weigh them, see that 2 packs are 21.9 and 1 pack is 22.18, and still not know which has hits because you dont know if this is an all white code product or all black code product. With that being said, I do still advise not to buy loose packs. If you buy single packs, buy them sleeved. Too much sketchy stuff can happen with loose packs (i.e. resealing)

@ExcaliburTTP

Жыл бұрын

yeah ive tried weighing my self with newer packs... some were 20g and had hits some were 22 and had no hits. soooooo who tf knows lol

Poor test example, you can’t weigh to guarantee pulls. Yes it can sort of be leveraged but I’ve done experiments with weights and definitely missed some big hits assuming that. Also these packs will have 3 foils and be heavier than previous sets.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Did you watch the video? The answer was clear for my box. Plus I used a booster box. Other products can definitely differ depending on print facility and print run.

What I like to know is can the boxes be weighed?

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean the sealed booster box?

@ajramos007able

Жыл бұрын

Yes, like these people that buy a whole bunch from Pokémon at reduced price and then sell them. They also are collectors and may want to keep some for themselves

Seen alot of people selling half a booster box on eBay haha

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Seems a bit sus to me

The quality on some of these new cards kinda sux. Ripped with a group of friends, most of our hits had quality issues. I've never seen so many print lines b4.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I noticed after recording there were alot of quality issues.. from whitening to print lines

Gonna make a video like this myself to add to the evidence. Here’s hoping your boxes were flukes because otherwise 🤬

Just dont buy opened product simple as that lol

Thanks for the info. I think you Should’ve shown the weighing process to give it more credibility. Just speed it up for time.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I've done that in the past but it's not necessary. People either skip or stop watching at that point. I write the weight on every pack. I appreciate ya for the tip though 💯🙏

They could have easily fixed this with random number of foil cards per pack but instead we have this sh#$ again.

Straight up tells me not to buy from open boxes at the card shop. Not even the owners can be trusted. Buy fresh boxes again boys. Fuuuuuuck.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Not everyone out there are trying to scam people but...

3 holos/pack is a fluffer to make us feel like you’re getting more pulls. I love the new Holo rare look but it fools you thinking your got a big hit in the back. I did hit some good double hits in one pack

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I know what you mean! You think you have a hit in every pack now 😆 🤣

I'd stay away from booster boxes if you want a better range of pulls. ETB and Booster Bundles are the way to go!

@josh2xboosting

Жыл бұрын

how does that make sense lol.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

I've had amazing luck from everything but sleeved boosters so far

They’re the same as we knew v’s and vstar’s but they’re more like the Japanese set up.

This bs I’m sorry 😂 I went to the store today and got 5 packs then came back and got 10 and I weighed every single pack with pack case and then without. I got roughly the same amount of weight when it’s enclosed in the pack case but then the weights were so different. I was getting CRAZY HITS in light, middle, and heavy packs. I was so confused. I literally even got a double hit in a mid pack. 9 hits in 15 packs, idk bout y’all but that’s the luckiest I’ve ever been. Not to mention, I pulled some of the rarest cards.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Results will vary depending on product and where it was manufactured. This video is for booster boxes only.

the star pattern is kinda lame too i agree VSTAR looked way better than this new ex format

I did wonder about the hit rates I was getting from loose packs. I actually think this goes deeper and am convinced there are some employees in kmarts and other department stores weighing packs

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

That's possible. But I've opened around 20 sleeved boosters with my boys and only hit 1 regular ex...

Buying a Scarlet ETB in 12 hours time probably won't buy any single packs it's €5.49/€5.99 per pack or €49.99/€67.99 per ETB in lowest to highest prices €14 99/€19.99 for triple. Gonna be a blast tracking down the Gyarados Ex that's my chase

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the price increase hurts. Good luck on the gyarados hunting 👍

I wish I could afford a booster box, I’m stuck with singles and always pull dud packs since I’m unlucky 😭😭 I guess that’s just life

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Opening pack are like a box of chocolates fr! Sending some 🔥 🍀 your way my friend 🙏

@DyNaMiCTuRtLeZ

Жыл бұрын

@@pogodad7365 appreciate the boost of luck! Definitely will take it 🤩

Couldn't there be a vstar card in the pack to throw this off ?

@ryancross1177

Жыл бұрын

Why would there be a vstar card in a set that doesn’t use the V card format?

@phillipeyettro2230

Жыл бұрын

Ah good point. Would of prevented the cards from being weighed thou. Sucks u can weigh them

All of my code cards were white. Interesting.

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

We're those from booster boxes or etbs?

@hawkteflon

Жыл бұрын

@@pogodad7365 From a Safari Zone booster box.

@creatingvideostobreakmyspe6049

Жыл бұрын

@@hawkteflon what its gonna be is probably just heavy code card + hit so pretty detectable yeah.

Just buy a sealed booster box, you’ll be fine. Why would anyone buy loose booster packs when we have sleeved boosters, single pack blisters, etc?

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

There are breaks and such which can be fun but some people are dishonest and take all the good packs out and sell the duds

@TedBarton91

Жыл бұрын

In England loose boosters are half the price of sealed, that’s why people buy them

@joshuastreet8664

Жыл бұрын

@@pogodad7365 Yeah, always thought about joining breaks, but the price/ pack is always just a bit too much for me after tax and shipping. I understand the appeal for them, and enjoy watching breaks myself, but as a long term collector, I’ve gotta watch my price/ pack ratio. Ripping packs is a luxury; I’d just pick up singles if I were smart 😂

To all of you saying we should not buy loose boosters, people can weight booster boxes too..

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Idk how that would be helpful 🤔 but I guess it's possible

Yeah Pokémon dropped the ball on this the heavy packs will have hits anything over 23 usually have gold cards

Do you think ETBs are weighable?

@pogodad7365

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean the box or the packs? I'd say no on the box but yes on the packs

All sets can be weighed if you take the time to figure out the weights. Literally every single set.

The code cards and energys are different weights between cards so they can't be cheated

Very disappointed in this set the sliver borders was a bad idea and out of the whole set Thera only 4 cards I want and there’s no vs vmax or vstars I don’t like the ex crap I won’t be buying anymore S&V crown zenith it’s 1000 times better set

Just don't go buying loose packs. I stick to buying unsealed stuff bc of this kind of shenanigans going on.

Scarlet & Violet has revealed so much about The Pokémon Company 2023. If you considered yourself a fan of Pokémon before 2022 you should be insulted. I don't know which is worse, the lack of effort or the amount of greed. It's sickening in fact. Am I being over dramatic??? Maybe. But if you think I am, it's because you haven't played the video game or opened the booster packs or converted your PTCGO to LIVE. If anyone of those 3 don't disappoint you, you have no pulse.

One youtuber had only white codecards..🤔

This makes me sad. Dont buy single packs I guess.

All the code card's are the same and those card aren't worth anything raw. So yeah they weight packs doesn't do anything for you in this set 😂.