"we know what the rarities are." All viewers say to themselves. "No we don't, I am so confused."

Many magic the gathering players ask the question, what is a rainbow rare?

@DylanCEdh

3 жыл бұрын

If this isn’t a joke, I can tell ya real quick Edit: nvm

@alexB30741

3 жыл бұрын

@@DylanCEdh it is a joke and I know what it is.

@akl296

3 жыл бұрын

A box topper?

@xileets

3 жыл бұрын

Gold. bahahah!

@RL_22

3 жыл бұрын

Is that like foil etched or something?

Now I just have this giddy image of Prof trying to explain the rarities in a Yugioh pack.

@xSkye629x

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr? That would be like 45 min alone just doing the rarities

@StringsNStrands

3 жыл бұрын

@@xSkye629x You could say the same about all of the different promos, foils and frames over Magic's history.

@AcePlaysTCGs

3 жыл бұрын

That would feel like a podcast episode with how many rarities they have

@roomtemperatureones63

3 жыл бұрын

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

@namename8004

3 жыл бұрын

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.

"Redeem online for a digital pack" now doesn't that sound nice

@soulextracter

2 жыл бұрын

Huh?

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

@deifiedtitan

3 жыл бұрын

Less an excuse, more of a reason

@CaptainJackedPickle

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@starstudio8402

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainJackedPickle Pokémon going bankrupt?😂😂😂😂😂where did you here that from?

Even after all this time I still feel weird saying "V Card"

@SoggyWaffles.

3 жыл бұрын

Generally, you can call it a "Pokemon V" e.g. "I opened 2 Pokemon V"

@Miko_of_the_North

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@gamesnthoughts8527

3 жыл бұрын

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

@kylepafford1750

Жыл бұрын

“Dude I have 3 V cards!” 😂

The reason the rare is in the middle of the pack was fascinating to learn.

@CampinOnline

3 жыл бұрын

i thought the same thing i always thought it was odd they wernt at the back and now i know theres an actual reason for it

@CaptainScarLeg

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@houndoom73

3 жыл бұрын

I always thought it was to prevent people from easily just removing it from a pack by grabbing the last card in there

@drsherifff

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainScarLeg there's 1-2 cards behind it

@antivire

Жыл бұрын

Yeah ikr, it’s a pretty obvious reason that flew over my head completely

Meanwhile, MtG has Rares, Mythic Rares, Foil Rares, Curled Foil Rare and everyone's favorite - the Curled Foil Mythic Rare.

@Wolfsspinne

3 жыл бұрын

I once had a friend claim to have opened a Reverse Curled Foil Mythic Rare.

So this is why we got 50 versions of Teferi?

Imagine if MTG had the print quality of pokemon, textured rares for commander? that don't bend overtime??

@tempestandacomputer6951

3 жыл бұрын

Pokemon's is better, but not by as much as you might think.

@Deathangel1919

3 жыл бұрын

Etched foils from Commander Legends

Professor subtly telling us to play something else while Magic is in chaos. I'm waiting for the Digimon TCG myself

@SuzukaYuka

3 жыл бұрын

He did it before with his great video about Legends of Runeterra (which is the game I went to after I got tired of Arena's BS)

@gadierespino6775

3 жыл бұрын

Same. For now I play the Digimon video games

@FPRobber

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly this video makes Pokemon sound much more confusing and chaotic

@gadierespino6775

3 жыл бұрын

@@FPRobber not really. He just explained the many types of rare type cards in pokemon.

@NecromancyForKids

3 жыл бұрын

@@FPRobber In the end, the rarity doesn't matter as long as you just get the cards you want.

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.

Was anyone else fully expecting Prof to say something like “But you don’t need to know this, just buy singles!” at the end of the pack?

@richardpointer

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, let some other idiot buy the pack and waste their money.

@Guardian14Acky

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@kyriearashi

3 жыл бұрын

You gain the online pack as well, making buying Pokémon packs more sensible than buying mtg packs.

Excellent summary! I didn't know about the Amazing Rares. Btw the card trick changes in older sets, mostly due to the missing energy card.

@thelordstarfish

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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!!

This reminds me of when I was first learning about all the new rarities when I got into the game with Ultra Prism.

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.

@jackwithahat8601

2 жыл бұрын

South America is also yellow bordered

Idea for an Untitled Podcast episode: get a big Pokemon KZreadr on to talk about the differences between it and Magic, like the episode with Yugioh

@MakeVarahHappen

3 жыл бұрын

I think why Prof hasn't done that is just because he plays both. With Yu-Gi-Oh the conversation lead to both sides learning more about the other but here Prof wouldn't have many questions to ask.

@TenTailedSasuke

3 жыл бұрын

@@MakeVarahHappen That's definitely true, but I believe it would be an interesting episode either way. I feel he plays Magic more so he could still get some insight while being able to offer his own as a (possibly) regular player as well. Honestly I know very little about Pokemon so there may be less to discuss than I realize.

@goncaloferreira6429

3 жыл бұрын

even if the yugioh episode didnt cover things in deph a still would like a pokemon episode.

@bobdole8830

3 жыл бұрын

@@MakeVarahHappen also there isn't much to ask, Pokemon is a really simplistic game aimed at young children

@MakeVarahHappen

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobdole8830 I mean, being aimed at children doesn't mean it can't be complex at higher levels. There's a reason adults like playing it. Yu-Gi-Oh is also aimed at children.

Thank you for the plethora of videos Professor! Looking forward to this one! Fellow MTG and Pokemon enthusiast.

@TolarianCommunityCollege

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@tamasszoke6632

3 жыл бұрын

It was great, professor, as always! Thank you for the entertainment and knowledge shared in these trying times! :)

one thing that he didnt mention, even for people who dont play the tcgo, the qr code is still useful to them as if you look at the front part of the qr code before you look at what is in ur pack, you may find it odd that sometimes that color is green, and sometimes its white, these actually have a purpose, white means that there is something higher than a basic rare in the pack, while green means that there is only a rare in the pack, kinda helps to not get your hopes up, or may excite you further if you get a white one edit: forgot to mention one thing, this is entirely randomize when you do use the qr online, so even if you got a white card and use the qr code online, you may end up with just a regular rare, but that only applies to online.

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!

Great to see you expanding your content range.

I have opened tons of packs, but you really go all out in this video and hit it all. Amazing job!

I started today to get into the hobby and this is exactly what I've been looking for. Amazing production value, thanks!

Great video! Just what I was looking for! Thank you!

Finally getting myself and family into the tcg. This video is super helpful and really clears a lot of confusion for me. Thank you

This was a highly informative video especially for someone just figuring out all the things for Pokémon pack openings. Thank you!

Very awesome and a very well put together video. Very informative. Thanks for the awesome video!

Exceptionally well produced video. Thank you

This helped so much!!! Thank you!!

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 😃

Thank you, Very informative. My son & daughter have been asking about Pokémon since I drag them to LGS all the time.

Thank you, my nephew is crazy about Pokemon and this has helped me understand what to look out for

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.

@Rixizu

3 жыл бұрын

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?

My son is starting his collection. This video helped a lot. Thanks!

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.

Got my first ever darkness ablaze box coming, this video was amazingly helpful. Thank you!

This video came just when I needed it, and the best channel to do it 🙏🏼

Awesome work, thank you !

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.

Tbh I could use a video like this for MTG lately...

Love the rarity explanation. Escpecially with how many rarities we have in Magic anymore. Pokemon keeps it simple.

Thank you professor! I swear you can read my mind, I was just about to look up this question and thought I better check with the prof. First!

I'd love to see more pokemon content, Prof! This was a great vid!

Thanks really helped me out 👍

This is fantastic! Thank you!

So... the actual rarities the Pokémon TCG has now are far, far sillier than anything that the various parodies of card games ever came up with back in the day. I mean... would you have believed somebody who told you back in 1999 that there'd be such a thing as "Rainbow Rare" or "AMAZING RARE" cards? Or would you assume it was in the same category as playground/internet-forum rumors as "Mew is under the truck," "Bill's secret garden," or "beat the Elite Four [arbitrarily large amount] times in a row and you can get Pikablu?"

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.

@chadkobylenski4193

3 жыл бұрын

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.

Thank you :D i needed this.

super helpful vid thanks a bunch man

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.

Very good video, exactly what I needed to know

It's actually a video I was eagerly awaiting for a long time. Thanks Prof! Maybe You could also show some examples of decks You have build Yourself?

They also have some cards that a printed horizontal so that was a trip getting one of those the first time

This video was useful and awesome. Thank you for making it.

This was very well made thank yiu

So how high is this on the EXPLOITOMETER Prof?

@Adamisawesome1497

3 жыл бұрын

As a former player, pretty high. Almost no commons and uncommons are playable aside from trainers and the odd uncommon, but almost as if the pokemon company knows this, the good uncommons have a lower pull rate (for example max elixir, vs seeker, dark patch from what I know) and since almost all the playable standard decks use mostly ex, hx, and V cards, most of the pack is completely useless. Also, from my experience you get about 6 or 7 per booster box, meaning about 1 in 5 packs for a playable card. On top of this, the best cards out of those ex, gx, and V cards are usualle distributed at a lower rate than the bad ones (for example shaymin ex and tapu lele gx before the tin release) the only good thing I can say about the pokemon tcg is they they release many special tins and boxes giving reprints to more played cards so they are easier to get, but they are usually in a $20 or $25 product containing some packs, which are mostly full of worthless and mostly unplayable cards unless you get lucky. I dont know what they have done, if anything, to change any of these problems over the past 2 years since i quit, but from this video it seems to be the same shenanigans

@CaptainJackedPickle

3 жыл бұрын

But alot of kids who collect and play for fun, don't follow the rules and just make whatever kind of decks they feel like. All TCG are the same, if your deck building, buy singles. If your collecting, buy singles. I 100% agree though, these are more addictive then "Scratch Tickets" If you have money or a credit card, and a personality which will cause you to buy more packs than you can afford. Yes these are a super addictive drug. But if your a kid who's parents but you the odd pack, and you trade cards with your friends at school and just mess around, nothing wrong with that. Sorry about the long "Reply" I'm going to bed now Cheers

I can feel your immense and deep knowledge of Pokémon. This, this is great.

really like the way u say 'Pokemon' professor

I'd love to see a video showcasing the best products of each brand. Like binders and sleeves from dragon sheild.

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.

@renaldotulung1676

3 жыл бұрын

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.

Keep the Pokemon TCG content coming, please!

I'd love to see some vids on the ins and outs of Final Fantasy TCG!

Thanks for the video. You should do one of these for yu-gi-oh with Paul from APS.

love this vid so much info

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

@nateh2652

Жыл бұрын

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.

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

Hoping to see some new videos on Pokémon from you, Professor!

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

So so helpful thank youuu

Suddenly and quite by accident I now own a few Pokémon cards, this has helped / confused immeasurably.

Great video! Pokemon certainly has a ton of rares lol.

Damn Prof is like youe read my mind. I was searching for this exact content for weeks.

I'd love to see a Booster Box Game of the latest Pokémon set.

yay more pokemon. can you talk about how to qualify for worlds and Pokemon Play! points

Many magic the gathering players ask the question: how come Pokémon foils look ten times better than magic foils and do not curl like cinnamon sticks?

Hope to see more pokemon content on here.

Love the pokemon vids. I'm looking for a card game that isnt run by wizards and I'm considering playing pokemon as a substitution for magic.

Thanks for doing Pokémon videos too. I like your channel and I just started to play Pokémon so these videos has been useful to get an idea of what I am getting into. Is there any symbol in the cards that tells its rarity like in KeyForge?

This video is really top quality prof

As a pokemon card and magic collector, MaxMoeFoePokemon is my go to pokemon guy. Watching him open his packs of pokemon cards are pretty entertaining.

Professor, have you check out the Digimon TCG game? it's gonna come out this Friday 11/27. They also put a tutorial app on either Ios/Android store.

Great Quality video 👍

Honestly you'll be lucky if you pull any 2 foils :/ or anything playeble for a deck you wanna build or just a pokemon you like

This brings back to my high school days lol

6:49 Nice 👌

I wanna go back to four rarities now. I'll never complain about a chase mythic again.

Ty helped with my sons bday gift.

I use to play the original back in the 90's so I'm a bit out dated at this point. My kids are starting to get into the game and I taught them what I know and from the rules that came with their beginner decks. When we play magic as a family we normally play commander cube and pauper (outside of everything is legal). So I was wondering if there's other formats in Pokémon like in magic, if so I would love to see videos on that. The only formats I'm aware of is standard and legacy. I've heard about the Build & Battle Draft Format but not sure how that works.

Wow, the professor makes another video about my favorite TCG. I highly appreciate this trend.

@goncaloferreira6429

3 жыл бұрын

care to share why it is your favourite?

@haksi1170

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@goncaloferreira6429

3 жыл бұрын

@@haksi1170 thanks for sharing.

The last time bought a Pokemon pack ist about 15 years ago, i think the energy cards looked a bit different Nowadays i just collect MTG and FaB, but damn that Venusaur at 9:29 looked awesome!

It's been a while since I last played, but that 'fairy is retired' took me by surprise. What energy do fairy pokemon use now? I mostly use fairy and psychic pokemon.

@kathughes4671

3 жыл бұрын

All cards linked to the fairy type itself aren't being printed anymore. Fairy Pokémon will now be printed as psychic type instead and there was a bit of a general rebalance to accommodate that. You can still play with your fairy type energy and Pokémon in any formats for which their sets are valid.

Bless you for this vid

Have you considered re-reviewing card sleeves? KMC has changed their production and so has ultra pro. I would be interested in what you think about current ultra pro sleeves / perfect fits as well as what you think about KMCs now that the production and quality has changed

It's like watching Yu-Gi-Oh explaination video but I actually understand this

Any chance for a Pokemon Battle Academy review, thinking about picking it up for the kids.

I hope you do the digimon tcg at some point. It would be an interesting video to watch

I've always done that with my packs didn't know it was a trick 😆

Character cards are just SR 1 prize cards from Cosmic Eclipse. I got 4 SR wishiwashi.

I really like your pokemon videos :D

@TolarianCommunityCollege

3 жыл бұрын

thank you