“Celestial Guardians” Pokemon TCG Pocket Set Announced for April, New Anniversary Missions!
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I’m hoping TCG Pocket prints a version of Arven eventually. With no item or tool search in the game yet it would be great to have a card that does both, perhaps with some drawback like not being able to attack that turn.
Looks like Pokémon hates us. They literally gave the best Charizard card of all time to Pocket, and now are also giving a great Lillie to Pocket
Meanwhile we got this absolute GARBAGE Mewtwo SAR, and extremely underwhelming Ho-Oh
The last jaw dropping physical card for me was the Bubble Mew. It's starting to be a while. They've had multiple occasions to give us amazing cards, and have unfortunately dropped the ball more often than not in my opinion
They better not fumble the Mega Charizard X ...
Meanwhile we got this absolute GARBAGE Mewtwo SAR, and extremely underwhelming Ho-Oh
The last jaw dropping physical card for me was the Bubble Mew. It's starting to be a while. They've had multiple occasions to give us amazing cards, and have unfortunately dropped the ball more often than not in my opinion
They better not fumble the Mega Charizard X ...
The odds of drawing a Mewtwo, two Ralts, two Gardevoir, and two Rare Candy by turn 2 are extremely low.
Pocket has NO evolution searching, and no deck searching.....don't worry
But it’s a digital card lol. Almost same as not getting anything
You're one of those people who claim "artificial scarcity" whenever Nintendo consoles sell out, aren't you?
We had toilet paper shortages and normal printing paper became like 50 % more expensive in Europe in 2022. So although I don't think paper is or should be the problem, it can be.If it ain't 'expensive cardboard, then it don't make sense
I assume it takes a long time to set up everything to print more and companies also want to be careful to not overdo their extension, because a hype could be over too and then suddenly the demand has declined a lot, but there are 100s or 1000s of new employees lots of new equipment that no longer is needed.
You mean the immersive Card? I think it’s among the worst. It’s just a big artwork slapped on a card. The Mewtwo from GoTR is also better than the pocket card - by far. Ho-oh is also very nice. Non of the cards you mentioned looks bad, they may are just not what you want them to be. I personally dislike those action cards a lot. That does not make them bad artworks.
That’s what has had me worried. The player who finds rare candy first probably wins. I know I shouldn’t worry because I’ll still enjoy the game immensely but it can be a bit imbalanced.
We clearly disagree on what's a great card or not, that's ok. I think many people in the community share my sentiment. To me the Mewtwo and the Ho-Oh are some of the most stale SAR there is out there. No artistry. No emotion. The Pokémon is just there. Two emotionless stances.
Big artwork slapped on a card? You mean like all SAR?
I just looked at the last few sets card lists, I may have exaggerated. We've had good cards, but my disappointment in Mewtwo and Ho-Oh is immense sadly
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you never seen emotionless then. The perspective and coloration of the Metwo evokes what is intended: menacing. I can see why people think it’s plain, since the placing of Giovanni in it is quite weird. Also it is far from the best Mewtwo out there, yes. it still carries exactly that emotion tho. Same for the Ho-Oh. It is a card that shall evoke freedom and happiness. It is just not intended to show a fierce beast, which Ho-oh isn’t to begin with. Calling it no artistry is also a very uneducated term to describe your stance. You can find it boring, but the illustration is very well executed in both cards - not only those difficult perspectives but also the color choice. I hate to play the “I studied art and illustration” card, but I did. Maybe you should find better wording for what exactly you dislike instead of calling it plainly bad.
The Charizard you showed is nothing special either. The whole illustration maybe good, but the crop of the card is quite bad. Moreover this card has less artistic value if you want to throw this into the ring. It has no distinction in art style from most anime on TV. Bringing up that term and than choosing what is the simplest art style in anime possible doesn’t make a good point. The card itself has been done better in the TCG before - one was in Crown Zenith.
Lastly, “most people would agree” is never a good point to make in pop culture. History showed that the majority of people has no good taste in anything at all and is drawn to the safest solution possible. Hence why the worst pop songs are often the most famous ones.
I can see the point you're making about what emotions the Mewtwo and Ho-Oh evoke. Moreso the Mewtwo than the Ho-Oh. I think both cards are plain and boring, especially for SAR.
As for the Charizard, it is the single most beautiful depiction of the Pokémon I have ever seen. The card is dynamic, slightly stylized, the colors are vibrant, no stupid tera crown, etc. I think my opinion about this card stands strong.
"Most people would agree is a bad argument". No it's not. The most popular pop songs reach their level of popularity because casual music listeners like them. The Pokebeach forum is a place where the most hardcore PTCG fans gather to share their thoughts about the game. You would think they've seen what the prettiest cards releasing look like over time. The Mewtwo and Ho-Oh are not among them