I get that art is subjective and this style may not be for everyone but I personally love this set. The cartoony style, the pokemon they chose, the theme it's one of my favorite sets of all time. So for everyone disappointed sorry but I'm so happy.
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I agree! I think that the art in this set is amazing. I absolutely love some of those ARs, like the Meowth and the Wobbuffet.
They are in Destined Rivals, they are not in The Glory of Team Rocket. Y'all need to learn the diference between international and japanese releases.
It's not "less likely", it's just impssible that they would give SIRs in a regular main set for cards that are not part of any japánese set. As others have mentioned, the only way those could get a special illustration is in a High Class Set, which os Japan's annual end of the year set (and now ours beginning of the year counterpart).
Not weird at all. Japanese deck products usually end up in our sets (Sylveon ex/Ceruledge ex, Mewtwo ex/Skeledirge ex, Inteleon VMAX/Gengar VMAX, etc).
Yes, their numbers match our predictions, so they should be in it.
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This generation has been very kind to Houndoom fans (me) after SWSH's extremely disappointing TG Houndoom
I know that Steven and Marnie’s Pokemon are not in TGoTR (due to the exclusivity of the decks) but in Destined Rivals, so yes I know the difference.
But even so, if they were to just release the Metagross and Grimmsnarl SARs without the other Pokemon, that’d be just two more cards added to the Japanese set, so I hope you understand that, before the total cards were counted, why I was still having hope there (not to mention that Steven and Metagross are my favourite).
That Night Wanderer/Shrouded Fable Houndoom AR/IR were absolutely astounding. I could not ask for better.
To split it like that is what I meant.
you are right, but we usually also don’t get those decks. Since this time we do, there was no need to include them.I honestly think the Moltres Sar is the best one, the Rocket's Mewtwo is a total letdown. No Rockets Mimikyu AR, also a huge letdown. The AR's are wayyy better than the SARs imo. Oh well...still a cool set, just not nearly as good artwise for the SARs as I think we all were hoping.
I think we have seen many cases that showed that SAR and AR are totally interchangeable. It’s just the texture that divides them.
I do agree tho, the ARs are stronger, but I’m glad we didn’t get that awful armored mewtu. Other than that, there wasn’t much to expect from the card to begin with, as it and Giovanni hardly interacted in the franchise.
Personally I think that Crobat slaps. I wished for an Arabolivia tho.
Best set identity is Shrouded Fable. No second set to muddy the waters. As for hits lineup, you could be right there
Chance it could be in end of year special set. Similar to the deoyxs and zeraora vmax set. They got alt arts eventually. Genger and diancie could get them in end of year set aswell
There was literally no reason to expect that they would have SARs in this set. They have never done that and would not do it now just because.
Noted, thanks
It would have been pretty cool, though.
Again, my list and everything I say is just my personal opinion.
But to clarify on what I like and don't like about Akira Egawa. I own 3 of their cards in my personal collection. Chi-Yu SIR, Giratina V from Crown Zenith and Mew VMAX Alternate Art from Fusion Strike. I like all these cards because they feature their Pokemon on a beautifully landscaped background that fits the theme of the card. Chi-Yu is serene, Giratina moving down the tree base like a dragon creeping on the world tree or Mew just abusing their size to cause chaos around a London themed city.
When Akira Egawa draws close ups of Pokemon, it loses what I like about his work. That is exactly what this card does for me.
I don't think your take was a "hot" one at all. I think it was well described and I honestly agree with most of what you said. The Moltres card took me a minute to figure out what I was even looking at. It looks okay, but it's too much hitting my senses at the same time, and not in a good way.
I disagree with the Houndoom card. I love Houndoom, but this card just looks goofy. Did the trainer throw him towards the sky? I dunno, I really just don't like it.
Clamperl IS gorgeous, and I really like the art style.
Murkrow I'm extremely disappointed with. I was hoping for and looking forward to a Murkrow AR, but a Murkrow card. Not some goofy grunt with Murkrow, and especially not overshadowing him. I mean, come on, they cut off half his tail-feathers!
Much of the ARs, the art is too goofy and cartoony. I'm not a fan of that, but I understand some are. It's whatever, just not for me.
Mewtwo looks terrible, too much hype for such a disappointing card. Crobat looks fantastic, and it's definitely my chase for the set. It helps that he's also one of my favorite Pokemon, but I really like the inclusion of the Golbats and such.
Murkrow card ruined by Ariana, but no Murkrow on Ariana's card... such a shame.