Rising rivals booster boxes.

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daviduk2000

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hey i want to buy a booster box and im going for Rising rivals.

but im having an issue. The few places i find one for sale they say 36 Sealed booster pack. not in box.

im wondering do people buy multiple booster boxes. and open packets until they get a level X. then stop then refil the box with pack until its at 36 then sell it on.

its just i cant find any that are sealed. and some say count sealed where as other booster boxes dont say that.
im just being paranoid probably. its just i dont wanna spend £79 on a booster box which ic ant even get lvl X's out of.


also what are the best SP's in this set
 
Best bet is to buy it straight from a shop in person, or over eBay from a seller with ALOT of positive feedback on similar items, and only if they use a photo of the ACTUAL box you are buying, so you can see if it's sealed.
 
And only buy it if the shrinkwrap on the box has pokeballs on it or else they either resealed it or it is fake.
 
Its your money, but I'd encourage you to buy a different box than RR. The only cards that are worth anything are luxray X and flygon X, and you chances of getting either are really low. There are 9 level X's, and you only get two per box. And basically the rest of the set is complete garbage.
 
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I'd buy a Pt. box, mainly because most of the format's cards are in Pt.

If you want to press your luck, buy a RR box. But like amisheskimoninja said, most of the set is G.A.R.B.A.G.E
 
daviduk2000 said:
hey i want to buy a booster box and im going for Rising rivals.

but im having an issue. The few places i find one for sale they say 36 Sealed booster pack. not in box.

im wondering do people buy multiple booster boxes. and open packets until they get a level X. then stop then refil the box with pack until its at 36 then sell it on.

its just i cant find any that are sealed. and some say count sealed where as other booster boxes don't say that.
im just being paranoid probably. its just i don't wanna spend £79 on a booster box which ic ant even get lvl X's out of.


also what are the best SP's in this set
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Instead of opening packs they will weigh the packs, take out the heavy ones with the good stuff and sell the lighter packs with crap in 36 pack bundles.
 
My friend and I split a box or RR.. biggest mistake ever. No flygons, no luxrays (not even the basic) pretty sure no nidoqueen, no RH SP radar or bebes (not sure, but dont think so) and our X's were snorlax and mismagius.
 
minimidget94 said:
My friend and I split a box or RR.. biggest mistake ever. No flygons, no luxrays (not even the basic) pretty sure no nidoqueen, no RH SP radar or bebes (not sure, but don't think so) and our X's were snorlax and mismagius.
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Yep, thats why its not a great box to buy. I got Alakazam X and Gallade X. Not the worst of the X's but certainly not the best either.
 
I suggest to investigate any seller that catches your interest and pick the best one.

Rising Rivals is not that bad. It's an ok set. Don't see why tons of people coming out of the woodworks to bash it, just for mere mention. But apparently this set has traumatized players as it seems.
 
icyFREEZEdragon said:
I suggest to investigate any seller that catches your interest and pick the best one.

Rising Rivals is not that bad. It's an ok set. Don't see why tons of people coming out of the woodworks to bash it, just for mere mention. But apparently this set has traumatized players as it seems.
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These are the only 'good' cards that are currently in the format:
  • Luxray GL [X]
  • Flygon [X]
  • Lucario GL
  • Nidoqueen
  • Gallade 4 [X]
  • Sp Radar
  • Bebe's Search
  • Aaron's Collection
  • And a few other cards I can't name yet :/
All the others are semi-forgettable.

And people bash the set because of the X ::: other card ratio. There are 9 X's in this set, giving you about a 20% chance of getting Luxray, if that is what your going after?
 
^ Right there. I mean, you forgot Ambipom G, but to a little extent it doesn't do much. Shiftry isn't the worst ever. The Eeveelutions may make a comeback.
 
I'm going to take this from Blue Thunder's wonderful article: The "What set should I buy?" guide:
Competitive: Much like Platinum, Rising Rivals contains several playable cards as well. While generally Platinum contains more playable cards for more different kinds of decks, Rising Rivals does boast the BCIF - Luxray GL LV. X. If you manage to pull one of these, you are golden. Luxray can work its way into almost any deck, and if for some reason you don't need it, you can trade for just about anything you would need. Rising Rivals also contains other useful cards like Nidoqueen and Flygon, and a few others trainers that work well with SP.

However, Rising Rivals isn't without its downsides. Oftentimes, a booster of Rising Rivals will yield nothing but worthless cards. The amount of "junk rares" is a bit higher than usual in this set. Luxray LV. X is also a complete pain to pull, as the Level X ratio in the set is an abomination. (2 Level Xs for every box, 9 Level Xs per set...you can do the math) Buying a whole buy and not getting either a Flygon or Luxray LV. X is very bad thing, and makes your box next-to-worthless.

All in all though, getting some boosters of Rising Rivals is worthwhile. However, you should be warned that you are taking a gamble on a booster box.

Competitive Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Collector:: For collectors, the rather high number of Level Xs (along with the extreme value of some of them) make this set rather hard to complete. 120 cards is about average for a set, so you should find nearly all the regular rares and nearly all holos from just one box. Classic reprints once again return, this time in the form of 3 Pikachus. The Rotom Formes are also neat collectibles, but they are a bit rare. (2 per box, 6 in the set) The Level X ratio is horrible, and combined with the high number of Level Xs, it could take 3+ boxes just to get the Level Xs. If you decide to go for just one or two boxes, you are taking a gamble of pulling the valuable Level Xs. If you manage to get Flygon/Luxray/Infernape in your box, the remaining Level Xs won't be too hard to trade for, nor would they be too expensive. (Though buying 6 Level Xs is still going to cost a bit) If you don't manage to get Luxray, this set will become a pain to complete. Luxray and Flygon together can easily reach $80+.

Overall, Rising Rivals isn't a good option for collectors, unless they have a Luxray GL X and the other valuable Level Xs.

Collector Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
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So really, it's your decision: Are you buying for competitive reasons or collective? I find that buying a RR box is a waste if you ask me :/
 
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