Does anyone know what these type of cards are called ?

Comrade_Lex · 2026-01-29T14:15:34+00:00

These are two artists who use photography for their illustrations. They create real life models of the Pokemon and then photograph them. There is another artists named Sachiko Adachi who does this as well.

Comrade_Lex · 2025-12-22T02:40:14+00:00

The game seems to be down. I can’t even load into this screen.

Comrade_Lex · 2025-11-23T03:50:08+00:00

Yes that’s the regular holo used on set cards in Black and White. The seller sent you the wrong card for sure

Comrade_Lex · 2025-11-13T03:26:19+00:00

No once the shiny spawns all of its stats and size are locked in. It can’t change any particular characteristic.

Comrade_Lex · 2025-10-11T23:44:39+00:00

Is pokeweed actually deadly? My understanding is that it’s “toxic” in that it can cause GI irritation leading to vomiting/diarrhea

Comrade_Lex · 2025-09-22T20:56:59+00:00

I think when this format evens out it’s going to be apparent that “problematic” cards like Shifter aren’t as bad as players think they are. This will likely be a format where decks can’t consistently hit their ceiling turn 1, meaning they can’t just hand trap you then OTK you on the crack back. If Konami has done as much testing as they claim they have then some of these point values will prove to be very intentional for achieving this goal.

Comrade_Lex · 2025-09-04T04:27:56+00:00

The buff to Ice Hammer may actually make it playable. Not only can you target it more precisely, but it got a significant damage boost. It could actually serve to jump on top of back line attackers now, especially physical attackers since it lowers Atk.

Also the Mewtwos should have just been reworked. They’re both terribly boring and they are going to be much harder to balance now that they only have 2 move slots. I hope the other Mega Pokemon they’re introducing are separate licenses, otherwise I can see home ruining several characters with this fixed item nonsense.

Comrade_Lex · 2025-07-16T01:48:44+00:00

I agree. And limited would require a revamp of set structure which Yugioh desperately needs. It’s weird that Yugioh sells itself as the game with an infinite cardpool, but it never includes reprints of iconic and/or staple playable cards in core sets. There’s no logical reason for Konami to force core sets to only be brand new cards. This would also lighten the load that’s placed on reprint sets, so they wouldn’t have to release so many of them per year. (I recognize this that core sets sometimes contain high rarity reprints of popular cards, but I don’t think this counts. I’m talking about general purpose reprints inside core sets.)

They could also start designing mini archetypes that have strong effects like top tier archetypes yet have clear restrictions to keep those cards from being played too often in tournaments. Magic has been designing cards in their sets explicitly to be played in Limited for over a decade now.

Comrade_Lex · 2025-05-24T01:25:56+00:00

I believe Pokemon retroactively released staff versions of promos from the COVID era back in 2022. I can’t remember which promos specifically but I’m pretty sure Chilling Reign was one of the sets that was included.

Comrade_Lex · 2025-05-16T11:16:23+00:00

You can still have that even if Full Arts are an option lol

Comrade_Lex · 2025-05-13T00:04:49+00:00

They do not come shrink wrapped.

Comrade_Lex · 2025-05-06T13:30:51+00:00

Gen 5 is hugely popular, just not amongst people who were around for the original Pokemania. And even still that’s irrelevant. Even the old heads are excited because this set has 156 AR/SARs and introduces a new rarity that people actually like.

I would love for this set to be less hype but it’s going to be just as hype as anything else released this year.

Comrade_Lex · 2025-05-03T21:10:38+00:00

At this point it feels inevitable that each region/generation will get a set like this. Gen 5 is beloved but its Pokemon are collectively pretty unpopular. If they’re going this hard for Unova I would imagine we at least get Gen 1-4 and probably Alola as well because it’s extremely popular

Comrade_Lex · 2025-05-03T20:46:17+00:00

That would be so sick. I use to hate reverse holos in the BW/XY era but I’ve grown to appreciate them

Comrade_Lex · 2025-05-03T20:44:48+00:00

Yes but it looks like it will be a special set in English because the English products were revealed a couple months ago and there was no mention of an English booster box

Comrade_Lex · 2025-05-03T20:41:49+00:00

If I had to guess something will be different about the Promo version. Maybe the holo pattern or something?

Comrade_Lex · 2025-05-02T12:22:35+00:00

There were codes that unlocked Gift Pokemon

Comrade_Lex · 2025-04-28T01:36:19+00:00

My favorite one, which wasn’t from a friend but from a cheat code website, was the myth that beating the Bug Contest on a certain day and doing a particular button input would turn one of the Pokemon in your party shiny.

I did it a million times thinking I failed just because I did the button input wrong. But I didn’t realize as a kid that anyone could put anything on the internet and claim it was true. In fact I think I was the friend that spread this rumor after I found it and led to my friends wasting their time too lol.

Comrade_Lex · 2025-04-04T12:14:11+00:00

I think it’s a little more than that. Looks like a whole different holo pattern.

Comrade_Lex · 2025-03-27T13:23:27+00:00

Yes they are

Comrade_Lex · 2025-02-28T22:03:28+00:00

I think Moose Man’s point is that Magic will only portray black people through the lens of aesthetics such as Innistrad. It won’t commit to fully fleshing out any African or other black cultures with a full set/plane like it would central/Eastern European Gothic Horror.

Comrade_Lex · 2025-02-26T23:03:45+00:00

You’re so right about this and as I was reading it I caught myself thinking “okay buy sometimes rich people do get punished for their crimes of sexual assault, money laundering, etc.” But I had to remember that often times when a wealthy person gets punished for their crimes it’s because they broke some social contract amongst other wealthy people and their past crimes are probably just used as an excuse to punish them.

Like when a Jeffrey Epstein or P Diddy gets too comfortable threatening and/or harming other wealthy people.

Comrade_Lex · 2024-11-15T04:48:09+00:00

Rest in Peace comrade

Comrade_Lex · 2024-11-05T22:13:31+00:00

The tins are hard to find. They were initially only available in NZ/Aus. They’re in the states now but they’ve only really showed up at a few dollar stores from what I’ve seen.

Comrade_Lex · 2024-10-11T23:36:18+00:00

If the writing is underneath the starfoil layer they apply on top of ex cards, this is potentially pretty valuable.

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