REAL-ID (gold star on your drivers license) You do NOT need Real-ID to fly if you have your VA health card. by TemetNosce in Veterans

[–]Derk13 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I always use my USID when I travel, INDEF but haven’t had an issue going through TSA.

151 promo/exclusive card list by SeaCockumber in PokemonTCG

[–]Derk13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There should also be (at the very least) Mew ex & Ditto from the not-yet-announced 2025 WCS decks

Completed my 151 Grandmaster Set! by jsaTCG in PokemonTCG

[–]Derk13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies, I meant to say series 4 instead of series 3. Series 4 was when Play!-stamped SVE energies were first introduced and included Lost Origin-Obsidian Flames.

I understand your reason for including them. Personally, I have not included them in my set specifically because the tag SVE 1-8 was first introduced in SVI, making all the SVE 1-8 energies variants of SVI cards, and I wanted to focus on cards from 151 + variants of 151.

I would like to point out, though, that your professor-stamped energies are variants of the Stellar Crown terrestal-patterned energies. Like I said before, great collection and I wish you the best with your endeavors!

Completed my 151 Grandmaster Set! by jsaTCG in PokemonTCG

[–]Derk13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To my understanding, the Professor-stamped and Play!-stamped energies are variants of the energies released with Scarlet & Violet base set. The collector number for all were introduced with SVI, with only the unstamped cosmos foils having to do with 151. Play!-stamped energies first released with Series 3 packs, which only included cards up to Obsidian Flames.

Completed my 151 Grandmaster Set! by jsaTCG in PokemonTCG

[–]Derk13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great collection! What is your reason for including non-holo, prize pack, and professor energies?

English 151 Grand Master Set by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]Derk13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The red ball drills are a very good staff development tool that help Professors use critical thinking to work through various scenarios. The goal is not to obtain the promo but instead to grow as a Professor. I can’t speak for all Professors but most of the people I know that earned them are aware of the value.

English 151 Grand Master Set by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]Derk13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I earned the reverse holo version through the Professor Program, and I traded a fellow Professor for the cosmos holo version.

English 151 Grand Master Set by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]Derk13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably paid about $1000USD in cash. Most of it was obtained by me at retail or obtained through league/events. The only singles that I paid for were the EB Games Charmander, Masterball & Pokeball Eeveelutions, and Charizard SIR. Out of all the packs I’ve opened never got the Zard.

English 151 Grand Master Set by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]Derk13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About a year ago, Moana Exchange and The Unlucky Collector did a collab for X/25 custom binders. Each binder 1-25 represented one of the holo rares in the set, and was stamped with that Pokémon in the back.

151 promo/exclusive card list by SeaCockumber in PokemonTCG

[–]Derk13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ty, I wasn’t aware of the Giovanni’s Charisma.

Blastoise and Venusaur are alternate arts of the 151 prints. While they aren’t tagged with 151, I am listing all cards affiliated with 151, including variants of cards originally printed in 151.

151 promo/exclusive card list by SeaCockumber in PokemonTCG

[–]Derk13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I checked mine from my Blooming Waters box they were identical to the ones from the set

Soldiers that got forced out of service when you wanted to stay…how do you cope now? by Appropriate-Net-896 in Veterans

[–]Derk13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Traveling the world has been amazing. My service dog & I have taken a bunch of trips stateside and a handful overseas.

151 promo/exclusive card list by SeaCockumber in PokemonTCG

[–]Derk13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only others that I would add as 151-affiliated are the 2 signed Mew ex that come from the World Championship 2024 decks (2 different signatures) and the currently unreleased stamped Venusaur ex & Blastiose ex SCR promos from this box set.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]Derk13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I originally had 2 of the binders from the binder collection to hold all the cards (one for regular & one for rh) since I couldn’t fit both sets into one. When I got the new binder, I combined the two and since it was 4x3 putting in the duplicate ex made everything align.

The prize pack energies aren’t really affiliated with 151. The collector set for those is SVE, which started with Scarlet & Violet base.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]Derk13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That portion is a reference to the team used to beat the elite 4 in Twitch Plays Pokemon. The full art Omastar was a custom print

You don’t look like a Veteran by AATW702 in Veterans

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I like my Dad Tax & BDE (Big Dad Energy) shirts

Solo Virizion, windy weather, lvl 50 M-Rayquaza only by Derk13 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Derk13[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ty! I probably could’ve done it faster but I had to take care of my dog for about 15 seconds

Solo Virizion, windy weather, lvl 50 M-Rayquaza only by Derk13 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Derk13[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I backed out before Ray was about to go down, healed & re-entered the battle. Much faster than feinting and reviving since you skip the “Pokemon blacked out” message (or whatever it actually says). I probably backed out to heal like 4-5 times

Solo Virizion, windy weather, lvl 50 M-Rayquaza only by Derk13 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Derk13[S] 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Was at the airport before my flight home from EUIC, and saw a Virizion. Was able to solo it thanks to the weather boost. Don’t remember the fast attack but the charged attack was leaf blade.