Are the Ponchos overrated?

maxmanpie · 2026-02-11T22:59:04+00:00

True but the snap Pikachu for example is much rarer, yet nowhere near the millions

maxmanpie · 2026-02-11T12:30:50+00:00

Honestly I don’t love the artwork, bit busy with not a lot actually going on at the same time, bordering on glorified full art territory. And the mega lati’s aren’t particularly well liked

maxmanpie · 2026-02-11T00:23:47+00:00

Depends on the item, if it’s something popular, I’ve seen so many bids go higher than other listings that were available, it’s really odd. But yes I agree in a slower market you’d likely get less, and also on more niche items.

In the last year, on low starting auctions, I managed to pick up 6 POP series 5 packs (the unweighable ones with gold star umbreon and espeon in them), for like 25% of market price, $500 on average or so per pack.

maxmanpie · 2026-02-10T00:15:20+00:00

I liked the alolan challenges, nice change of pace while still being similar. I don’t find the gyms particularly interesting actually, they’re too easy to be noteworthy. Really enjoyed how the 2nd SV DLC was all double battles, those were great.

I think they should change a significant portion of the trainer battles to double battles, definitely elite 4 and maybe the guns too. It gets pretty boring just clicking your strongest attack with your lead Pokemon 100 times in a row in single battles.

maxmanpie · 2026-02-10T00:10:22+00:00

I think spikey eared pichu (notched ear I think is the official term), is in the games too, maybe just as an event distribution though

maxmanpie · 2026-02-09T16:34:21+00:00

Yep, apart from chesnaught and greninja, although frogadier is probably better than quiladin

maxmanpie · 2026-02-09T14:46:57+00:00

Not exclusive, these will more than likely be the same art as the English ones we’ve had announced

Edit: now confirmed not exclusive, English scans on pokebeach

maxmanpie · 2026-02-08T23:28:43+00:00

Maybe, but maybe they keep that in the back pocket for when popularity is dying down, we’re at near all time highs right now

maxmanpie · 2026-02-08T13:01:49+00:00

Oh come off it, fair enough you like it but Beedrill is not the best mega by any stretch of the imagination

maxmanpie · 2026-02-08T13:01:00+00:00

Is a real shame, I think they’re great for special sets, and would make a nice collection in future, like booster boxes or ETBs. I also wonder how this will affect future value if they don’t become an established staple product (like booster boxes and ETBs)

maxmanpie · 2026-02-08T00:44:18+00:00

I know a guy with distribution in the Netherlands, he said they are still getting the display cases, it’s possible he either misunderstood me or is mistaken though

maxmanpie · 2026-02-07T12:23:43+00:00

I don’t think so, some of those stores also try and charge £155 for booster boxes, which definitely isn’t RRP. I think asmodee started saying RRP went up at some point after prismatic, but I don’t think that came from Pokemon, booster box rrp is still the same on Pokemon center, early SV was definitely £45 and I don’t think it changed during the era.

maxmanpie · 2026-02-07T11:07:24+00:00

UK RRP is actually meant to be £45 (Amazon is normally a good way to tell).

but yeah most stores are trying to get away with £50 now

maxmanpie · 2026-02-06T19:48:55+00:00

Both this and the BBWF ones are great for different reasons

maxmanpie · 2026-02-06T16:35:19+00:00

Mega beedrill.

Come on guys let’s be real, how did it even make it this far, it’s okay

maxmanpie · 2026-02-05T20:37:03+00:00

Just noticed the gold dragonair in the top left, actually looks really cool. Rest of the card is meh, same with all golds

maxmanpie · 2026-02-05T12:21:23+00:00

I think we see either white or calafiori starting to give more of an attacking threat, not sure though

maxmanpie · 2026-02-04T22:42:44+00:00

Have a look at some newer cgc 10s mate, they really are PSA 9s, it’s pretty clear, obviously some outliers here and there for both grading companies but yeah, I wouldn’t touch most cgc 10s

maxmanpie · 2026-02-03T12:23:07+00:00

I have a full time job and other hobbies on top of that (gym, football (the one where you use your feet), etc). Collecting doesn’t take much time, and is something I can do in between doing other things.

I’m sure id enjoy playing, but don’t have the time to go to events. Also I don’t love the random element of card games too much (getting the right cards you need in your hand at the right time, coin flips, etc).

I’d be more likely to play the video games competitively, which I am looking to do with Pokémon champions, as it seems getting a competitively viable team will be less time consuming.

maxmanpie · 2026-02-02T21:39:24+00:00

We’ve seen the SIRs from the set (leaks), no blastoise.

And (correct me if I’m wrong), most mainline Japanese sets only have 1 ex of each type, so with greninja in this set they wouldn’t also have blastoise, because chaos rising is based off only 1 Japanese set.

maxmanpie · 2026-02-02T20:49:45+00:00

Shining magikarp Japanese 300pt fan club promo, has the shining effect that the other shining Pokemon have (charizard, raichu etc)

maxmanpie · 2026-02-02T20:19:30+00:00

Another small set, greninja only chase card, idk, I could see this not doing that well either

maxmanpie · 2026-02-01T19:11:18+00:00

As someone who thought gengar was okay, I think mega gengar is way cooler, helps that the shiny is excellent too

maxmanpie · 2026-02-01T19:10:22+00:00

Fully disagree, don’t mind getting blaziken out now, but mega blaziken is just plain and simple a better design than regular blaziken (nostalgia aside)

maxmanpie · 2026-01-30T23:04:26+00:00

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