Hard to explain but when i was 6-7 years old collecting cards, i knew instinctively what the symbols meant because better card had cooler symbols but i don't think i would've figured it out if it was letters, nor my parents. Especially that i'm french and all cards were in english cause im canadian lol
probably due to regional differences i figure. Like if the English cards were distributed in different countries other than the united states their demographics would have people of various different languages so using English letters might have been confusing for one demographics but super simple for another while in Japan is vastly Japanese speakers, which i think is still an odd choice to use English letters but if that's what makes it easier for them to catch on then i suppose it makes sense.
I have been saying that too, I don't understand why the English set doesn't even use English letters, but the Japanese versions does? the English Japanese rarity symbols make much more sense, easily readable, and easier to follow the rarity in low to high.
I'm always mesmerized by the shiny magenta color of the Ace Spec cards. I enjoy seeing them gleaming in the pack. Sometimes no matter how hard you try not to spoil it for yourself, the pink can't help but make itself obvious.
I love how the video is laid out and edited when you talk about them and showing where they are in the pack. Its reslly helpful. Also it's not that important, but something to also note is that for SIRs, they will only ever be either an ex pokemon or a trainer.
With the new sets and the large amount of commons and uncommons compared to rares it feels like the rares are actually the most common cards. As an example Twilight Masquerade has 76 commons, 55 uncommons and only 16 rares. Sometimes you won't even pull every single common and uncommon when opening a whole booster box.
Nice overview! I’ve been trying to document older rarities in Japanese and there are quite a few undocumented. For example, Old shining cards would get a "★★★" rarity but there’s no official name for it and some sites just call it a “Holo rare”
That is actually what sparked this video! I started with “Every pokemon rarity explained” but it got way too big too fast. I’m the future I will cover all of the old rarities
That last statement was technically wrong actually. In prize pack series 3 (and possibly 4) you are able to pull a lucario ex and an ampharos ex with a play stamp. These cards came around in ex battle decks meaning they still have the promo symbol. So yes you can technicaly pull a promo from a booster pack
In older cards (any card before Scarlet and Violet), there was only 4 rarities (5 including Promos), and anything above a Rare would be an Ultra Rare marked with a shining white star, so it was much harder to know how good of a card you got by simply looking at the rarity. I think this system of more layered rarity is better, but the Japanese ones still make more sense.
Something funny i've noticed as i've started collecting again is how Hyper Rares are less sought after than SIR/SAR's, it was funny seeing my gold Mew Ex going for like nothing compared to any of the full art ones lol
Thank you for including the Japanese card explanations! I live in Japan and just started TCG, and its hard to find explanations online cause English cards are so different
Really well done. Thank you for making this. I kinda wish we used the letter system like japan. I think it makes more sense abbreviated. Kind of funny we use to use charactures and icons in English and japan uses English alpha letters across the board.
Hell yeah dude, thank you so much for this. I just picked up a paldean fates pokemon centre elite trainer box and was a little overwhelmed with what's more rare than what. Weird though that the rarer the card doesnt mean worth more, lol.
As someone who grew up with gen 1-3, seeing these new cards just makes my eyes widen hahaha.. That new Caterpie card is beautiful, i'm glad the youth of tomorrow can also enjoy the cards (though not play with them like we did back in school.. ouch..) Yeah we used to flip pokemon cards on wet asphalt during recess, and there would be a big crowd of hyped kids watching, rarity meant nothing to us. ;)
@@sleevenocardbehind ok thx there was a listing online of charlizard card with 2022 at bottom so i got confused cause it was cheap also maybe ill buy it
Ngl, I was always that kind of kid who loved Promo card, people would just say they are worthless and uninteresting, so I managed to get my hands easily on a good amount of them To this day I value and cherish them more than X / EX / V cards I got from booster Am I the only one?
great video for beginners to the TCG, but it’s still missing some information; mainly the differences in the rarity system of sets before the Scarlet & Violet era. another thing to note is the difference between Basic Energy cards and Special Energy cards. unlike Basic Energy cards, Special Energy cards always have a rarity attached to them and are usually Uncommon. hopefully I don’t come off as overly pedantic here lol, I’m just passionate about this game and want to inform others too. if anyone has any other questions, feel free to let me know!
As a collector from the 90’s to early 2000’s, collecting rare Pokémon cards was a lot easier than it is in today’s market. Since coming back to collecting which rarity cards are best to collect that will maintain its value in the future?
It’s always changing but right now everyone wants the Special Illustration Rares (SIRs). They have the highest market value. In the Sword & Shield era, it was all about Alternate Arts and they are pretty expensive to collect now, even though it’s only been a couple years
I gave never seen any rarity beside common, uncommen and rare(and energy) in 8 years of collecting Pokemon cards (2015-2022). Maybe this system is new or it isnt used in Germany, idk.
i have a psa 9 miriam if you would be interested. i have a weird tendency to pull trainers (out of 10 9 were trainers) and miriam was my best pull so far
This could not have come at a better time, so good in fact i'm a little suspicious... because i have in the last week fallen down the TCG rabbithole, and while my video game knowledge is on point i am way out of my depth with the cards - this video has ticked the box of understanding how lucky/unlucky my first few pulls have been Have a thumbs up and a subscription because i am sure to need guidance again!
I was wondering if i should start collectiong pokemon cards, so i decided to buy one booster to see what ill get. I pulled a Gouging Fire EX (The Special Illustration Rare). I think its a clear sign.
so since this is a month old does this mean they completely changed up the rarity system? I remember people in my state referring to some types of rares as different names. I think the term "rainbow rare" was dropped as well but i don't remember the rest. If the rarity system has changed do you think you can do a video on how the rarities have changed over the years? I also might be confusing the rainbow rare thing with another card game i tried to get into as well called flesh and blood.
The rarity system in my video is the current system. They switched it up recently. Rainbow Rares are now a thing of the past. I do plan on making a more detailed video about ALL rarities but it’s a hugely complicated topic
It’s because the hyper rares (gold cards) are just glorified ultra rares, the special illustrations ones are more impressive than just making the card have a different color
i pulled an ex pokemon the other day with 2 gold stars at the bottom, from stellar crown. i used to trade pokemon cards back in the day. back when there were only 150 pokemon to worry about. I dont know what im looking for anymore. I got the double star terapagos ex and thent he very next bosster pack i opened i got the gold 3 star terapagos ex card. I guess the double star is more valuable though? I seen one graded sold for 600$ already. I wonder why the slightly more common one is more valuable?
I made another video for rarity symbols BEFORE Scarlet & Violet: th-cam.com/video/WhvyuG7sG2g/w-d-xo.html
Now, why do the Japanese markings make more sense...
Thats what I don't get. The japanese have easy to recognize markings. Why do we still have those stupid stars?
@@DrPlonk in my opinion the stars are nice, maybe it’s a little childish but I like them
Hard to explain but when i was 6-7 years old collecting cards, i knew instinctively what the symbols meant because better card had cooler symbols but i don't think i would've figured it out if it was letters, nor my parents. Especially that i'm french and all cards were in english cause im canadian lol
probably due to regional differences i figure. Like if the English cards were distributed in different countries other than the united states their demographics would have people of various different languages so using English letters might have been confusing for one demographics but super simple for another while in Japan is vastly Japanese speakers, which i think is still an odd choice to use English letters but if that's what makes it easier for them to catch on then i suppose it makes sense.
I have been saying that too, I don't understand why the English set doesn't even use English letters, but the Japanese versions does? the English Japanese rarity symbols make much more sense, easily readable, and easier to follow the rarity in low to high.
This channel is way under appreciated for how well made his content is
Thank you!
Good channel
Agreed
Thank you so much for this super informational video. I'm a dad of two budding collectors and this helps me talk the talk! Subscribed. Cheers.
Thanks!!
“Have fun.” 3:37
Thanks for explaining this. Very straight forward and clear to follow!
Also importantly, you're only allowed to have one Ace Spec card per deck
I'm always mesmerized by the shiny magenta color of the Ace Spec cards. I enjoy seeing them gleaming in the pack. Sometimes no matter how hard you try not to spoil it for yourself, the pink can't help but make itself obvious.
I love how the video is laid out and edited when you talk about them and showing where they are in the pack. Its reslly helpful. Also it's not that important, but something to also note is that for SIRs, they will only ever be either an ex pokemon or a trainer.
With the new sets and the large amount of commons and uncommons compared to rares it feels like the rares are actually the most common cards. As an example Twilight Masquerade has 76 commons, 55 uncommons and only 16 rares. Sometimes you won't even pull every single common and uncommon when opening a whole booster box.
I just started collecting and even though I have an image guide to rarity book marked this still helped me a ton!
Great explanation for newer collectors 👍🏻 Very detailed, yet concise
I already knew all of this, but I enjoy this format of video. Good watch! :)
Nice overview! I’ve been trying to document older rarities in Japanese and there are quite a few undocumented. For example, Old shining cards would get a "★★★" rarity but there’s no official name for it and some sites just call it a “Holo rare”
That is actually what sparked this video! I started with “Every pokemon rarity explained” but it got way too big too fast. I’m the future I will cover all of the old rarities
You are a life saver.I am brand new to pokemon TCG and apreciate these videos.Thank you.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the hobby
You're doing gods work! Getting back into Pokémon after stopping around 2004, and this stuff is wild.
Watch this video in 1.25x speed, thank me later.
Its not doing anything
@@Jalree It's speeding up the video and making the pacing of the voice more pleasureable.
@@joggle4321 is your brain mush?
@@Jalree I think you better try Alt F4, might work best for you.
@@joggle4321 sir, the brain rot has gotten to you, prob listening to sped up tiktok remixes as we speak
I appreciate you immediately getting to the point, as opposed to a 4 minute long intro.
as a new collector, I went back to this vid more than a couple times already. Figured I should hit that sub button 🎉
Thank you for your support!
Another great concise video that will certainly help beginners, nice one mate!
Man your videos are just great, love the editing and the channel idea. Cheers mate wish you all the great!
Thanks a ton!
When explaining something this tricky, I feel 1xspeed is perfect. Great pacing !!! Thanks , keep up the great work!!!
I was looking for a video explaining this a few days ago. Glad you made this!
You always present the information in a way that is easy to understand, yet still entertaining. Another great video :)
I’m just getting back into Pokémon cards after 20 years and I needed this breakdown I was confused as hell.
Super informative. To someone who hasn't thought about cards for 20 years, it was great to be brought up to speed
That last statement was technically wrong actually. In prize pack series 3 (and possibly 4) you are able to pull a lucario ex and an ampharos ex with a play stamp. These cards came around in ex battle decks meaning they still have the promo symbol. So yes you can technicaly pull a promo from a booster pack
PLAY! Prize pack version of the ACE Spec cards also use the old Gen 5 style of holofoil.
Ackchyually...
Thanks, was looking for something like this to catch me up. Perfect.
Epic video. Perfect explanation. Well done 👏🏻
Booster slots chart is really helpful, thanks!
In older cards (any card before Scarlet and Violet), there was only 4 rarities (5 including Promos), and anything above a Rare would be an Ultra Rare marked with a shining white star, so it was much harder to know how good of a card you got by simply looking at the rarity. I think this system of more layered rarity is better, but the Japanese ones still make more sense.
This video came into my algorithm at such a great time. Thank you
this is super helpful!! I recently got back into the pokemon tcg after almost 10 years and I was a little lost lol
simple, straightforward no BS explanation.
Something funny i've noticed as i've started collecting again is how Hyper Rares are less sought after than SIR/SAR's, it was funny seeing my gold Mew Ex going for like nothing compared to any of the full art ones lol
Very digestible and accesible video! A lot of great things to teach any would-be Pokémon collector :) getting back into tcg, very helpful video for me
Thank you for making this video! Super useful!
Thank you for watching! I appreciate it
Awesome video! Also love the play of words for your channel name. The page ripping sound jump scares me every time haha
I kinda took a big break right after sun and moon. Just was looking at new cards and was thrown off by the changes. Glad I found your video.
Thank you. Great episode!
I just recently got back into collecting pokemon, your videos are very helpful. thank you
Welcome back to the hobby!
very clear!!.... I pull a Carmine illust rare today, and I did't know the golden star system, I google it, your video comes first thank you!!
Hey cool vids! subbed keep up the good work!
Thanks for the sub!
Really good video for someone getting into collecting, thank you!
Thank you for watching, I appreciate it!
Very informative. Great channel!
This is a great video!
Have returned multiple times already!
I’m getting back into Pokemon Card collecting and your video helped me alot thx….
Very thorough 🎉 thanks souch! 🎉
Thanks! Its a bit much when getting into the hobby again, but Ill use this as a guide
The Japanese system is way more understandable lol
Fax they just have little letters that represent the rarity
So you mix up one star and two stars?
Exactly what I needed to know, this is so clear thank you
Incredible content. Super clear. Now to just buy booster packs that feature my favourites on the pack 😂
This video blew up! Thank you guys so much. I appreciate every single view.
@@sleevenocardbehind I love watching this video at normal speed and not at tiktok brainrot speed!
It's indeed really helpful.
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Straight to the point i understood everything great video
Thank you for including the Japanese card explanations! I live in Japan and just started TCG, and its hard to find explanations online cause English cards are so different
tyvm for the info - my best friends son recently got me back into these, goodbye money!
Real helpful video, never really understood some of the differences between the stars. Seems a bit rough to remember some of the specifics though lol
Amazing video man! I just found your channel, new sub here 🤙🏻
Welcome to the channel! 😎
Really well done. Thank you for making this. I kinda wish we used the letter system like japan. I think it makes more sense abbreviated. Kind of funny we use to use charactures and icons in English and japan uses English alpha letters across the board.
Very well edited video!
awesome vid
As a collector myself I too "Have Fun" chasing after cards 😆
The illustration cards look a lot more appealing than the full gold hyper rares to me...
According to the market, everyone agrees!
Hell yeah dude, thank you so much for this. I just picked up a paldean fates pokemon centre elite trainer box and was a little overwhelmed with what's more rare than what. Weird though that the rarer the card doesnt mean worth more, lol.
This channel is so cool!
Not really into tcg collecting but those video was still informative and entertaining 👍
Awesome video!
As someone who grew up with gen 1-3, seeing these new cards just makes my eyes widen hahaha..
That new Caterpie card is beautiful, i'm glad the youth of tomorrow can also enjoy the cards (though not play with them like we did back in school.. ouch..)
Yeah we used to flip pokemon cards on wet asphalt during recess, and there would be a big crowd of hyped kids watching, rarity meant nothing to us. ;)
Very helpful! Thank you!
Thanks for the clear explanation
Thanks for the wealth of knowledge.
hey does new pokemon cards now come with bottom trademark text and year ?
Yep. They should have the year at the bottom along with the copyright
@@sleevenocardbehind ok thx there was a listing online of charlizard card with 2022 at bottom so i got confused cause it was cheap also maybe ill buy it
Back in my day rarity was just dot, diamond and star! Hahaha
Ngl, I was always that kind of kid who loved Promo card, people would just say they are worthless and uninteresting, so I managed to get my hands easily on a good amount of them
To this day I value and cherish them more than X / EX / V cards I got from booster
Am I the only one?
Great video!
It’s still weird to me how “common” holos and ex’s are
it's just shiny bulk
I mean a lot of the ex's aren't competitively viable. I opened 14 packs so far of the latest release and only got one viable ex.
I remember how rare EX’s were in Black & White. Those were the good old days
@@GreenLeafUponTheSky I’ll raise you gen 3 when you would only get 1 or 2 a box and never had a set pull rate
Were the Hyper Rare place a replacement for the Rainbow cards back in the SM and XY?
Very informative!
lol no wonder why some vendors sell it for cheap than others but still the same art thank you mate, im still a newbie
great video for beginners to the TCG, but it’s still missing some information; mainly the differences in the rarity system of sets before the Scarlet & Violet era.
another thing to note is the difference between Basic Energy cards and Special Energy cards. unlike Basic Energy cards, Special Energy cards always have a rarity attached to them and are usually Uncommon.
hopefully I don’t come off as overly pedantic here lol, I’m just passionate about this game and want to inform others too. if anyone has any other questions, feel free to let me know!
Thanks for the advice. This video is specifically for the scarlet and violet era. I’ll probably make one for sword and shield in the future
Finally my beloved garbodor is getting some love
As a collector from the 90’s to early 2000’s, collecting rare Pokémon cards was a lot easier than it is in today’s market. Since coming back to collecting which rarity cards are best to collect that will maintain its value in the future?
It’s always changing but right now everyone wants the Special Illustration Rares (SIRs). They have the highest market value. In the Sword & Shield era, it was all about Alternate Arts and they are pretty expensive to collect now, even though it’s only been a couple years
that charmander is not a fan of the pidgey. looks like my dog when she sees another animal outside.
I absolutely love your videos! Very well researched as always! 👍
I have a hyper rare luxurious cape. Is it valuable to keep it around
First Edition Black Star Promo Ivy Pikachu says hi from its first edition jungle booster pack. :P
Shhhh!!! Haha thanks for watching to the end!
I gave never seen any rarity beside common, uncommen and rare(and energy) in 8 years of collecting Pokemon cards (2015-2022).
Maybe this system is new or it isnt used in Germany, idk.
why doesn’t this have more views?
thanks man as im getting back into pokemon its really confusing trying to know the difference from everything
i gotta ask, how many rarities of a single card can there be with all the rarities in play? like can you get like 8 different rarities of one card?
Good informative video
i have a psa 9 miriam if you would be interested. i have a weird tendency to pull trainers (out of 10 9 were trainers) and miriam was my best pull so far
This could not have come at a better time, so good in fact i'm a little suspicious... because i have in the last week fallen down the TCG rabbithole, and while my video game knowledge is on point i am way out of my depth with the cards - this video has ticked the box of understanding how lucky/unlucky my first few pulls have been
Have a thumbs up and a subscription because i am sure to need guidance again!
I was wondering if i should start collectiong pokemon cards, so i decided to buy one booster to see what ill get. I pulled a Gouging Fire EX (The Special Illustration Rare). I think its a clear sign.
Uh oh… Welcome to the hobby!
Very well explained!
I dont understand how the Gold Mew is rare though. I hit sooo many of those and it's not that crazy in value either 😅😅
so since this is a month old does this mean they completely changed up the rarity system? I remember people in my state referring to some types of rares as different names. I think the term "rainbow rare" was dropped as well but i don't remember the rest. If the rarity system has changed do you think you can do a video on how the rarities have changed over the years? I also might be confusing the rainbow rare thing with another card game i tried to get into as well called flesh and blood.
The rarity system in my video is the current system. They switched it up recently. Rainbow Rares are now a thing of the past. I do plan on making a more detailed video about ALL rarities but it’s a hugely complicated topic
where can I get this to tell what card I got.....
It's so weird that the highest rarity cards nowadays are worth less than the second most rare cards.
It’s because the hyper rares (gold cards) are just glorified ultra rares, the special illustrations ones are more impressive than just making the card have a different color
i pulled an ex pokemon the other day with 2 gold stars at the bottom, from stellar crown. i used to trade pokemon cards back in the day. back when there were only 150 pokemon to worry about. I dont know what im looking for anymore. I got the double star terapagos ex and thent he very next bosster pack i opened i got the gold 3 star terapagos ex card. I guess the double star is more valuable though? I seen one graded sold for 600$ already. I wonder why the slightly more common one is more valuable?
so good!
You’re so good! Thanks for watching! (And commenting)
5:25 I had that charizard ex teratalyzed
I just got that card in my advent calender