I think it was either Japan or china that got the three options for the celebrations upcs. Would love to see them give us some other 1rst gen upcs as well.
The cards may have been printed from a different region. It's not unusual since they do reprints from different printers from time to time. Happens with Magic often.
I think Mimikyu and Greninja both deserve their own UPCs. They have huge followings. I've had cards that looked and felt like the had a weird "waxy" finish on them. The card stock themselves seemed normal and weren't curved or anything. Bruh, for 15 packs, that was kinda rough. It's a bit disappointing that the metal cards had zero protection, too. If they're selling this for $100 and using those cards as a selling point, they should at least package them with care.
They should really make a Lugia upc. The thing about lugia is that the box will probably be very expensive but they will most likely sell out very fast. Anyways, keep up the good work!
FYI astral radiance has a card difference with thickness and finish and brilliant stars packs have bowed cards. Must have been a major printing issue for the reprints for the premium collections. My Charizard UPC had these same problems but the cards are real
All my cards from the charizard upc where curled straight from pack. Also lots of the code cards where backwards and the lost origins packs had no code cards at all. They where real as I got the upc from target but the quality of the packs where really bad.
GENGAR UPC would be dope AF in my opinion. And hear me out Bro…a promo card of GENGAR wearing some J’s dunking a psychic energy ball into a basketball hoop for shits and giggles.
Thanks for the content as always but curious how you got them so early? Isn't release just about 7 weeks from the date of the video?(12/16) I am not trying to judge you or anything I'm just curious if they are sending them early maybe? Glad I got to see it so early because I have it preordered and wanted to see the contents live in a video so thank you and I like it a lot still. The only thing I'll say is I feel like there are going to be more alt Arceus cards coming in VSTAR Universe/Crown Zenith and if so they could have used those cards as the promos instead of metal cards but I don't mind it. I just think they could have done a little better for the price, It's still really nice though even the playmat that is just the artwork from Star Birth booster packs in Japan.
Thanks for watching and Canada had a different release date than USA! So they sent it at the proper time and not early :) thanks for watching! Yeah I’m curious as to what other Arceus cares they’ll release in the future with Crown Zenith 😮💨
One idea, that I think we will probably live to see is, but I hope it becomes a thing, is a special UPC for all eeveelutions, because if evo skies taught us anything is that they clearly super popular
about the texture of the cards, i had the same situation when i opened the eevee tins, the packs inside all had the feel, they are just lower quality prints, it wasnt even specific to a certain set, it was all the packs in those tins.
They need to give us a HO-OH UPC with a HO-OH alt art. Since they already have a Lugia one, and they blue balled us with just a regular full art V in silver tempest.
Personally I have noticed quality issues with Pokémon TCG in the last year. Cheaper material on some stuff like the book that comes with the Pokémon go etb I got was practically thin paper and card texture differences
I think who deserves a UPC set is magikarp. Wait, hear me out, hear me out. Magikarp is just the sleeve on the outside of the box and underneath is actually a Gyarados UPC :D !
yeah mine were super fake feeling too in my Charizard UPC, very specifically the Fusion Strike packs. I pulled a freaking Battle VIP Pass and I can't even enjoy it because it just feels like a flimsy crappy proxy :(
Just like it sounds, the rip test involves ripping a card in half. Real Pokémon cards are made of two thin pieces of cardboard glued together, with a black layer in between. By ripping the card, you can reveal this layer-if there is no layer, the card is fake.
I'm not saying I want a Pikachu UPC but I'm surprised they haven't done one yet unless you count celebrations or if I'm missing one. I think either a Gyarados, Mew, or dragonite are my picks.
I had a similar issue with the charizard ultimate I opened. Lots of cards seemed to be fake just like you described. Not the same feel or look. Very disappointing
I just opened one of these boxes. I don’t open enough to know if they feel fake or not. But the cards in my box definitely had a curve to them and had some other small defects.
Mew UPC 😍 My pack came just like yours but one of my card packs was destroyed. Put it at the back so it wasn't noticeable I guess. Had me questioning if it was legit, too. Mine were also glossy and bent. Question though - did yours come with the Arceus VSTAR tcg card with the numbers? It didn't look like you pulled it out of the box. Mine didn't come with one but everything was placed like yours so that's why I'm asking.
Hey , one thing , if the card has no black on the inside , its a fake card OR they skiped that part of the process on the printing facility , rip other cards to see it. All of the real ones have the black layer
You are right. We’ve come across our fair share of fake cards 😔we couldn’t tell if the card he ripped had the black in it or not. A close up of that ripped card might help.
I just got this product with a friend and we noticed the quality control was terrible. We had the same bending issue with our astral radiance packs, we didn't get code cards for the product, some of our packs were missing code cards, while some of them had two. I pulled a rainbow arceus vstar out of a white code card pack, and our metal cards were also loose and thrown in there. Unfortunate for an otherwise really cool product. I'm hoping they make more UPC's for some of my favorite pokemon like rillaboom in the future
Other than charizard and arceus, I feel they should give like Gyarados one. He’s been a massive Pokémon to many people posing as an amazing early game water type.
I would like a blastoise themed premium box 100%. The cards that feel fake - sometimes they are not made in USA and the cards are more like japanese ones I find, they are thinner and have a different finish.
In pretty sure it’s the opposite with ripping cards right? I thought it was fake if it DOESN’T have the black inside? Would be weird for just some of these to be fake though, so maybe it’s a mistake at the factory?
I opened a few Charizard UPC and the cards were also glossy and felt fake. I also did a rip test and they were real. So my guess is they rushed the print or something because the quality is horrible on all of them.
there is a particular printing company that pokemon uses that has been putting out these glossy type of cards. Pokemon uses multiple different printing companies and i’ve seen this is quite a few new packs
Also… why were so many of the code cards upside down in the pack. Something was wrong with a number of these packs. I’m a bit concerned that some of these are fake, or are at least error packs that Pokemon sold very cheap to Game Stop. Don’t think I’ll be taking the risk.
Im curious…. Does it feel similar to Japanese cards? I’m wondering if they are trying to move to Japanese quality printing for English with the Millennium printing press purchase.
Psyduck and Magikarp Combo UPC, would be a great hit :D Lucky you, since Gamestop is none existent in Europe, so youre lucky to even have the chance to buy it.
My Charizard UPC packs were exactly the same…felt too glossy and were curved. Wonder if they switched the stock for all the filler cards then V’s or better use a more ‘premium’ stock?
Jigglypuff deserves its own UPC as the true franchise star ✨✨ A super star and diva in the anime ✨✨ Also!! I noticed that weird texture in some of my cards. I bought a bunch of cards from 401 Games, so super reputable and the product was sealed. It was only one pack of the set but you can definitely feel the difference. Baffling 😕 The full art Pikachu V is soooo cute 😍
Yeah definitely is, I think the second wave and after all got printed at the same facility which forgot to have the black layer in the cards for that set in particular
so i actually bought this today. i pulled a cythina reverse holo and like it looked so weird the text was bolder and like it looked completely different from other reverse trainer holo cards
Did you ever find out if the card were fake or not? As someone else mentioned, "You said there was no black when you ripped it, but real Pokémon cards DO have the black inner layer when you rip them."
Yeah all the cards were still real! The manufacturer who made the astral radiance packs which made its way to many other different products all had the same issue of fake feelings etc because they slipped a small part in the production process. So it was just a major quality control issue across the board
One of the charizard UPCs I opened from walmart the cards felt like what you were talking about. It might have just been astral radiance as well. Hopefully they aren't changing to this new card stock and printing.
They could do some really cool UPCs that are based around some of the trios like the legendary dogs, or the lake trio. It'd be really cool to see some love to some of the more underated legendaries.
Love your subtle use of camera edits and sound effects, not too sporadic like newer generations of editors but still quick paced. Also, Gyarados UPC could have the potential to have EPIC artwork, even the shiny version could be an alternative set!
Thanks for the feedback Daniel, really appreciate it 🙏🏻 I’ve never been one to do any super flashy edits, my style is pretty clean and simple for the most part! Love making cinematic montages when it’s appropriate too 💪🏻 Strongly agree with you there Gyarados would be a banger of a UPC! I still remember catching red Gyarados way back with Pokémon Gold!
They should have a pseudo legendary upc adding the scarlet and violet one too but just have them as a holo cards with silver borders all designed by different artist
I'm sure they are supposed to have a black print line when you tear them, I bought Pokémon go cards, I thought they were fake because they did not have the black line and they felt fake. But I bought them from game.
Hear me out, bidoof upc
Yes.
Bidoof for president!
I’m down.
nah magikarp deserves some love
Here me out...shuckle ULTRA PLATINUM COLLECTION
The black line is what makes it real
We really need a UPC for Blastoise and Venusaur to balance things out
I think it was either Japan or china that got the three options for the celebrations upcs. Would love to see them give us some other 1rst gen upcs as well.
No thanks
@@supadankiwi420 Taiwanese version have all three of them.
bro shutup
Rayquaza UPC would be phenomenal! Or Gengar, I could only imagine the artwork they could come up with for them both
I'd buy both of those without hesitation
they already did Rayquaza for hidden fates but yes
Gengar would be awesome 👌
Omg a rayquaza upc would make my heart melt
I would like to see a Team Rocket Themed UPC. With a new Team Rocket modern set. Imagine that!
your wish is granted by arceus just after a year!
The cards may have been printed from a different region. It's not unusual since they do reprints from different printers from time to time. Happens with Magic often.
They should do a premium collection box of Gyarados.
Okay that's be sick! Gotta have Shiny Red Gyarados in there too!
The box art could be holographic between red and blue depending on the angle of light!
@@SneakerTalkTCG A blue and a red (shiny) Gary circling each other in a yin-yang artwork. ☯
I think Mimikyu and Greninja both deserve their own UPCs. They have huge followings.
I've had cards that looked and felt like the had a weird "waxy" finish on them. The card stock themselves seemed normal and weren't curved or anything.
Bruh, for 15 packs, that was kinda rough. It's a bit disappointing that the metal cards had zero protection, too. If they're selling this for $100 and using those cards as a selling point, they should at least package them with care.
They should really make a Lugia upc. The thing about lugia is that the box will probably be very expensive but they will most likely sell out very fast. Anyways, keep up the good work!
They do lol. Silver Tempest.
Definitely a would live to see a Lucario UPC, imagine the art work and if they handled it like the charizard upc and made alt arts
Did you see the JP Lucario Vstar Universe art? CRAZY!
@@Daddy.Snorlax YES OHMYJEEZ IM HOPING TO GET A PRERELEASE
I’ve had weird prints of packs that were more glossy. I think it just depends on the factory they were made in
But regular pokemon cards have black bars
FYI astral radiance has a card difference with thickness and finish and brilliant stars packs have bowed cards. Must have been a major printing issue for the reprints for the premium collections. My Charizard UPC had these same problems but the cards are real
All my cards from the charizard upc where curled straight from pack. Also lots of the code cards where backwards and the lost origins packs had no code cards at all. They where real as I got the upc from target but the quality of the packs where really bad.
The card he tore didn't have a grey line in the middle, which is an indicator of fake cards. Super wierd.
For the “fake” card issue, I noticed that for awhile…
I ordered something from Pokemon Centre and some of the cards feel so fake to me.
Quality control has definitely taken a dip in order to keep up with demand Id say
@@SneakerTalkTCG You said there was no black when you ripped it, but real pokemon cards DO have the black inner layer when you rip them
@@andrewkantola8944 indeed both of those are 2 facts
I think they should make a Giratina UPC that would be really cool, though this arceus box looked good as well
I would really like to see a Gengar UPC. Maybe some team up boxes? Really can't wait to get one of these.
Tweakin out man lol first and last time watching your videos
Ayyyy take care bro! First and last time I’ll ever read a comment from you 🙏🏻 have a great rest of your week!
GENGAR UPC would be dope AF in my opinion. And hear me out Bro…a promo card of GENGAR wearing some J’s dunking a psychic energy ball into a basketball hoop for shits and giggles.
Spilled my beer when he said "th3y forgot to wash their hands" 🤣🤣
No black line means they are fake, missing ink layer from the printing. Did it actually came with a fake booster pack?! No way
Thanks for the content as always but curious how you got them so early? Isn't release just about 7 weeks from the date of the video?(12/16) I am not trying to judge you or anything I'm just curious if they are sending them early maybe? Glad I got to see it so early because I have it preordered and wanted to see the contents live in a video so thank you and I like it a lot still. The only thing I'll say is I feel like there are going to be more alt Arceus cards coming in VSTAR Universe/Crown Zenith and if so they could have used those cards as the promos instead of metal cards but I don't mind it. I just think they could have done a little better for the price, It's still really nice though even the playmat that is just the artwork from Star Birth booster packs in Japan.
Thanks for watching and Canada had a different release date than USA! So they sent it at the proper time and not early :) thanks for watching! Yeah I’m curious as to what other Arceus cares they’ll release in the future with Crown Zenith 😮💨
@@SneakerTalkTCG gotcha! I Forget you're in Canada sometimes, doh! Thanks!
I think that a pikachu upc would sell really good, cause I now a lot of people that love Pikachu
One idea, that I think we will probably live to see is, but I hope it becomes a thing, is a special UPC for all eeveelutions, because if evo skies taught us anything is that they clearly super popular
about the texture of the cards, i had the same situation when i opened the eevee tins, the packs inside all had the feel, they are just lower quality prints, it wasnt even specific to a certain set, it was all the packs in those tins.
Feel like a Lugia or Ho Oh UPC would be unreal!
They need to give us a HO-OH UPC with a HO-OH alt art. Since they already have a Lugia one, and they blue balled us with just a regular full art V in silver tempest.
Mimikyu and Gengar Halloween UPC! A combined Pokémon alt art (throwback to tag team) and I would buy that instantly!
I think we should get a steelix upc 😊 such a cool Pokémon. Needs more love.
Such a cool UPC. Lugia UPC would be even cooler after the silver tempest🤘
Personally I have noticed quality issues with Pokémon TCG in the last year. Cheaper material on some stuff like the book that comes with the Pokémon go etb I got was practically thin paper and card texture differences
I thought no black inside the card meant it was fake??? Now I’m confused
Fakes they should have a black line in the card
I think who deserves a UPC set is magikarp. Wait, hear me out, hear me out. Magikarp is just the sleeve on the outside of the box and underneath is actually a Gyarados UPC :D !
yeah mine were super fake feeling too in my Charizard UPC, very specifically the Fusion Strike packs. I pulled a freaking Battle VIP Pass and I can't even enjoy it because it just feels like a flimsy crappy proxy :(
Just like it sounds, the rip test involves ripping a card in half. Real Pokémon cards are made of two thin pieces of cardboard glued together, with a black layer in between. By ripping the card, you can reveal this layer-if there is no layer, the card is fake.
I'm not saying I want a Pikachu UPC but I'm surprised they haven't done one yet unless you count celebrations or if I'm missing one. I think either a Gyarados, Mew, or dragonite are my picks.
Bro i can't believe they didn't put the promos in plastic holders like they did with the celebrations ones
I think the Pokemon Company should make a UPC for Venusaur and Blastoise since Charizard got one 👍
kyogre or palkia upc. whichever one sounds better.
Ouu those would be dope
I had a similar issue with the charizard ultimate I opened. Lots of cards seemed to be fake just like you described. Not the same feel or look. Very disappointing
Gengar def needs an UPC, apart from being my favorite Pokémon, the packs would be 🔥
I actually had the same glossy issue and concern that my cards were fake with my charizard UPC...I'm worrying about the quality control...
I think they should make a Snorlax UPC! I am biased, but I believe it will perform well with the right promos
Snorelax MY GUY!🙌🙌🙌🙌
FYI to the community the Charizard UPC is at retail right now at GameStop online. Bless
ooo zekreom Zekerom and Reshiram ultra premium collection boxes would be a great to buy
I just opened one of these boxes. I don’t open enough to know if they feel fake or not. But the cards in my box definitely had a curve to them and had some other small defects.
There's no way they're fake, but yeah mine came bent a little bit too. How were ur pulls? I got nothing..
@@lazydoctorr not shit really. Full art flareon vmax, charizard v, and one more I’m blanking on. None were worth much.
Mew UPC 😍
My pack came just like yours but one of my card packs was destroyed. Put it at the back so it wasn't noticeable I guess. Had me questioning if it was legit, too. Mine were also glossy and bent. Question though - did yours come with the Arceus VSTAR tcg card with the numbers? It didn't look like you pulled it out of the box. Mine didn't come with one but everything was placed like yours so that's why I'm asking.
i think they been making some cards lighter and thinner and mixing them with the regular weight common cards.
I would love to see a Kyogre and Groudon UPC
Bro that would be sick
ditto upc would be funny, play mat could be ditto version of every base set or something like that
Hey , one thing , if the card has no black on the inside , its a fake card OR they skiped that part of the process on the printing facility , rip other cards to see it. All of the real ones have the black layer
Yep, you are 💯 correct
You are right. We’ve come across our fair share of fake cards 😔we couldn’t tell if the card he ripped had the black in it or not. A close up of that ripped card might help.
Ditto UPC, all promos are ditto cards that are all disguised ditto
I just got this product with a friend and we noticed the quality control was terrible. We had the same bending issue with our astral radiance packs, we didn't get code cards for the product, some of our packs were missing code cards, while some of them had two. I pulled a rainbow arceus vstar out of a white code card pack, and our metal cards were also loose and thrown in there. Unfortunate for an otherwise really cool product.
I'm hoping they make more UPC's for some of my favorite pokemon like rillaboom in the future
Other than charizard and arceus, I feel they should give like Gyarados one. He’s been a massive Pokémon to many people posing as an amazing early game water type.
I would like a blastoise themed premium box 100%. The cards that feel fake - sometimes they are not made in USA and the cards are more like japanese ones I find, they are thinner and have a different finish.
Already ordered 2 but just want to see if I will get my moneys worth
Dope, good luck with the pulls Nathaniel! Feel free to lemme know what you get!
In pretty sure it’s the opposite with ripping cards right?
I thought it was fake if it DOESN’T have the black inside? Would be weird for just some of these to be fake though, so maybe it’s a mistake at the factory?
How are you getting this now? It doesn't release till dDec.???
I opened a few Charizard UPC and the cards were also glossy and felt fake. I also did a rip test and they were real. So my guess is they rushed the print or something because the quality is horrible on all of them.
there is a particular printing company that pokemon uses that has been putting out these glossy type of cards. Pokemon uses multiple different printing companies and i’ve seen this is quite a few new packs
There is no gamestop in finland🤐 can't get that. I would like it thou
Nice to see a Canadian youtuber, definitely subscribed
Lugia UPC
Aren’t cards supposed to have ink in the middle?
yes, i even ripped up a card just to verify
Also… why were so many of the code cards upside down in the pack. Something was wrong with a number of these packs. I’m a bit concerned that some of these are fake, or are at least error packs that Pokemon sold very cheap to Game Stop. Don’t think I’ll be taking the risk.
Im curious…. Does it feel similar to Japanese cards? I’m wondering if they are trying to move to Japanese quality printing for English with the Millennium printing press purchase.
Psyduck and Magikarp Combo UPC, would be a great hit :D
Lucky you, since Gamestop is none existent in Europe, so youre lucky to even have the chance to buy it.
I think venasaur and Blastoise upc would b cool
I also noticed some cards felt so thin and bendable lol
I would love to see a Lucario UPC also I am wanting to play competitively in Pokémon tcg but I don’t know what deck to start with or make any advice?
Isn’t it supposed to have the black line when you rip it?
Yeah! I ripped some others and they all had it, I think it might have just been the way I ripped it!
@@SneakerTalkTCG I must have missed that my bad lol
I could only imagine that the metal cards aren’t tournament legal. Also, I want to see a Lugia UPC box.
Indeed lol
I just saw a couple comments talking about how a Lugia UPC would be great and I completely agree... Lugia has to be in my top 10 favorite Pokemon
Replied before this hit 1 min hm ok
There has been supply chain issues in the printing industry, and they very well could've used a different varnish or cardstock.
My Charizard UPC packs were exactly the same…felt too glossy and were curved. Wonder if they switched the stock for all the filler cards then V’s or better use a more ‘premium’ stock?
I just bought it. I did not get a code card for the Arceus set. That's not counting the code cards in the booster packs.
The fact that your tight with Puma like that is so sick
Do you know if this is coming to the UK? We don't have Gamestop (thank god😅)
Jigglypuff deserves its own UPC as the true franchise star ✨✨ A super star and diva in the anime ✨✨ Also!! I noticed that weird texture in some of my cards. I bought a bunch of cards from 401 Games, so super reputable and the product was sealed. It was only one pack of the set but you can definitely feel the difference. Baffling 😕 The full art Pikachu V is soooo cute 😍
Real cards have the black ink line when you rip them. I didn’t see the black line
Most of the astral radiance packs I got were glossier than the other ones too. Maybe it's just that specific set?
Yeah definitely is, I think the second wave and after all got printed at the same facility which forgot to have the black layer in the cards for that set in particular
DItto or Machamp, for ditto they should pit cards that randomly are ditto exclusivly to the UPC
The cards feel flimsy almost. I bought a heavy hitters premium collection and they felt almost as thin as napkin
so i actually bought this today. i pulled a cythina reverse holo and like it looked so weird the text was bolder and like it looked completely different from other reverse trainer holo cards
Did you ever find out if the card were fake or not? As someone else mentioned, "You said there was no black when you ripped it, but real Pokémon cards DO have the black inner layer when you rip them."
Yeah all the cards were still real! The manufacturer who made the astral radiance packs which made its way to many other different products all had the same issue of fake feelings etc because they slipped a small part in the production process. So it was just a major quality control issue across the board
A Bulbasuar would be an awesome box
One of the charizard UPCs I opened from walmart the cards felt like what you were talking about. It might have just been astral radiance as well. Hopefully they aren't changing to this new card stock and printing.
They could do some really cool UPCs that are based around some of the trios like the legendary dogs, or the lake trio. It'd be really cool to see some love to some of the more underated legendaries.
Thisss but make the box region exclusive like a ho oh lugia
Love your subtle use of camera edits and sound effects, not too sporadic like newer generations of editors but still quick paced.
Also, Gyarados UPC could have the potential to have EPIC artwork, even the shiny version could be an alternative set!
Thanks for the feedback Daniel, really appreciate it 🙏🏻 I’ve never been one to do any super flashy edits, my style is pretty clean and simple for the most part!
Love making cinematic montages when it’s appropriate too 💪🏻 Strongly agree with you there Gyarados would be a banger of a UPC! I still remember catching red Gyarados way back with Pokémon Gold!
A tag team upc with one of the legendary trios for example: Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres. Or the legendary beasts. Or the regis Idk just one of them
I'm confused those are fakes! If they have no black ink in the middle?
A bit late, but I really wish this box came with some alt art arceus cards to play with, metal cards are still cool collection pieces
I’d be down for legendary birds UPC or even an Unknown UPC would be cool
I think Blastoise needs to have a UPC, it would only make sense to do one since Charizard got some love this year!
I’ve been holding out on getting one of the boxes. Now I’m definitely getting a couple! Thanks for this video
Friggen Polywrath upc, I love that whole evolution
the other two OG starters need their own UPC now! that'd be amaze
They should have a pseudo legendary upc adding the scarlet and violet one too but just have them as a holo cards with silver borders all designed by different artist
I think there should totally be a umbreon upc. I did end up getting this box to keep sealed.
I got two.. one to open one to keep sealed.. but with the metal cards loose.. how will they fair over time banging around loose.. just a thought.
I don’t think they’d ever do it but I’d love a snorlax upc. But really I’m for any new upc
I'm sure they are supposed to have a black print line when you tear them, I bought Pokémon go cards, I thought they were fake because they did not have the black line and they felt fake. But I bought them from game.
I think a Mew UPC would be very cool