I only opened one blister (3 packs) of delta species sets as a kid but I was instantly struck by the oddity and coolness of a lightning type Totodile. Only learned later that it was an actual archetype I just thought as a kid it was something cool and fun
Delta Charizard was the first ever Charizard i ever pulled in a pack. It was acctuly my only Charizard until this year. Being my mom and dad seprated around the time, the Delta Species and collecting Pokémon cards helped during this time in my life. So yeah I have a fondness for this theme. I remember having an electric and grass and steel deck with Charizard and Beedrill.
Tera is literally just delta species but exclusively for ex mons that are immune to bench damage. If you have a problem with it, it's a problem with modern day powercreep, not Tera mons themselves.
@@Blastosie_Officalthe versatilty of the delta pokemon is one of their strengths. Teras existing as only final stage ex's holds them back in that regard. Delta also has way cooler and more fun archetypal support, but there is still time to fix that for teras
Tera bench protection is so stupid. But aside from that yeah, the mechanic is fine, the problem is on the way the game works nowadays which is just less deep and interesting. It would help to at least have way more tera pokemon tho, very few decks use even 2 different teras so you don't feel the whole coverage aspect
A capital delta "∆" represents change fields like math and physics. I think that's why they're called delta species, since they're changing types. The lowercase delta was probably used to maintain aesthetic consistency while still keeping the math roots of the delta symbol.
i remember owning one of the many delta species deoxys cards as a kid.. very cool mechanic and card arts tbh. what's the song playing from around 5 mins onwards?
I love the Delta Species cards, grew up starting with the XY era TCG wise, and when I saw them, I actually got the Electric Pidgey, Charmander, and Charmeleon. Maybe I'll actually get to collect more of them someday, but since then I have gotten the Water Mimikyu and randomly getting a seemingly pre release Fire Seadra card somehow, still don't get how I got the Seadraw
I like pokemon with these types of things like radients, gold stars, x pokemon, especially breaks but now raidents are rotatint 😢, BUT supporter pokemon are coming out later which will be interesting
This should have made a comeback maybe as the wild Tera Pokemon from the videogames. then you have actual Terastal Pokemon as a modifier or tag. Really it could have made a comeback with the ex mechanic and made terastalization it's own unique mechanic.
Been waiting for this, delta species is by far my favorite tcg mechanic
I never realized the image frame was a double helix; I always thought it was a metal chain
I only opened one blister (3 packs) of delta species sets as a kid but I was instantly struck by the oddity and coolness of a lightning type Totodile. Only learned later that it was an actual archetype I just thought as a kid it was something cool and fun
Delta Charizard was the first ever Charizard i ever pulled in a pack. It was acctuly my only Charizard until this year. Being my mom and dad seprated around the time, the Delta Species and collecting Pokémon cards helped during this time in my life. So yeah I have a fondness for this theme.
I remember having an electric and grass and steel deck with Charizard and Beedrill.
@@matthewvandyk7773 the Beedrill delta is super cool
Way better than tera
Tera is literally just delta species but exclusively for ex mons that are immune to bench damage. If you have a problem with it, it's a problem with modern day powercreep, not Tera mons themselves.
@@Blastosie_Officalthe versatilty of the delta pokemon is one of their strengths. Teras existing as only final stage ex's holds them back in that regard. Delta also has way cooler and more fun archetypal support, but there is still time to fix that for teras
Tera bench protection is so stupid. But aside from that yeah, the mechanic is fine, the problem is on the way the game works nowadays which is just less deep and interesting. It would help to at least have way more tera pokemon tho, very few decks use even 2 different teras so you don't feel the whole coverage aspect
Amgous
I collected almost every Delta Species card sans for gold stars and some exs before Covif. I love this mechanic so much.
@@warnadokasper4778 great stuff to collect
Holon region is best region! Delta pokemon are my all-time favorite TCG gimmick, it's why I love 2007 format so much
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@deltamico lol
A capital delta "∆" represents change fields like math and physics. I think that's why they're called delta species, since they're changing types. The lowercase delta was probably used to maintain aesthetic consistency while still keeping the math roots of the delta symbol.
Wish I was around during this time
Another great video!
One of my friends just told me about this and it’s such a weird coincidence you made a video on it now
@@ItsjustHydra woops
i remember owning one of the many delta species deoxys cards as a kid.. very cool mechanic and card arts tbh. what's the song playing from around 5 mins onwards?
Finally, peak.
I love the Delta Species cards, grew up starting with the XY era TCG wise, and when I saw them, I actually got the Electric Pidgey, Charmander, and Charmeleon. Maybe I'll actually get to collect more of them someday, but since then I have gotten the Water Mimikyu and randomly getting a seemingly pre release Fire Seadra card somehow, still don't get how I got the Seadraw
@@Mimiyan_or_Pikapikafan good collecting goal for sure. Lots of them aren't too expensive either
That gyarados looking real mischievous in the thumbnail lol
@@XLR8VGC up to no good
Someone needs to make a gen 3 rom hack with all the Pokemon being their Delta Species types.
@@SSBBPOKEFAN that would be fun. With the recent leaks involving the Holon Region, it'd be interesting to see what they could do
I like pokemon with these types of things like radients, gold stars, x pokemon, especially breaks but now raidents are rotatint 😢, BUT supporter pokemon are coming out later which will be interesting
Peak TCG by far
@@ktvx.94 I'm a gen 4 tcg stan, but delta are pretty rad
This should have made a comeback maybe as the wild Tera Pokemon from the videogames. then you have actual Terastal Pokemon as a modifier or tag.
Really it could have made a comeback with the ex mechanic and made terastalization it's own unique mechanic.
@@JaredGagne they've done a bit more to make Tera Pokemon their own thing, but it took way too long to do it
Ghetsis in the beginning and Imprision mention!!!!
@ianhunter2817 Ghetsis i think we need to send this man to the Lost Zone asap
Gardy gamer spotted