as someone who is only gaining a passing knowledge of the TCG from vids like this, I find it super interesting. although the one thing that will always bug me is when the type names just barely differ from what they are in literally every other form of pokemon media - "lightning" and "metal" drive me up the goddamn wall, why isn't it just "electric" and "steel" lmao
I think the thing that got me the most when I started is that there are alot of video games typings lumped under single card typings. Like ghost and poison essentially "dont exist" cuz it's all classified under psychic. But the difference is made in typings through weakness/resistance. Rock and ground is another example where they dont exist but are lumped under "fighting."
I think if he gonna do EX, he should split it into Gen V EX and Gen VI EX cards (or at least by years) to make it fair since earlier EX cards doesn't really stand a chance against latest ones. Don't forget there are ex (lowercase) in Gen 3 too, so it might be interesting as well
@@spotsthecat7913 he already did the lowercase ex Pokemon and yeah it’s exclusive to the lowercase ex Pokemon so he’ll most likely do it how you suggested it!! I’d like to see the best LV X Pokémon and best Prime Pokémon! (Maybe LEGENDS too, but there wasn’t too many of them) Edit: I commented this before watching the video and now I’m realizing this is basically the LV X video… my bad lol
@@MindofInstincts lol yeah, this is the SP Lv X 🤣. To be fair, with only Garchomp C, Luxray GL etc, those cards doesn't have their full power that they were infamous for, so it's kinda mandatory to include their Lv. X too For PRIME, i guess Magnezone and Kingdra could be listed. I remember at least how I have fun with Kingdra Prime in 2010. Steelix deck of 2010 was annoyingly good as well. LEGENDS at other hand, there are not many of them and some of them aren't even competitively viable, sadly 😔
I must be missing something here. The symbol for an elite four member's Pokemon does not even remotely resemble the kanji for the number 4 (四). Zooming in on the symbol, the top of it kinda looks like the kanji for river (川), but the bottom part of it makes it look much more like a picture of a first than any kanji I know of. I thought you might be referring to a different SP symbol, but all the other ones are English letters (G, GL, FB, C, M)
you wouldn't believe how long it took me to realize FB = frontier brain, C = champion, GL = gym leader, and that they weren't just random letters at the end of a pokemon's name. I knew G was galactic though, just never made the other connections for some reason.
SP Format was something else. As the video alluded to not only were the SP Pokemon good but the support around them was insane (and I think they warrant a follow up video). The deck was consistent, fast and had access to things unheared of at it's time. Pokemon Power Spray was the first card of it's type that allowed a player to basically negate the ability of an opposing Pokemon from the hand much like how you can in Yu-Gi-Oh! nowadays. Except Power Spray came first as YGO's equivalent, Effect Veiler was printed about a year after it.
Yeah, Power Spray is one and only "hand trap" in PTCG if I remember correctly. Kuriboh and D.D. Crow come even earlier, but they didn't negate anything, so i get what you mean!
The SP and EX Pokemon being basic Pokemon regardless of what they're based on is really frustrating because it often pushes stage 2 decks out of competition as they can't keep up with the pace these decks create.
I actually don't know who that trainer on the Blaziken cards is. If she's from the video games, she must be from Emerald or Platinum, because I'd definitely remember someone like that from Ruby/Sapphire or Pearl/Diamond. Luxray topping a list makes me happy. I've a soft spot for Luxray as it's a great Pokémon for going through the game but not much else.
Power spray was a critical aspect of the format that included its own micro ruling of sorts. After declaring your intention to use a PokePower, you had to wait 3 seconds to see if your opponent wanted to use a Power spray before completing the PokePower action. Power spray is extremely powerful and correctly timed use could cripple your opponent.
It's cool to see SP because a lot of players laud this format and time as one of the best and most balanced in the game's history. Of course that is years later when we have more information and time
Oh yes, Luxchomp! I remember figthting that thing with my Dumb Maractus deck and healing 70-90 damage a turn and they couldn't do squat to my cactus, lol
In DPPt era, most basics only got +10 weakness damage (could be more if they can't evolve), stage 1 got +20, and stage 2 +30. Lv. Xs mostly got 2× Weakness (except Machamp Lv. X and Torterra Lv. X IIRC). But some legendary like Regigigas and SP Pokemon got 2× weakness even in their base form
inerestingly, it was basically ONLY during the DPPt era as well; before that, all weaknesses were 2x as well. That Lucario card was absolutely a product of its time
I remember when Pokemon SP were current, and everyone was happy when HGSS didn't continue them, as big bulky basics were the definition of unfun, and Pokemon seemed to have noticed. The playerbase as a whole breathed a sigh of relief, as stage 2 decks would again be viable (as soon as all the Pokemon SP rotated out) and the game could finally go back to normal. And then they brought in Pokemon EX just a bit into BW, right when Pokemon SP were rotating out.
holy damn its been 10 years since my TCG cards were lost, only covered a little, but i still have the Bronzong G, and i never knew it was good! (back in the day we saw G cards are wack because their damage is low compared to non G card)
I still have a fair amount of these, like Dialga and Luxray X, but unfortunately, my luck was so awful I somehow pulled EIGHT Luxray Xs but no Luxray GL lol
I would love to see a video on top 10 busted cards that defined formats or something in that vain to explaining the most famous broken tier 0 formats of the game, for example i wanted to understand what makes that old sneasel so turbo broken, i dont get why its so strong
This was the era I started playing competitively in 😍 Still to this day my favourite format to play in too, and still have my 60 card list of LuxChomp sleeved up.
duel logs duel logs dex logs i have been collecting the sp cards over the last couple months think theyre sick. was also the last time i played the game
In your introduction you say that the unique thing about SP is that they are basic Pokemon that can immediately be put into play (like with EX and V). However, top of your list are Luxray and Garchomp Level X which had to be played on other cards (like GX would in Sun and Moon) so are not basic Pokemon.
I think you got it wrong, dude. Yeah, Garchomp and Luxray are evolved Pokémon, but the SP Pokémon CARDS are basics no matter which evolutionary stage they are. What DexLogs mean basic pokemon is the type of the card, not the actual evolution stage of Pokémon. Hope it helps, man
@@spotsthecat7913 are these basic Pokemon? On both Garchomp and Luxray cards it says "Level up: put onto (Pokemon) C" so I assumed they weren't basic cards as you have to play them onto a card already in play.
Since Tera mechanic brought pokemon with alternative types back, I would love to see Top 10 Delta species pokemon
@The-dex-logs scam
as someone who is only gaining a passing knowledge of the TCG from vids like this, I find it super interesting. although the one thing that will always bug me is when the type names just barely differ from what they are in literally every other form of pokemon media - "lightning" and "metal" drive me up the goddamn wall, why isn't it just "electric" and "steel" lmao
This is what I thought when I first joined the tcg
I think the thing that got me the most when I started is that there are alot of video games typings lumped under single card typings. Like ghost and poison essentially "dont exist" cuz it's all classified under psychic. But the difference is made in typings through weakness/resistance. Rock and ground is another example where they dont exist but are lumped under "fighting."
@@DJones1048 because having 18 types in the tcg is just too much. It greatly unbalances the game with that many typings
Yeah. Also , ghost being dark instead of poison being dark is a hill I’ll die on.
@@Enraptored- what
i love seeing top 10 versions of these special types of pokemon, would love to keep seeing it for EX, mega, V, etc
I think if he gonna do EX, he should split it into Gen V EX and Gen VI EX cards (or at least by years) to make it fair since earlier EX cards doesn't really stand a chance against latest ones. Don't forget there are ex (lowercase) in Gen 3 too, so it might be interesting as well
@@spotsthecat7913 he already did the lowercase ex Pokemon and yeah it’s exclusive to the lowercase ex Pokemon so he’ll most likely do it how you suggested it!!
I’d like to see the best LV X Pokémon and best Prime Pokémon! (Maybe LEGENDS too, but there wasn’t too many of them)
Edit: I commented this before watching the video and now I’m realizing this is basically the LV X video… my bad lol
@@MindofInstincts lol yeah, this is the SP Lv X 🤣. To be fair, with only Garchomp C, Luxray GL etc, those cards doesn't have their full power that they were infamous for, so it's kinda mandatory to include their Lv. X too
For PRIME, i guess Magnezone and Kingdra could be listed. I remember at least how I have fun with Kingdra Prime in 2010. Steelix deck of 2010 was annoyingly good as well. LEGENDS at other hand, there are not many of them and some of them aren't even competitively viable, sadly 😔
This is probably where millions of card players and collectors learned the kanji for the word Four.
I had no idea, as a kid I thought it looked like a fist
I must be missing something here. The symbol for an elite four member's Pokemon does not even remotely resemble the kanji for the number 4 (四). Zooming in on the symbol, the top of it kinda looks like the kanji for river (川), but the bottom part of it makes it look much more like a picture of a first than any kanji I know of. I thought you might be referring to a different SP symbol, but all the other ones are English letters (G, GL, FB, C, M)
you wouldn't believe how long it took me to realize FB = frontier brain, C = champion, GL = gym leader, and that they weren't just random letters at the end of a pokemon's name. I knew G was galactic though, just never made the other connections for some reason.
Somehow this video popped up when I jusy thinking about LuxChomp! RUclips algorithm is scary...
Power Spray defined SP formats. Was such an unique way to play Pokémon having potential responses to your opponents poke powers.
This was my favorite era to play the game. Luxchomp so goated
SP Format was something else. As the video alluded to not only were the SP Pokemon good but the support around them was insane (and I think they warrant a follow up video). The deck was consistent, fast and had access to things unheared of at it's time. Pokemon Power Spray was the first card of it's type that allowed a player to basically negate the ability of an opposing Pokemon from the hand much like how you can in Yu-Gi-Oh! nowadays. Except Power Spray came first as YGO's equivalent, Effect Veiler was printed about a year after it.
Yeah, Power Spray is one and only "hand trap" in PTCG if I remember correctly. Kuriboh and D.D. Crow come even earlier, but they didn't negate anything, so i get what you mean!
I used to play competitively during SP format. One of the most skill-based formats in any card game I played. Loved playing my Luxchomp deck.
Same! I got 5th in state out of like 100-some people. Lost to Champ donk in top 8
would love to see a list of what prime pokemon were the best. or maybe the legend cards
The SP and EX Pokemon being basic Pokemon regardless of what they're based on is really frustrating because it often pushes stage 2 decks out of competition as they can't keep up with the pace these decks create.
I actually don't know who that trainer on the Blaziken cards is. If she's from the video games, she must be from Emerald or Platinum, because I'd definitely remember someone like that from Ruby/Sapphire or Pearl/Diamond.
Luxray topping a list makes me happy. I've a soft spot for Luxray as it's a great Pokémon for going through the game but not much else.
She's dahlia, frontier brain of the battle arcade in platinum and HG/SS
Power spray was a critical aspect of the format that included its own micro ruling of sorts. After declaring your intention to use a PokePower, you had to wait 3 seconds to see if your opponent wanted to use a Power spray before completing the PokePower action. Power spray is extremely powerful and correctly timed use could cripple your opponent.
3 seconds! That's so long considering each turn uses 1-4 powers and games take 8 turns at an absolute minimum.
Another quality video. I have to say, I love dialaga G as I am a big fan of disruption.
Love DialgaChomp or even LuxChomp splashed with Dialga as well. Tbh, DialgaChomp makes me grow to love Steel (or Metal in TCG) Pokémon
It's cool to see SP because a lot of players laud this format and time as one of the best and most balanced in the game's history. Of course that is years later when we have more information and time
Ah yes. LuxChomp. Playing Dialga Palkia control was called Legos back in the day.
Legos and DPL (Dialga, Palkia, Luxray) are what I remember they called it back then, yeah?
@spotsthecat7913 yea it ran a 1-1 or sometimes a 2-1. Even a 1-1 Chomp
Somehow I only have a total amount of 9 Pokémon cards and never had more but unbelieveably 1 of them is exactly this Luxray GL lv.X
Oh yes, Luxchomp! I remember figthting that thing with my Dumb Maractus deck and healing 70-90 damage a turn and they couldn't do squat to my cactus, lol
Not sure if they were/ever legal. But top 10 McDonald's Cards.
I love SP cards, my brothers old collection has a lot of them
Good I gave Dragonite fb let's go
Top ten Pikachus.
Why did no one inform me of a new hiru channel?
How much did weakness used to increase damage, if not 2×?
In DPPt era, most basics only got +10 weakness damage (could be more if they can't evolve), stage 1 got +20, and stage 2 +30. Lv. Xs mostly got 2× Weakness (except Machamp Lv. X and Torterra Lv. X IIRC). But some legendary like Regigigas and SP Pokemon got 2× weakness even in their base form
inerestingly, it was basically ONLY during the DPPt era as well; before that, all weaknesses were 2x as well.
That Lucario card was absolutely a product of its time
Garchomp LvX was the most defining for me, as not only is 80hp snipes devastating. It also took advantage every broken thing about SP.
T0p 10 prisms.
I remember when Pokemon SP were current, and everyone was happy when HGSS didn't continue them, as big bulky basics were the definition of unfun, and Pokemon seemed to have noticed. The playerbase as a whole breathed a sigh of relief, as stage 2 decks would again be viable (as soon as all the Pokemon SP rotated out) and the game could finally go back to normal.
And then they brought in Pokemon EX just a bit into BW, right when Pokemon SP were rotating out.
I would love to see a video covering the top 10 best stadium cards of all time!
Dragonite FB definitely does not make the list. Card is simply worse than Ambipom. Toxicroak G/Roserade GL definitely should be put on to replace it
holy damn its been 10 years since my TCG cards were lost, only covered a little, but i still have the Bronzong G, and i never knew it was good! (back in the day we saw G cards are wack because their damage is low compared to non G card)
I still have a fair amount of these, like Dialga and Luxray X, but unfortunately, my luck was so awful I somehow pulled EIGHT Luxray Xs but no Luxray GL lol
I would love to see a video on top 10 busted cards that defined formats or something in that vain to explaining the most famous broken tier 0 formats of the game, for example i wanted to understand what makes that old sneasel so turbo broken, i dont get why its so strong
This was the era I started playing competitively in 😍 Still to this day my favourite format to play in too, and still have my 60 card list of LuxChomp sleeved up.
duel logs duel logs dex logs i have been collecting the sp cards over the last couple months think theyre sick. was also the last time i played the game
I loved the sp format until luxray g lvl x that ruined everything and froze the format
You should do the Top 10 Best Pokémon-EX
In your introduction you say that the unique thing about SP is that they are basic Pokemon that can immediately be put into play (like with EX and V). However, top of your list are Luxray and Garchomp Level X which had to be played on other cards (like GX would in Sun and Moon) so are not basic Pokemon.
I think you got it wrong, dude. Yeah, Garchomp and Luxray are evolved Pokémon, but the SP Pokémon CARDS are basics no matter which evolutionary stage they are. What DexLogs mean basic pokemon is the type of the card, not the actual evolution stage of Pokémon. Hope it helps, man
@@spotsthecat7913 are these basic Pokemon? On both Garchomp and Luxray cards it says "Level up: put onto (Pokemon) C" so I assumed they weren't basic cards as you have to play them onto a card already in play.
:). Find out how your competition ranks better > 'Promo SM' !!