More people joining the hobby is great for the community, but the problem that comes with that is the sudden increase in demand artificially inflates prices across the board. It'll level out as people filter back out of the hobby over the next few months because they're either following hype and will move onto the next big thing, or the inflated costs price them out. It's a shame, but it happens in all hobbies.
The Company could just print more if they wanted to keep up with the demand I guess? 😂 I think there is a lot of strategy and artificial shortening involved. However I'm not an expert by any means!
@@gehtdichnüschtan Nope, spot on. If they print more it lowers the value. Less = More. They can only sell at RRP, but they're more interested in generating demand. Phillip has done a video of market manipulation of you haven't seen it. Very interesting. He explains everything far better than I every could lol
@@justanothercollector43 The increase in Google searched terms around the hobby says otherwise. Sellers don't increase demand, they respond to it. RUclips content around it is higher than ever, and as you say more and more 'shops' are opening to meet the sudden and rapid escalation. If there weren't more people in the hobby, there wouldn't be anyone to sell to. Scalpers are a massive problem though, and make it seem like sales are higher than would naturally be.
@@Jalin3516 its a mixture of both really, while theres clearly an increase in people joining the hobby (151 ugh) the shortage is due to scalpers, they spend more to make more. theres a reason why when i go to my LGS i can still get booster packs, BB and ETBs at a decent price (SS here) but online they're basically selling for more than MSRP. people aren't going to LGS to buy at MSRP, scalpers certainly ain't going there to make a profit.
This set will be printed like nothing we have seen before. It's going to come in multiple release waves and it's going to be available to everyone. The people hyping this set online are doing it for 2 reasons, and it's to simply "create content" or they have bought into it massively with pre-orders and they're artificially creating FOMO fears. I have seen these tactics before. Prismatic Evolutions will eventually be everywhere and patience is key. I would surmise that the Pokemon Center exclusive ETB will be the only real product that has great value attached to it, due to its exclusivity.
First half at least. Wonder what they’ve got in for us second half? Or if they’re planning to build hype and new members of the hobby then churn out some trash in the autumn.
I think the duplicates are strategic- they want fans to feel like they "got a huge pull", while actually limiting the number of "true pulls"- controlling the scarcity of their brand (while still printing lots of cards). They are using filler (duplicates) to prevent over saturation of OTHER major mascots and more popular Pokemon. Also, they want an era to have a theme, which includes the repeated appearance of certain Pokemon.
We are going in to a crazy good time period. One that will overshadow the Corona hype because now we can enjoy it together and not just be stuck at home.
You make some excellent points in this video, especially about how they need to tailor the card art to go with the rainbow border. From stellar crown to surging , prismatic, and upcoming team rocket sets, it's thrown the whole Pokemon market and community into a frenzy !! The only downside is that scalpers and resellers have a field day, whilst regular collectors and fans have a hard time even getting their hands on anything unless they pay an inflated price. At the end of the day, I guess it's bringing more people back into collecting, and that's always good for the community, I just hope regular folks can get their hands on these sets to have some fun ripping ! . Great informative video once again, my man; keep up the awesome work !🍻
Congrats Phil on the growth of your channel. Your market background and insight of the Pokemon market has helped us understand what it means to be part of this hobby. Looking forward to continue this thru your Discord server.
These are made to be “reprinted“ cards . If you look back at all the previous special sets from January, it’s all predominantly altar arts or alternative artwork of cards that we have already gotten predominantly with a handful of new cards thrown in there is nothing “unusual” about that, the high class sets are meant to be that way every single year. There is no difference when it comes to the set. But I do agree with you with the duplicate special illustration versions, and I think the reason for that is in shield there was very few alternate arts compared to how many special illustration rares there are in Scarlet and Violet so I do believe that is the reason why we’re going to see more duplication when it comes to the special illustration cards for that reason Also, if the pull rates are similar to Crown zenith, where yes a lot of people are going to be paying a slightly higher dollar value for the eeveelution cards. I think that the prices will be semi reasonable if the rates on the cards are very high, so well yes we know the cards are gonna be popular. We can’t really gauge with the prices are gonna look like until we see what quantity of each card and Pull rates look like..Also terrestrial festival in Japan is gonna be printed into the ground according to Japanese distro. So don’t expect the value of JP cards to stay high for long if pull rates are similar to vstar universe
Joined the server yesterday! Showed off the Giratina my fiancé pulled. Can’t wait to see what everyone else gets with PE coming up! Good luck to investors and collectors! Markets going crazy now lol.
Prismatic will be HUGE and as EVO skies two I can understand why! Personally I feel like the surprise boxes are going to be the underrated product that everyone is going to want. With only one suprise card in each those promos will be going for huge amounts with people trying to get the full set of them! I’ve joined the discord and it’s a great place to be! Love the video from UK! 🇬🇧
Why are people so obsessed with these surprise boxes. It’s a shitty promo. These promos aren’t going to be like $50 raw….. every single big box retailer and distro has access to these surprise boxes…. It’s just another way to get packs. These aren’t gonna be Pokémon center stamps where the cards sell for $30-100. People are delusional about these surprise boxes.
I actually agree with you, I don’t think they will be anywhere near as “special” as the cards in the set. But Pokémon have created a market where to collect them all you have to buy a bunch of surprise boxes, and it’s the perfect trap because people will want the whole set!
@@TheSnackAttackingSnorlax Yeah I could be wrong but I'm expecting them to be under a fiver each. History would suggest that ultra modern promos are heavily dependent on the artwork being interesting. Watch them be stupidly expensive now I've said that. 😂
@@TheSnackAttackingSnorlax 100% agree the cards in the surprise boxes are just ex's like any other. They will be worth very little. Just pick them up later down the road in the hobby.
I think what people fail to realize is some of art resemble old world japanese art like the Blood Moon. You would see that kind of art style on a traditional japanese tattoos and shading. The Ogerpon Mask resemble an Oni Mask with a modern twist. Im very surprised that i havent seen a single youtuber point this out. That blood moon and ogerpon mask will be one of my chase. The art and idea behind it its fantastic. You got tk see the idea and depth of the artist beyond the card.
It’s surprising to see how much opinions changed from the low res to high res viewing of the cards. That final view really shows how the Umbreon is going to fly once the pulls start coming in
The duplicates are there because Terastal Festival is a high class set, which usually includes reprints. We are also highly likely to get new SAR/SIR for Paradox Pokemon: Roaring Moon, Raging Bolt, Gouging Fire, Walking Wake, Iron Crown, Iron Leaves, etc., etc. I know old collectors dont care for these, but as someone who loves Scarlet Violet era cards above all others, I am super pumped. I think most likely new SIR for Pecharunt as well. This is like SV’s greatest hits all in 1 release, as you said, trapping it in this era of Tera and Paradox Pokemon!
Another amazing video brother, super pumped for the discord! You Should think about adding a channel about grading, alot of people have questions or want opinions if cards will be 10 worthy or not!
@ Believe it or not, never opened a pack of Pokemon until about 6 weeks ago at the age of 57 gotta be some kinda record right, can’t believe the buzz I got from pulling my first SIR Blastoise Ex 200/165, danced round the kitchen like a 7 year old, your videos have been immensely helpful for someone like myself who’s just venturing into the Pokemon world.
Pokemon company pulled back on printing because demand went way down when SV era started, but it was a short lived dip in demand. It came right back but the printing hasn't returned to SWSH era yet. However, the release schedule for prismatic is already planned to be a year long so my guess is they will continue to print this set for a long time, similar to crown zenith.
Your channel is probably the best for these types of videos, me and my friend watch every one and we thoroughly enjoy them. I would just like to thank you for the great videos❤❤
This will be a popular set but they’re also planning to release product throughout almost the whole year. There will definitely be more product available and is seeming like it will be very similar to crown zenith.
Love that Umbreon! I was lucky enough to pick up one of the Gamestop ones! I'm glad to see how much your channel is growing! For Prismatic Evolution, I really think this will be harder to find than 151. The hype is insane! Over a month our and pre-orders are sold out. Id bet the umbreon SIR will beat out that Pikachu SIR from Surging Sparks. Wouldn't surprise me if it even beats moonbreon. Off the bat, the new Umbreon will probably be like $500 on release day. I love how the hobby is growing, but unfortunately with hobby growth and interest, the scalping increases too. My question for your opinion - is the japanese set worth the investment? Looking to be about $50 a box in Japanese.
Really enjoy your content. What do you mean at the end about Prismatic potentially overtaking ES particularly if the product’s unable to be released?! Maybe I’m just taking it too literally and it’s a bit cryptic for me to understand. Do you mean if it’s short printed so the prices inflate on low supply?
I have been playing pokemon go for years and I have wanted to start collecting pokemon cards for a long time, and I have just started to open a few packs a few days ago. I've saw that there is still pre-order available in my local collectible shop, but l don't know is it worth it to pre-order this set as a newbie to pokemon tcg....
It's very strange how fast it sells out. Even with notifications, and app info pre-loaded, and adding to cart right away, it sold out every time. I'm not sure how much faster one could check out without using some kind of program. Set looks great tho! Hope to see the SIRs in person
I joined the discord and am so gassed that I can show off my pulls and ask about investments. I'm also so happy that I was able to get some prismatic evolutions on pre order as it means I'll actually get a shot at getting something good before it all sells out. Keep up the amazing content❤
Loved the discord server thus far, i'm MoonMan btw. Jolteon is my favorite pokemon and i feel like it always gets screwed in its design compared to the more popular eeveelutions 😭 Honestly im super hyped for prismatic evolutions but even more for the team rocket set, do we know if its gonna be the one after prismatic evolutions?
Dude, looking forward to joining your Discord! I agree that Prismatic Evolutions has the potential to be bigger than Evolving Skies; I believe you mentioned this before, but I think most people have fomo since they may have gotten back into the hobby after ES blew up, like myself. Looking forward to seeing your channel continue to grow!
I agree on the duplicates! Castform is one of my favorite pokemon and I loved seeing their recent SIR. Pulled the card and it graded 10. Super happy even though it’s a cheaper card, I love the artwork.
The special set in December is always a highlight set so for them to make it a different artwork of an older SIR is kinda cool. Paldean fates upgraded the Gardevior, Penny, Nemona and Arvan from S&V Base set, Iono from Paldea Evolved, Both Charizards from Obsidian and they upgraded a full art Mew from 151 into one of the most iconic cards from this era. Prismatic Evolutions will most likely have a Buddy Buddy Poffin, Earthan Vessel and possibly the very playable cards like Raging Bolt but I would like to see them throw a curve ball and make the full art Gengar from Temporal into a SIR like they did with the 151 Mew 😯
As far as prices for the eeveelutions, depending on pull ratios, most eeveelutions will more than likely be around 100 with the new umbreon easily being close to 300 at release day. Man at this point, depending on what the rest of the SIR are, it may be wise to just pick up singles rather than buying a bunch of product to open. At the verily least opening a few ETBs and the rest is picking up singles
Imo the duplicated SIR cards are focused on TCG players. All of them, except for Gholdengo i think, are meta cards used in competitive decks. Nice video! greetings from Chile.
It might be part of the marketing strategy. As you said, if someone didn't pull the eeveelutions, if it's an SIR of a new pokemon then it might have some chase. Instead, they gave us SIR with less value so people will try to pull more. Of course, it won't stop people who really chases the eeveelutions, but for people who just wants to minimize their losses, they'll have no choice but to pull more
I think Umbreon is going to be the top of the staircase pokemon has built for prismatics. It started with Greninja, great card. Then Pickachu, arguably not as good but more collectable/higher price, now this Umbreon: Absolutely stunning, ultra collectable. Prismatics now officially have a full page in people's binders, at least.
The hype for this set has been crazy to watch. I am glad I’ve been able to find decent pre-sale prices on it here and there. I’m curious to see how the market responds upon release and how well pokemon does with restocks throughout 2025. I’m definitely excited for this set
glaceon is my favorite pokemon and it honestly makes me happy that since it's a more underrated eeveelution, I will probably be able to obtain it for a decent price compared to the umbreon and sylveon, if I don't get to pull it myself that is
His channel is very new, but growing. I've been watching since his very first upload. Crazy that it got recommended by the algorithm so early on for me.
also, I think you're off about the Glaceon it's my favorite of the new. Vaporeon is #1 imo tho. Also x2, i like how you drop more of your opinions about where the market is headed in this video compared to older vids. You'll be wrong sometimes but I think you're one of the most qualified to talk about it. I don't wanna speak for everyone but I like hearing your opinion on the future market!
I'm not sure people understand the point of the "duplicates". High Class sets in Japan are basically "Greatest Hits" set of the year with a few new cards. Most are reprints, they're meant to be reprints. It's the point of the sets. Now some cards like Dragapult ex are finally getting their own SARs, but Dragapult ex is still a card that was released this year. They did the same with Vmax Climax for example. The Rayquaza vmax and Umbreon vmax were released after Eevee Heroes.
Hey Phillip, great content! Do you think there will be a trend of New pokemon sets coming out back to back that overshadow the previous set? As an example, surging sparks overshadowing stellar crown, and prismatic evolutions overshadowing surging sparks. Do you think the next rumored sets after prismatic evolutions, which are the trainer pokemon set and team rocket set, will be able to overshadow prismatic evolutions?
Honestly, that seems like one of the only ways to curb the insane demand right now, and it doesn’t seem like a good long term strategy. Printing demands will need to increase, however I think TCG pocket has also brought a huge influx of fans.
Great video as always mate! I wish I get EB game promo this is one of the stamps I am still missing in my eeveelutions colection. So pupmed for prismatics release!
Agree with the potential of it being worth more than evolving skies in the future especially with the fact there isn’t a booster box for this set, booster bundles and ETB’s are going to be the only real way to get hold of a large amount of packs, dread to think what the prices will be in the resale market once the paper hands have sold all the stock they have 😬😅
I am excited to get into Pokémon tcg. I enjoy the game to play as well as the collection side of things and the investment side sounds awesome too. Subbed and joined the discord hoping for a fun adventure together along the way with an awesome community 👍
This sort of movement makes me nervous. This mad run will eventually end and a lot of people are going to get burned, same as during COVID. That being said, the set looks fantastic. Got some pre-orders in, be interesting to see what turns up. Reminder to anyone in the UK: Smyths still has ETB's available for pre-order. It's got a purchase limit of one but I managed to do 6 before it maxed out.
I've popped a couple of preorders with Smyths but I'm concerned with their seemingly limitless supply. That coupled with the fact you don't actually pay for your order until dispatch makes me think a few people might be getting emails about lack of stock
@@richnewt Yeah I'm almost certain I'll get f*ck all from them. Placed some backups at other places just in case. In case you're interested there's a hobby shop in Havant called "The Warp". They have three ETB pre-orders left in stock online. You can only buy one but it's only £42.50. Did some research and looks like a solid company.
When you said that the Umbreon has majora's mask vibes you really hit the nail with this, that was the first thing i though when I saw the card for the first time
I read somewhere that there will be over 15 different products that include in Prismatic Evolution. Hopefully plenty of chances to rip these packs. If you can withstand the FOMO when the set first releases, hopefully you'll have plenty of chances to pull these big hits!
I don't know what to do... Completing master set will be extremely expensive... So, should I keep preordered products sealed or rip them and chase heavy hitters 😢
Love your content and insights into the market part of Card collecting! I grew up with Pokémon cards, and Pokémon GO brought me back! 🔥 - Been hooked since! If I by any chance win a giveaway card (or any other card), I would love for you to sign it however you like. I'm going to 2x sleeve and display it! 🌟
Funny thing is I just started collecting again and happened to do it the day this set released for pre-order so I went ahead and grabbed two of them from somebody and then grab two surging sparks. Boy am I glad I did that because I see people charging $400 for the boxes now
I worry about what's happening with Prismatic Evolutions and other sets like 151 and Surging Sparks. If nobody is able to find product at MSRP, will that turn casual collectors away from Pokemon collecting overall? I also feel bad as an adult if I "invest" in this hobby and cause it to be practically impossible for kids to enjoy without their parents being extremely savvy and knowing how to get product at a reasonable price.
Oh snap Phil! You're absolutely right with the Umby's Majora's Mask vibes. Yashiro Nanaco is an amazing aritist. Her works are inspired by Studio Ghibli and Disney and it is absolutely stunning. I totally see the ClockTown and Stone Tower Temple vibes now that you mention it!
The hype is unreal. It seems that given recent printing/stocking patterns we should be safe to assume supply will not meet current demand. My wallet cannot keep up with demand either lol
Thanks for creating the Discord, joining as we speak! That Latios card is in my top 3 chase cards for the short term 🤩. On prismatic, seeing the PC ETB's sell out so quickly was terrifying, especially since I'm living in the Netherlands and unable to purchase PC products
Bro when you said majoras mask i couldn't believe it and thought the same after coming to a realization that it does. I personally dont have any chase cards in this set. I was able to pre order two PC ETB'S. I don't know how the stock will be at stores for this set. Feel like it will be on shelves for a short period of time. As soon as it goes on the shelves itll be gone unfortunately. Im happy i was able to get what i got and its my first PC ETBS too. If I'm able too i might rip a couple packs.
This is what I have learned with Pokemon over the years: when a set is being hyped before release, it does not live up to what people thought it was going to be. I also know that TPCI is very smart and loves money so Prismatic Evolutions will be printed to the moon over the next year in multiple release waves. This over-reaction of "scarcity" is being pushed by people that have put thousands of dollars into pre-orders to flip short term in the hopes that FOMO fully sets in. Don't fall for it. This set will be readily available, and we need to be patient. For context, there has never once been a set release that I was unable to find at retail. On a lighter note, I hope that Eevee SIR gets nicknamed "Devil Horns Eevee".
The Official Discord Server is here! Come check it out and be part of the celebration.
🔗: discord.gg/2pMkYbdTC4
The discord community is great!
Thank you so much for the Discord and helping me out a lot, and how do we try and get in the giveaway?
@ just enter the server, it’s a special opening promo!
@@phillips.collectibles ok cool thanks I’m already in there. I appreciate you for starting it again.
Omw
More people joining the hobby is great for the community, but the problem that comes with that is the sudden increase in demand artificially inflates prices across the board. It'll level out as people filter back out of the hobby over the next few months because they're either following hype and will move onto the next big thing, or the inflated costs price them out. It's a shame, but it happens in all hobbies.
The Company could just print more if they wanted to keep up with the demand I guess? 😂
I think there is a lot of strategy and artificial shortening involved. However I'm not an expert by any means!
@@gehtdichnüschtan Nope, spot on. If they print more it lowers the value. Less = More. They can only sell at RRP, but they're more interested in generating demand. Phillip has done a video of market manipulation of you haven't seen it. Very interesting. He explains everything far better than I every could lol
@@justanothercollector43 The increase in Google searched terms around the hobby says otherwise. Sellers don't increase demand, they respond to it. RUclips content around it is higher than ever, and as you say more and more 'shops' are opening to meet the sudden and rapid escalation. If there weren't more people in the hobby, there wouldn't be anyone to sell to. Scalpers are a massive problem though, and make it seem like sales are higher than would naturally be.
@@Jalin3516 its a mixture of both really, while theres clearly an increase in people joining the hobby (151 ugh) the shortage is due to scalpers, they spend more to make more.
theres a reason why when i go to my LGS i can still get booster packs, BB and ETBs at a decent price (SS here) but online they're basically selling for more than MSRP.
people aren't going to LGS to buy at MSRP, scalpers certainly ain't going there to make a profit.
This set will be printed like nothing we have seen before. It's going to come in multiple release waves and it's going to be available to everyone. The people hyping this set online are doing it for 2 reasons, and it's to simply "create content" or they have bought into it massively with pre-orders and they're artificially creating FOMO fears. I have seen these tactics before. Prismatic Evolutions will eventually be everywhere and patience is key. I would surmise that the Pokemon Center exclusive ETB will be the only real product that has great value attached to it, due to its exclusivity.
2025 is gonna be huge with Prismatic Evolutions and the Team Rocket set....
First half at least. Wonder what they’ve got in for us second half? Or if they’re planning to build hype and new members of the hobby then churn out some trash in the autumn.
There's also one final 151 product hitting the market
@@HypnoticMonkeyCards Mega Evolutions are back at some point.
@@HypnoticMonkeyCards they bringing back trainer Pokemon cards. N'S Reshiram is official so maybe a B&W set?
@@monkey39128 oooh I hadn’t seen that about mega evolutions!
I think the duplicates are strategic- they want fans to feel like they "got a huge pull", while actually limiting the number of "true pulls"- controlling the scarcity of their brand (while still printing lots of cards). They are using filler (duplicates) to prevent over saturation of OTHER major mascots and more popular Pokemon. Also, they want an era to have a theme, which includes the repeated appearance of certain Pokemon.
Just joined the server and flexed my Groudon pull!
Keen to get more educated and to be on top of the market here!
Welcome aboard! I saw that 👀
I’m on a Facebook group. Someone listed preorders for a case of this set for $1,000. He got 100 laughing reactions the last time I checked 😂
We are going in to a crazy good time period. One that will overshadow the Corona hype because now we can enjoy it together and not just be stuck at home.
You make some excellent points in this video, especially about how they need to tailor the card art to go with the rainbow border. From stellar crown to surging , prismatic, and upcoming team rocket sets, it's thrown the whole Pokemon market and community into a frenzy !! The only downside is that scalpers and resellers have a field day, whilst regular collectors and fans have a hard time even getting their hands on anything unless they pay an inflated price. At the end of the day, I guess it's bringing more people back into collecting, and that's always good for the community, I just hope regular folks can get their hands on these sets to have some fun ripping ! . Great informative video once again, my man; keep up the awesome work !🍻
Congrats Phil on the growth of your channel. Your market background and insight of the Pokemon market has helped us understand what it means to be part of this hobby. Looking forward to continue this thru your Discord server.
Thanks for the kind words and welcome aboard!
Congrats on the server man! And the bit you mention about terastalizing locking the era in is so smart. Love it man, can’t wait to see what happens 👍
Just joined the discord! The community is growing so fast. There is so much going on in the channel, I love it!
Awesome - great to see you’re enjoying it!
These are made to be “reprinted“ cards . If you look back at all the previous special sets from January, it’s all predominantly altar arts or alternative artwork of cards that we have already gotten predominantly with a handful of new cards thrown in there is nothing “unusual” about that, the high class sets are meant to be that way every single year. There is no difference when it comes to the set. But I do agree with you with the duplicate special illustration versions, and I think the reason for that is in shield there was very few alternate arts compared to how many special illustration rares there are in Scarlet and Violet so I do believe that is the reason why we’re going to see more duplication when it comes to the special illustration cards for that reason Also, if the pull rates are similar to Crown zenith, where yes a lot of people are going to be paying a slightly higher dollar value for the eeveelution cards. I think that the prices will be semi reasonable if the rates on the cards are very high, so well yes we know the cards are gonna be popular. We can’t really gauge with the prices are gonna look like until we see what quantity of each card and Pull rates look like..Also terrestrial festival in Japan is gonna be printed into the ground according to Japanese distro. So don’t expect the value of JP cards to stay high for long if pull rates are similar to vstar universe
Joined the server yesterday! Showed off the Giratina my fiancé pulled. Can’t wait to see what everyone else gets with PE coming up! Good luck to investors and collectors! Markets going crazy now lol.
Prismatic will be HUGE and as EVO skies two I can understand why! Personally I feel like the surprise boxes are going to be the underrated product that everyone is going to want. With only one suprise card in each those promos will be going for huge amounts with people trying to get the full set of them! I’ve joined the discord and it’s a great place to be!
Love the video from UK! 🇬🇧
Why are people so obsessed with these surprise boxes. It’s a shitty promo. These promos aren’t going to be like $50 raw….. every single big box retailer and distro has access to these surprise boxes…. It’s just another way to get packs.
These aren’t gonna be Pokémon center stamps where the cards sell for $30-100. People are delusional about these surprise boxes.
I actually agree with you, I don’t think they will be anywhere near as “special” as the cards in the set. But Pokémon have created a market where to collect them all you have to buy a bunch of surprise boxes, and it’s the perfect trap because people will want the whole set!
@@TheSnackAttackingSnorlax Yeah I could be wrong but I'm expecting them to be under a fiver each. History would suggest that ultra modern promos are heavily dependent on the artwork being interesting. Watch them be stupidly expensive now I've said that. 😂
@@monkey39128 anything is possible with this set!
@@TheSnackAttackingSnorlax 100% agree the cards in the surprise boxes are just ex's like any other. They will be worth very little. Just pick them up later down the road in the hobby.
I think what people fail to realize is some of art resemble old world japanese art like the Blood Moon. You would see that kind of art style on a traditional japanese tattoos and shading. The Ogerpon Mask resemble an Oni Mask with a modern twist. Im very surprised that i havent seen a single youtuber point this out. That blood moon and ogerpon mask will be one of my chase. The art and idea behind it its fantastic. You got tk see the idea and depth of the artist beyond the card.
Its great to hear you have a discord channel, love the growth, love this community and Im lucky to be part of the preorder of Primsatic Evolution.
Congrats on the RUclips channel and discord, Phillip! They are both spectacular with I think great engagement.
It’s surprising to see how much opinions changed from the low res to high res viewing of the cards. That final view really shows how the Umbreon is going to fly once the pulls start coming in
The duplicates are there because Terastal Festival is a high class set, which usually includes reprints. We are also highly likely to get new SAR/SIR for Paradox Pokemon: Roaring Moon, Raging Bolt, Gouging Fire, Walking Wake, Iron Crown, Iron Leaves, etc., etc. I know old collectors dont care for these, but as someone who loves Scarlet Violet era cards above all others, I am super pumped. I think most likely new SIR for Pecharunt as well. This is like SV’s greatest hits all in 1 release, as you said, trapping it in this era of Tera and Paradox Pokemon!
Love your videos! Also your quality is insane😮
The discord is great, also you do so many giveaways! The generosity is never ending! ❤
Another amazing video brother, super pumped for the discord! You Should think about adding a channel about grading, alot of people have questions or want opinions if cards will be 10 worthy or not!
Appreciate that feedback, I’ve just added the heading category!
Another great and informative video, Phil has been my go to guy since joining the Pokemon community and just now joining the discord server.
Thanks for the kind words - welcome along Mark.
@ Believe it or not, never opened a pack of Pokemon until about 6 weeks ago at the age of 57 gotta be some kinda record right, can’t believe the buzz I got from pulling my first SIR Blastoise Ex 200/165, danced round the kitchen like a 7 year old, your videos have been immensely helpful for someone like myself who’s just venturing into the Pokemon world.
Pokemon company pulled back on printing because demand went way down when SV era started, but it was a short lived dip in demand. It came right back but the printing hasn't returned to SWSH era yet. However, the release schedule for prismatic is already planned to be a year long so my guess is they will continue to print this set for a long time, similar to crown zenith.
Your channel is probably the best for these types of videos, me and my friend watch every one and we thoroughly enjoy them. I would just like to thank you for the great videos❤❤
This will be a popular set but they’re also planning to release product throughout almost the whole year. There will definitely be more product available and is seeming like it will be very similar to crown zenith.
Nice! 3 huge give aways! 👏🏼
Just joined the discord server!
Awesome - welcome aboard!
Love that Umbreon! I was lucky enough to pick up one of the Gamestop ones! I'm glad to see how much your channel is growing!
For Prismatic Evolution, I really think this will be harder to find than 151. The hype is insane! Over a month our and pre-orders are sold out. Id bet the umbreon SIR will beat out that Pikachu SIR from Surging Sparks. Wouldn't surprise me if it even beats moonbreon. Off the bat, the new Umbreon will probably be like $500 on release day. I love how the hobby is growing, but unfortunately with hobby growth and interest, the scalping increases too.
My question for your opinion - is the japanese set worth the investment? Looking to be about $50 a box in Japanese.
Your passion and honesty is what's great about your videos. Joined the discord!
love your channel man keep it up!
So what cards do you think are safe to buy? Are tag team and SWSH sets more safe from volatility since they are older?
The major problem is the Buy and hold in my humble opinion
100%, way too many people with multiples of the same sealed products, just to have sealed products because other people couldn’t get them.
No its FOMO. People are psnnick buying not wanting to miss out. I couldn't care less if I miss out. Be another set and another set
Hey man i only just joined this hobby since years and your video’s are very helpful. Thank you! The discord is such a good idea!
Set is quite sick, but alt art eeveelutions from Sword & Shield are way better‼️🔥💥💯
everyone focused on the umbreon / eeveelutions and then they drop a surprise SIR for Charizard.
Hey bro ! Does your discord have notifications for restock on the PC ? ❤
Really enjoy your content. What do you mean at the end about Prismatic potentially overtaking ES particularly if the product’s unable to be released?!
Maybe I’m just taking it too literally and it’s a bit cryptic for me to understand. Do you mean if it’s short printed so the prices inflate on low supply?
Great vid and congrats on the discord good stuff
I have been playing pokemon go for years and I have wanted to start collecting pokemon cards for a long time, and I have just started to open a few packs a few days ago. I've saw that there is still pre-order available in my local collectible shop, but l don't know is it worth it to pre-order this set as a newbie to pokemon tcg....
It's very strange how fast it sells out. Even with notifications, and app info pre-loaded, and adding to cart right away, it sold out every time. I'm not sure how much faster one could check out without using some kind of program. Set looks great tho! Hope to see the SIRs in person
Joining the discord now lets goo, happy your channel is getting recognized
Thanks for the support - I appreciate it!
I joined the discord and am so gassed that I can show off my pulls and ask about investments.
I'm also so happy that I was able to get some prismatic evolutions on pre order as it means I'll actually get a shot at getting something good before it all sells out.
Keep up the amazing content❤
Thanks for joining my man! Definetely, would love to see your pulls ✨
@phillips.collectibles I'm buying some more packs tmrw so will definitely post them if I get some.
Congrats on the Discord! Your channel is booming.
Appreciate the support!
Love your ocntent! keep doing great work like that!
Thanks for your Videos 🙌 Can’t wait for the new cards 😍
I watched so many of your videos now, and has helped me understand the market so much better 🤟🙏
I just joined the server! I'm glad you made a Discord server!!
Loved the discord server thus far, i'm MoonMan btw. Jolteon is my favorite pokemon and i feel like it always gets screwed in its design compared to the more popular eeveelutions 😭
Honestly im super hyped for prismatic evolutions but even more for the team rocket set, do we know if its gonna be the one after prismatic evolutions?
Thanks for joining - though Jolteon V got an awesome design!
@@phillips.collectibles Thats right it might actually be the only "special" jolteon card I like 😁
Dude, looking forward to joining your Discord! I agree that Prismatic Evolutions has the potential to be bigger than Evolving Skies; I believe you mentioned this before, but I think most people have fomo since they may have gotten back into the hobby after ES blew up, like myself. Looking forward to seeing your channel continue to grow!
I agree on the duplicates! Castform is one of my favorite pokemon and I loved seeing their recent SIR. Pulled the card and it graded 10. Super happy even though it’s a cheaper card, I love the artwork.
Me too!
The special set in December is always a highlight set so for them to make it a different artwork of an older SIR is kinda cool. Paldean fates upgraded the Gardevior, Penny, Nemona and Arvan from S&V Base set, Iono from Paldea Evolved, Both Charizards from Obsidian and they upgraded a full art Mew from 151 into one of the most iconic cards from this era. Prismatic Evolutions will most likely have a Buddy Buddy Poffin, Earthan Vessel and possibly the very playable cards like Raging Bolt but I would like to see them throw a curve ball and make the full art Gengar from Temporal into a SIR like they did with the 151 Mew 😯
Love the vids! Keen for the prismatic lunacies 😅😅😅
If you thought SS was bad, wait until a limited print of Prismatic hits the shelves 🤯
Excited for the discord! Prismatic Evolutions is scary. Really excited to see what happens when it comes out.
Wild times ahead lol ! Great video !
Awesome video! Cheers!
Is that the latias you pulled on camera? :D that eb promo is awesome.. just like your content. you've encouraged me to make better videos! thanks!
Whoa, what a giveaway! Love your generosity.
I’m so hyped for the Umbreon, Sylveon, and Espeon. I’m hoping they won’t be ridiculously expensive in Japanese
As far as prices for the eeveelutions, depending on pull ratios, most eeveelutions will more than likely be around 100 with the new umbreon easily being close to 300 at release day. Man at this point, depending on what the rest of the SIR are, it may be wise to just pick up singles rather than buying a bunch of product to open. At the verily least opening a few ETBs and the rest is picking up singles
Imo the duplicated SIR cards are focused on TCG players. All of them, except for Gholdengo i think, are meta cards used in competitive decks. Nice video! greetings from Chile.
It might be part of the marketing strategy.
As you said, if someone didn't pull the eeveelutions, if it's an SIR of a new pokemon then it might have some chase. Instead, they gave us SIR with less value so people will try to pull more.
Of course, it won't stop people who really chases the eeveelutions, but for people who just wants to minimize their losses, they'll have no choice but to pull more
I think Umbreon is going to be the top of the staircase pokemon has built for prismatics. It started with Greninja, great card. Then Pickachu, arguably not as good but more collectable/higher price, now this Umbreon: Absolutely stunning, ultra collectable. Prismatics now officially have a full page in people's binders, at least.
so glad the discord is finally out! I'll be joining right away haha
Welcome aboard!
Huge giveaway! Glad to be apart of the journey.
The hype for this set has been crazy to watch. I am glad I’ve been able to find decent pre-sale prices on it here and there. I’m curious to see how the market responds upon release and how well pokemon does with restocks throughout 2025. I’m definitely excited for this set
This set will for sure be a game changer and I'm definitely joining the server!
glaceon is my favorite pokemon and it honestly makes me happy that since it's a more underrated eeveelution, I will probably be able to obtain it for a decent price compared to the umbreon and sylveon, if I don't get to pull it myself that is
Idk how you only have 27.5k subs. Great videos!
His channel is very new, but growing. I've been watching since his very first upload. Crazy that it got recommended by the algorithm so early on for me.
also, I think you're off about the Glaceon it's my favorite of the new. Vaporeon is #1 imo tho. Also x2, i like how you drop more of your opinions about where the market is headed in this video compared to older vids. You'll be wrong sometimes but I think you're one of the most qualified to talk about it. I don't wanna speak for everyone but I like hearing your opinion on the future market!
@@melanieforyou yeah I've been subbed for a month or two now I think. Just quality content
I'm not sure people understand the point of the "duplicates".
High Class sets in Japan are basically "Greatest Hits" set of the year with a few new cards. Most are reprints, they're meant to be reprints. It's the point of the sets. Now some cards like Dragapult ex are finally getting their own SARs, but Dragapult ex is still a card that was released this year. They did the same with Vmax Climax for example. The Rayquaza vmax and Umbreon vmax were released after Eevee Heroes.
Hey Phillip, great content! Do you think there will be a trend of New pokemon sets coming out back to back that overshadow the previous set? As an example, surging sparks overshadowing stellar crown, and prismatic evolutions overshadowing surging sparks. Do you think the next rumored sets after prismatic evolutions, which are the trainer pokemon set and team rocket set, will be able to overshadow prismatic evolutions?
Honestly, that seems like one of the only ways to curb the insane demand right now, and it doesn’t seem like a good long term strategy.
Printing demands will need to increase, however I think TCG pocket has also brought a huge influx of fans.
@phillips.collectibles Thank you for the insight!
Great video as always mate! I wish I get EB game promo this is one of the stamps I am still missing in my eeveelutions colection. So pupmed for prismatics release!
Agree with the potential of it being worth more than evolving skies in the future especially with the fact there isn’t a booster box for this set, booster bundles and ETB’s are going to be the only real way to get hold of a large amount of packs, dread to think what the prices will be in the resale market once the paper hands have sold all the stock they have 😬😅
Pokémon Pocket really brought so many new and old players back to Pokémon
I am excited to get into Pokémon tcg. I enjoy the game to play as well as the collection side of things and the investment side sounds awesome too. Subbed and joined the discord hoping for a fun adventure together along the way with an awesome community 👍
Awesome, welcome aboard!
This sort of movement makes me nervous. This mad run will eventually end and a lot of people are going to get burned, same as during COVID.
That being said, the set looks fantastic. Got some pre-orders in, be interesting to see what turns up.
Reminder to anyone in the UK: Smyths still has ETB's available for pre-order. It's got a purchase limit of one but I managed to do 6 before it maxed out.
I've popped a couple of preorders with Smyths but I'm concerned with their seemingly limitless supply. That coupled with the fact you don't actually pay for your order until dispatch makes me think a few people might be getting emails about lack of stock
@@richnewt Yeah I'm almost certain I'll get f*ck all from them. Placed some backups at other places just in case.
In case you're interested there's a hobby shop in Havant called "The Warp". They have three ETB pre-orders left in stock online. You can only buy one but it's only £42.50. Did some research and looks like a solid company.
Love the new discord server!
When you said that the Umbreon has majora's mask vibes you really hit the nail with this, that was the first thing i though when I saw the card for the first time
I read somewhere that there will be over 15 different products that include in Prismatic Evolution. Hopefully plenty of chances to rip these packs. If you can withstand the FOMO when the set first releases, hopefully you'll have plenty of chances to pull these big hits!
Definately picking up some single eeveelutions, under 1000 for the umbreon sounds like a steal for me.
Loving the content and info PC!
I don't know what to do... Completing master set will be extremely expensive... So, should I keep preordered products sealed or rip them and chase heavy hitters 😢
Really great video, instant like and subscribe!
Liked and subscribed, how do I enter for a chance at that latias or Rika art umbreon. Love the content.
Already apart of your discord!! If I ever won one of you're giveaways I'd grade it and put it in a display case would be awesome
Love your content and insights into the market part of Card collecting! I grew up with Pokémon cards, and Pokémon GO brought me back! 🔥
- Been hooked since!
If I by any chance win a giveaway card (or any other card), I would love for you to sign it however you like. I'm going to 2x sleeve and display it! 🌟
Funny thing is I just started collecting again and happened to do it the day this set released for pre-order so I went ahead and grabbed two of them from somebody and then grab two surging sparks. Boy am I glad I did that because I see people charging $400 for the boxes now
I would say modern hype is here but not a big hype for vintage & modern like 2021.
I worry about what's happening with Prismatic Evolutions and other sets like 151 and Surging Sparks. If nobody is able to find product at MSRP, will that turn casual collectors away from Pokemon collecting overall? I also feel bad as an adult if I "invest" in this hobby and cause it to be practically impossible for kids to enjoy without their parents being extremely savvy and knowing how to get product at a reasonable price.
Oh snap Phil! You're absolutely right with the Umby's Majora's Mask vibes.
Yashiro Nanaco is an amazing aritist. Her works are inspired by Studio Ghibli and Disney and it is absolutely stunning. I totally see the ClockTown and Stone Tower Temple vibes now that you mention it!
The discord is gonna be very cool I already love it ❤
That’s awesome - welcome!
The hype is unreal. It seems that given recent printing/stocking patterns we should be safe to assume supply will not meet current demand. My wallet cannot keep up with demand either lol
I feel lucky to be in Australia. We have had so many more opportunities to get Prismatic. Cannot wait for this to arrive
Thanks for creating the Discord, joining as we speak! That Latios card is in my top 3 chase cards for the short term 🤩. On prismatic, seeing the PC ETB's sell out so quickly was terrifying, especially since I'm living in the Netherlands and unable to purchase PC products
Naisuuu! 🌱💫 Discord time!
Yay! Awesome to have you on board Viggo
I can’t wait to see the rest of the cards in the set 👌 and yeah, I think one day we’re gonna look back fondly on terrastalized cards.
congrats on your dc server, I hope stores in my area got prismaticc evolutions pre-ordered 😅
Bro when you said majoras mask i couldn't believe it and thought the same after coming to a realization that it does. I personally dont have any chase cards in this set. I was able to pre order two PC ETB'S. I don't know how the stock will be at stores for this set. Feel like it will be on shelves for a short period of time. As soon as it goes on the shelves itll be gone unfortunately. Im happy i was able to get what i got and its my first PC ETBS too. If I'm able too i might rip a couple packs.
Honestly the first thing I thought of was Majoras Mask!
Hyped for the discord and these cards!
Thanks for joining!
We out here just hoping our pre orders aren't gonna be cancelled 🤞
This is what I have learned with Pokemon over the years: when a set is being hyped before release, it does not live up to what people thought it was going to be. I also know that TPCI is very smart and loves money so Prismatic Evolutions will be printed to the moon over the next year in multiple release waves. This over-reaction of "scarcity" is being pushed by people that have put thousands of dollars into pre-orders to flip short term in the hopes that FOMO fully sets in. Don't fall for it. This set will be readily available, and we need to be patient.
For context, there has never once been a set release that I was unable to find at retail.
On a lighter note, I hope that Eevee SIR gets nicknamed "Devil Horns Eevee".