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@ruthlessrolf 2 сағат бұрын
I’m mastering this entire era of sets, and you did such an incredible job of giving the background on a fairly unknown era of the TCG! Thank you so much for all the work you put into this video! It really puts it all into perspective and has inspired me to create a video of my own!
@Amalvipls 7 сағат бұрын
Am I having a stroke? is this idiot seriously saying that the third generation of pokemon was a failure?
@connermorgan9223 10 сағат бұрын
Speed Deoxys wasn't available until Emerald Version came out so that's probably why they postponed it.
@AsThePokeballTurns 14 сағат бұрын
This was a wonderful video to watch. I remember gazing at these cards when I was subscribed to Beckett. As you mentioned in your video, Yugioh was taking my time, so I didn't bother trying to collect Pokemon cards from this era, unfortunately.
@bellofigoitaliano5038 16 сағат бұрын
Dude what are you talking about ? Ruby / sapphire and emerald are legendary classics ??? Those are nostalgic times , how is that a collapse ??🤣
@iBenjamin1000 19 сағат бұрын
it's so weird thinking of gen 3 as a low point for pokemon, when it's my favorite generation of games and anime. and I love those ex cards
@AShinyRay Күн бұрын
The EX series sets just felt so thematic and complete, they really felt tightly knit together compared to newer sets.
@fidelramirez7256 2 күн бұрын
Gen3 was the best tf??🤣
@Twitchsucks2 2 күн бұрын
They put random promos into English sets because we need to get them somehow for playing the tcg
@dimebagdale710 2 күн бұрын
awesome work dude
@TheAdamHawk 2 күн бұрын
Turn your audio up next time.
@sleepinbagz 3 күн бұрын
i love the ex deoxys set! =)
@MrFlasshy 4 күн бұрын
W video after hearing about the maybe new team rocket set coming late 2024/ early 2025 !
@ProfessorMetri 4 күн бұрын
I’m so excited for that!
@typo6486 4 күн бұрын
Crazy cus this time frame had the best cards, from e readers to delta species
@ProfessorMetri 4 күн бұрын
It did! People who were in the hobby were having a great time but sales data(I forgot to include it) shows it wasn’t really popular!
@justjack21 5 күн бұрын
Really interesting to hear about why there were only 9 cards in a pack. Good video!
@ProfessorMetri 4 күн бұрын
I know! I loved learning about it myself in the research for this video
@theangora9512 7 күн бұрын
I played with those sets as a kid =) Aqua v Magma, Team R Returns & Unseen Forces were the best, Deoxys felt strange. Nice vid =)
@ProfessorMetri 4 күн бұрын
Me too! Thanks for watching
@Skyline395 7 күн бұрын
Loved this! EX era is so special to me so it was a treat to learn all that info I never knew. Can’t wait for the delta species video!!
@ProfessorMetri 4 күн бұрын
Thanks:) it’s literally my child hood so it’s special to me too
@colorsabsract7107 7 күн бұрын
This literally proves there’s a certain standard they hold themselves too and there’s a rubric they follow
@StonedReaper23 9 күн бұрын
What?! That’s crazy! I LOVED gen 3. Gen 2 my favorite tho
@SaberWolf94 9 күн бұрын
Plenty of inacuracies regarding the transition from gen 2 to gen 3. Just like what happened with Pokemon GO hype and mania from the casuals doesn't last. Many kids that got into pokemon in the first 2 gens did so because it was the hot trendy thing and were never going to last forever. And yes many moves onto yugioh for a brief period when it was looking to be the next hot thing. The same applies for the tcg too. Sure gen 3 games didn't let you transfer pokemon from gen 2 but they were superior in almost every other regard with numerous features nonexistent in gen 2. What you said about the poke gear is also misleading. Trainers in gen 2 battle you every now then and are not that many. In Ruby and Sapphire you always have a lot more trainers to rebattle all the time whether you can call them on the phone or not. It isn't fair to paint a picture as if this happened because Ruby and Sapphire were bad games.
@danielgarciarodriguez6967 9 күн бұрын
Great video bruva!
@scast23 10 күн бұрын
Love this type of deep dive content! First time watcher to this channel and Subbed 🎉 you did an excellent job with the info and the editing, looking forward to more!!!!
@duane_313 11 күн бұрын
I def remember this period being when Pokémon wasn’t considered kool anymore. On the playground Yugioh was “IN” and Pokémon was “played out”. It wasn’t until diamond and pearl came out that I saw my classmates (now in high school at the the time) on a Pokémon craze again. And then of course Pokémon go years later had everybody acting like it was 1999 again.
@Pichuscute 12 күн бұрын
Just gonna say, the post-Unseen Forces sets are what I consider to be the death of the TCG (until much more recently), so it's interesting to hear that the era previous to that is the one people generally consider darkest. I guess I didn't collect a ton at the time (dropped off TCG during Gen 2), so maybe it's just hindsight, but still. The E-Reader cards are just cool as hell, imo.
@ProfessorMetri 12 күн бұрын
I should have been more clear with statistics in the video but When I say “darkest” it doesn’t mean people disliked the TCG, in fact it was probably the most competitive well liked competitive scene ever and people who were collecting loved it. What makes it the “darkest” was that Pokémon, the company, was on a steep decline. Red and blue sold ~31 million copies, gold and silver sold ~24 million and Ruby sapphire sold ~16 million.
@Pokemon_mentalhealth 12 күн бұрын
Bro what a super solid video
@ProfessorMetri 12 күн бұрын
😘
@GassHighGear 13 күн бұрын
How the Pokemon TCG survived it is darkest point in history
@GoobNoob 13 күн бұрын
2004-2008 was the time I collected Pokemon
@ryanjanasz1001 14 күн бұрын
While the editing and presentation are top quality, the actual information presented is surface level at best. You claim this era to be the "dark ages" of Pokemon, but never present a way to measure this claim. I would have loved to see sale records for the games or tournament attendances for the tcg. Additionally, your analysis of the tcg sets themselves rarely ever dive beyond an examination of the different holos in this era. "Set Identity" is never defined beyond cards sharing a setting in their art. If a set doesn't share a setting within it's artwork, why not look at mechanical identity? Are their card cycles? How have main attackers evoled during this era? Or what cool support pokemon were released? etc. This a pokemon collector's opinion on holo cards at best, with very little substance about the card game itself.
@ProfessorMetri 14 күн бұрын
I appreciate the compliment on the editing. I agree I should have included more records/statistics when it came to history aspect. And I also agree the analysis was still very shallow. I will say for starters, it’s honestly pretty hard to put a video like this together it takes a long time even for basic research and editing takes even longer. If you look at my channel I only have 2 videos of this type and it’s the route I want to take for the future so it’s still early in my career for this. Furthermore, mechanics and actual tcg knowledge is something I am extremely ignorant on and I acknowledge that. While I do need to learn more and incorporate it, In the meantime, I’d highly recommend Ruby Retro for that type of Content. I appreciate the feedback and comment. Thanks!
@ryanjanasz1001 14 күн бұрын
@@ProfessorMetri Welcome for the feedback. I feel as though my original comment came off as harsh, and I apologize if that was the case. Your charisma and video quality is really good! For some ways to research TCG mechanics and meta, you could always interview various players. I know Tricky Gym played a lot of this era and features some retro showcases of these sets. Additionally, you could view how some MTG players provide retrospectives on past sets. My favorite is the Resleevables podcast. They examine a set through specific criteria through card lore, mechanics, cycles of cards and other categories. Granted, the podcast format is a lot longer in length, but the way the Resleevables structure their set reviews could be a useful thing to take inspiration from. I think the Pokemon TCG community needs more informative retrospectives, and I honestly do look forward to how your analytical content evolves. Hope this helps!
@ProfessorMetri 14 күн бұрын
@@ryanjanasz1001 When Most feedback is a simple "great video!" it's really great to hear real feedback regardless of whether or not its harsh (it wasn't) The Resleevable Podcast sounds awesome! While i dont know anything about MTG either, it sounds like something id really be into. i study a lot of youtubers to really see how they put information together, edit, design thumbnails etc. both in and out of the pokemon space so this'll be great. Thanks again man
@blastchaos4286 16 күн бұрын
15:19 No that makes sense though, Deoxys Speed Forme was not present in the movie and was not obtainable in the games until Emerald released later.
@deacon7519 17 күн бұрын
Decent video, I just personally prefer my video essays without any sny biased comments/Snickers here and there.. regardless if I agree with them or not. Is the purpose of the video to inform or persuade?
@bruggy84 17 күн бұрын
What mic is that?
@ProfessorMetri 16 күн бұрын
Hyper X Quadcast
@brandonmiller4615 17 күн бұрын
Great video!!
@meudeste 19 күн бұрын
for some reasons Ex Team Rocket Returns was never released in France 🥲 I remember being a kid looking for those cards and never getting one…
@bbg385 19 күн бұрын
In the UK, I don’t remember seeing any of the cards for sale at this time and any events for the games only took place in major cities so it became a really difficult time to actually do anything or get anything
@upb1439 19 күн бұрын
Idk how I missed this upload! Amazing piece of work, Brother! 🎉❤
@williamkeiser7562 20 күн бұрын
Those years is where I played the TCG the most by far. I played competively as well as I could as a high schooler with little money. By far the best years to play the tcg. My favorite decks I used back then were my dark dragtrode deck and team magma deck. I still have all the pieces to remake my team magma deck too.The TCG went to crap when gen 4 started and I couldn't get into it anymore. It just wasn't the same anymore and the power creep started to get gross to me with those Pokemon prime at ex level of power but no drawbacks.
@ProfessorMetri 20 күн бұрын
I’ve had a lot of people tell me this was one of the best times ever competitively for Pokémon which is so cool to see. While Pokémon was struggling financially, the people who were still in it were having the time of their lives.
@newjones1754 20 күн бұрын
I have nothing with this era. If you let me pick between a Base set unlimited Charizard or any goldstar i pick he Charizard any day.
@fluriekfluriek2913 21 күн бұрын
Awesome video man! tysm! I work at a tcg shop and while I am definitely making sure to refer to this video for pokemon tcg information, is there anyway you still have the references for your information in this video thats not wiki? In case I’m asked, I hope to be able to refer to multiple references. Thank you again!
@ProfessorMetri 20 күн бұрын
A lot of the references really did come from Bulbapedia, the website has ALOT more information than people realize. I wouldn’t go father than recommending people to Bulbapedia. If you have players interested in learning about the games history rather than design and collecting I’d check out “Ruby Retro”
@justfor8550 21 күн бұрын
merchandise and licensing are just as big of a part of pokemon as any of the others
@CopingContinuous 21 күн бұрын
The good reason for including non themed cards is so we can have cards that otherwise were Japanese exclusively promo cards.
@ProfessorMetri 21 күн бұрын
I sort of agree with this. There have been hundreds of Japanese promos that never made it to English but at the same time, Team Magma Team Aqua was 100% the wrong set to put it in. They stuck out like a sore thumb and I think it would have fit better in any other sey
@CopingContinuous 21 күн бұрын
@@ProfessorMetri fair
@logosmonger 22 күн бұрын
The video didn't really answer the title question
@luxneji 22 күн бұрын
I believe decoys speed form was release in the games until emerald that is why
@BatmanthePoet 22 күн бұрын
Seriously, this content is spot on. Looking forward to the Holon vid.
@BatmanthePoet 22 күн бұрын
Bravo. Fantastic video. 👏
@tielmaster7879 22 күн бұрын
I just have to disagree with the game part. Ruby and Sapphire almost immediately became the best selling GBA games and boosted sales of the console. In the end, they sold 16 million units.
@redheadmedia7901 21 күн бұрын
That doesn't mean the games sold as well though. Selling well doesn't equal growth. Ruby & Sapphire sold almost 10 Million less copies than Gold & Silver. Yeah, it was still a success, but interest was starting to dip. Emerald did a lot to help though, selling one million more copies than Crystal did
@Bighous503 Күн бұрын
I disagree with the whole thing lol, it was never about to “fall off” this guy is just delusional
@tielmaster7879 15 сағат бұрын
@@Bighous503 yeah there was a decline, but it was still the most profitable franchise at that time. The TCG though was in a rough state lol.
@mugthemagpie3001 22 күн бұрын
Now I beg you please do a collab with Tolarian Community College and, well, Professor... 😂
@WaterKirby1994 22 күн бұрын
Gen 3 was literally the only time I actually bought Pokemon Cards on a regular basis! I remember collecting all the pack covers twice & between Pokemon & GameCube I swear the early-mid 2000s are gaslighting me by saying nothing popular in my friend group was actually popular at the time.
@thefuture4266 22 күн бұрын
Pokémon cards was the sh** back in the wtf are you even saying
@ProfessorMetri 22 күн бұрын
Did you watch the video lol
@rafaelramirez2923 22 күн бұрын
I hadn’t seen “unseen forces” in a long while, the lugia starter deck was the thing I ever got from the TCG, fun memories
@swordofstrife1174 23 күн бұрын
Interestingly enough a lot of competitive Pokemon tcg players look back on this era (specifically the 2006 era) as one of the best in the history of the tcg, as the standard card pool facilitated a lot of smart back and forth gameplay and decks could easily make comebacks if they were far behind