I let the sun damage my Pokemon Cards so you don’t have to

[@PokeRev]

Gotta break the news to my rattata that we won’t be going sunbathing anymore…great video Pat :)

[@nathanielspiegel3190]

Bruh I love ur videos

[@ampharos8320]

Haha

[@chestersidd1626]

PokeRev, you just need to lather some sunblock on your rattata. Make sure to reapply based on the company’s recommendation.

[@Poke_N_Fun]

Rev you’ll just have to crack you PSA case and send it to CGC..... wow that sounds weirds even saying out loud 😂

[@Lukahegarty]

Hey rev how are you?

[@criticalhittcg5637]

Noticed the red coloration on the cards had the biggest impact. Purple highlights turned into blue, Red turned to yellow. And they looked cool shiny pokemon versions if it wasn't for the rest of the damage on the card itself.

[@Pringlesman]

Magic players have been throwing cards like red elemental blasts and lightning bolts in windows to play "bleached" versions in their decks. The prominent red ink fades. Blue and black is normally the last remaining color and the cards look really cool too.

[@TommyT_]

Was always going to happen red always fades in the sun

[@akueret]

That outdoor indirect vintage Krabby had the tape line! It's a bit lighter but vintage is clearly more sensitive. Also the Starmie had a faint tape marking as well. CGC and BGS do have a faint fade but it's no surprise. It's impossible to protect anything from direct sunlight. This was really fascinating! Definitely a water experiment next! I'm very curious to see how different graded slabs handle being submerged in water for a long period of time!

[@meanmugging]

Water test on slabs is definitely an interesting idea

[@unruelybwoy7368]

Ultra pro one touch cases are uv protective

[@irish8967]

Soooo the direct sunlight cards kind of look like a new cool version of shiny Pokémon, which is epic on it’s own. Also the fact that you designed an experiment around the cards is awesome.

[@Enraged_Cantaloupe]

I might do this to my double of reverse holos tbh. They seem really cool

[@fiyah9639]

So true

[@OrenoKashi]

the direct sunlight frosslass actually looked quite nice when it was discolored

[@ROTMGmimighster]

I'm impressed by the graded results actually. I expected them to perform better (especially BGS) but not by that much. Nice to know, thanks for your sacrifice :)

[@throwaway450]

Important to note that you obviously don't live in Florida. For any fellow Floridians out there, I did the test and it took 0.114 seconds for my card to light on fire and distinegrate lmao.

[@TheVTRainMan]

I was mostly curious about the graded cards having some UV protection. Very interesting PSA conclusion. You could basically buy a PSA card that was graded years ago and it could have the potential to be faded now. That's not good.

[@DRTerabyte]

PSA is garbage. They give out 10 like it was candy and have ZERO UV protection. I see the market shifting over to CGC & Becket very soon.

[@Lauren-zz6py]

seeing the cgc one look the same made me happy. i love cgc im glad their cases are somewhat uv protected it makes me feel alot better

[@teabee44]

I'm going to do this now. Fossil and jungle was the days when I started really collecting. It brings back so many memories seeing those set symbols.

[@HatsuneLuka]

Lol I’ve actually been sun drying my cards since I was a kid. I always had fun doing that, and I recently started doing it again 6 months ago. They look pretty sick, especially my Zamazenta V!

[@Jtkhockey12]

This is such an underrated video! Really shows that we shouldn’t keep the cards displayed in places where they get a lot of sun. Thanks!!!

[@YourDM64]

Vid idea: burry ground/ rock type Pokémon. Put water types ina a bucket of water. Burn fire types. Put electric types to like a taser or something. Punch fighting type cards. Freeze ice types. This would be cool

[@CL1P_HUB]

that would be wild lol

[@changedacclol]

For that krabby on day three, that legit looks amazing, just if the entire thing had sun damage

[@Gytu]

Now try this on humans

[@loganblank2701]

This was a great video man, definitely makes you think about where you leave your cards. I would assume leaving them in front of a window at home would still produce the same damage over time as the direct sunlight outside. I keep all mine boxed up or in binders thank goodness.

[@deeppocketmonster]

If there is direct sunlight, for sure. But indirect has basically zero affect because the UV rays are not touching the card (like lasers hitting the hard from the sun). North facing windows are in the clear, for example.

[@loganblank2701]

@@deeppocketmonster awesome man thanks, definitely good stuff to know. Maybe for another experiment you could try something with temperatures where cards a stored at has any affect? Keep it up man I really enjoy your content!

[@dylanlee2625]

So I hate seeing cards get damaged, but this video was helpful. I have been wondering for quite a while how much damage light could do to a card, so I liked the experiment

[@GlitchedCactus]

instant like. This was an incredible experiment. It's so good to know that you won't see instant damage from sunlight or even any when it comes to sunlight from in your home, but overtime you will if left outside! This also comes as a fyi for those who sell cards at flea markets. Bring a card. Compare the colors to each other that way you can tell if the owners cards have been damaged!

[@Pringlesman]

I know it was outside of the scope of the experiment. But it would have been nice if you would have done a test in direct sunlight of the effect on a card of each color. Sun effects different inks at differently. Like normally red is the most fragile. Some of the cards you did were poor choices to show sun damage due to having a prominent of blue ink. The most stable of colors. All in all a great video. It has ramifications outside of just the pokemon tcg.

[@Vigoreux]

The reason I came to the comments was to express this very idea. I came across a Reddit post about a sun-damaged psychic card (a Mew being sold as a Ghost Rare), which got me thinking about intentionally exposing a few of my cards to see if they undergo significant transformations. The mentioned Mew turned completely white while the purple background shifted to blue.

[@africanveteran7728]

I think the rain did more damage to these cards than the sun...

[@88Heartandsoul]

really cool idea! saw a sun damaged ancient mew a while ago and it was really cool!

[@marijnnoorlander4613]

This is an interesting experiment! I love that you have a wide variety of different type of Pokémon videos! Keep up the good work!

[@g-rantiks7866]

Low key, the sun faded cards actually look really cool

[@theboringchannel2027]

So, don't bring my Southern Islands set to the beach with me.

[@deeppocketmonster]

I mean, you can do what you want, but...yeah I wouldn't lol.

[@theboringchannel2027]

@@deeppocketmonster Should I apply sun screen to my card holders? Will that help? Maybe your next experiment, different SPS levels on card holders and slabbed cards. lol

[@annmarie6675]

I've always liked the BGS and CGC cases and labels better than PSA and this just validates that feeling more. Great video. Nice experiment.

[@Masietown]

So what we’ve learnt: If you’re storing your cards outside in direct sunlight, cover them in tape! :)

[@sintech14]

You know you've won pokémon investing when you're literally burning your investments.

[@philmitchell9413]

Love the cut scenes. 😁 Very interesting about the cases it must be said. Not what I was expecting at all. Another top notch video, thank you. :)

[@GyaradosFreak]

🎶Pat Flynn the Science Wiz!!🎶😄 Very cool to see the results! Looking forward to seeing more experiments!!😃

[@matthewleong5388]

Because common card used normal ink to print. Full art holo, if not mistaken are using UV ink to print. That is why the damage for full art holo is very minimal.

[@gFD2R]

It's pretty cool how each are different

[@unruelybwoy7368]

I'm so so glad that you have opened the eyes of nearly all pokefans as there seemed to be a common misconception that psa especially offer supreme protection for your cards although NO grading company offer any uv protection which obviously over time will fade in the sun. So so so glad I stuck to my guns and never submitted my cards to psa :-D although I have many cards displayed in ultra pro one touch up protective case. But PAT you forget to do a test where the cards are left on a window so the sun could of been magnified through the window onto the card. As I know alot of people display there cards on the windows in there room would be nice to see the difference in damage. But thank you for this video was defo needed and finally someone actually did it :-D

[@lildigipoke]

Again, gotta hand it to ya, Pat. The originality and practicality of your videos make your channel one of the best around! Another great experiment!

[@jdotroze]

The most unique Pokémon content on the Internet hands down!! I appreciate you!!

[@deeppocketmonster]

I appreciate you as well!

[@Empieye]

Based off this, it might be common practice amongst veteran collectors, but to those who don't do so, it's actually a good idea to keep sealed products away from sunlight and other potentially harmful factors too, I've seen a store sell some older Generations boxes with those transparent windows that has both the packaging, the provided packs AND the promo card very faded, which is a huge pity. They're selling them at grossly inflated prices too, haha, so I doubt it's gonna sell. Something must've happened though, because that store is located within a mall thus sunlight damage is improbable, so I have no idea how it was handled before going on display, or what other factors might have caused it. Interesting though. Thanks for the experiment!

[@Rawbchu]

More reason to not keep buying PSA slabs lol… think i will go with Beckett now

[@coreyrowns1.21gigawatts2]

0:27 love the back to the future reference

[@kimoliva]

This is genuinely engaging. Thanks for your amazing brain Pat.

[@deeppocketmonster]

Thanks for the support Kim!

[@thatDUDEfromMAINE]

great experiment! I've been nervous about uv damage on my cards for some time now and it's made me reluctant to display some of my top pulls. lots of sunlight coming into my card room

[@adwe6428]

This is why I appriciate your channel ❤️ those experiments brings a lot of value for us collectors 😀

[@Ville_Jay]

Some of those sun-damaged cards actually look cooler than the original. That Direct Sun Froslass in particular looks (no pun intended) colder than the original

[@superman78621]

My hypothesis is that the reflective material protected the card by reflecting some of the sun's rays away. This would be a good school science experiment for my kids

[@tina_marie12]

Pat you went ALL OUT, and I’m here for it 🙌🏻🤩 love this! Thanks for doing it 🙌🏻😊

[@MrWasian]

Having them out in the sun for a decent amount of time still won't do anything noticeable, if they are stored in a place that isn't receiving direct sunlight soon after. The cards don't retain the heat/energy for more than a few hours, the reason the damage is noticeable after you left them outside is because of CONTINUED exposure. Good for people to understand that sun damage is possible, but it's basically a wives' tale thinking having them out for an event for even a day is going to do any lasting damage. When they get stored overnight at an outdoor venue the heat/energy that the card might have taken is going to dissipate overnight. I feel like there is some science lacking on how heat is retained in certain types of objects for some of the overly paranoid lol good video for awareness though!

[@atumless9696]

I’d love to see a video on water damage and the effects of different humidity levels on graded and ungraded cards. Love your videos so far man, i’m addicted to your channel now. This series is absolutely fantastic and incredibly educational for collectors, please keep it up!

[@Ratlif]

Man the quality of your videos are really through the roof!

[@Zurritch]

Yoooo! Cool experiment! Can you please make a moisure test? Moisure is a big problem, so the proper test could clearify many questions for collectors

[@russell4781]

I seen a sun baked base Charizard for sale on ebay not to long ago.. awesome video!

[@Amongus-wq4ib]

Thank you Pat for sacrificing your collection to know how to store cards.

[@pafonix2625]

Thanks for making this! It helps ease my nerves about my stuff, there's no images or videos of this process I could find

[@ITookTheFirstNapkin]

Lol the THATS A LOT OF DAMAGE got me 🤣

[@alexdiotto]

did that with some Magic the Gathering cards, left them at the window in direct sunlight, after 5 months the red ink on the cards completely disappeared, becoming white (that's because red ink fades easier than other colors)

[@deeppocketmonster]

Oh, interesting! I used to play MTG, those were the days!

[@alexdiotto]

@@deeppocketmonster yeah! Oh, great video as always!

[@Pringlesman]

@10:40 "Definitely the shine is gone. Yeah it's faded for sure: Me too buddy, me too.

[@EssentialOrigami]

Haha I love the BTTF3 clip at the start!

[@Daniel_Look]

Props to this guy that sacrificed his cards for this video. he need smore Subs Is it just me or the direct sunlight cards look like a shiny kinda?

[@pip_SMM]

Science Fairs in Elementary School be like:

[@ihpokemonopenings]

Nice Experiment!! Great Video

[@itsblue536]

Some of the arts after the sunlight looked kind of cool. What if you taped everything but the art of the card, so then only the art changes colour. Maybe it could end up as a cool custom card.

[@BOOSTEDBIGLEY]

Honestly you bring a huge point about selling your graded cards outside I'm actually so surprised as much hype psa has with their slabs makes me wanna start collecting with bgs now looks like my pockets gonna be even more empty haha 😄 great great video ❤

[@jacksonchen9446]

Moral of the story : dont leave your most prized cards out in direct sun for 2 weeks

[@tormentridden]

I remember as a kid a guy had an outside Pokemon stand. All of his cards were in binders except his Charizard were in plastic displays.. after a few weeks an entire sheet of Charizard were failed and discolored. I remember it being 2 base set, 1 first edition base set, base 2 Charizard, Japanese neo promo, 2 dark Charizards, 1 first edition dark Charizard, and a neo secret shiny Charizard. All ruined.

[@memeinstein6965]

I loved the video Pat. As weird as this may sound I really liked the sun bleaching on some of the the direct sunlight cards. Especially in the boarders and will probably do this with some of my commons, uncommons, rares and reverse holos. One thing that could have helped the experiment more is mabye tearing the card to see if the ink layer between the card was faded by the sun as well.

[@motomon9848]

Dang I was about to work on this tomorrow. Very cool video 👍🏼 also this was way more in depth than anything I would have put out 😆 you rule

[@deeppocketmonster]

Hey there’s no claim in this space as long as you’re providing value! I invite you to do the same experiment or take it one step further! The more the better! 🙏🏼

[@darklanknight929]

This was pretty darn cool Pat. Science and Pokemon!!!

[@BellesBottes]

It is why pokemon need to be in a pokeball and pokemon card in a box or binder. Nice experiment it's going to save lot of collections

[@arrowunderscore]

I can already tell this is gonna hurt to watch

[@Wrecklesslivesmatter]

The ones that were damaged in the sun is how Etsy sellers sells theirs to customers💀

[@Scottiejibz]

Pat, solid video man! The TCG community will definitely benefit from this content + experiments.

[@kevinnguyen7916]

Thanks for a great video Pat. Since Winter is coming, maybe your next experiment should be about freezing. You should check to see the cards if they are still stay fine in freezing conditions outside or collect moisture and get ruined.

[@saintgermain2734]

Awesome video Pat, thanks for sacrificing your cards to Arceus for this experiment 😂

[@JTGameZZ2]

They should honestly make Pokémon that spent time out in the sun shunies

[@LIQUIDxGhost.]

Why are people thumbing down deep pocket this guy genuinely gives back to the Pokémon community and doesn't ask for anything in return

[@CookieCutter]

love it

[@ekinek847]

i bet you could make some pretty cool designs with controlled sun damage to just common cards

[@chicagokyle5126]

"NOW THAT'S A LOTTA DAMAGE!" 😂

[@J-roll1]

that frosslass in the sun looked pretty cool to be honest

[@TrEverEvoy]

I leave some of my cards (and premium vaporeon, flareon and jolteon collection boxes) in display in my living room and they get indirect sunlight from an east facing window... Little scary and that's what brought me here! Seems they should be OK considering this experiment! Thanks for your sacrifice

[@KyleJoseph94]

What did we learn from this? COVER YOUR CARDS IN TAPE!!

[@goaster187]

Huh thought PSA was the best!? They should definitely do something about that! Unacceptable!!! Great video Pat!!

[@Chickencoop856]

Another test you could do is test how much light is reduced through each of the protective products you used here and more. Put a light meter (phone app or device) behind sleeves and cases in a controlled setting.

[@deeppocketmonster]

Part 2

[@lukesworld726]

(^-^)

[@lukesworld726]

(^_^)

[@mykl8418]

i imagined a little kid jumping over the fence and snatching all the cards 😂

[@MagisterMatt]

Great Scott! Anything for science, huh?

[@derrickscott1630]

Not going to lie the faded look is pretty cool 😂 I might stick all my cards outside! Well base and holos

[@Metalkake]

Thanks for the experiment sir! Good thing you are not a part of the Mythbusters. Would hate to see Dynamite involved

[@DiamondKnight115]

GREAT VIDEO 👍 I never really thought about sun damage, Now I can rethink about where to hang my Pokémon cards on wall

[@the13thkillzone]

For the water test, you should test out different protection cases. Like a normal carboard box, pelican case, and the metal ones that people sell on ebay.

[@Flopsaurus]

Interesting that a card can get graded, then damaged without even leaving the case, in a way that someone could still sell it dishonestly.

[@bobygowastaken]

Man flushes 2 million dollars in a flash

[@dxxb]

Awesome video Pat! 🙌

[@teamapocalypse8661]

Bro honestly sun-damaged look cool on some cards

[@adampollock3010]

Bro seriously I have never seen this type of experiment done you are the man!

[@maryellenlynch7955]

I actually kind of like the look of Sun damaged Pokemon cards the colors are like kind of muted and it looks real good

[@tjljrswitch]

The sunburned froakie looks cool because the ability turned gold

[@imjody]

For science! Thanks, Pat. :)

[@fomrula1]

It is really great that you are doing this type of experiment for us. Helps the community a lot.

[@sovenate2701]

Awesome job, keep up the great work!

[@starrcheng]

It would be funny to put sunscreen on the cards and see how much it protects discoloration

[@user-tb3ih9lt4f]

I don’t really think it’s needed, if a kid considers leaving his cards out in direct sunlight the cards will most likely get ruined other ways even if they know about this. I wouldn’t even imagine an adult collector exposing cards like this. Collectors should get educated into the plastics used inside binders and card sleeves because those are what can actually throw collectors off and ruin collections.

[@deeppocketmonster]

You’d be surprised how many adults are selling their cards in the hot sun during swap meets and flea markets. 😬

[@SytralV2]

8:24 u are so lucky.. You got a shiny caterpie!

[@CircleToonsHD]

UHGGG, this killed me watching this ;-;