Insider's Guide to Pokémon Tournaments (1999)

[@KidThomsonMediaProductions]

this is the most 90s video in the world

[@sl33py20]

oh

[@3kmossiah]

Lmfao

[@selmalover]

*late 90s

[@davidhiguera6854]

I think you had one too many bottles of Surge

[@leezy7787]

@@davidhiguera6854 to mini Fred durst lol

[@jonathancreasman535]

Props to that dad getting involved with his kid and spending time with him.

[@Unknown-xv8lj]

Isn't he an actor?

[@jonathancreasman535]

@@Unknown-xv8lj I think so

[@joeydrewstudios321]

That's Winston from ghostbusters!

[@amirhoteit1839]

My mum was like this, back 1999, she started with me and my bro

[@carrotfoot64]

I think that was my biggest takeaway from this whole thing was that that guy was such a good dad.

[@theweissgamer9683]

5:00 That Kid was sure right

[@DJSALTYNUTZ]

LMAOOOOO

[@ildikonemeth3792]

The kid that said these will be worth some money in a few years...he was not wrong.

[@that.guy11]

My god I miss the '90s so damn much

[@jeffsavilleproductions]

I’m convinced that the 90’s was the peak of humanity.

[@CSSUcommand]

Man, I should've saved my collection from late '98, early '99. These were the glory days of Pokémaniac's.

[@bayfinest1938]

I still have all my booster boxes

[@madvorakCZ]

In our country (Czechia), the greatest Pokémania was in early 2001.

[@bayfinest1938]

@@madvorakCZ I got bunch of first edition charizard to bad I don't use PSA

[@masonbaker1677]

Had this on VHS as a kid, took me forever to find it but I'm glad I did. What a nostalgia trip

[@brianodonnell4496]

What about Seasons 3 and 6?

[@juanzilla6436]

I am speechless as to how these videos don't have thousands or even million more views. Every Pokemon fan, especially one like me who grew up with it should be randomly visiting these for a nostalgia trip or learning moment.

[@gazzyb5427]

Yes the legend Ernie Hudson liked Pokémon this video made me feel 12 years old again

[@springchickena1]

I'm crying like a bitch. things use to be simple. I use to have a mom that would take me to target and buy me trading cards. when I went to get fast food and got a toy, It would be like santa came early that year. It was special to receive foil cards and little burger king pokeballs. Every christmas for the first 10 years of my life, I received some huge thing, like a guitar or an nes, or a kids drum set. I miss being a kid so fucking much.

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

Same man same. No shame in still collecting pokemon tho. I still buy packs and keep any full art card I get. Starting to sell the rest

[@melgeezy3325]

Weep not for what once was, but relish that it did in fact occur and you enjoyed it. Your mom sounds like a good woman who wanted you to have the best childhood she could afford to give you.

[@juanzilla6436]

I loved your comment. I can relate 100%. You and me will become one of those old people who once told us growing up: "enjoy every moment, because it won't last forever" (or something among those lines) and tell the same to the younger generations, because we too have learned the hard way: that's life.

[@ArizAmuuru]

i feel the same way man. its so hard to glean meaning from anything these days. im so desensitized to stuff because of the internet, but i miss when i was a kid so much, when my mom would do everything she could to make sure i was having fun. when everything came easy and just existing was a blessing.

[@peterthompsoncomedy]

@@melgeezy3325 fuck bud, now you’re making me tear up. Lol

[@InBobWeTrust]

I love how simple things were and how naive we were in the 90's. I love my current life, but what I would give to relive my childhood in this period.

[@MaBoomstick]

bro the ernie hudson interview was so wholesome im almost in tears 😭

[@mitchellbanks34]

Dude was like 50 and knew nothing about this kinda stuff but took out time to bond with his son anyway instead of forcing his favorite things on him like most parents. Not at all a Pokémon fan myself but that Ernie Hudson part was the whole reason I watching this. Plus no one seems to care that an original Ghostbuster is at this thing.

[@thaty-wingguy9711]

That kid with the glasses knew already he was sitting on a gold mine. “....it will be worth something in a few years...”

[@ephus_]

Yeah when he said that I was like holy shit what a mad lad. Then he said his fav Pokémon was Blastoise and I was like daamn. Then he said to build a deck you need 25 of any energy and a bunch of your favorite Pokémon and then it all went to shit. If only those kids would have know how insanely broken energy removal was.

[@bcl3341]

No kid kept cards in mint condition; your pudding stained Charizard ain't worth jack.

[@thaty-wingguy9711]

@@bcl3341 lol I did. ;)

[@thaty-wingguy9711]

@@ephus_ oh totally man. You can stack a deck with energy removal and cause havoc .

[@bcl3341]

@Y Wing, I'm not trolling but the public's definition of mint and PSA's definition are completely different. If your cards are uncirculated-mint, hats-off to you and your parents!

[@skillracoonful]

Ernie Hudson speech at 11:04 is quite touching to hear that. I however disagree with him about video games not having the same bond as the trading card game. Playing with someone definitely gives you the same bond especially around that era. Online games, I'm not so sure of that but multiplayer games or sharing the controller around with a buddy? Most definitely!

[@ryanlordjanie]

I miss the Pokémon craze, it was so pure back then.

[@brianodonnell4496]

I think, all of the original things were way better in Generation I.

[@Dafastso]

9:12 "whats your main goal in going against your opponent?" "well my main goal is to beat his pokemon so that i get to win"

[@jimijames6449]

Genius

[@kevwooster]

“It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off for him…”

[@zipbam39]

I just made a Wikipedia page for this video. We must make sure this video lives on forever. feel free to edit

[@kellyray7698]

I used to own this on VHS!

[@TAKirbyStar]

Could you give us the link?

[@G-spookyk4zs]

@@kellyray7698 was a two pack vhs i got it from walmart around the time fossil came out

[@tmac8623]

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for this. I had this on tape. The feels!

[@genesectiontcg2129]

Wow, I'm sure I had this on VHS. It made we want to be there and buy everything in the background. Huge nostalgia.

[@vellichor7676]

I absolutely agree. I watched this when I was 12/13/14... wanted to be in this kind of scene so badly. I'm 32 now.

[@ziggiesaquaticexotics8270]

I still have it on vhs ahahahaha don’t even have a way to play it tho had to watch it here lol 😂 miss these days so so much I’d do anything to be able to go back even for one day

[@JusZard]

Lol damn imagine having it now in December 2022

[@titobloodaxe1505]

That host is Guy Fieri's spirit animal.

[@stevenmacri2213]

Tito Bloodaxe hahahahahahahah

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

I thought it was him lol

[@bcl3341]

Oemgee my spirit animal is a pumpkin spice avocado toast I'm so spiritual look at me I'm a spirit

[@ZandroWoodsoul]

Imagine you’re in 1998 and have not a single clue how massive Pokémon will be in the future.. you’re collecting cards and playing games and then twenty five years later you’re a Pokémon Master and no one gives a shit🥲

[@drainedeyes4268]

The more I watch, the closer I get to actual tears. I just quit smoking weed a week ago, I'm on day 7 right now, and I've been having to relive my childhood to cope with all the weird feelings. It's hard for people today to understand how much this stuff really meant to us back then - but a part of it was having so little compared to today. Now, kids are just bombarded from all angled with new media, there are a million niches to get into these days, and the amount of accessibility today is crazy with the internet. Back then, it was about begging your mom to buy you a new pack of cards so you could fill your binder to show off on the playground. Back then. Damn. The whole way I got into it was through my cousin who gave me all his doubles sometime back in the late 90s. At some point like 10 years ago, I gave all those cards to my little brother, and I'll never forget that moment either.

[@DarkAmph]

Pokemon's just magical, it creates opportunities to make friends you'd never even fathom getting to know

[@JusZard]

Lmfao chill bro 😎 you got this

[@txterbug]

Quitting weed is hard but if you can get through the first week or two it becomes 100x easier after that.

[@sarov7658]

Char char

[@drainedeyes4268]

It's actually devastating that kids today will never have this era. I feel super lucky, and also super biased, but I'm sure if you grew up in the 90s too, you probably agree. Love all you peeps.

[@jimijames6449]

The 90s was immense

[@jfh.8064]

Yep 100% agree. Born in 1990. Best time to be a kid ever.

[@pumpkin91ful]

We got PS1,N64, Lego, Pokémon, Game Boy, Top of the Pops, Micky mouse Toys, Festival Bar( italian eurodance concert with all the stars of the Moment from all around the world)

[@ellomate..]

@@pumpkin91ful don’t forget the internet. that literally was the single most game changing thing and we lived in the era to see it go from our family pc to play games to now today. played so many games

[@officiallion9288]

@@jfh.8064 1991 here, totally agree

[@marcusjohns]

Anyone else thinking how articulate 90s kids were? Very personable, and actually know how to talk to adults with confidence. It’s like they were all kids and TV commercials 😂

[@slightlygone]

Holy shit this takes me back. I use to watch this movie with my Pokemon cards all the time!

[@springchickena1]

Me too. I'm 23 now, I thought this was lost media. Also, I love mickeymouse and black flag aswell ;-p

[@keen4300]

GBR710 you're not the only one. I am 26 now and always watched this video when I was a kid. I was a pokemaniac back then.

[@karnakbecker9575]

me tooo hhahaha i was looking for this video everywhere

[@JusZard]

Awe lmfao 🤣

[@AnewContraption]

i’m not sure how i came across this VHS as a kid, but i sure am glad how easy it was to find on youtube today. never thought i’d see this again.

[@jaykingishiphop]

holy shit the kids dad at 10:20 is the actor from Oz who plays the warden and earlier in the video I could of sworn Dylan from Halloweentown was interviewed

[@MrRagerYT]

Ernie Hudson it’s in the video description

[@froddobaggins]

Dude he's one of the original Ghostbusters.

[@Drew-cg7bv]

I just commented about how it is in fact Dylan from halloweentown

[@BlessxBlessx]

And the girls from Harriet the spy

[@brandonavery1431]

Yes! And the girl from Harriet the Spy! What are the odds of two actors in this random trading card tournament vhs lol

[@Mr.SmashKab]

I wish ANYONE at my school when I was growing up actually knew how to play this game. School yard rules: Flip coins at each other. The winner gets the other kid's card.

[@springchickena1]

really? theres a pot of 6 cards in a real game. I think you got off easy.. I would of taken all your cards. I actually feel bad for the amount of times i beat another girl and took her cards. Saddly I think girls these days do not play card games XD. I wish it was the 90s again... oh well

[@diegorubey2268]

ur not supposed to keep other peoples prize cards

[@yommmrr]

You draw your own prize cards. Jesus

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

@@springchickena1 frosted caribou on KZbin...female pokemon youtuber

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

@@diegorubey2268 they weren't playing the game. They flipped coins winner wins the cards in pot

[@soaredwood162]

Take.Me.Back!!!😢 so many memories, wish it was the 90’s again

[@JSmokes]

I used to watch this over and over while playing with my Pokémon cards. Good times! Glad to see this on KZbin just randomly remembered it. Had to look it up to rewatch after all these years! 😅

[@danthedoozy9472]

OHMYGOSH that's a shadowless Charizard 8:23

[@JusZard]

I saw that too lol 😂 sleeved and all

[@JjDal42099]

holy shit i cant believe this, i use to have this vhs when i was a kid wow really appreciate the upload!!

[@studhouser6969]

I LIKE THE BEEDRILL

[@vellichor7676]

I probably watched this video -- not even kidding -- over five hundred times as a kid, all of my Pokemon cards laying around me. I must have been twelve or thirteen; such good times. My parents were newly divorced, so I took happiness wherever I could find it; I'd get home from school, pop this video in, and wish I could be a part of this kind of playful, competitive camaraderie. To this day -- some twenty years later -- I can quote entire sections of this video.

[@JusZard]

Some of these kids look very familiar are some famous or youtubers now?

[@vellichor7676]

@@JusZard One kid is Joey Zimmerman; he played the little boy on Halloweentown, the Disney movie. Another is Vanessa Lee Chester, who played in The Lost World: Jurassic Park in 1997. Collector's Guide to the Galaxy tried to get "kid celebrities" to come in the hopes that it would boost their event; the kid's agents also likely encouraged them to participate to get their name out there more. I recognize several of the kid celebrities but I don't know what all they've done.

[@fatdog9440]

I miss this the wackieness of the 90's

[@NVE]

this shit is not whacky. this is life. THINK THIS SHIT IS A MOTHAFUCKIN GAME

[@JamesPeacock]

NOSTALGIA BOMB holy shit.... Thanks for uploading.

[@JYRICK]

8:13 Kid probably had no idea that was a Shadowless Charizard lol. I remember having 3 and always wondered why it looked so different from my unlimited ones. Such a shame I didn’t have these in my hands at an older age, but hey. Got them back now. 🙏🏻😎

[@garfeleledlasaga5523]

oh man. Fetch it is my fav pokeyman.

[@GobelZachuration11]

i literally looked up something to hit me with nostalgia and 90s power.....and damn.....im floored and i miss my days playing pokemon at Toys R Us...it hurt my heart that those days are long gone

[@brianodonnell4496]

Who ever remembered Geoffory the Giraffe.

[@skillracoonful]

It's a shame after the Neo sets Toys R Us stopped helding Pokemon Leagues.

[@brianodonnell4496]

@@skillracoonful Whoever missed the early 2000's?

[@PocketStudios3000]

Little did they know charizard would soon been worth thousands!

[@reyreyhey21]

I sold my whole set for 2.5k think it would be worth 6k today had the whole first edition set and a first edition charizard.

[@skindogthereal]

You can actually get the complete non-holo base set for under $250

[@mawertawermawertawer5899]

Yeah if you sold it now you could double the 6k. Don't sell guys, keep them, wait other 20 years, you will buy cars and other stuff by only selling cards 😂😂

[@daltonred7774]

@@reyreyhey21 lol now ur set is prob 10k+

[@NokiaSojiro]

I watched my VHS of this so much that it broke. I am so happy to force my brain to watch it again these many years later

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

Man, I will always remember the day my mom brought me to the tiny TINY card shop in town to buy my first pokemon deck. I can't remember if it was the blue box where you didn't know what holo you'd get, or the red starter deck itself. But my first holo was base set Ninetails. Had that card for YEARS....love that pokemon is still so popular

[@emthegem8141]

Woah this is so cool and nostalgic! Its so interesting to see how people from a bygone era behaved, idk why. I was born a little late to catch the height of the pokemon craze, but me and friends still used to love collecting them growing up! I never really got a chance to play the game often, and we kind of made up our own rules - but it was pretty good times nonetheless :)

[@lauranunez8949]

I was the kid who said the main characters lol

[@brianodonnell4496]

What about Brock and Misty?

[@Jgonz95112]

12:35 “I don’t wana Jynx myself..” haha. I see what you did there.

[@Arborpress]

All these kids became RuneScape legends

[@sleepycthulhu1]

Thank you! My brothers have been looking for this for years!

[@datkipztho9615]

damn she got to the finals with a theme deck, i wish she win lmao

[@garfeleledlasaga5523]

SHE KICKED A RAPTOR IN DA FACE!!!!!

[@JusZard]

Lol 😂

[@hybridyd1305]

Later we'd come to find that this is the last generation of physical interaction.

[@EpicBarbie]

Andrew's dad made my heart melt

[@JusZard]

Hey you guys still around the hobby December 1st 2022? that dad was awesome 👏 I loved that it’s awesome to see kids sleeve their cards back then

[@grandmaestre]

26:11 man such a good sport, asking to help her in the final... I miss the 90's so much, and to think I was probably born the same year these kids were... this made my day, I just love to see innocent simple fun

[@vacuumblink2300]

No, she’s not stupid. Why does he need to “help her” in a competitive game?

[@EffingFox]

I got this VHS in 2000 for Christmas. This brings back some crazy memories.

[@millennialthatplaysfortnit4608]

I was 7.....I miss my childhood more than I can say.......tomorrow I will be 28.

[@Brsn98]

"These things will be worth something in a few years". Hope you kept those charizards.

[@PokeBlazeHD]

I had this VHS a long time ago! (Still do I think.) But I remember there being a second VHS tape in the set where the host went around trading cards, and near the in the big guy (Storm I think) showed us how to play Pokemon.

[@CJ-tx3tm]

9:39 what a great and supportive dad

[@shiruotakuno28]

He's Winston in Ghostbusters btw

[@radelta]

squirtle vs fetchin'

[@nauseatingpain]

i had this on vhs. i remember it had this crazy metallic purple cover.

[@G-spookyk4zs]

Two vhs If I remember One tape was about playing the game the other 1 was about collecting it

[@antsotherchannel]

This is awesome! Thanks for uploading! Ernie Hudson! Haha! That is awesome!

[@AGES_OFFICIAL]

Wow...this is gold man, thanks for the upload :)

My heart breaks every time I see a valuable card unprotected. And when they're shuffling their decks like a deck of cards urhgrhgrug

[@JusZard]

Lmfao 🤣 I know at least some of them did

[@TrollPresident]

I found this VHS the other day lol

[@KBean-y7n]

Thanks so much man

[@ilovelegos2000]

I was born in 97 but I remember in 4th grade we would have a pokemon trading card tournament during school. We were told not to bring the cards again the following day. Boy was I mad

[@AB-lj9lr]

That kid just casually holding a shadowless Charizard. Wonder what happened to it? It’s a £1000 card right now!

[@187mrsmith]

@ 11:01 This is so awesome ernie involved with pokemon supporting his son actually knowing what's going on someone needs 2 do a documentary on the pokemon crave of the pandemic!

[@sgr7th]

wow. everybody should have listened to that kid with the Dugtrio...

[@deonaristidou]

Omg man. This hit me in all the right places. Just feels so good knowing how far Pokemon became and that one kid foresaw the future with the cards being worth something, that's crazy lol

[@roni7112]

this squeezes my heart for unidentifiable reasons

[@Kooberz]

Remember when she used Gymnastics to kick the raptor off the roof? She won that time!

[@fazecarpet9010]

Kooberz please sub to me and I will shout you out on my channel

[@isaiahcampbell3992]

5:05 This kid knows whats up. He's probably rich as fuck now.

[@haramaschabrasir8662]

I never felt that amount of cuteness and cringe at the same time in one video. Oh Nineties...

[@mostdopewesleybbrhodes5851]

I had this vhs back in the day nostalgia overload!!(: I used to watch this a lot when Pokémon wasn't on TV or whatever. I didnt have internet when I was little and I was obsessed with pokemon well still am but I would soak up anything Pokémon I could!

[@BGcam]

The 90’s: Back when moving images behind your film was a stylistic choice rather than a tactic to avoid copyright claims.

[@footballa57]

99% sure that the kid that starts talking at 14:25 is in Halloweentown

[@vellichor7676]

Yup. That's him.

[@mangaboss1411]

9:40 that kid is so adorable holy crap i want to battle him he seems like a good friend

[@vacuumblink2300]

He’s so cute

[@jaredrenaud5835]

I remember getting this on video at Ames. So many childhood memories.

[@RatedG4Genius]

these kids seem wayyyy smarter than the kids today lol

[@JusZard]

Lmfao 🤣

[@MannyKunV]

watching some of those kids play... man im glad my brother collected comic books and marvel skybox/fleer/impel cards and taught me about putting cards in sleeves.

[@gododoof]

Back when Farfetch'd was one of the best cards in the game.

[@StefWillemse]

with super scoop up i guess right? for if you throw tails

[@GahmConrad]

“The violent o-“

[@askjeeves1637]

The kid at 5:01 pretty much nailed it. "It's fun to play and these things will be worth something in a few years."

[@BeneaththeMask69]

Two child celebrities battles in the finals. Crazy...

[@_spirxl._.juice_]

The Pokémon hype was fucking real back then

[@phanpyken986]

8:57 5 most valuable base set cards Charizard Blastoise Venusaur Alakazam Zapdos

[@oceanman6530]

I have alakazam and zapdos are they worth alot of money?

[@phanpyken986]

+White Death it defends on the average of the three most recent sold items on eBay and it defends on the condition of the card and If it's unlimited,shadowless,or 1st edition

[@oceanman6530]

+phanpy ken ok thanks

[@chillinoutmaxin4630]

Out of the five I had Venusaur (traded a lot for it from a family friend), and Blastoise, given to me by my best friend at the time. It was in terrible condition, but he had two and rang me up one time to say he was going to give me one the next time I came over. Miss those days!

[@TheConveys8]

I feel like this is an accurate description of the 90s. If someone asks me what the 90s we’re like I’ll send them this video.

[@soulvigilante]

Andrew Hudson clearly does not share his father's love of the camera...

[@remichloegoyo]

All these kids in this video are in their late 20s/early 30s now and the baby is now close to my age (22)

[@dylanreynolds62]

Ahhhh I miss my generation being this involved without having technology

[@brianodonnell4496]

Generation I was way better.

[@bruceleeyourface3253]

This video is so 90s I reversed my puberty.

[@danthedoozy9472]

*ALL OF THAT SEALED MERCHANDISE.*

[@ictesting]

Every kid in this is/was an actor. Crazy. Good times!

[@sonofnergal4794]

So many of these kids were in shows. Thats so cool

[@geraldpawlish6775]

That kid at 3:30 summed my childhood up perfectly!

[@DudeWhat31]

5:05 youse right my nigga hopefully he kept the carsd

[@ellomate..]

@5:45 kid that likes charmander, charmeleon and charizard a lot but also likes aerodactyl guaranteed fucks nowadays.

[@iamrichlol]

@11:00 What a champion of a dad. Legend

[@Vadermods]

not only was this on vhs, but it used to play on public TV once and a while in my area🤣