Is Now The Best Time To Invest In CROWN ZENITH? 🚀

Is now the best time to invest in Crown Zenith? The Final Set Of The iconic Sword & Shield Era.
Crown Zenith is arguably one of the greatest Pokemon Sets ever to be released and has a lot of love. It was an incredibly hyped set with some amazing cards, and we now see a small window of opportunity available.
Despite its popularity, Crown Zenith remains surprisingly affordable. Could this be one of the last chances to acquire this set at such a reasonable price?
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 Time To Buy Crown Zenith?
0:54 Why Crown Zenith Is Phenomenal
2:09 Artistic Direction
2:40 The Four Gold Cards
3:29 Regigigas VSTAR (GG55/GG70)
3:56 Darkrai VSTAR (GG50/GG70)
4:23 Deoxys VMAX (GG45/G70)
4:40 Glaceon VSTAR (GG40/GG70)
5:07 Interesting Time
5:35 Price Analysis
7:00 The Future For CZ Singles
8:12 Will Crown Zenith Get A Reprint?
8:57 Pack Opening Experience
9:45 The Best Pokemon Investment?
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[@yousmallfish5069]

Crown zenith > Evolving skies is based

[@IneptCardCollector]

Based in???

[@exeggcutebenedict]

I'm 38 and am not familiar with new aged lingo. Does this mean you think crown Zenith is better or worse than evolving skies.

[@tay5730]

@@exeggcutebenedict it means profound basically

[@samersalama6275]

I agree crown zenith artwork is degrees above evolving skies. Not to mention when you have these cards in your hand, they pop so much more than the screenshot you listed. Everytime I buy crown though I just want to open it lol.

[@Pokemo-er1qp]

Great points! I have the zacian, zanazenta boxes also an etb and a couple pikachu collection boxes.

[@pokedawg]

For those who say it's been "overprinted," too much to grow in value... Hidden Fates is in the corner, waiving "hello" 👋🏻

[@phillips.collectibles]

100%

[@MamoswineBING]

Generations crawled so those sets could run!

[@michaelbrown1724]

Right?! If Hidden Fates can do what it did, Crown can at least do the same. It’s such a better set too. Top chase isn’t as valuable but it’s more fun to open and the art is leagues better.

[@enthused7591]

Evolutions as well. Stayed $98 a box for 3.5 years.

[@tmenaged]

Great video! Great set I completely agree with you

[@phillips.collectibles]

Thanks! Appreciate you tuning in!

[@newjones1754]

I love opening Crown Zenith not so much that i wanna get the masterset but, certaintly one of my favourites to open. Keep them coming! Great vid mate.

[@phillips.collectibles]

Appreciate that

[@Leeroycfc]

Great vid much appreciated 🤌🏻

[@phillips.collectibles]

Any time!

[@CatsnCoasters]

CZ is the only set i have mastered. Such a beautiful set & will be looked upon so fondly in decades to come.

[@phillips.collectibles]

Couldn't agree more! One of the best sets ever released

[@LPCollectibles]

Love the channel! Can you show your sealed collection/investment?

[@phillips.collectibles]

Good idea! I need to do this I just need to take it out and film.

[@akeya55]

Bro u are absolutely 💯 for saying that crown is better than Evo! I agree to the moon and back with that statement!

[@SteadfastFaith]

Reminds me of call of legends with how many legendaries there are. I just bought some ETBs under $40 each at their record low.. but with how much product is out there due to the massive reprint, I’m hopeful they don’t take too long to hit the $70 range again and continue to climb from there. I’m shocked that you can still get them for around $40 at the moment! The alt arts are insane in this set

[@EricRare]

I came into the hobby when CZ just released. It’ll always be my favorite. Arceus > Giratina!

[@michaelbrown1724]

Same! Totally agree with your first point but I’m Giratina>Arceus all day haha. Both are incredible tho. Such a great time to get back into the hobby.

[@EricRare]

@@michaelbrown1724 All 4 gold cards are fire. Akira Egawa = 🐐

[@PaskyRaps]

I agree. I just bought 6 etbs for a great price. It’s an awesome set

[@SimonNeilScott]

As someone who just got back into Pokemon TCG and I have 151, Temporal Forces and CZ as the three sets I'm collecting. I'm really hoping it doesn't go crazy and get really popular. At the moment, it's very easy to find online to buy and at reasonable prices. If those prices spike and availability collapses, I'll be gutted. It's already hard to get 151.

[@stevenguy5507]

Got an ETB to get back into the hobby. Pulled an Arceus V and the Suicune GG card. My next ETB arrives today 🤣🤣

[@alane1000]

I'm trying to master set CZ right now. CZ is also the set that got me back into collecting

[@Foxller2727]

Same here man

[@ganjjabarsmedium2347]

Those gold cards in CZ are some of the best art pieces in Pokemon. I Love Legends:Arceus, the game they are tied to. arguably one of the best Pokémon games to date 🙌🔥

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yeah it really is, was such a great game!

[@julietbausemer]

Giratina Gold VSTAR is the baby Tina Alt Art and the second best Giratina in SWSH. Some Influencer is gonna say how great it is and its will got to $150-$175 just like the Umbreon V alt did which is the baby Moonbreon.

[@k0nvick]

i wanna stack picking up PSA 10s of so many CZ cards

[@jodo7814]

Nothing in scarlet & violet era has even come close to the amount of artwork that swsh zenith put out. Definitely grabbing another case when feasible. Buying up 10s rn of all my favorite singles as well

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yup. It truly is the greatest set of all time imo.

[@rikkipalmer3702]

I need like less than 10 cards for a complete CZ master set. So good. Went a bit ham on ebay recently for all the reverse.

[@phillips.collectibles]

Very nice! An amazing set to complete.

[@Kicks_Clothing]

Such an underrated set, a set for the people !! I LOVEEE GOOLLLDDDAH

[@phillips.collectibles]

Absolutely!

[@Kicks_Clothing]

@@phillips.collectibles ironically enough I just pulled the gold Arceus yesterday #ILoveGOLLLDDDAHH

[@KMadTime]

I’m picking up the singles

[@michaelbrown1724]

Probably a great time to grab some! With the massive overprinting, I highly doubt they’ll dip much lower. I could see them going up once stock gets depleted. I love that everything in CZ is totally affordable right now.

[@jsc5814]

singles suffer from inflation while sealed product suffers from supply shock due to players and gamblers opening them and burning the circulation

[@Darko0699]

Great set. Overprinted sooo much that i still have a lot of time i think... I pick up some CZ here and there but not in a rush

[@MrMasterSet]

Couldn't agree more... CZ is a top, top set, and better than Evolving Skies in so many ways. Besides 151, Crown Zenith is my priority Master Set to collect. It's so nice for collectors like me that the cards are still affordable. I hope I can finish it before the prices start to pop!!!

[@phillips.collectibles]

Yeah for sure it’s budget friendly

[@sh1l0h70]

I have a complete crown zenith set and a bunch of crown zenith etbs sealed. I’m a huge fan.

[@phillips.collectibles]

Best set 📈

[@exeggcutebenedict]

It has some of the best artwork with great hit rates. But the great hit rates will always make singles cheaper and will never have the big chase like giratina lost origin or moonbreon. Good hit rates is a double edged sword. But it is a great product and will do well over all

[@sh1l0h70]

@@exeggcutebenedict very true. But , if a majority of the galarian gallery has like 40 cards that are 20 dollars plus, that adds up. The sheer amount of amazing art work makes it all worth it, rather than a set with a smaller amount of more valuable cards

[@exeggcutebenedict]

@@sh1l0h70 yes it is not a top heavy set. You bring up great points . A lot of great hits

[@exeggcutebenedict]

6 months ago was the best time to invest in this set.

[@phillips.collectibles]

Really? Price is still below retail

[@exeggcutebenedict]

@@phillips.collectibles not true . Singles are up and etbs are up . Even the booster bundles up . Unless you want a promo box; then six months ago was the time. Even 2 month ago. I'm glad I bought the legendary dogs when I did

[@phillips.collectibles]

Nice one! I think in Australia we’re still good for retail.

[@c_losgarage71]

I've opened so much crown zenith and have not recived a single alt art 😢😢😢, I just gave up opening and spending thousands on sealed crown zenith. I just started buying the alt art chase singles this month 😢

[@jacobchickering]

Keep trying

[@ShinyRaequaza]

The time to invest was last year during the reprint. If you’re barely investing now you already missed lower entry points and are jumping in during hype which is dangerous. Just my opinion. I see a lot of these singles dropping and product not dropping but being stagnant for a bit soon.

[@phillips.collectibles]

I still think anything retail or below is fine. CZ can still be snatched for a decent price!

[@k8wf]

The only issue with Crown Zenith I have is which products to invest in. With no booster boxes as it's a special holiday set, every product is so bulky and takes up so much room. The best option would probably be the ETB but without any booster bundles here in the UK, i'm reluctant to pick more of this set up. The Tins are also clunky and hard to store. Many in the comments have mentioned how much of this set is printed as well which means it's a long hold before we see any major gains in my opinion.

[@jackleese7949]

Have you ever considered burying underground?

[@PolafTCG]

I have been picking up booster bundles from Walmart for about 28USD per box. Still not booster box level of storage efficiency but it’s not far off 🙂 I think it’s better than storing heavy ETBs. Price per pack is OK. Not best but not bad.

[@victormiranda4664]

3 pack blister cases are the best storage wise

[@PolafTCG]

@@victormiranda4664 how many in a case?

[@martinuribe3205]

Love the cards for the art not the price some of these cards look amazing forget selling I'm in for art beautiful set!! wouldn't you agree??

[@phillips.collectibles]

Love the Crown Zenith artworks!

[@exeggcutebenedict]

1. Lost origin 2. Chilling reign 3. Crown zenith 4. Evolving skies. Lost origin Aerodactyl is perfect. And lost origin has best giratina of all time

[@richardrevie8359]

The gold cards are a perfect send off and time capsule for the yellow boarder era and Ash leaving the anime. This set will be legendary

[@phillips.collectibles]

100% great set! Whats your favourite card?

[@yorckyorck.scholtz7805]

I think it´s because they printed it en mass and released it in multiple waves over a long period of time, so people just got kinda used to the set being around. Looking back in history of the TCG (like generations for example) this happens pretty much all the time, (even though generations´ situation was way worse imo), but there will come a time when there is truly nothing out there any more, and that´s when it will explode(look at Chilling Reign for a recent-ish example for instance), TL;DR Buy cheap now if you can afford it and hold it for the mid-long term and watch it (potentially) explode in the future, or you will most likely miss your chance.

[@pkmnunite3283]

Hmm. In terms of opening and enjoying the set, cannot agree more. In terms of investing and betting on which set goes up the most, I disagree. Value of these cards are a mix of how desired the card is and how difficult it is to pull it. It is why the Moonbreon and Giratina are so valuable-- both are hard to pull and both are fan favorites. It is why Blaziken Vmax is so valuable-- it is crazy difficult to pull that card. The Crown Zenith cards have better pull rates. That's going to hurt the value in the long term. The Lost Origin Giratina has a PSA 9 + 10 pop of 7581 while the Crown Zenith Giratina has a PSA 9 + 10 pop of 8412, and this is considering that there is still a ton of Crown Zenith in stock vs Lost Origin is slowly dwindling.

[@danielgerritse5112]

This is why im hesitant on CZ, seems pull rates are much essier

[@michaelbrown1724]

CZ is the sleeping giant of SWSH and I don’t think anyone disagrees haha. It is the best art set in existence and it’s not even close! Severely overprinted, but people will want to open this set for many years to come. Curious to see if the singles ever recover but I think the sealed stuff is gonna go insane in the future.

[@jsc5814]

why not get in japanese version? vstar universe i think might see a bigger upstick plus the sealed case can be stored way better due to size

[@phillips.collectibles]

You can. Both are great!

[@markcoleman9097]

I love Magnezone!! Remindes me of controling AI from Afar

[@phillips.collectibles]

Unreal artwork! Is that your favourite?

[@bradley_ytgaming5967]

Which sealed Crown Zenith Sealed product is the best to invest in?

[@phillips.collectibles]

PC ETB or regular ETB

[@adamracette5112]

In terms of art, giratina vstar >> giratina v. Giratina v was disappointing in person (texturing, holo pattern)

[@kemalhariz]

think it's a bit overprinted, but still a solid set

[@jacobchickering]

So wasn't roaring skies ...look at that set. Even evolving skies was printed to the ground with costco

[@DoteyMagotey]

Hot take - the CZ Lumineon is a better fish card than the PE Magikarp!

[@phillips.collectibles]

Love this!!

[@DoteyMagotey]

I put them side by side for my wife who knows nothing about Pokemon and she picked the Lumineon without any prompting. That card is amazing!

[@PaskyRaps]

There are so many hits in this set. There’s not one big chase card, there’s 4

[@phillips.collectibles]

Thats exactly right. And a few others too.

[@Ming-ig3wj]

CROWN ZENITH TAKING US OUT THE GHETTO BOYS!!!!!!

[@phillips.collectibles]

This made me laugh out loud haha

[@Ming-ig3wj]

@@phillips.collectibles Really enjoying the content! Keep it up man

[@SDCISHERE]

Cz

[@FlaminHotChips]

They printed the sht out of this set

[@phillips.collectibles]

This is true. Though most of sword and shield got this treatment!

[@rell660]

It is better than Evolving Skies... It just isn't worth more than Evo Skies. Lol

[@phillips.collectibles]

Correct! Haha

[@voydkid]

Crown Zenith, arguably the most overrated set in the history of pokemon.

[@jameswa4013]

You know nothing about Pokemon then. Enjoy hoarding Darkness Ablaze

[@voydkid]

@@jameswa4013 enjoy stacking CZ bricks

[@dellstudio10]

@@voydkidThe huge majority of collectors disagree. Very few people dislike CZ. If you think it’ll brick then you don’t know the market. When supply dries up it’ll be one of the most desirable and expensive specialty sets.

[@voydkid]

@@dellstudio10 it has never been desirable, the value shows it

[@phillips.collectibles]

Do you actually believe that? It's a straight up fire set.