Is Scarlet & Violet BETTER Then Sword & Shield?

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[@Top_Loaded_JRGS77]

Hit the nail on the head again. Scarlet & Violet is so underrated. When we look back years from now there may not be an argument of which era is better. Maybe compare both these era's to Sun & Moon and XY.

[@PikaPikaPapa]

I think Pokemon is sensing a lot of excitement and hype in the hobby right now and they are going to try and fan those flames for as long as they can!! I'm hoping for a BIG back half of S&V!!! Good call on comparing them to Sun & Moon and XY, that might be an awesome look!!

[@KingLugia2022]

Very nice video PPP. You did an amazing job. Keep it up 😎. Iv been telling friends and family this all along. Fist half of SV is great. Now the 2nd half will be interesting to see. Ether way it’s all fun stuff.

[@PikaPikaPapa]

I feel like we haven't seen a lot of big names in the first half so I got a sneaky suspicion that PCI has some monsters planned for the back half... I could be wrong but I'm hopeful!!

[@spacefrogg001]

Great video! First half of S&V definitely blows the first half of S&S out of the water. But that back half of S&S is just so insane that I can’t see it getting beat. I feel like S&V will be similar to X&Y where the sets are more consistent throughout the entirety of the block instead of seeing massive improvements to sets in the later stages of a block like we saw in S&M or S&S.

[@PikaPikaPapa]

It will be interesting to watch as SW&SH set the bar crazy high that's for sure!! But records are made to be broken LOLO so let's see what PCI has in store for us over the next few years!!

[@OmegaHPK]

Thanks for this! I totally forgot about the first half of SWSH and this does bring me back to the reality of SV having room to swing in the second half. I think SV has amazing artwork but I don’t get why they are holding back on the Anchor cards except for Zard. I want to see a Mewtwo, Rayquaza set with those in terra alt form. Hopefully they can hide those ring pops though.

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Man I've been thinking the same thing!!! Where are the big names with the awesome art we've been seeing? I have no doubt they are coming so I'm getting more and more bullish on the back half of S&V with every passing set!! Awesome call out my friend!!

[@SonnyDeezy]

Excellent data and presentation again! I’m going to settle on Paradox Rift over Vivid Voltage… the art alone is amazing and I think the characters will grow on everyone in time!

[@PikaPikaPapa]

So far it's been unanimously Paradox Rift!! The art in there is on POINT!!

[@Kcpvvy15]

I think the first half of SV is better on paper. For me personally, the alt arts of this era don’t have a special feeling and this generation lacking that giant chase kinda saps the fun out for ME personally. But I think it’ll be incredibly hard for scarlet violet to top the chilling reign to crown zenith run SWSH had

[@memestar1118]

Strong disagree. So many forgotten Pokémon are getting illustration rares. That’s an amazing thing. I sick and tired of getting the same popular Pokémon be the only ones to get alt arts.

[@Kcpvvy15]

@@memestar1118 I just don’t find them interesting. Haven’t been wowed by any art in SV in around 3 sets now. An over saturation of art rares doesn’t make them more desirable to me, most of the cards are just boring

[@PikaPikaPapa]

SW&SH sure as heck has set the bar high!!! I think the lack of big names/chases early on might be an indication that the beck end of S&V has something special in store for us!!! Fingers crossed at least LOL

[@TheSnackAttackingSnorlax]

You’re telling me that 151 IR doesnt do it for you?? That charizard line that tells a story doesn’t do it for you!? The other starter lines don’t do it for you?!?!!

[@jims135]

Awesome Job as always Ryan. Appreciate you and the time you put into your videos. You are one of the best!!!!

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Appreciate the support as always my friend, thank you!!

[@_The_Jerk_Store]

I love Paradox Rift and think Vivid Voltage is absolute trash. The ETB box art with Pikachu for VV is great, but I really don’t get hyped for fat rainbow Pikachu. On the other hand I get the lack of big name older Pokemon for PR and I am a gen 1 guy, but the artwork in that set is phenomenal and I like the styling of the Ancient/Future cards. I could be in the minority here but give me PR all day

[@PikaPikaPapa]

LOL a LOT of people thing VV is trash so you are in good company!! I absolutely have a soft spot for the fat rainbow Pikachu.. I know I have issues LMAO!!

[@b1gpapan3cr04]

The pocket monster hamster wheel 🤣 Overwhelming disdain for new sets, time passes, shift in community bias, overwhelming disdain for new sets. Guaranteed that SV will spike like S&M. The question is how long will it take for that to happen?

[@PikaPikaPapa]

OMG this is fantastic!!! You've hit the nail on the head my friend!!

[@L0s4212]

I think the biggest thing people focus on is that the end of SWSH was so strong, and the beginning of SV was so weak. Don't get me wrong, I love some of the arts from SV, but as overall sets they just feel lacking. The other issue with SV is the print quality. I LOVE 151, but I've pulled a ton of awesome cards (Ex 3 Blastoise SAR) And all of them had print lines so bad it wasn't even worth trying to grade them. Same thing with paldea evolved. Only thing I haven't seen as much on is paldean fates, but I have a limited sample size so far for that. Final point, I think it'll be interesting to see where SV sets settle as time goes on in total set value. Every set ever always starts high in value, then goes back down as new ones come out. Generally it's 5 or so cards that carry the bulk of the value. Even an incredible set like Hidden fates, the shiny charizard carries around 25% of the total set value. So right now on paper a lot of SV total value look good, but I wonder where they'll end up when all anyone cares about is the shiny mew, Charizard, ect. Great video. Appreciate it

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Awesome point on seeing where in the long run these end up and who will carry the sets. You can look at Sun & Moon and see some pretty strong showings but even in SW&SH (at least for now) you see the bulk of the value at the top! SW&SH has also set the bar so crazy high it will be a real challenge for S&V to get up there but, like they say, records are made to be broken!!

[@AlexSisserson]

Great video!

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Thanks!

[@Davermath]

Man, this channel is so good!

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Appreciate you more then I can say my friend!!

[@samersalama6275]

I agree with your findings for every set. I think paradox beats vivid voltage just because of the variety and all the different chase cards. I know paradox was hit hard but I feel there is enough in the set to make you want to crack it open. I am really looking forward to the sets after twilight mascarade.

[@PikaPikaPapa]

I'm with you on looking jusssst past TM... We still haven't seen any big names or massive chase cards yet so I'm pumped for whatever PCI has in store for us!!

[@Top_Loaded_JRGS77]

Oh and you forgot Battle Styles is next up against Twilight Masquerade and Battle Styles is highly underrated. Gonna be hard to beat that sleepy Tyranitar.

[@vikthor369]

I know that but still awesome video loved it so informative thank bro 💪🏽

[@PikaPikaPapa]

I appreciate you my friend!! Thanks for the support!!

[@ajithrajaful]

also do reprints change the gem rate a lot or is the gem rate pretty consistent to the 1st batch?

[@PikaPikaPapa]

So far we haven't seen reprints change the Gem Rate one way or the other. Not saying it can't happen just that thus far we haven't seen it!

[@ajithrajaful]

I agree but when adding in the next set twilight masquerade it doesnt compare to chilling reign imo

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Such a good call out... It will be interesting to see how those two stack up once TM hits the shelves!!!

[@loopseeker]

second half of S&V can really take off with mega evolution coming back in the new legends game

[@PikaPikaPapa]

GREAT call out!! Plus we haven't seen a ton of big names dropped yet so maybe they have some big big plans for the rest of the era!!

[@ChanceBingston]

As someone who just got back into collecting because of 151, I dont really have ties to any era. I think the artwork for scarlett and violet is better by far for these first few sets.

[@PikaPikaPapa]

I gotta agree, I think the art is absolutely FIRE!!

[@steliospanayiotou]

You just said the absolute truth about english vs japanese 151. ❤ im happy that you are being honest!

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Appreciate it, yeah that Gem Rate in the Japanese space is insane!! I'm a big big fan of the English set as a long term hold!!

[@bATeamPlayer]

He just keeps dropping heat! 😉

[@PikaPikaPapa]

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[@76jaychild]

I agree that 1st half s&v decimates 1st half swsh. But there would have to be epic greatness in the back half of s&v to hold a candle. Idk if even mega evolutions or gold stars would be able to do it.

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Agree the bar is insanely high for the back half... not sure if it will get there but even if it's close it would be AMAZING!! Fingers crossed PCI delivers in a big way!!

[@MrGuitarfreak132]

For me every S&V set in this video beats its SwSh counterpart. I don’t think card value is entirely fair at this point since S&V is so new and I could see some cards really increasing over time. But the Illustration Rares alone make the early S&V sets better than the early SwSh sets. It will indeed be interesting to see what they can do with the back half. If they don’t bring a lot of popular top Pokemon into those sets as chase’s they will have a hard time beating SwSh. But Im guessing they have some big stuff in store for us. I’m hopeful :) I have actually started buying psa 10’s of some of these IR’s. It blows me mind how low pop some of them are. And having tried to get copies myself of many of them to grade I got frustrated at how poor of condition they all are and just started ponying up for the Psa 10’s.

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Man I've been saying the same thing!! We haven't seen a lot of big names yet so I'm thinking that PCI has something wild up their sleeves for later in the era!! I also think you're really smart to start snagging up some of the low pop cards while they are undervalued. With the Gem rates being so low it seems like a really smart play. Only time will tell but at least for now they look solid!!

[@nicks.9741]

I got the feeling that the cutting machine has a hard time with the new etched holofoil used in Scarlet violet era. What do you think?

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Yeah I was thinking that it had to be something in the process since the rates were consistently lower. This is a really good question, love it!!

[@joshuagreaves7381]

First half of SV is beating first half of SWSH no doubt about that. Let’s hope the SV second half ramps up as currently no big chase and a lot of fans are thirsting for gen 1, gen 2 pokemon!

[@PikaPikaPapa]

You're spot on!! I feel pretty confident that PCI won't leave the biggest and baddest out of this era so I'm thinking we might be in for something special in the back half!!! Let's Goooo!!

[@unclen2479]

S&V and S&S are both absolute flames

[@PikaPikaPapa]

THIS I AGREE WITH 100%. Best comment so far :)

[@Mistercolonel25]

Love it!

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Love YOU!!!

[@SB-ki3jw]

I think the AR artwork is the best thing about scarlet and violet

[@PikaPikaPapa]

I'm excited for some of the awesome art to be paired up with some big names... I think PCI has something up their sleeve for the back end of S&V!!

[@Zlatans]

Mad how much vivid voltage was graded

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Isn't that INSANE!!! I almost fell out of my seat when I pulled that!!

[@Dire_Hit]

Why do people think S&V cant be as good as SWSH when it's actually beating SWSH at the moment?

[@erik1993]

because the second half of SwSh is the best in the last 20 years, good luck beating that!

[@dcsoda1]

@@erik1993it already has

[@loopseeker]

people wont appreciate S&V for some time

[@PikaPikaPapa]

I gotta agree with you, I think S&V with a strong back half will give SW&SH a run for it's money!!

[@Goonielogic]

It be nice to have another set like 151 or evolving skies anyother set is ok but not gems 151 best set to open evolving skies best singles for collectors due to how hard to pull and popularity of the cards in it

[@Pokepanther15]

Hey you Pokémon collecting maniacs!!!

[@PikaPikaPapa]

LOL Love it!!!

[@takeiteasybrah]

How can you not like the VV Pikachu V? Blasphemy! Since the gem mint rates are getting better with the newer SV sets, I wonder if reprints of the older SV sets will significantly impact their gem mint rates?

[@PikaPikaPapa]

LOL!!!! I love it, maybe my low key obsession with the fat rainbow Pikachu is blinding my ability to love others from the set?? In the past we haven't seen Gem Rates change with reprints but we also haven't see Gem rates this low... ever!! Awesome question!!

[@40YOCollector]

Love me some S&V!!! Love me this video!!!

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Thank youuuu!!!

[@rosettaaraara6633]

Paradox Rift ftw

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Alas.. it's time for me to jump off the VV train. It was a fun ride but it's now over LOL

[@skyscraper5910]

Poor card quality is a bad sign, means less people interested in poorly produced product. it’s sad how the SIR textures r so much btr in S&S era.

[@PikaPikaPapa]

I'm not sure if the card quality will drive less interest, though it might drive a whole heck of a lot more frustration LOL. The quality in S&V is clearly lower then SW&SH comparables but more have been graded. I usually draw a correlation between grading volume and overall interest in a set/card but I guess time will tell! Interesting thought no matter what!!

[@skyscraper5910]

@@PikaPikaPapa grading volume also a funciton of awareness of grading and ease to grade. The later isnt important but it soon will, ebay is partnering with PSA to have a "buy-to-grade" pipeline for cards bought on ebay. You will probably see an increase in grading at that point, but it does not mean an increase in interest. In the end, I am just disappointed with S&V card I have pulled and it makes me less likely to open product, but more likely to buy good quality cards for the oens I like. Also making me consider collecting Japanese as opposed to English.

[@horatiocaine9241]

Yes the sv is better so far but the second half of swsh will destroy the second half of sv

[@PikaPikaPapa]

SW&SH sure has set the bar incredibly high!!! I sure hope PCI tries to top it because then we all win!!!

[@ponchoking55]

SV sentiment will continue to be low until we get some evolving skies esque set, then people will realize how good the first half of the era is and only then will BB prices finally get to where they need to be, 130-140

[@PikaPikaPapa]

I can totally vibe with this, I like it!! I also think once SW&SH sells out on the PC people will be looking for other BBs to buy and I bet we see some S&V interest then too!!

[@NickOtis0707]

I THINK EVENTUALLY SCARLETT AND VIOLET 151 IS GOING TO BE AS POPULAR AS SWORD AND SHIELD EVOLVING SKIES....✍️✝️🇺🇲

[@PikaPikaPapa]

If any set can do it, it's 151 so you might be spot on my friend!!

[@keithlee2247]

Anyone who doesn’t think 151 is gonna rocket is a grifter trying to get their hands on more 151.

[@PikaPikaPapa]

LOL I love this!! 151 to the moon!!!

[@claythewhiteghost9716]

Vivid voltage and paradox rift are in the wrong spots their opposite

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Took me a few to realize what you were referring too but I get it now. Top 5 cards are flopped vs the other slides!! DOH

[@jacobbhendersonn3529]

I love your vids but the fact you think vivid voltage even compares to the art and depth of paradox rift is straight bias 😂

[@PikaPikaPapa]

LMAO!! You're 100% correct... the first step in getting better is admitting you have a problem.. "Hey my name is Ryan and I love Fat Rainbow Pikachus"... Whew that felt good to say out loud!! Have an awesome one my friend!!

[@hidus1178]

You need to see the Pikachu V in person. Stunning.. Also vivid voltage has amazing rares

[@PikaPikaPapa]

I've been a closet Vivid Voltage fan for a while now... If it didn't have the mass printing it did due to the Pandemic pump I think we would see some very different prices!! Awesome call out my friend!!

[@joelh90]

No.

[@Eduardo_Omnislash]

I don’t believe the Scarlet & Violet era will ever surpass the Sword & Shield era once the current era is over. The reason is simple: alternate art equivalency. What makes S&S so great and unique? Alternate arts. We have Special Illustration Rares now. Sure. Not the same. In upcoming sets, we would have to get Secret Special Illustration Rares to even compare. Anyway, all that being said: so far, Scarlet & Violet is superior to Sword & Shield, when we compare them set by set. I doubt we will get an Evolving Skies equivalent this era. What MIGHT help out S&V era is if/when we get a specialty set for Generation 2 to akin to 151. Then, we will have the clear specialty-set era winner (S&V). Thank you, PPP! Love your data dives, as usual!

[@PikaPikaPapa]

I'm a little more bullish on S&V not gonna lie!! We haven't seen a lot of the big names released yet and we typically see a new art variant towards the end of the era so maybe PCI has something grand up their sleeves LOL!! Either way you're right the bar is set insanely high with SW&SH so whatever they try to do to match it would have to be totally NEXT LEVEL and I dunno what that could possibly look like!!!

[@Eduardo_Omnislash]

@@PikaPikaPapa​​⁠ totally agree, my friend! I do love, though, that you’re shining some deserved light on S&V. Most people won’t love this era too much until it starts to get old. The gem rates are quite impressive, you do have a great point! BTW, I finally pulled the trigger and got the Rayquaza Vmax alt art (in a PSA 10) from Evolving Skies. I don’t have the Moonbreon but I’m happy to have the second chase from the most epic set of its generation! 😎🤟🏻

[@FlaminHotChips]

Ima speak facts here. Scarlet and violet kills sword and shield rn. You get so many hits in SV than SS. SV IRs destroy trainer gallery’s all day every day in art.

[@PikaPikaPapa]

I'm not gonna lie you won't hear me argue against this my friend!! I'm a low key S&V bull that's for sure!!

[@jeremiahwallace1995]

Most of the art work is better

[@PikaPikaPapa]

Gotta agree the art is FIRE!!

[@PikaPikaAsh]

Rockstar man. Thanks!

[@PikaPikaPapa]

No No No thank you!!

[@Fraxorus]

Paradox Rift > Vivid Voltage

[@PikaPikaPapa]

The votes are PR 3 and my poor poor Vivid Voltage 0.... the crowd has spoken!!