Never Doing This Again

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Pokemon 151 is the latest Pokemon Card set and it’s reigniting the passion of Pokemon Card collectors worldwide. Featuring all 151 of the original Base Set Pokemon, this newest set is a love letter to Kanto.
Packed with Art Rares of your favourites like Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander and Pikachu, as well as Special Art Rares of Charizard ex, Venusaur ex, Blastoise ex and Zapdos ex - you’re bound to find some cards you like. Unless you’re me!
I guess there are a bunch of new playable cards too, like the Mew ex and Alakazam ex - and for the Miraidon players, there’s a Zapdos ex too. But man. Pack openings are brutal. I think I’m gonna sit the next one out.
Music:
Play A Mini-Game - Mario Party 1
Bunny Day - Animal Crossing: New Horizon
Southisland - Futari no Fantavision
Love is in the Air - Yoshi's Story
Empire City (Night) - Sonic Unleashed
Windmill Isle (Day) - Sonic Unleashed
BIG (Instrumental) - Parappa the Rapper 2
The Village Without Memories - Opoona
Savannah Symphony - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Windfall Island - The Legend of Zelda
#pokemon #pokemoncards #pokemon151 #okjluv #japanesepokemoncards #pokemonpackopening #pikachu

[@basedjunior]

Man the huge difference between you and everyone else with pack openings are that you actually pay attention and know the artist for like all the cards which is pretty huge and refreshing to see, even better is that you make references to past art and have their twitter for some of em very cool to watch

[@JustEPIC19]

Compleeetely agree the extra knowledge you include while keeping it short and sweet is perfect!!

[@emmanuelsantos195]

the second this guy started speaking about the artists and giving us examples of their art made me instantly give this a like. good shit bro

[@okJLUV]

cheers bruv!

[@Lyte-X]

​@@okJLUV This is why I just subbed.

[@spcrashworks]

Really cool that you show some of the social medias the artist use if anyone wanted to see more of their art.

[@ItzNorma_]

I love that your card opening feel so comfortable, without screaming and I really like your appreciation of the artists keep it up :D

[@Yurumates]

Yeah, not like that other guy who does that weird laugh where he squeezes every ounce of air out his lungs.

[@my_username_was_already_taken]

As an artist, I appreciate the appreciation that you give for card artists 🙏 I've been keeping a notepad of all the debut artists in this set/recent sets that I love the style of, and plan on collecting all of their cards for. They really knocked it out of the park with the artists on this set

[@okJLUV]

my pleasure!! i think we're gonna see great things from a lot of these debut artists over the next few years :D

[@traill2]

Just want to say that I really appreciate that the cards are the always stars of your videos: the art, the artists, the attacks, the Pokemon themselves. I cannot stand the channels that rip through pack after pack after pack as fast as possible, so fast you cannot even see the cards, seeking out some ultra rare, valuable card. It's all about them: their collection, their investment, their money, their likes, their channel. It seems almost perverse to me to be only in it for the money with no nostaliga and no appreciation of the art or the game itself. Anyway, keep it up! -A new subscriber

[@darealcammyg2975]

*cough* pokerev *cough*

[@jarzard]

Love that you talk more in depth about the artists that draw these cards. I feel like there's not a lot of card youtubers that do that or even care about it at all. I also feel the pain of opening these packs and getting nothing...

[@inkleef]

Showing yourself sleeving the cards away in the binder is so satisfying!

[@apples95]

Always appreciate the highlighting of the artists. That ending though 😂. Good show mate!

[@matttran7161]

Dude speaking of debuts, this and Obsidian Flames had two amazing artist debuts. The OF Gloom by Haru Akasaka and 151 Dragonair by Rika are breathtakingly beautiful.

[@thestinger5846]

Both absolutely incredible cards

[@matttran7161]

@thestinger5846 that gloom can be has for

[@okJLUV]

i just wanna find them :( might be a JPN 151 angle

[@MagisterMatt]

That Komiya "It's not..." playmat is my holy grail of playmats! Sooooo amazingly gorgeous!

[@okJLUV]

it's one of the best ;D

[@abrasive2243]

This was such a relaxing watch! Thank you. So many context creations have jumped up music and feel like they’re constantly shouting. Your voice is calming and this video was so pleasant to watch. Also really appreciate the fact you went and edited in the parts where you add the cards to the binder in between pulls. Such a nice touch. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

[@blashhtoise]

I can always count on you to point out the amazing new artists! I've also had to abandon Japanese and am now strictly one ETB and booster box per english set and buy singles of the cards I like. I bought one of each product for 151 so we'll see how it goes lol.

[@DKong1026]

Also just like others have said, I love that you know each artist so well and typically show their social media profiles. I've followed a ton that I've found from your videos.

[@GK-lo4yd]

The ONLY normal and fun to watch ‘poketuber’. Keep up the good work man, despite these gnarly pulls

[@TheEscapeRope]

ETB's for $80? Your getting fleeced man.

[@TechBeard]

The biggest issue that I see with this set is that the booster bundles were supposed to priced at $26.99, but those sold out immediately and now resellers bumped the price up to $40. You can still find ETBs around the $50 mark which makes it a much better price per pack than the $40 bundles. Really tired of resellers ruining releases like this. Great opening though, nice to learn some about the artists behind the cards

[@darkbananna]

Thank you so much, for taking the time to speak about the artists behind those nice artworks!

[@NinjaCamper94]

Pull rates about match other SV sets. We’ve been getting spoiled with booster boxes this era. Still hurts though 😅

[@carlosaguirre-barrera1990]

Bro, this set is not even worth it fuck Pokémon, I’ll just buy singles the fuck

[@dark_antihero]

Damn its crazy how you're able to pull out so many info on the artist and their artwork on the spot

[@jonasscott3745]

That Omanyte is very evocative of illustrations done for the Cambrian Explosion (btw, paleontology not archeology).

[@ntec]

i like that you place the new cards in the binder.

[@sleepyespurr2922]

Kantaro is really going places. They participated in Project Voltage by illustrating Ice and Poison Miku.

[@okJLUV]

glad you saw 'em too, they were awesome. loved the ones from Megumi Mizutani as well!!

[@JustEPIC19]

The extra info you give is very nice and I also like the addition of you filling up the card map and seeing it becoming fuller and fuller!! I just stumbled upon this channel but I can immediately tell you know your stuff. Keep up the great work!! 🙌🏻

[@FadedHolySoldier]

Thanks bro...I won't waste my money.ill just buy the particular cards I want off ebay. I've seen a lot of other videos where people show how tough the pull rates are

[@okJLUV]

this is the way to do it

[@slayerzerg]

that song at the end was how i felt opening two ES booster boxes and pulling nothing.

[@kylerfisher5254]

I’m like you in the fact that I’ve had to move almost exclusively to singles. Used to love opening, but I just feel like the pull rates have stayed pretty rough on the English side for far too long. Not worth the “fun” cost

[@davidvaninwagen9391]

Yeah, the pull rates were horrible for me. I bought multiple sets, and despite adding dozens of cards from outside decks I’m having trouble trouble constructing a proper deck.

[@DKong1026]

Not playing water decks? Are you done with Lost Box? Those decks play plenty of water energy.

[@PaleRiderTCG]

"I just spent 200 dollars and the best card I found was an Omanyte, When will I learn that is isn't healthy and in fact it's straight up gaaaaambling" 🎵🎶

[@KarnageKollectibles]

The pricing on these are crazy right now. I was skeptical on the set because the preorders sold out super fast and that's not normal. For example, the previous set, Obsidian Flame could have been gotten for MSRP before it came out, when it came out, and even after it came out. Now with 151 it sold out in days, and now its impossible to find and everyone is freaking out calling for a reprint ASAP. $40 for a booster bundle is crazy. What's nuts is some people are even getting $45 per. It's just not worth it at that price b/c I've seen people pull nothing with 2 bundles. Imagine spending $80 and not getting a single hit? I'm so glad I picked up a few of the 10 packs when they went up for pre-order but I don't know whether to open it or keep it sealed lol.

[@Geddoed]

Your knowledge of the artists is insane

[@justin564]

Just want to say that I really appreciate the more chill yet still very engaging vibe especially with linking the artists socials. I’ve seen way too many other poketubers that give out way too much energy for me and way too little not including maxmoefoe. Underrated channel imo

[@okJLUV]

cheers Justin, glad the vids are a vibe for ya :D

[@froggomcfroggin9392]

i'm in townsville and can't find them anywhere, they get bought out the moment they arrive in a shop. . .

[@Galiaverse]

Enjoyed the focus on the various artists! But yeah, ouch at those bundle prices.

[@Danosauruscrecks]

I'm 70% done with the set and i only bought a etb, poster bundle and 2 boosters. Great art, great pulls so far, this set is what Pokémon is about, but my booster boxers were 20 dollars not 30

[@sum1106]

Thank you for your video. The pull rate of this set really hurts...

[@okJLUV]

hurt is an understatement :')

[@davidvaninwagen9391]

It was brutal. Then you go online for suggestions to build a deck and you’re like how the hell are these people getting four of these cards when I spent $200 and ended up with one? Just absolute junk, hardly any support cards, items, tools, just a bunch of medium low basic crap.

[@PrimalLugia]

i came for despair and i left with despair, very satisfying video

[@bertifekete465]

Great video mate, nice to see you taking the time to appreciate the art and the artist, and thanks for the tip regarding booster bundles being better value than the ETBs

[@olivine_lighthouse]

I also looked at the Machop as an ode to the original base art as well. Not as close as Porygon 😅

[@tehrookster]

Must have taken ages to edit with all the binder shots 😅. Worth it.

[@orphscookie8047]

Where the hell are you getting these prices for the boxes, you can get an ETB for 45$ and the booster bundle for 40

[@hichaelmartline]

I bought a single $55USD ETB & pulled a single Kangaskhan ex Full Art ($4). That state of modern products is so confusing. I'm an adult with money but I couldn't imagine being a kid, saving up for weeks, to buy my 1 ETB to get absolutely nothing.

[@TheHazard36]

The song at the end spoke to me on a deep emotional level

[@MichaelLee-xu3lm]

Loved the song at the end XD I was pretty happy with my first booster bundle and ETB, ended up getting a second ETB and got absolutely destroyed with duplicate rares.

[@okJLUV]

i actually opened a booster bundle last night (i wanted a regular Mew ex) and found some decent hits LOL, opened the wrong boxes :')

[@neoballa1649]

With my discount at work I get booster bundles for 25 bucks a box. Etbs are 45. These prices are why I refuse to order online.

[@de1855]

Wow this the first pack opening that I've seen that actually feels authentic. Love that you show you putting the cards in the binder to show your progress on completing the set. Also love that you talk about the moves on the cards if they are good, and also that you're shouting out the artists that actually designed the art. Super cool. And that song at the end is a banner! lol. I know it's gambling, but I would love to see you continue opening this set trying to complete it. But understandable if you don't as booster bundles are getting harder and harder to find, and their prices are going up and up.

[@TheVTRainMan]

I feel your pain! My son and I opened a few bundles (blunders), 2 etbs, and a poster collection this weekend. That's about $200 USD as well. It was like gett'n mugged in a subway. But it's worse than that. All of the onlookers took turns kicking you in the nuts while you are down. I have heard this is the set to bring people back. I don't know, this might be the last straw.

[@InTheZone85]

My first pack which was from a poster box had venusaur ex illustration rare.

[@TheVTRainMan]

@@InTheZone85 thanks for another kick. I needed that. LOL.

[@okJLUV]

ngl that onlookers kicking you bit made me laugh. it really be like that thought, it's crazy

[@ordille23]

Song at the end was magical

[@esbainter]

I think JLuv needs to release a full version of his ending song

[@naitdawwg]

Your custom song at the end was a hoot 😂😂

[@OhBenE2]

The best and most informative 151 pack opening. Very thorough when describing the artist’s history and resume, and simply enjoyable all around. Thanks 👍

[@justjack21]

Love seeing one of your videos on my feed. And great to get a bit of background on the ekans card artist! I love the card Keep up the good stuff mate

[@okJLUV]

cheers jack!!

[@darksider9534]

Well one good thing about the poor pull rates is that the sar and other specials will be worth more in the longrun due to the scarcity of them. Thats gotta be something right?..

[@Reid18]

That song at the end made me so happy.

[@artin5300]

Absolutely loved the zelda remix at the end there LOL

[@mhammer9223]

Something I've been wondering since starting to self-study Japanese, is 5ban supposed to be read as "five ban" or "go ban" (like "ichiban")?

[@okJLUV]

ha! never thought of that to be honest. quick search of google leads me to believe it's five-ban, not go-ban

[@tekenator]

Excellent choice of music in this vid. Love is in the Air and Windfall Island brought back so many memories.

[@brucey2166]

Nice vid man, thanks for shouting out the artists

[@playboiteg]

The pull rates are terrible because what people are doing is buying all the booster bundles. You have a much higher hit rate with the binder, poster, UPC, ETB, tins, and the pokemon boxes. The booster bundles are just like the snacks and the other stuff is more like a meal if you get what I'm saying.

[@dogdoggy6783]

Where are you buying $80 ETBs? I got a case of 10 for $418…and Amazon had them listed at $50 yesterday

[@StarmanDX4]

I see the hit rates love you too, excellent singing at the end

[@okJLUV]

LMAO absolutely savaged. btw ur last vid was nutty dude, so good 🤴

[@zeonjonzu2386]

Who is paying 40 for the booster bundle and 80 for the etb when you can get them for retail at GameStop Walmart etc smh that’s crazy

[@dylanfitzpatrick9423]

I’ve opened 1 etb so far and pulled the Secret rare Blastoise ex. Sometimes you’re the hammer and sometimes you’re the nail.

[@okJLUV]

LMAO that is such a good call

[@brentc8189]

The ending theme song is all of us after opening packs from this set.

[@GlaaiveLP]

I LOVE your knowledge and spotlights for each artist as you go through the cards, it's so informative and such an incredibly positive change from every other channel that does this genre of video. These will be the only pack opening videos I watch from here on out, so please don't wait six months to indulge this unhealthy habit again!

[@faricle3203]

Please keep ripping for the culture! Your commentary is stellar! And I love the binder video cuts 👌

[@okJLUV]

i need to recover but i will be back...for the culture...

[@rakeguy7703]

You are like the only poketuber that stops to appreciate artwork on non "chase cards".

[@okJLUV]

cause THEY'RE SO GOOD like objectively, always look better than ex cards, 90% of the time at least, we are feasting!!

[@rakeguy7703]

@@okJLUV I agree! I always just stop in the middle of the booster pack and sleeve common or uncommon card I like for my art binder. Sometimes i feel like a lesser being because of that, because in this community only the richest cards supposed to be sleeved.

[@kenneth1523]

Hard to escape singles for me too. The thing that got me the most was generating the bulk.

[@EricCPOP]

It's the Promo Cards that people want I guess which is probably why people are willing to fork out a few more $ per pack. In fact if you wanted to save more than you currently are you should have got the £8.99 (~$11) tins which come with 2 boosters.

[@colefournel5701]

ETBs for 151 cost 70 not 80. 80 is overpriced, look around. And the sleeves they come with aren't free lol you will have to buy sleeves eventually so take 10 off the 70 for the ETB, that's 5.40 per pack. And you get way better pulls for 1 ETB then you do 2 booster bundles

[@TheMadSnorlax]

We knew we were getting nostalgia baited and we fell for it 😭 I'm on my way to the store in a bit 😂

[@thebambinofan]

😂😂😂😂 sammeee

[@arthica1337leet]

Already spent 500$, and i'm gonna spend another 500$ on the 06.oct. Haven't dealt with cards since 2002. Now i got the kids involved😂.

[@TheMadSnorlax]

They got us boys 😭😭

[@okJLUV]

noooo you still had time to turn back :'(

[@moti07]

That was rough bro 😢 hoping you get better pulls next time

[@drmonstervibes]

the pull rates aren't great but I've noticed that some (big) youtubers have a lot (and I mean A LOT, 3 charizard full art ex in 60 packs LOT) better pull rates and this is really weird.. I've opened about 50 packs and got one machop full illustration and one caterpie..

[@Mellommii]

Okay I got to sub now. I'm loving all the attention you give to the artist. So refreshing

[@froggityfive-gee]

I love the focus of your channel on the artwork! Also, I believe the pull rates are similar to Obsidian Flames. For me personally this will my first Scarlet/Violet set, so as someone coming from SwSh these rates are very exciting for me!

[@SoundcastStudios]

I got my 2 ETBs from my local shop for 50$ They have booster bundles for 25$

[@KarnageKollectibles]

Picked up that white binder btw, its sick. I actually grabbed the 'silver tempest' one too b/c its a perfect color match. Thanks. I actually love VaultX's 9 slot binders.

[@niklas8578]

Idk if i m coping but english reverses and holos look better than their japanese counterpart. Those energy holos are really cool. Obv hits are and will probably always look better in japanese.

[@ant_989]

In my country ETBs are for 40$ so I have no idea where you got that 80 from. Unless you're talking about australian dollars but it's also cheaper in my country. I've bought 3 ETBs for 64 aud each.

[@okJLUV]

aud

[@bdawg923]

At 5:04 you put the Charmander in and Charizard is in the binder then at 5:34 you pulled the Charizard. #continuityerror

[@okJLUV]

he found the glitch. all operatives dispatch. it's bdawg923 he knows too much

[@canisarcani]

you know whats crazy, i literally just bought one of the 151 snorlax trainer boxes today for $45. as crazy as it sounds Gamestop of all places is actually the cheapest place in tulsa to get these things. dice addiction (one of my local cardshops that i frequent the most), walmart, vintage stock, target, and even the think geek store in tulsa's woodland hills mall are all selling them for $80. 😅 idk man, it feels super weird saying that, but here we are.😂😅

[@brandonw4653]

I feel like i got better hits from the poster collections then the booster bundle

[@Sulordan]

Is anyone gonna talk about why these are selling for over $40 a box? It should be $26.94. These boxes are currently the worst deal at this current price. Other products from this set are selling at retail. Don't pay the scalpers people! Wait it out.

[@javatreecko]

Jluv I'm heading to Japan in November! I'm so excited to bring over a binder like you did and fill it u with my favourite artists

[@okJLUV]

BEST WAY TO DO IT, you're gonna have so much fun TRUST ME lmao im jealous now

[@jandaskunk1]

Cool video. What sleeves have you used for this binder?

[@dhuntertodd]

I don't want to be "batching guy," but our mans got cooked. Sorry to see it, and great to have you back.

[@aymoon9950]

bro, where are you getting these prices from thats like double msrp

[@Sharky1986]

This is funny. I truly think the pullrates are better from the ETB. Like there's a minimum or something. My pulls are way better from just 3 boxes.

[@kerneszo]

is the white binder actually on amazon? somehow i cant find it,,

[@okJLUV]

only on the vaultx website for now!!

[@WattoRips]

Brutal set. Love the outro song hahahaha

[@wagsume5293]

So glad it’s been out of stock at my LGS so when I go to Japan in a week ill be spending all the money I would’ve been spending on this on vintage and modern singles …. Sorry for your pain bro LOL ps lyrics at the end lowkey catchy

[@ScytherStevesy]

Ouch. You got hosed my dude. I have had similar luck with other SV sets. Anything but a booster box is rough usually. Great video either way

[@okJLUV]

hosed is putting it lightly :( cheers bud!!

[@sirmateuszmarek]

Great song at the end man!!! I am a fan.

[@okJLUV]

hehe thank you

[@pnizze1]

Top notch outro theme song. Tough go brother

[@PikaTCG]

I like the fact that he seems to appreciates the art of each and every card rather than throwing them around like garbage and only caring about the rare holo cards

[@RisingDragon1981]

you are getting a better variety of cards than i did from these packs.

[@ferzap4c]

Bro that is so brutal pull rates >.

[@SirPhire1]

Yeah think I’ll be staying away from the packs for this one. Single route here I come.

[@RisingDragon1981]

its bad when the highlights are full Holo energy cards (sadly i got similar)