Pokémon Vending Cards: Series 2 (Red)

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Back in 1998, there were sets of Pokémon cards released in Japan that were sold on sheets in vending machines: Blue, Red, & Green. I'm going to be looking at every single one of these cards one set at a time starting with the Blue Series. Most of these cards all appear in Pokemon Trading Card Game 2, also a Japan-only release. This is Series 2: Red.
Part 1 (Blue) is here: • Pokémon Vending Cards:...
Intro, Background, Pallet Town Remix by Joshua C. Griffin.
#pokemon #pokemontradingcardgame #pokemontcg2

[@sandragon13]

Note on Magneton’s Microwave attack: microwave ovens, as in the appliance, function primarily through the use of a component called a - wait for it - magnetron.

[@Paraspectre]

Haha ahhh now it all makes sense. I did not know this

[@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647]

Magnetron: *"prepare to be foiled, fool"* **mmmmmmmmmmm**

[@espeon200]

Fun fact on the Master Ball: apparently Pokémon agrees with you as they changed the effect of Master Ball in the Black and White TCG series to search for any Pokémon, but it was classified as an ACE SPEC card, which you could only include one of in your deck. The effect of Master Ball from back in the day is the current effect of Great Ball.

[@edsylan2275]

i really like the change, it makes the 4 original pokeballs a lot closer to the games. Pokeball is the least reliable, since it requires a coinflip to work. Great ball is more consistent than pokeball at finding pokemon, but you still have a chance of not finding anything in your top 7 cards. Ultra ball can find pokemon very consistently, the only way it doesn't help you search a pokemon is if you don't have 2 extra cards in your hand to discard for its cost. And master ball always searches a pokemon, and the only restriction is how many you can play in your deck (similar to how the games usually only give you 1 master ball)

[@denis2381]

​@@edsylan2275 interesting interpretation

[@Paraspectre]

Ahh I didn’t even know this but yeah, these are much better interpretations. I would argue the original Poke Ball is better than the OG Master Ball

[@justsomejojo]

That Vending Voltorb does in fact count for itself and it's actually kinda scary if it gets set up. It's also the card that got me wondering "what the heck was wrong with the pixelart" when I played TCG2 recently. Finding out about Vending Cards through this series clears up a lot. Gameplay-wise, many of these were absolute highlights for me, even if the artstyle isn't always my cup of tea.

[@calich33sehead]

I like that the vending series cards feature the Pokémon in Kanto, not just abstract backgrounds and random locations (although Jungle Weepinbell with a real-life bird on its head is iconic).

[@Xylarxcode]

I never understood why Onix wasn't stronger than he actually was. It's a massive snake made of pure rocks. This thing should have an attack stat that reflects this. Its weaknesses are fine, but I always felt like this stats, particularly his attack, didn't reflect his actual look. He looks like he should pack a serious punch, but he just... doesn't. Never made any sense to me.

[@griifster99]

His stats suck cause he’s Brock’s ace, gamefreak didn’t want the first gym to be too hard They didn’t balance for multiplayer, they balanced around the single player experience Same reason why rock throw has 60% accuracy and RBY mewtwo is the most monstrously broken creation in the series

[@Paraspectre]

They did a great job making Onix look so intimidating the first time you see it in the games and especially the anime. Then it gets taken out with a sprinkler system

[@MeanderingSlacker]

It's an Earth Worm

[@TheLetterJ0]

According to someone on Reddit, the artist of that Hitmonlee card did an interview where they said that the thing it's stepping on is supposed to be a Fearow. Personally, I suspect that it probably wasn't supposed to be any specific Pokemon, since this was back when normal animals would sometimes appear on cards. I've always thought that cards like Jynx should apply weakness/resistance based on the types of its attack, not its own type. But doing it this way does give monotype decks more tools, so it probably works out better. That Omanyte looks like it has some very heavy eyeliner/eyeshadow to me, like it's a teenager going through an emo/goth phase. And that's just too silly not to love.

[@Paraspectre]

Ahh interesting. So I was right about the Fearow. Sucks that it looks like Hitmonlee straight up murdered it though

[@GrampaSheevie]

20:04 Hitmonchan is NOT kicking a puncing bag. He stepped on a hotdog and is trying to shake it off of his shoe.

[@AdriftForWeeks]

I actually really like the Dewgong art. He looks so happy just gazing at the hazy sky.

[@johnzale7748]

Congratulations on 10k subs!! It’s been really cool watching this channel evolve.

[@Xylarxcode]

I understood this joke.

[@Paraspectre]

You have been instrumental in this process!

[@SamuraiSam]

Pretty darn sure that the Voltorb itself does count as a Voltorb in play for the attack, otherwise it would say "other Voltorb". So if you're using Game Boy Ditto to get more Voltorbs and your opponent does the same, you could theoretically do 140 damage with that attack (which would have to be to another Voltorb, of course, haha)

[@ytpwatcher500]

Very excited for this one. These cards are so cool. I remember convincing my dad to order me some of these off Ebay when I was a kid after seeing them in a book about collecting Pokémon cards. I still have the book and the cards!

[@AdvanceAudio]

i'm playing TCG2, so very fitting to see this video.

[@Paraspectre]

These vending cards are really the stars of that game

[@pesilaratnayake162]

I like that this Moltres doesn't require a heads flip to do damage. 50 damage is decent for 4 energies and no drawbacks. Vending Kabuto works well with the (fossil?) Aerodactyl's pokemon power that prevents evolution. Keep Aerodactyl in play so your opponent can't evolve anything, and use Kabuto's pokemon power to put it back in your hand when you want to evolve something. Works best if you have a spare Mysterious fossil on your bench though, because you can't put it on the old mysterious fossil on the same turn you removed it.

[@Paraspectre]

I like what they did with the fossils here. They can kinda play off of each other and can be in any deck

[@pesilaratnayake162]

@@Paraspectre Yeah TCG2 has heaps of options like this that can be a different type than your energies, or that has a pokemon power that makes it worth benching without ever attacking with it (like lvl20 Mr. Mime in case weaknesses and resistances are unfavourable in any battle, or Dark Dugtrio to make retreating dangerous for your opponent, or Dark Dragonair to bring out evolution pokemon every turn). Perfect for one type of energy only battles, as tedious as they are to set up!

[@aaronoso9390]

I love your insight on the...weirder side of the pokemon community

[@ryanbowen4029]

Such a good point. He covers stuff that nobody else does, and in a world of 'can you beat X with Y?' x74747382 it's a huge breath of fresh air

[@4fives992]

Congrats on 10k! I love that Dewgong card. The coloring of the sunset (or sunrise?) is beautiful. Also that Shellder card is hilarious. It looks like it just Surfed right on up next to you and gave you a sassy wink. It's just oozing with character;

[@Paraspectre]

Haha it’s a unique one for sure

[@mr.business2922]

12:43 Art is a really nice defensive option against sniping electrics, i.e. jungle Pikachu, and uniquely for a water has no weaknesses itself. There were a lot of odd design choices made for move effectivity like Gyarados being weak to grass. Allegedly the card game was first developed alongside the games so discrepancies like that might lend to some fundamental design changes made and not just errors

[@mr.business2922]

19:25 This Hitmonchan was quietly buffed in the Gameboy sequel, no coin flip. Presents a real argument to the base set card, he should be very proud

[@rex_melynas]

BTW, itself it does count as a voltorb in place, so this attack does 30 or more, so with a full bench it will deal 60, pretty decent for 2 energies back then I guess.

[@Paraspectre]

Wow! Yeah, I was curious about this. I mean it’s true. It IS a Voltorb in play

[@jacksart7810]

Congrats on 10k! With a series as unique as this, you deserve that many and more. Also, that Hitmonchan card is way more reminiscent of the 50hp Machop with Low Kick than the powerhouse that was the original Hitmonchan. Quite disappointing imo. Looking forward to the next episodes!

[@Zoomer3989]

congrats on 10k and happy to hear there's more GB2 content on the way. Also, can confirm that vending Voltorb counts itself/the active Voltorb while attacking

[@Paraspectre]

Why thank you and thank you. Voltorb is kind of a beast then

[@tealblackwhiteteal]

sandslash is my all-time favorite! the pair are so under-rated and under-loved

[@bodkin8914]

How my mood rises every time I see a new Paraspactre video

[@devykat52]

Glad to be part of the 10k keep it up B)

[@JustJohn43]

If we used a similar card like Voltorb in the modern TCG, the active Voltorb would count as a Pokémon in play. Lol, the classic Master Ball works just like a modern Quick Ball. Nowadays, the Master Ball card does let you search your deck for any Pokémon

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

I've grown to really love this channel. I like the vibe man real chill. I like the nostalgia road and overall I like learning how to play the TCG!

[@Paraspectre]

Why thank you ☺️ These have become some of my favorite videos to make

[@thutmose3757]

Great series! I have so much nostalgia for these cards and wish we had got them in the US. And Congrats on 10k!

[@Paraspectre]

I would’ve LOVED to come across one of these vending machines. And thanks!

[@crait]

Graveler's Earthquake can hurt your own Pokemon, which is normally bad, but if you have some Dodrio on your bench, it will actually power them up.

[@joefarrow1599]

Congrats on 10K subscribers! I would watch more Metroid videos

[@Paraspectre]

I just beat Metroid Prime 3 last night!

[@joefarrow1599]

@@Paraspectre oh nice! What did you think? I liked it but I didn't feel like it quite matched up to the first two games

[@jkk6435]

I actually find that Machoke very charming!! Regardless, I'm glad to be here to see you hit 10k, and I'm looking forward to see 10k more

[@darkninjafirefox]

Congrats on 10k! I love these videos cause I get to see all these cards that I never knew about. I've collected my fair share of cards but never really played the game

[@Paraspectre]

Why thank you! I also get to learn about these cards so it’s fun for me to write about

[@DJ_Dave]

YIPPIE Congrats on 10k I've loved this channel for as long as I've been subscribed

[@Paraspectre]

Thank you kindly ☺️

[@RJV-s3l]

Zapdos does have such a great artwork! I wish I could get an enlarged version of it to hang in my place. Lapras is pretty nice too. But omg I don’t know if I’ll survive part 4. Grimer looks interesting, but Koffing… my boi what have they done to you!? And congrats on the 10k! I’m glad your channel is growing. Keep up with the great content! I look especially forward to more skits/stories with Parasect. Those are beyond entertaining!

[@Paraspectre]

Thank you! Yeah, Koffing is a rough one… part 4 should be fun

[@denis2381]

Congratulations my friend! ❤

[@thrusteavis]

Pumpin out bangers, love your channel

[@Paraspectre]

Why thank you 😊

[@royaldice1930]

Congrats on the 10k! Just a heads up, the translation for Ghastly on the wiki is wrong. The moves should be frighten and darkness instead the metal references lol

[@Paraspectre]

Haha oh no, really?

[@royaldice1930]

@@Paraspectre Yeah I was making some english proxies to play with friends and had to stop to check sense they looked kinda fishy haha

[@manusansz]

I love the arts of kofing and kabuto, kofing is so happy ☺️☺️ and kabuto reminds me of a metroid

[@Paraspectre]

Now that you mention it, yeah. The Prime games pretty much have Metroids in those containers

[@mdudegamer]

Aw, I'm bummed Electabuzz wasn't in the game. I remember it did something with special counters, which stuck out to me as a novelty- but was also probably something the game didn't wanna bother implementing for one 'mon.

[@DeathofanEra369]

I needed this video today thank you

[@sivara750]

this is probably a bad idea, but i'd love to see a playthrough with only the vending cards

[@Paraspectre]

There would be so many options to choose from 😅

[@Space-Holiday]

The Machoke card art looks like a Machop!

[@drascia]

Paraspectre: hello my friends! Me: I'm a friend 🥰

[@Paraspectre]

A friend indeed!

[@HybridAngelZero]

Congratulations on 10k! Your videos are always a treat! I have a weird sort of nostalgia for a lot of the cards shown here, despite never owning them, because they were featured in issues of Beckett Pokémon Collector and some other magazines, and they always had this air of mystery around them, to me anyway. Theses are also some of my favorite illustrations of Venomoth and Raichu

[@Infindox]

Same, I'd always have the magazines and books about Japan-only cards and be so facinated with them.

[@Paraspectre]

I really didn’t know about them until, what, 2 years ago when I first played TCG2? But yeah, some of these really are fantastic

[@RednekGamurz]

Congrats on 10k dude!

[@Paraspectre]

Thanks! 🎉

[@MazterP28]

I like how venomoth has fighting resistance because it’s a flying type. But poison and bug resist fighting in gen 1. (I think)

[@Paraspectre]

Venomoth is actually NOT Flying type. It’s just like Beedrill in that sense

[@MazterP28]

@@Paraspectre yeah I meant that. They should make more Pokémon like that. Like Heracross has wings, a bunch of Pokémon fly or levitate. I don’t know why I typed flying. I know it’s but poison. Lol

[@seriouskano2]

Oh man, 10k already. They grow so fast...

[@Paraspectre]

Next thing you know, I’ll be getting a job, getting a car, moving out of the house… 😔

[@notsogoodbassplayer]

That Omanyte has SEEN some things

[@Marrer_osrs]

aurora veil is a move now :D^

[@JohnnyNebrasko]

Love this new Series!

[@Tehdran]

I got irrationally angry at kicking Hitmonchan

[@HemlockHedge]

that raichu looks like a neopet lol

[@Daniel-wk1lu]

Love the content!

[@crait]

Loving this series!

[@Paraspectre]

Thank you!

[@crait]

@@Paraspectre, I always feel like I am talking to a celeb when you reply. Thanks for checking your commenrs and replying. ❤️

[@joshuabogart3976]

might be cool to do a Magnemite magneton only run on gb2 sounds like you might have fun with it.

[@Laxbry]

Basedspectre. Yes I have already commented it before but you know. Based.

[@Paraspectre]

😎

[@dixel2047]

Woohoo love this series

[@Paraspectre]

Thank you! The last 2 parts should be quite interesting

[@DKQuagmire]

isn't it just typical, that Ditto got left out again. i guess those early gameboy colour pokemon games, just couldn't handle the ditto cards. also most of the cards in this set were very underwhelming. if i had to pick between these ones, and their base, jungle, fossil counterparts, i think i would be choosing the originals over these ones, for the most part. but the fossils are huge upgrade at least.

[@Paraspectre]

Base Electrode would’ve been cool to have in the game

[@AkamexAris1023]

Actually had a video idea for the future. A ranking of all the Pokemon Shroomboi's! Scarlet/Violet introduced three more so there's eleven to go through

[@Paraspectre]

I actually DID plan on making this exact video back when I made the rabbit one. I only went with rabbits because of the year of the rabbit

[@AkamexAris1023]

@@Paraspectre 👀👀

[@KibbysGhost]

10k!!! Next stop, the world!

[@Paraspectre]

😳 could you imagine though

[@InternetLad]

I like the part with the pokemon cards

[@mr_fuji_mintsmr_fuji_mints9873]

That's the best part

[@gligarguy4010]

I'd love some Metroid content, personally.

[@SnoFitzroy]

eew

[@Paraspectre]

I actually just beat Metroid Prime 3 last night ☺️

[@keegandebruyn6567]

Nice

[@SnoFitzroy]

13:36 just like literally very other instance of Articuno being present in literally any of the games! :D Why does GF hate Articuno so much lmao? Also I will die mad that Galarian articuno isn't Ice/Psychic. Nobody asked for Weird Lugia!

[@Paraspectre]

Haha Articuno needs the respect it deserves

[@sirwolfy9372]

I do not like fossils in these first sets and in gb2.... maybe Aerodactyl but just maybe.... Although.... in Pokémon Neo, the hack from GB1 my main was Omastar, it is ridiculously strong! But just Omastsr, the others, not so much....

[@rjbourgeois5490]

Guillotine in the TCG always bothered me. It should say something more like "You may choose to flip 3 coins instead of dealing damage when declaring this attack. If the result of all 3 are heads, the defending Pokemon is knocked out."

[@Paraspectre]

YES. I think I did say it should be exactly this in my other video. Something very close to it. A simple damage dealing move just feels wrong

[@thepokekid01]

Hey! Okay! Someone else that loves Sandshrew!

[@Paraspectre]

Sandy bois 🌅

[@nousukas]

22:25 Do you know, is the pokemon power of omanyte cumulative, if you have more than one omanyte in play?

[@Paraspectre]

I would assume yes, but I haven’t actually used or dealt with one in the game to see

[@Fennekinkid257]

Congratulations (But Fearow totally rules)

[@Infindox]

Hopefully you get more followers, YT recommended me to you so I hope more follow. Your videos are great.

[@Paraspectre]

That’s encouraging to hear that I’m being recommended ☺️

[@thepokekid01]

With the comments on the coin flip, I assume you can't cheese the coin in GB2 like you can in the first Card Game Gameboy game

[@Paraspectre]

I’ve been told there’s no strategy in altering coin flips. It’s predetermined

[@regorllerref]

Do Digimon Digital Card Battle for the PS1

[@Paraspectre]

I know almost nothing about Digimon. So maybe….

[@AkamexAris1023]

😍😍😍

[@loulou3676]

Onix still lookin janky

[@Paraspectre]

It got caught in the rain 🌧️ 🌧️ 🪨 🐍

[@loulou3676]

he does not like pina coladas i guess

[@Dan55888]

Some pictures are allright but most are terrible

[@Paraspectre]

Porygon may end up being my favorite

[@PiterLauchy]

Algorithm

[@Paraspectre]

Response

[@johnzale7748]

93rd comment swag

[@johnzale7748]

6th comment swag

[@FuckYoutubeCensorship]

18:19 dude I ain't gonna hold you I put some thought into this and by process of elimation it could only be either a doduo, a raticate, or a whole ass charizard like wtf is it

[@Paraspectre]

Someone commented that the artist did state it was a Fearow