Pokémon TCG Expansion Sets Explained

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you everyone for the video ideas, my list is overflowing! It doesn't really matter if you subscribe but it makes me feel good so give it a boop if you can :)

[@SmokinGoose]

Idea: Explain every single products eg. ETB, boxes, booster bundles etc.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

@@SmokinGoose Hmm... I think I've done this one

[@SmokinGoose]

@@sleevenocardbehind dang it

[@ChrisGibb-o5w]

Killed it brother. As a 30 year old getting back into things I love finding channels like yours that cut the BS and get to the info that helps the most. Great work and keep it up!

[@imjustafaiz]

Ditto! Pun intended

[@kevinmespiritu]

PSA 10 video

[@RLucas-dc9yq]

100% true!!!

[@aheadatime]

Omg wth!!! It's you dude!! The epic gardening creator. You're into Pokemon!? What is going on

[@kevinmespiritu]

@@aheadatime I love Pokemon

[@sleevenocardbehind]

@@aheadatime I had the same reaction! Very proud to have him here

[@mariotaz]

Cool cool but what's Pokémon?

[@bbq1040]

It's nice that SV has a shortened version of the name of the set at the bottom instead of just a letter. It makes it easier to identify which set a card is from.

[@simonhylander1945]

Except when youre looking at Paf Pal and Par in very small fonts 😆i miss the symbol/icons

[@SuperSmellyBob]

I have never seen 151 at big box stores since it was released. Only overpriced at eBay and small retailers.

[@ethancash1612]

Because lame people with no lives or care for others gobble them up and price gouge the heck out of it. They take the fun out of everything. Stop doing this please

[@Tekkzn]

@@ethancash1612I’m lucky I got one etb. I think I will resell it to buy cards I like in future.

[@TimHam]

Great video! I've always been fascinated by the special sets, didn't realize they've only been happening as recently as the Black/White era.

[@JubMrJub]

You’re always so informative! The wall kinda looks like a floor, so I like how it feels like you’re floating above it with the camera on the ceiling 😂

[@LuckyBunnyTCG]

Maybe competitive Pokémon isn't your specialty, but I still think you did a really great job touching on that point. Briefly. Love the panic in your face when you were stationing the Game Boy on the stand lol

[@canohkush]

Bro this video is perfect. Been in pokemon since day 1 but never knew..... most of this stuff. Thanks for putting this together. I also see you adjusting your thumbnails etc based on what's getting the traffic. Your hustle is going to pay off huge soon! Well done man!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you for noticing my hard work!

[@cpinter10]

Fantastic video yet again! Idea for another video: all the types of holofoil (and reverse) used in the TCG (e.g., the multiple variations and orientations of cosmos, sheen, sequin, wavy, line (vertical SWSH vs horizontal BW), and all the reverses, including each EX era set)

[@sleevenocardbehind]

This has been on my list for a long time but I actually want to own one of each holo pattern so I can properly show it on screen. So, let’s say it’s a work in progress!

[@thecerfew]

Just bought my first 6 packs of Pokémon packs, super excited to get into the hobby, your explanations are very helpful, cannot believe you don’t have more subscribers!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thanks for watching! Even though my sub count is low, the quality is high!

[@doom0x3x0]

You deserve more recognition my man. I just go back into Pokémon after finding my old binder of cards and your videos have been extremely helpful

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thanks for the support!

[@plattyppus]

That giant red version cartridge looks so cool!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I’m thinking of putting more up but I don’t want to take away from the card theme of the channel

[@plattyppus]

@sleevenocardbehind that's a dilemma. You could always swap out a different one each video

[@arcturus0389]

Could you do a video on like “collecting on a budget” or a “start here” mini-guide for those new to the TCG who don’t know what products to get? i’m getting into the TCG but there’s so many sets and i don’t wanna spend like $60 on a elite trainer box for example.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Great idea, I’ll put it on my list

[@arcturus0389]

@ Thank you so much for putting the idea on your list! i’m also split between being a TCG player and a collector about 50/50, so i’ve been wracking my brain about this a fair bit hahah

[@NightfallTH]

@@sleevenocardbehind talking about collecting on a budget - a few "collecting goals" ideas in a video would be super helpful. You know, all cards of a specific Pokemon. a collection of all the starter Pokemons but with cool artworks, etc. I often feel like the only real collection goal is finishing expensive master sets.

[@oCaRRiEDx]

Thats my issue, I haven't bought Pokémon cards since Gen 2. I have no idea what I'm looking at and don't know what I should be buying or what a fair price is. We have a local card shop I went in and bought 4 packs of S&V for $20, But they had other packs at $6 or $7 each, is that MSRP for those or mark ups? I would like to support local, but I also don't want to overpay for packs.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

@@oCaRRiEDx You can always check the official website, pokemoncenter, to see what is MSRP

[@simongamer987]

It would be a lot of work but a video on the contents of every tin chronologically would be sick, don’t think anyone has done this before

[@Thomstmi]

I’d love to see you breakdown the various “special mechanic” Pokemon over the lifespan of the TCG - Shining, Crystal, Legends, Break, V-Union, Amazing, etc. - and why some seem to be collectible and some really don’t. It doesn’t seem to correlate with what was competitively viable, and all have been fairly short-lived. Does collectibility correlate purely to rarity for these cards? Do you think unique-but-failed mechanics like V-Union will ever be attractive to collectors?

[@Kali-8]

I recently got a Morpeko V-Union set, It looks cool in a binder next to my promo cards and I get 7 Crown Zenith packs out of it

[@EvesterBee]

This is very helpful thank you! I’ve been buying since 2023 but always just go for cute artwork, have never bothered to try learn why there’s sometimes no booster packs for sets

[@klism]

Love your videos as someone who is getting back into tcg

[@Buttfinckle]

I really enjoy when you put out a video. Even if I already know what you’re going over, I still always learn something. 👍

[@tcgbuyersclub]

Great video dude!! I’m personally a huge fan of the move away from the set symbols to the current set codes: it mades confirming what cards you’re using in your deck list so much easier!! (Hi from the Toronto Regionals 👋😂)

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Someone commented recently that they should’ve combined the two ideas and I think that could’ve been neat

[@tcgbuyersclub]

@ that’s a great idea 😊

[@Wafflepants-dl8fk]

5:21 there are differences. Sometimes the print quality is either darker or lighter and most ALWAYS the pull rates get worse.

[@deliwtz]

This is speculation, just as his claim is. You will NEVER be able to state anything conclusively about "pull rates", there are millions of packs printed.

[@Transformersmaster39]

please make a video guide on energy cards.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Ok!

[@TheWorldOfWill]

Great content as always! A video on the POP series and Play Pokemon cards would be sweet! I love the POP Series!

[@TheSuperGing]

One of your best videos. very fluid and informative

[@sleevenocardbehind]

You think so? Thank you. I’m trying my best to simplify a complicated subject without losing too much nuance

[@AraKlet]

It is also interesting to see the différences in the products, not only expansions, with ETB being mainly for the western audience while in Japan they have other formats. The amount of boosters and even cards change based on the language in a display, as well as the guaranteed hit (or not), the presence of god packs and masterballs that did not exist in EN/... before 151 and sv8a respectively, ...

[@bluemethod05]

I got a better grasp on how I want to collect expansions now. Thank you!

[@Thomstmi]

Fantastic breakdown! There’s great information here for new collectors and old collectors, alike - the basics and some deeper cuts. When you got to Southern Islands, I ran over to excitedly tell my partner I had suggested that! She, of course, did not care lol

[@sinceretravis1961]

Been waiting for a teacher like you. Your answering a lot of questions I’ve been asking 💪🏿

[@willsworld1990]

This was so informative and helpful! Thank you

[@kyfisher3662]

with the way you numbered them at 3:41 , how do we know the numbers of them in the future? i always have trouble at telling what the special sets are

[@sleevenocardbehind]

I believe the official website has the numbers but a lot of the mobile apps have them as well

[@IneptCardCollector]

Always doing great work!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thank you sir 🫡

[@syberdieforlove]

So for the trading card, is there a different series EVERY YEAR?

[@Js-uz5sg]

Nice addition w the red cartridge and great vid

[@changeling0073]

Have you ever done a video explaining graded cards? I think it's just the hoakiest thing, but it's hard to find much desirable raw at the trade shows around me. Learning that grading exist is what got me to pull out my old vintage collection in the first place. They're in terrible shape ofc but being able to lay them out in a binder is what makes collecting the cards fun for me

[@GaspardLeTetard]

M32 and I'm lost... thanks for the video though! Helped.

[@kirkwilson72]

do a video on the different types of products especially talk about what products have product specific cards like cosmos holo , line holo and black star promos , also would be good for you to go more into detail on a grand master set and the best way to complete one.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Great ideas, thank you

[@cpinter10]

I just suggested covering the different types of holo, which has good overlap with your idea.

[@steverobertson589]

Great video, very helpful.

[@bluemethod05]

Do you have a video on what to expect when deciding how to collect cards? For example, someone who wants to collect whole sets and where to look? Or someone who just hunts deals and fills binders casually.

[@sleevenocardbehind]

No but that’s a great idea for a video

[@handmadebymirella]

Thank you, that was very informative!

[@LeWyHa25]

you should do an explaining all of the differentpsa grades

[@cyberbrodi]

With the popularity of Pokemon on the rise this guy is only gonna get bigger

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Are you calling me fat?

[@JamesHartter-fm1tb]

you should make a video creating a teirlist of the best sets to invest in

[@justinb4362]

what display cases do you use? The ones behind your setups in some of your videos, may have to look into those. Thanks!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Those are IKEA Detolf shelving units. I believe they are discontinued but easy to find used on fb marketplace

[@ShaneA125SX]

I know. I've always wanted to know how Japan identifies thier sets. Any clue?

[@henrikmeilstrup]

Great video 😊 From a Special Set collector 🙂

[@MrNinjaxz]

There are so many (expansion) sets to chose from nowadays. Many contain pokemon I love. So when starting out, what kinds of ways are there to collect? How do you chose which set to go for? What kind of things do you take into account?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

You’re not the first to ask this. Thanks for commenting though, this video obviously needs to be made!

[@Real_Bush]

How is shrouded fable a special set

[@Catchme-o1e]

I used to have that black star promo Pikachu

[@cakes8172]

I’d love a video on world champion cards

[@slaiyfershin]

What's this "Watzy" era at 11:05?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

WOTC = Wizards of the Coast. The American company that localized distributed Pokemon cards from 1999-2003.

[@slaiyfershin]

@@sleevenocardbehind Ah! Acronym speak. Thanks!

[@kona887]

Just discovered you! Ty for your videos!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Thanks for checking out the channel!

[@kona887]

@ my pleasure!

[@dw1384]

super helpful!!

[@ROBOFACEN1]

Prismatic evolutions: do I really count as an expansion considering my price and availability

[@kooz023bs]

Once again a great video!

[@hollyboomagoo69]

Great video, now we need a video covering between original series and sword and shield!!! Do it meow!!

[@ThatFlyinRyan]

Great video ❤

[@danscime]

Love these vids!

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Love YOU!

[@stevelafrentz9876]

Just pulled a Giritina v alt art out of a elite lost origins box i screamed like a little girl just sent out to PSA for grading 💚💚

[@sleevenocardbehind]

👀

[@GrandTickler]

thank you senpai so jealous of your 151 ETB/UPC, that thing is worth more then gold right now lol

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Not sealed anymore and I can’t say I pulled anything special out of them :/

[@smattonellus8354]

I am still left with more questions than answers

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Can I help?

[@youraverageaxolotl3133]

Wait so prismatic will be a special set?

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Yep

[@youraverageaxolotl3133]

@ oh I thought it would just be a normal expansion. Thanks for the info

[@CellarDoorHinge]

151 is a myth in my city

[@GhostGirlBlues]

why does skyridge look like the subway logo

[@MadScientistAppreciator]

Great video

[@markfras100]

Great pace

[@mageofchaos]

Please explain Japanese high-class sets!

[@cosmicslime1496]

I'm still confused but thank you

[@sleevenocardbehind]

Is there anything I can help clear up?

[@cosmicslime1496]

@sleevenocardbehind I was just trying to figure out which set would be best to start collecting as a new player and which set I needed to get my favorite pokemon. I think I have a decent enough idea now, your videos help a lot too so thanks for making them :)

[@marksantar]

Excellent

[@biggerpictureprogramming5809]

Holy shit, there are to many sets.