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[@deeppocketmonster]

When Rudy drops a Pokemon video...I drop whatever I'm doing to watch. 😄

[@JusZard]

Lol

[@ObstagoonGuy]

Same, dude. Same xD

[@ragnakh]

Pat can recognize knowledge

[@JamieBotterill]

Hi pat

[@SDCISHERE]

😂🎉😂

[@OurVirtualTime]

Always cracks me up when I pause the video, and realize Rudy has a play button in the center of the frame.

[@TraphouseTCG]

I was this many years old

[@haruka3203]

yooo fellow VRChatter :D. Nice to see someone from my game here.

[@mariotaz]

The Lore!

[@wetnoodlex]

ive been here for many many years hooooly

[@TheBaldingPlebs]

Any time rudy rambles actual prices you know he cares.

[@TheLordnaga]

Anyone who didn't see the value of the bird trio on chilling reign doesn't know pokemon.

[@H-M-S-Gravy]

Roaring Skies mostly spiked because of Shaymin EX being a 4x staple in almost every top tier deck at the time, so people opened it like crazy trying to pull them. Reprint was in part due to players being priced out of competitive deck building, the easier to pull version was still like $50 at one point. Evolving Skies spiked mostly because it has a huge amount of great pulls for collectors (Eevee evolutions/Rayquaza alternate arts). Basically every expensive card in the set has way cheaper versions for players, even though they're not really competitve cards anyway. Elite Trainer boxes are still available for pretty cheap for people to open, it's just the booster boxes that are through the roof because they weren't reprinted as much. I think as far as TPC is concerned, there's plenty of supply and they don't need to bother going back that far when Scarlet and Violet are right around the corner

[@xilencered7788]

You got it, also boosters are guaranteed to have 1-2 of the ultimate rares while the elites are not. That is why the box is skyrocketing.

[@ninerbacker]

Came to comment this. Shaymin EX was a staple in almost every deck at 4x. Just the regular EX too. That was the only card that made the set decent at the time. Not only was there a reprint, but they also released side products with shaymin ex in it essentially plummeting the BB back to MSRP.

[@pryingopenmythirdeye1830]

Bro Rudy is hilirous dude ... " i respect people who have a connection with Pokemon like I have a connection with Arabian Knights and my wifes boyfriend" LOL just the way its deliverd like a casual or new viewer might think he is serious .. god just knowing there is someone out there who thinks he is serious warms my heart lol

[@pryingopenmythirdeye1830]

Hilarious *

[@andretroncao]

I was coming to the comments to say the same thing

[@ogmikkosakke]

I marked my calender like 2-3 months ago, it said "Rudy 150$" and the date was one week ago, Feb 26th. This guy is on track! Dont know if he planned it or not make a post about this now, lol.

[@noahbriske839]

You can still hear the sound of money coming from that depression bathroom

[@robtimothyfletcher5957]

Your bookcase needs some Pokemon love

[@pabloleiva8568]

He used to have some wizards era boxes in there but took them out because he had too many messages from people looking to buy them

[@SSJFutureGohan62093]

Sold my Umbreon for $500, paid $200 for it a while back. Still sitting on a sealed box and sealed ETBs of Evolving Skies. Loving this stuff. As a lifelong Pokémon fan, I buy singles of my favorite cards, and sit on sealed for investing. It works.

[@swide2750]

when did you sell the umbreon

[@SSJFutureGohan62093]

@@swide2750 maybe about a month ago?

[@JusZard]

Sold some of mine too lol

[@josephs.4813]

The Pokémon era will never end. It just comes in waves like a tsunami, and like a tsunami as each wave recedes the following wave will be even bigger.

[@Cptclutchcase]

Did you watch the video? He’s talking about Sword and Shield era which is literally coming to an end… lol

[@GMYFS]

@@Cptclutchcase *reads title, then types response*

[@7ItalianStallion]

He doesn't even mention Pokemon! This entire video was about Rudy's haircut

[@d.b.s.6381]

I never know what his videos are about because I watch them with the sound down and cry.

[@justinloncar9316]

Comment first watch later it appears. Next maybe watch the video before commenting 🤔

[@patrickbateman69420]

Rudy speaks as if Pokémon have never reprinted old sets before. S&M Hidden Fates ETBs were up around £200 during the early SWSH era (2021) and then got reprinted and tanked to £40-50. It's now up at £100 in 2023. Just like HF, everyone would go crazy for an Evolving Skies reprint and Pokémon know this. I honestly think it isn't safe from being reprinted, so I'm not sure whether to sell some of my own position or not, because this shit *_is_* going to the moon over time.

[@Rhoney716]

Opened up a lot of Evolving Skies and got absolutely hosed. The money cards are very hard to pull

[@BT-su1yf]

Opened 4 boxes and got no alt arts. The Moonbreon’s price is justified.

[@Rhoney716]

@@BT-su1yf definitely!

[@GoobNoob]

Me too. Sun & Moon Era was so bad. Sword & Shield was going down that path, but they saved it with the alternate arts in battle styles & chilling reign

[@ObstagoonGuy]

Finally someone acknowledging the greatness of Battle Styles! Welcome to the club! I never understood the hype around Vivid Voltage and Darkness Ablaze. Far inferior sets compared to Battle Styles

[@Callmehadaddy]

ive been waiting for a pokemon video for so long lol love your content!

[@katarhall3047]

It's Pokemon, the fundamental basic of the IP is collection. I doubt it'll drop anytime soon, it's a kid's dream. Pokemon and trading cards, come on.

[@pokedadsam9041]

I picked up 6 boxes of chilling reign at 78 shipped from a wholesaler on ebay. Knew it was going up, same with celebrations; but never expected 60%+ in 90 days

[@VibraFinanceCEO]

Hell yea. I waited to get a sealed case and paid $700 in November. Now it’s pushing 1k. Insane…

[@ObstagoonGuy]

@@VibraFinanceCEO In Europe Chilling is still only at 120-130. But it has also never crashed here, it's just been sitting flat since release. Wonder when we will see the movement.

[@NewRetroGaming]

Wish I would’ve bought more CR at $80ish a box. For how hot Pokémon was, it was so stupid that price went down so much lol.

[@otterfire4712]

waiting to get more Grumpig and Spoint tcg cards. I'll never see an EX or GX or regional form for them, but they have a lot of great artworks.

[@fsmoura]

_Florida Man Rambles On Camera About Cardboard, Then Decides to Order Taco Bell_

[@Tistaminis]

100% agree. Even if there is a reprint, 20% drop for 90 days. It will get eaten up and then bounce right back. I'm guessing a year from now all the Sword and Shield product is going to look really good.

[@ThePokeNest]

I've been saying for months.... Rudy I appreciate you for this. The real ones know, yet customers will always buy to rip modern packs despite when I tell them they should probably keep sw&sh boxes sealed 🤣

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

streets of pokemon; all will be team rocket

[@tamska]

I will argue a bit about the single market. Some cards don't have the meta appeal, they just have that collectible value. Sealed market is a lot easier market to navigate than singles market, but if you know your way in the waters, there are more money in the singles market than sealed market.

[@FlickSwitchGo]

Been waiting for your Pokemon update for ages. Anyone who didn't listen to your older advice on pokemon is now my ex. Also Rudy, I believe Fusion Strike is the new underated set with the Gengar, Espeon and Mew alt arts. Only 4 sets had VMAX alternate arts. (Battle styles, Chilling Reign, Evolving Skies and Fusion Strike). Fusion strike been slept on my man. 👍👍💯 Love your video they always keep me entertained!

[@patrickbateman69420]

The only reason I think Fusion Strike is being slept on is because there are just better sets in this block such as Evolving Skies. It's nothing against Fusion because you're right it's a decent set, but it's just being overshadowed atm.

[@FlickSwitchGo]

@@patrickbateman69420most likely because of evolving skies. Fusion strike is barely above MSRP ATM and evolving skies is more than double. I think percentage basis, fusion strike will increase more than evolving skies over the next 2 years. I should probably take my own advice since I have a case of evolving skies but not of fusion strike. Lol

[@ObstagoonGuy]

Fusion Strike, Astral Radiance, Chilling Reign and even Battle Styles. They are all underrated. I don't know about the US, but Base Set SwSh and Rebel Clash are over 300 now and they were trash. We have seen nothing yet! Even Evolving Skies for 250 is a bargain if you ask me.

[@Ponkster]

This guy knows. Fusion strike has insane pulls and people will realise later down the line when evolving is silly prices and they looking for other pulls.

[@Mitjitsu]

I was a competitive player at the time of the sets release, and I remember multiple Shaymin EX being a staple card in every deck.

[@MuchWowMoonBoy]

Being able to draw more cards made your deck so much faster and funner. I haven't played since the GX era.

[@Mitjitsu]

@@MuchWowMoonBoy It kind of broke the format when it first came out, because it meant you could rip through most of your deck, and recycle it with Lysandre's Trump Card.

[@MuchWowMoonBoy]

@@Mitjitsu yeah but they quickly banned trump card and it was fine to me after that. My favorite decks all had shaymins in them.

[@andysingh86]

I'm still worried about the stack of FaB boxes. Did they live?

[@arctmensilva7491]

I just feel that stores are selling packs for 7$ which is insane most Wal-Marts don't even really Carry a them anymore.

[@cyberneticthezero]

Oh you mean Pokémon the #1 grossing IP in the world right

[@Flokker]

I hated the standard rare foil cards in this S&S era. Thank fucking god I don't need to look at a pattern that resembles lays ribbled crisps anymore.

[@XtraCrispy]

Its will be minimum of 5 to 10 years to recover Rudy! Keep fighting man!

[@manithecomiccollector6361]

Rudy doesn’t realize it’s THE BREAKERS causing the spike on sword and shield booster boxes. The breakers need a steady flow of product and cheap so naturally they’ll buy the cheap booster boxes like battle style. So plp and lcs are seeing these large buy outs on “crappy” set’s so prices go up. I can guarantee the moment the new era set comes out and the breakers have access to it all these sword and shield boxes will be ignored and price will drop

[@PerfectPrinceX1]

and YOU dont realize that the breakers can only sell what people will buy. . . if the breakers are causing the spike, the people buying the breakers packs are causing the spike. you think way too small dude.

[@persuasivebarrier2419]

FL and TX have their own shitty taxes. Start with property ones.

[@stevez4120]

They had to reprint roaring skies because the Shaymin EX card was an essential card for the competitive TCG. We should look at how they approached TAPU lele GX, which was a similar essential card in S&M, to see what their most recent strategy is.

[@stevez4120]

i dont think their is a critical card in evolving skies and those cards will be rotating out of official TCG soon, if not already.

[@ObstagoonGuy]

@@stevez4120 They will rotate in over a year. The next rotation is in April and Evolving Skies will not rotate out there. However I don't think that there will be another reprint, either.

[@benjamintelfor3729]

People aren't buying the super expensive cards because of the meta, they buy them pretty much exclusively for the art. Roaring Skies was more about the Shaymin because it was so playable as well as a few others like Mega Ray

[@michaeltette7869]

I love fusion the best! Slept on.

[@sezerdalkilic9104]

Its either Pokémon reprints old products people already have or they go hard and print something new people don’t have which automatically means larger demand.

[@kinGhidora]

I can see a random reprinting of sets at some point or a restock in the form of tins but I agree with the fact that pokemon is focused on making new sets and filling in the current demand. Pokemon is just killing it with great overall sets

[@patrickbateman69420]

But that's the thing, the current demand _is_ Evolving Skies - everyone would gobble up a reprint of it in 2023.

[@ObstagoonGuy]

@@patrickbateman69420 Even though most buyers are collectors, the TCG still lives from the players. TPCI wants to keep their playerbase satisfied and Evolving Skies doesn't have anything that is desperately asking for a reprint. Plus, it already had 2 reprints.

[@patrickbateman69420]

@@ObstagoonGuy would you like to explain why they reprinted Hidden Fates during the SWSH era then, 2 years after it was released? Oh yeah, it was popular and in huge demand on the secondary market. Companies often do things when they know it's effectively printing money. If they see a newer set like Evolving Skies shooting past 300, even after some small reprints, that's likely a sign to them to do another reprint. Evolving Skies is only 1.5 years old right now. They're not dumb, they don't ignore their collector market, that's what products like ultra premium collections and collection boxes are for. It's also why they churn out peripheral collectible products which are cards.

[@ObstagoonGuy]

@@patrickbateman69420 Charizard UPC was overprinted to a point where it has basically no value atm. The 2 UPCs that came before didn't receive that treatment. Hidden Fates did not receive any reprints until that point (apart from the tins) and it was a side set, they all get a lot of attention when it comes to reprints (Was it like 5 waves of Shining Fates and Champion's Path ETBs?). In recent times they tend to not reprint main sets to oblivion. Just look at sets like Team Up or Cosmic Eclipse, same scenario. Though to be fair, Cosmic had a reprint scheduled in 2021 that was scrapped due to the high demand in more recent sets. I doubt that there will be a reprint of ES. And even if there is, I don't mind.

[@patrickbateman69420]

@@ObstagoonGuy aye, but the Celebrations UPC included *metal cards,* which is absolutely a collector's product. I still think Evolving Skies is 'in danger' of a reprint due to its insane popularity and price spike so soon after release, but like you I would not mind this at all. I'd buy as much as possible.

[@SpartanMining]

I wonder why I keep sticking with etbs vs booster boxes for long term, I think I'm getting close to building a throne out of them, so I guess I'll pop that in the ole patreeeedoo when I do so I can get some fire sauce for my soft tacos.

[@Mallhall85]

Did he just said sun&moon era sucked?! :O Fk it was the best block ever!!!

[@channelbuckybronson1993]

Sun and Moon era is contending for best overall era in the Pokémon tcg

[@malakimphoros2164]

Oh my poor little Primal Clash Kyogre EX

[@rebelresource]

your spirit animal is a chipmunk comedian. you are welcome for this spiritual insight.

[@EditorJord]

I love the deadpan delivery of his jokes while he's spitting absolute facts. Learning while laughing my ass off.

[@jordand1554]

I’ve been collected sealed Pokémon since Vivid Voltage, I just pick up two cases of each at MSRP at each release, did three cases of Evolving skies and Brilliant stars which worked out well, interesting to see where the sealed prices go three years from now. My position is a tiny fraction of Rudy’s lol, well played by him.

[@malakimphoros2164]

what's the collectible value of sealed Pokemon? do they look nice on the shelf or something?

[@michaelburt8890]

@@malakimphoros2164 booster boxes not so much but the have other boxes that have nice promos that look good on shelves

[@PokemonHolo]

Can't wait for the |I was wrong| video :P

[@michaelburt8890]

Pokemon has figured out people love alt arts. They look beautiful, rare, and have the ability to make each unique giving them longevity

[@TheJaminator]

I still remember pAying $80 for a full art shaymin ex just so I could finish a master set a year or so from the release date

[@abyss9316]

Rudy actually knows the Pokemon names what is going on here first he is selling Elite Trainer boxes now he actually knows the name of Pikachu's?????

[@michaelkrynski7793]

Thanks for the information, Rudy! Always good to hear from you :) edit: What are your thoughts on keeping sealed Crown Zenith? will I do OK, lol.

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

my prediction for between now and 2042 .... wotc will make a set based on fifa world cup

[@annihilatorg]

The real Fugazi is the cardboard we picked up along the way,

[@purpleporygon]

365k subscribers. One thousand for every day of the year... what a time to be alive.

[@fargnbastage]

Whole sale is less than $100 on Scarlet Violet base set. Rudy charging more than MVP and requires you to pay to be a part of his patreon. LOL. Shady Trickstar Taco Salesman.

[@WSFM_Rex]

More Pokémon Rudy

[@dougn7319]

We are about to find out how many of these collectibles have value, and how many had value only because the Fed chose to keep interest rates at 0% for 10 years.

[@josephpurdy8390]

A well planned, balanced, durable packs of under 100 cards. Incremental release cycle. Once all the planned sets are released. Go back and spare no expense. Then, release that one as a collector's set with everything.

[@headPokemon3126]

You may not get anything. But the whole direct to consumer thing, they have been taking advantage of. And I see them continuing.

[@aprilmayjoon]

Rudy, a great example is shining fates with the most sought after char Izard in modern print post 2018. It’s been reprinted now 5 times lol.

[@scruffycitytv]

Pokémon needs to get on the higher rarity game. Every other card game has serialized, parallels, god rares/starlights, etc. Besides the Umbreon in Evolving Skies the highest valued card you may pull is 30-180 depending on the set. That 180 being an alt art charizard. It’s lost the chase factor for collectors. Time to evolve.

[@3EyeWand3r3r]

umbreon isn't tier one though. people just love the art.

[@PkmnPromos]

Japanese Pokémon is always over the clouds ⛅️

[@sgr7th]

shit. Japanese pokemon boxes are the new atomic bomb. i cant believe it.

[@mendithebeast4851]

It wasn’t until a few years ago Japanese singles and boxes hit those prices. XY era you could get Japanese boxes for $35-40 sometimes $50 for like the hot sets. Japanese singles used to be half price of English around 2016-2017 and people didn’t really care about the silver borders… most of the hottest Japanese products were not the big money until this lost recent wave of Pokémon collectors

[@persuasivebarrier2419]

@@mendithebeast4851 some singles, sure. Japanese culture has different attachments to certain cards than western audiences, some overlap.

[@jjt7071]

I got a taco bell ad right after the end of this video lmao seemed sponsored 😂

[@7Alberto7]

Now my son Pokemon cards collection worth more then my MTG sealed collection,happy for him😅

[@Kay13Jay]

Lost Origin and Astral Radiance are my favourites.

[@7yourdesires86]

I’ve every sword and shield booster box and ETB with multiple of some of them. Have all the high value cards mostly in PSA 10. I’m sitting pretty for the ride and what a ride it will be

[@malakimphoros2164]

It's new cards, of course they are PSA 10 lol

[@ObstagoonGuy]

Oh boy, you overestimate non-Japanese print quality. Basically all my full art and higher pulls from SwSh sets are PSA 7 worthy at best. Pack fresh.

[@lawdbo3426]

Breathe 😂😂😂

[@ParaRadio]

@@malakimphoros2164 that's not how it works

[@Mewtwosmrmime]

I have 1 meagre case of Evolving Skies but I'm holding that for at least a decade.

[@johnsmith-fz5pz]

I agree. fusion, styles they will be $400-500 boxes. up to $600-$800 in about 4 years

[@Fergit_]

in the long game, it doesn't matter how much you think it's worth if nobody wants to buy it

[@ObstagoonGuy]

True, but this isn't MetaZoo or MtG

[@b2x10wt8]

Just a heads up. The first set of a new block is always the worst one of the entire block.

[@FlickSwitchGo]

Sword and Shield base is way better than Rebel Clash. Also have you seen XY base set compared to Steam Siege? About $1000 difference. First set definitely isn't "always the worst".

[@b2x10wt8]

@Ash R okay okay my bad. If not the worst then in the bottom 2 of the block. Happy

[@richardsomerville5725]

Your right Mr Rudy aint no going back now.

[@aaronscott2278]

I have never invested into Pokémon because I’m addicted on opening everything I buy

[@GMYFS]

F A C T S

[@toatoa10]

base set singles bro

[@VibraFinanceCEO]

I bought 6 brilliant stars and 3 astrial blister packs today. Never will they be opened by me. Added to inventory list and stored into the warehouse. In 2025 I’ll relook into my haul

[@aaronscott2278]

@@toatoa10 ya I always thought about it but me and my family are big into hotwheels also and with only one income with a family of four things can get tough I grew up with base jungle and fossil I rember going cars store my dad buying me 10 and 25 cent singles because he was a drug addict and couldn’t afford packs I won’t ever forget that but that’s a great idea !

[@toatoa10]

@@aaronscott2278 oh man I used to have a ton of Hot Wheels as a kid. never kept those but at least I kept some of my base set cards. kind of beat up though

[@tbssen36]

Maybe one of these days you will get to use your downstairs bathroom again..

[@BestiariGG]

Roaring Skies was reprinted way after Shaymin was a must-have expensive staple. Evolving Skies is full of fan-favorite cards like all the Eevee alts. I feel like Evolving Skies has much more going for it.

[@ObstagoonGuy]

By far the best main set in a very strong cycle of the TCG

[@smr.trading.cards.]

Personally I think the reprint window for anything SWSH is over once S/V base drops...

[@maverickbonato8164]

That's what I've been saying. Actually I don't even know anymore what I've been saying but in the end, throw a dart and decide with that what to invest in pokemon sealed, it's so hard to miss. I'm personally into Japanese stuff, looks better lel but I gotta say. Wish I didn't open that box of evolving skies I bought at msrp to find a single Jolteon SR, that was brutal to say the least.

[@escre]

Jpn quality is so high - I realized it with the difference between eng and jpn celebrations zards

[@thehomelander1146]

thoughts about the One Piece card game?

[@Loves2spoon420]

4:20 NOICE !!

[@ChrisPedersen11]

Agreed, sun and moon tho... Team up, unified, and a few others are gonna keep sky rocketing

[@Burritoslay3r]

CHILLING REIGN TOOO DA MOOOOOON

[@DaKaveCollects]

Not sure if you addressed this before, but any plans on reopening the "Legendary" patreon level?

[@bewaresleestak8137]

Magic/Pokemon Vintage will never end :)

[@PatTattsPowerChannel]

great video man Rudy's last words in this vid was in hungry I wonder if taco bell delivers 😅

[@Timeless040]

yeeze this hit my pokemon sealed collectors heart. i collect sword and shield sealed products and yes baby. that makes alot of sence what Uncle Rudy telling ya

[@mikezheng33]

Uh I hope he knows that both Ray and Umbreon are not meta. That's not why they're expensive

[@KurtHangTime]

even if they print, still gonna be worth 300-400$ a box

[@miller3441]

I love Rudy’s Pokémon videos, way better than Magic The Trashening

[@bota1036]

Today is the first time I watch this guys video and I liked and subscribed straight away, just purely love it 🥰

[@sammay600]

Rudy just casually dropping a 100 gecs reference.

[@NullTruth]

Roaring Skies card was Shaymin! I had just got into Pokemon after that craze at Evolutions release and got myself a box at the reprint, good times lmaoo

[@johnwolfensberger6836]

Roaring skies was Shaymin and not sure what you are crying about now cause boxes of Roaring Skies is like $500. It was hot because of 1 card that was very competitive. Pokémon does not follow Magic or other card games pricing on if it is playable but on the popularity of the characters. Also - these alternate arts aren’t like mythics in magic and more like the serialized cards. I have opened cases and only got one alternate per case and it isn’t always the good one.

[@henryslatt9041]

Rudy do a new video on the bond market

[@CagedRyno]

Black Label Umbreon just sold for $12,000

[@malakimphoros2164]

Wtf Base Set Zard is like 500-700 eurodollars This looks like a bubble

[@CagedRyno]

@@malakimphoros2164 i don’t believe I’ve seen a black label Base Set Charizard ever get listed but currently Beckett Black Labels are very expensive

[@malakimphoros2164]

@@CagedRyno These are graded booster-to-sleeve cards or something I'm too poor to understand?

[@ObstagoonGuy]

Yes and most booster to slab Pokémon cards are around d PSA 7-8 because the print quality is trash. Black Label BGS is something extremely special! $12.000 special? Idk, but apparently someone wanted to pay that much

[@flash6081]

Thanks Rudy for the Awesome Video!

[@RA-hc1wg]

My Reebok pumps burst while watching this video

[@ragnakh]

But what do you think about the Pokemon Center exclusive etb's? First time they did this with Sw&Sh, my idea is they will do amazing over time.

[@stiiizyjones14]

more pokemon cards got printed than us dollars since 2020

[@persuasivebarrier2419]

Imagine that. Having to replace currency that’s been used out the ass over the years.

[@ObstagoonGuy]

And 99.99%+ of them are worth absolutely nothing. But they don't drive the price

[@ryanwilliamson7657]

So torn on selling my evolving skies. I bought last January at 106 per box. Hold??

[@ogreytcg]

My Pokémon holdings are through the roof!

[@Ragnarok691]

Rudy went to that level, pumpin chillin rain!

[@pikabreww]

I think we will see major reprints of evolving skies. Just my opinion.