Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Black and White rules out of the box

Simple, SLOW DECK. It didn't make sense for Master Ball to be able not to retrieve a Pokemon while Great Ball was guaranteed to. We'll likely eventually get a Master Ball reprint that does what Great Ball used to.
 
waynegg said:
Does anyone have any info on the Emboar with the Ability? Is the PokeBeach correct?
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PokeBeach said:
Choose 1 Fire Energy card from your hand and attach it to one of your Pokemon. This ability can be used any number of times during your turn.
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Original Text said:
自分の手札から炎エネルギーを1個選び、自分のポケモンにつける。この特性は、自分の番に何回でも使える。
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My Translation said:
Choose 1 :fire: Energy from your hand and attach it to your Pokemon. This ability can be used any number of times during your turn.
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Looks right to me.
 
vanderbilt_grad said:
Our Luxury Ball does what Master Ball should IMHO.
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Master Ball should just be a flat Luxury ball minus the discard pile restriction....Overpowered, yeh, but I mean come on, it's a master ball >.>

However the restrictiom would parallel only getting one per game (even though you can get multiples in game)
 
sentimentGX4 said:
I'm somewhat confident Pokemon is actually the #1 TCG by a wide margin. Just look to Walmart or Target and observe which game they stock most heavily. It's merely that the competitive environment is nonexistent. Most Pokemon players are collectors first.
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So let me get this right, as long as Wal-Mart or Target stock the most of a certain product, then it has to be the #1 item in the USA? Wal-Mart and Target stock more Nintendo stuff because they also want to sell Nintendo DS and Wii, so Wal-Mart has to sell Pokemon movies, Pokemon toys, and all the promo cards, tins, boxes, and anything else Nintendo spits out.

Just because they carry the most of a certain brand, certainly doesn't make it #1. Also, you will notice it looks like they stock it most heavily because it doesn't sell anywhere near as fast as Yuh-Gi-Oh and MTG. MTG and Yuh-Gi-Oh don't put out as much merchandise as Nintendo, so Wal-Mart and Target don't have to purchase as much.
 
pokemaster1970 said:
Just because they carry the most of a certain brand, certainly doesn't make it #1. Also, you will notice it looks like they stock it most heavily because it doesn't sell anywhere near as fast as Yuh-Gi-Oh and MTG. MTG and Yuh-Gi-Oh don't put out as much merchandise as Nintendo, so Wal-Mart and Target don't have to purchase as much.
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Walmart and Target do not stock their own TCGs. They rent out the space to a third party. Also, most of the Pokemon at Walmart and Target is clearly not leftover/repackaged stock but new merchandise. Nintendo would not keep pushing out product unless there was demand and they were making a profit.
 
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ICv2 is generally a good place to look at stuff like this.

Unfortunately, Q4 estimates are not quite so great. Pokemon is the T2 Mass channel TCG, and #3 overall, behind (in order) MTG, and YGO.
 
sentimentGX4 said:
Walmart and Target do not stock their own TCGs. They rent out the space to a third party. Also, most of the Pokemon at Walmart and Target is clearly not leftover/repackaged stock but new merchandise. Nintendo would not keep pushing out product unless there was demand and they were making a profit.
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I've actually seen tons of repackaging of packs and decks at Target.
 
sentimentGX4 said:
Walmart and Target do not stock their own TCGs. They rent out the space to a third party. Also, most of the Pokemon at Walmart and Target is clearly not leftover/repackaged stock but new merchandise. Nintendo would not keep pushing out product unless there was demand and they were making a profit.
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Where in my paragraph did I even mention leftover/repackaged stock? You have selective reading skills......

"Pokemon is the T2 Mass channel TCG, and #3 overall, behind (in order) MTG, and YGO."
 
The new rules are okay, but some of the scream pointless. Changing the names of Trainers, Supporters, and Stadiums serves no purpose except being a pain. Switching out the way Supporters are played is also annoying. Rare Candy's rule, that will prevent donks, so I can kind of see why they do that, wanting to slow down the format and all. And with BTS rotating out. Just a good thing the Devoluter TM card will be rotated too. Lol. I seem to remember another card with Great Ball's effect, but I don't remember for sure.

Thanks for posting them!
 
pokemaster1970 said:
Let's not dodge a major issue with many of us PokeDads and collectors out there. There is a MAJOR financial shortfall if a mid-season rotation is announced just 3 weeks before Nationals or Worlds. We won't be able to get aything back for the cards we invested in, and Pokemon expects us to keep shelling out money for crap sets like COL, and incomplete sets like the upcoming B&W. In case TCPI didn't notce, the World economies are going through miserable times right now, and Pokemon cards will be the first thing households get rid of to maintain other aspects of their life.

All we want is consistency. Not a seven set rotation one year, no rotation another year, a mid-season rotation to bail out all the dumb ideas TCPI comes up with another year. That's why Pokemon will always be #3 on the TCG Gaming chart behind Yuh-Gi-Oh and MTG. Pokemon attracts kids more than any other TCG, but kids (and parents) get driven away quickly when we see just how flawed the game has become. Isn't there a reason why more adults play MTG and Yuh-Gi-Oh than Pokemon? We parents are the ones footing the bills here, not the nine and ten year old kids Pokemon markets their cartoons and toys to.
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The buy in to be a competitive magic or yugioh player runs about 400-600 per deck. Luxchomp can be built for about 200(Even the wow tcg buy in is more expensive). When I say competitive I mean like consistently winning tournaments and making top cut. Not to mention they're tournaments cost money, major tourneys(states, regionals, nats) are about $25 a person

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eriknance said:
Think about the rotation Japan went through for a moment. They went through a TRUE mid-season rotation and cut an additional 4 sets more than we would if we went HGSS-on. So it's kind of funny to hear people complain about a mid-season rotation when Japan just went through an even more severe overhaul of the game. The reason they did it was to maintain the health and integrity of the game. I too would lose a lot of cards in the process, but I would accept it and enjoy it more in the long run. Plus, a card rotation has to occur sometime, right?

I've also been anticipating some kind of move for some while, actively trading for HGSS-on cards at tournaments in case P!P does go through with a mid-season rotation. While I know people would lose cards and be upset, it's actually pretty unexpected for sets like LA and SF to even be in our current format anyway. If you've been playing this game for awhile, you should understand that a rotation is inevitable and be thankful that your LA/SF cards are even legal right now. And if you just recently got into the game, I'm sorry that you had to go back like 10 sets to find any good cards. Also, it looks like the Japanese rotation was abrupt and completely unexpected, so I see how this has been a difficult pill for TCPI to swallow.

I do agree with what you said about the consistency of rotations. I would prefer a simple decision by P!P to stay in line as much as possible with Japan's format. It would help preserve the health of the format while giving people a reliable way to foresee changes in the game.
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Another concern is that Japan gets another hit since at worlds they'll have to play using this format which is a format that they were never even close to having. MD-on + the rule changes will be crazy for them to adapt too.
 
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Xicious said:
The buy in to be a competitive magic or yugioh player runs about 400-600 per deck. Luxchomp can be built for about 200(Even the wow tcg buy in is more expensive). When I say competitive I mean like consistently winning tournaments and making top cut. Not to mention they're tournaments cost money, major tourneys(states, regionals, nats) are about $25 a person

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Another concern is that Japan gets another hit since at worlds they'll have to play using this format which is a format that they were never even close to having. MD-on + the rule changes will be crazy for them to adapt too.
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Or it'll be easier depending...I mean come on, I'm sure Japan's adapted to crazier stuff...

However I still see the issue. The more I think about it the more I just want to wait out the rest of the season at league after Regionals...
 
bullados said:
ICv2 is generally a good place to look at stuff like this.

Unfortunately, Q4 estimates are not quite so great. Pokemon is the T2 Mass channel TCG, and #3 overall, behind (in order) MTG, and YGO.
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Kind of off topic, but do you know what the top 3 TCGs in Japan are? That's some information that at leased some people here might like to know.

And this is probably the best place to ask this. What is the MSRP for the B/W decks now that they don't come with a free pack like the last ones? I know that my local card shop was selling them for $7.50 USD each (after tax), but that place is always cheap so I can't go by that. And I haven't been able to find any of the decks in normal shops like Target or Toys R Us yet so I can't check myself.
 
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average price that i see in most shops and chain stores (wal mart, target) is around 12 dollars... regardless of collection and if they're the ones with booster packs or not
 
A supporter is a BIG DEAL. It generally gives you a major part of your turn. It's easy to say "I'm not sure if I attached an energy this turn" when you have 5 energy on the field, but how could either player make the mistake of not being sure if you DISCARDED YOUR WHOLE HAND and drew 7 cards?

Get real, people. This will be a judging nightmare for players that are purposely trying to play 2 supporters. More times than not it will be very easy to tell who is right and wrong.
 
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