Recent content by RiverShock

I really like Baxcalibur (it's probably in my top 3 favourite Pokemon), but... How many times has this specific Baxcalibur card been reprinted at this point? It has to be one of the most printed Pokemon cards of the Scarlet/Violet era.

It feels like the answer to this is that Pokemon thinks just being able to purchase it at all is all some people want. (Granted, those people that would be satisfied that way probably wouldn't buy an entire box to begin with.) That, or their production capacity is just bad and they legitimately...

Probably either Electabuzz or Wartortle. There's a few others I like a lot, too, like Machoke, Marowak, Articuno and Charmeleon, though.

This Raticate's male. (Raticate has gender differences, the female's whiskers are shorter than the male's.) In fact, looking into it, every Kantonian Raticate the TCG has had is male. (Maybe barring Gen 3 and earlier ones, since they pre-date gender differences.) Which isn't surprising, male...

Hard to tell how serious you're being with this, but I count four prior ones. Incidentally, looking through all the Charizard arts to debunk that, I forgot how cute the Expedition art is. (And how ugly the EX: Dragon one is.)

Wait... Is Grusha's no-energy draw actually draw up to 7 cards, or is that just meant to be "draw until you have 7 cards", because those are VERY different.

I get that it isn't a major part of the article, but... Alakazam is not the only Pokemon to use "all" the "evolved Pokemon as a basic" mechanics. (Charizard's had more, even, since it also has a Pokemon VS card, Shining and 2 Tag Team GX.) As for more on-topic. Eh. I didn't miss Kadabra to...

Most of my (relatively few) problems with the game have nothing to do with the graphics. Are they hilariously bad at times? Sure. I legitimately laughed out loud the first time I saw the inside of a classroom and the "animations" of the students. But those haven't impacted my gameplay at all...

Personally, like most of the Scarlet/Violet new Pokemon so far, I'm really not a fan of Ceruledge or Armarouge. I just don't like their designs at all. Not sure what in particular bugs me, I have a pretty wide array of likes. (My top 10 favourites literally include Pokemon from every generation...

I doubt Cyclizer is directly related to the legendaries gameplay-wise. Its description mentions people riding it is a pretty common sight. I'd imagine this is less a Cosmog or Kubfu and more a Carbink. (IE, it's not related gameplay-wise, but they're linked lore-wise.) That being said, I guess...

Considering the date ranges mentioned, they're clearly not counting Dutch then. If you're right about them not printing Dutch since the Wizards era, then they stopped printing them before 2004, the earliest date with data listed. I would guess they just didn't track this data before then (at...

Although I don't really pay much attention to the Pokemon Centre merch... Lemonade sleeves, really? I mean, it's cute art and all, but... Really?

...Mimikyu being weak to Lightning is a tad disappointing to see. (The original Delta Species retained their original weaknesses, they didn't adopt those of their new Types.)

I feel like it's less that stock art is bad, and more that Gengar's stock art is bad. (Sableye and Mimikyu's aren't amazing either, but their inclusion was an afterthought, so it doesn't matter as much.) The deck box and sleeves would've looked better if they had picked a Pokemon with better...

Probably Call of Legends. I like the HGSS artstyle in general, liked getting more Lost Zone stuff, kinda have a softspot for well-made reprint sets (which Pokemon is mostly pretty terrible at). It had a lot going for it, including the best-looking energy cards ever printed. :P I really liked...