So, first of all, this is my true first Thread :3 As you all know, West got a selection of exclusive (at least so far) Promo cards along the release of Celebrations, with the intent of evoking nostalgia and old times.
All cool and well… except some of them are bad jokes of a nostalgia trip.
I will analyze them one by one, with a card of the same kind from the era it originated from, with a conclusion at the end
So, let’s go:
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So, we start with the Primes. Dragapult actually pulls a decent job at emulating the original primes. The only nitpick here is the fact that it’s power level is a little above the original primes.
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Here they actually used the correct holo pattern, like in the Primes, the same type of art, and, the only nitpicking, once again, is the overpowering of the card.
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Here we have the opposite: while the power level is actually accurate with the old delta times, delta pokémon never used that kind of holographic pattern.
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Light Toxtricity is easily one of the worst offenders. While it uses the correct card layout, the thicker yellow borders, the correct holo and an art that actually evokes the time it is supposed to evoke, it’s power level is too high and lacks the lighter border that light Pokémon had.
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Hydreigon is one of the best, correct holo pattern, correct layout, only the power level is a tiny bit above the time.
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This is one of the worst. Being a V didn’t make it’s job easy, but, some generic quasi fan art used as a replacement for the classic portrait just looks bad.
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This is easily the worst one. No darker frame anywhere, not an evolution, not a card with lower hp than usual but higher attack… Just a mess.
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Everything about it is perfect, in all honesty.
Conclusion: I think that most of them were either rushed, or little to no attention was paid to keep the historically accurate.