Thought of a fun game that might interest some folks.
The ideas are like this. Think back to the early days of when you loved Pokemon - what are some of the old favorites you hardly think about anymore? Maybe you loved a certain Pokemon but as the years went by that Pokemon kind of faded into the background.
Basic breakdown is like this:
- Find an old card art or 2 of a Pokemon that you USED to love.
- Share some details on why it used to be a favorite and maybe why it no longer is.
- Find a NEWER card art of that Pokemon and share that.
- Do this for as many Pokemon as you like.
The point of this is helping folks think differently about certain cards and Pokemon - who knows, maybe this will inspire a new collection or start a side one?
I’ll start:
1. Golduck
I really loved Golduck as a kid, even Misty’s Golduck was such a great card and I remember loving the anime episode too where Misty thinks the Golduck she finds is her evolved Psyduck. Golduck just looked like a badass in early cards. As a fan of Psychic Pokemon, I loved that it could use Psychic moves and Dark Golduck especially always invoked some DBZ vibes for me. I’m not a fan of much of the newer artwork as Golduck typically looks like your friendly neighbor more than anything else. I think Astral Radiance is one of the better ones but I think the last time we got a really “badass” Psyduck was Kusajima’s depiction in ex Sandstorm:
2. Kabutops
Looking back through some of my old favorites, I realized I must have really liked ground/rock types as a kid. Diglett, Nidoking, Kabutops, Tyranitar, Gligar just to name a few. Scyther still remains one of my favorite Pokemon to this day but how could I forget the other scythe wielding Pokemon of old? I knew with every play through I would pick up this Pokemon over it’s snail kin - I loved the idea of two-opposing types being in one pokemon - rock and water. As a lover of insect Pokemon, it always reminded me of Isopods. Kabutops is one of those Pokemon that just faded into the background - it never held any personal significance or memories for me despite it being a stellar design. Looking through the cards too, almost all of them are great designs. Majestic Dawn had a great depiction. Even the 151 newest set does a fantastic job of depicting this mon.
3. Ralts
When Gen 3 came out, I instantly loved this cute little psychic type. I didn’t like its evolutions however so despite trying to keep a little Ralts on my team, I eventually would trade it out for other Pokemon. There was something ghostlike and haunting in its design - simple yet adorable at the same time. Gen 3 had a lot of that going on with Chimecho, Aron, amongst others (who I also loved). It’s great seeing it get a lot of attention though as of late, especially from the newer sets.
What are some of your forgotten favorites?
