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Save some for the rest of us 
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No worries mate 
A word of caution for those buying Simplified Chinese 151 packs and/or boxes, or anything sealed modern JP/CN on secondary nowadays, make sure you are buying from verified sources
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I’m confused, I understand that they’re resealing packs but why are they showing it off? Won’t that make people more wary of buying from china?
Are these chinese exclusives and sets designed by pokemon japan and printed in japan or china?
Printed in Japan !!!
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Printed in Japan, but AFAIK Pokémon Shanghai (subsidiary which manages the franchise in Mainland China) was granted great authority to determine what to release in the Simplified Chinese sets, so it’s likely that the exclusives were planned by them.
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New set new exclusives
CSV5C 黑晶炽诚 Ardent Obsidian
Release date: September 12, 2025
CSV5C 157/129 SAR Larry (illus. Kariya)
- Larry’s first SAR, based on the Larry from SV3a Raging Surf
- Reminiscent of the Treasure Eatery restaurant where his Gym battles take place
CSV5C 164/129 UR Defiance Band (illus. inose yukie)
- Based on the Defiance Band from SV1S Scarlet ex
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I hope more exclusive artworks!
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Japanese salaryman and a rope is a fairly morbid combo but also fairly meta in certain contexts.
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Any advice on the safest place to buy Simplified Chinese boxes? Would love the chance to try and pull some of the Alt Eeveelutions 
eBay is pretty safe
Does anyone have a Simplified Chinese market discussion thread? I’m posting this here because it’s relevant, even if the artwork isn’t an exclusive.
Victini ex SAR is being released in Simplified Chinese as a tournament prize card at Gym Stores. This will likely have a slight impact on the market for this particular artwork.
If you’re interested in this card and haven’t purchased it yet, I strongly suggest you get it this month.
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Need one 
5 exclusive ARs from the upcoming Gem Pack, releasing September 26, 2025
CBB3C Gem Pack vol. 3
CBB3C 02 07/07 AR Meowth (illus. Makura Tami)
- Original JP half art is from SV2a Pokémon 151
CBB3C 03 07/07 AR Gengar (illus. aspara)
ft. Clefairy doll @fazool
- Original JP half art is from SV3a Raging Surf
CBB3C 04 07/07 AR Cubone (illus. Katsunori Sato)
- Original JP half art is from SV2a Pokémon 151
CBB3C 11 07/07 AR Chandelure (illus. satoma)
- Original JP half art is from SVD Fire Victini ex Start Deck
CBB3C 15 07/07 AR Ceruledge (illus. kodama)
- Original JP half art is from SV2D Clay Burst
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Lovely 
Nice! I guess Vol.3 is the last one. The first two sets have 3 energy, this one only 2 + the special one. So no energy left for a Vol.4 haha.
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