What are your unpopular opinions in pokemon?

[chrispy]

@joakimstore

@pokemonargentina

I know this opinion might sound unpopular; but i feel like No Rarity Japanese Base Set is over valued and some people tried to overhype it big time with low success. !

I would argue that if it’s currently overvalued, the people who tried to overhype it were actually successful.

[cross]

@chrispy

@cross

Here’s my take on it. I HOPE Pokemon gets smashed in the next recession. It will rid the hobby of all the fake collectors. That and I’ll get to buy everything I want at a lower price . A lot of people don’t want it to collapse due to them “losing money”, but you only lose money if you planned on selling.

Here’s an unpopular opinion:

Collecting things because they retain value doesn’t make someone a “fake collector”. It’s a big reason why people collect art, watches, cars, sports memoriabilia, and a plethora of other items. You can enjoy something and also plan on passing it on to kin or selling it yourself down the road without being a “fake” collector.

You’re right. It’s definitely a positive as it creates a sort of chase for the cards you want. However, what does make you a “fake collector” is if your main reason for “collecting” is monetary gain. If you would stop collecting if the cards became worthless you never really cared about the cards in the first place.

[peacock]

Gen 5 was the peak of the video game series.

[megazone]

@pfm

“Investing” in Pokemon cards is super cringy

I hope this is not an unpopular opinion.

People just need to admit it; It’s a way of trying to justify buying Pokémon cards while being an adult.
But you don’t need an excuse. Just spend your disposable income the way you like.

@cross

However, what does make you a “fake collector” is if your main reason for “collecting” is monetary gain. If you would stop collecting if the cards became worthless you never really cared about the cards in the first place.

Those are the people who like to collect money.

[mossdeep]

Gen 5 is only popular right now because it’s nostalgic for the majority of the young fan base. It was by far the worst series of the anime, the games are slow, and the focus on the story line is too heavy. The designs are overly criticized, but they are by no means outstanding. Sugimori said that designs are supposed to be neither too cool or too cute. My problem is that Voltorb and Grimer are unfairly criticized because they are not overly complex. They are not supposed to be, what they are, are original concepts.

This said, Gen 6 will definitely be the next nostalgic series, and it’s personally my least favorite. I’m hoping for an upwards trend for both the games and the anime with the release of Gen 8, but holy, I am so sick of cut scenes, forced dialogue, and Serena. Pokemon isn’t suppose to be complex or convoluted, and it doesn’t have to make perfect sense either. That’s why I think that Team Magma/ Team Aqua were the perfect mix of outlandishness for the series. Originally, Pokemon was about being the very best, not about friendship, and not about saving the animals. I’m not here to read paragraphs or to eat life lessons, I’m here to make kids cry and to take that trophy home. Although, in fairness, this shift definitely began in Gen 4/ Diamond and Pearl.

For the games: Gen 3, 1, 4, 2, 7, 5, 6 (Gen 3 includes FR/LG, Gen 4 includes HG/SS)

For the anime: Gen 1, 3, 2, 4, 6, 7, 5

[admiral77]

I don’t like when sellers get upset when A buyer tries to negotiate a price. They think their time is being wasted or they get offended by an offer. Yet they have no problem listing at unreasonably high prices.

It’s ironic and hypocritical.

[kurtosisblakeinfini]

@lordsnore

@cross

Gen 5 is trash. The cards are trash, the games are trash, the pokemon card designs are trash, and the anime was trash.

And there’s a gen 5 pokemon that’s literally trash

and also being the most unpretentious pokémon. Along with the candle, lamp and chandelier that are some of the better designs by being literal instead of an absract. There’s that yokai myth of inanimate objects having lives of their own that classic Pokémon scenario is one that gets lost in translation from shifting from eastern to western culture.

Gen 6 has some of the more overall well refined creature designs, espeically it’s mascots and is perhaps the most underrated generation, though Zygarde was such a terrible failed attempt they didn’t even incorporate it fully in it’s own gen. Nor later with it’s aptly named Z crystals and perhaps became the scapegoat for breaking traditional chain of an extended game.

Mythicals stopped being mythical after Gen 4, despite 6 having very well designed ones.

Oh and current mascots like Incineroar, Decidueye and Greninja are undervalued when the company decides using it’s more older products like Charizard repeatedly, painstakingly over them, constantly, consistently, endlessly.

[benoit489]

Arita peaked somewhere between the e-series and DP series. Early efforts weren’t that interesting and recent stuff has been passable and only hyped up because we’d take anything over 5ban at this point.

[algo]

@cross

@chrispy

Here’s an unpopular opinion:

Collecting things because they retain value doesn’t make someone a “fake collector”. It’s a big reason why people collect art, watches, cars, sports memoriabilia, and a plethora of other items. You can enjoy something and also plan on passing it on to kin or selling it yourself down the road without being a “fake” collector.

You’re right. It’s definitely a positive as it creates a sort of chase for the cards you want. However, what does make you a “fake collector” is if your main reason for “collecting” is monetary gain. If you would stop collecting if the cards became worthless you never really cared about the cards in the first place.

People who care about monetary gain have so many other options outside of nostalgia driven collectibles (ie stockmarket, fine art).
Nobody wants to collect worthless junk, that is called being a hoarder!

People who appreciate things that appreciate are collectors.
I like the odd vintage Ali related boxing memorabilia, it’s uncommon and in some cases even rare, and commands a premium to collectors like myself.

Although it’s such a small niche that reselling could be difficult, but if it was worthless then it wouldn’t be worth owning! Much of it’s appeal is like any other collectible in that it’s a piece of history/vintage/original (hard to acquire) and cool as hell to own.

The pieces I cherish in my humble collection will probably get passed down some day, long after I’ve enjoyed them.
If they reluctantly must be sold if I fall on hard times, then so be it.
There is no such thing as a fake collector just because someone has a different philosophy, that is called being a dealer.

[shizzlemetimbers]

@benoit489

Arita peaked somewhere between the e-series and DP series. Early efforts weren’t that interesting and recent stuff has been passable and only hyped up because we’d take anything over 5ban at this point.

[benoit489]

@shizzlemetimbers

@benoit489

Arita peaked somewhere between the e-series and DP series. Early efforts weren’t that interesting and recent stuff has been passable and only hyped up because we’d take anything over 5ban at this point.

pkmncards.com/?s=artist%3Amitsuhiro-arita&display=images&sort=date&order

Scroll through his history. IMO, he’s got a lot of outstanding illustrations in the period I mentioned. Consistency seems to drop off after DP, but he also seems to be experimenting a lot more. The tag teams he’s produced are just ok, nothing really hits.

[smpratte]

@benoit489

Arita peaked somewhere between the e-series and DP series. Early efforts weren’t that interesting and recent stuff has been passable and only hyped up because we’d take anything over 5ban at this point.

[megazone]

[smpratte]

[megazone]

@benoit489

Arita peaked somewhere between the e-series and DP series. Early efforts weren’t that interesting and recent stuff has been passable and only hyped up because we’d take anything over 5ban at this point.

You’re right, that is an unpopular opinion.

Though I get what you’re saying (a bit). Not every piece is as stellar as it used to be. Perhaps it’s fatigue from seeing one artist too much compared to others. But still, some of Arita’s art is still the best of the best, in my opinion.

[pokemonargentina]

@admiral77

I don’t like when sellers get upset when A buyer tries to negotiate a price. They think their time is being wasted or they get offended by an offer. Yet they have no problem listing at unreasonably high prices.

It’s ironic and hypocritical.

man this is exactly what comes to my mind every single time i actually try to negotiate something and seller gets pissed off… lol

[swarm]

Venusaur>Blastoise>Charizard

[fazool]

I miss the crazy PokeSynd posts

[KingPokemon]

@fazool

I miss the crazy PokeSynd posts

Lol. He may be closer than you think;)

[fazool]

@KingPokemon

@fazool

I miss the crazy PokeSynd posts

Lol. He may be closer than you think;)

He will always be in my heart