What are your unpopular opinions in pokemon?

[arkhive]

@tobiasfrida

Japanese cards are lame

I…what? I don’t understand.

[krill]

@muk

There is absolutely nothing wrong with ‘boring’ animal-like Pokemon designs like Seel and Dewgong (a slightly bigger Seel with a horn). At least they make sense from a biological perspective, meaning they have a mouth and sensory organs and can live without any supernatural ghost possessing them, and they can move without defying the laws of physics (there are WAY too many hovering Pokemon).
I take that over the damn ice cream cone Pokemon any day.

For me, its not whether a pokemon actually looks like an animal or not. Look at magnemite and voltorb, but I still like their designs. Its just the general artistic style and design that pokemon has slowly drifted away from. Also I’m tired of anthropomorphic pokemon designs, especially starters of which the newest generation are the worst offenders.

[dragonwarrior]

@arkhive

@tobiasfrida

Japanese cards are lame

I…what? I don’t understand.

I personally think english cards look better and to me there is nothing nostalgic about japanese cards either. For me, it’d have to be a unique japanese only artwork/card for me to consider it.

[nish]

@dragonwarrior

@arkhive

I…what? I don’t understand.

I personally think english cards look better and to me there is nothing nostalgic about japanese cards either. For me, it’d have to be a unique japanese only artwork/card for me to consider it.

I prefer Japanese over English because pokemon is a Japanese creation, and so Japanese cards are how they’re originally envisioned. Is that a stupid take for me to have? Maybe

[krill]

@nish

@dragonwarrior

I personally think english cards look better and to me there is nothing nostalgic about japanese cards either. For me, it’d have to be a unique japanese only artwork/card for me to consider it.

I prefer Japanese over English because pokemon is a Japanese creation, and so Japanese cards are how they’re originally envisioned. Is that a stupid take for me to have? Maybe

Theres no right or wrong answer for japanese vs english, just preference. And thats your preference

[zorloth]

@dragonwarrior

@arkhive

I…what? I don’t understand.

I personally think english cards look better and to me there is nothing nostalgic about japanese cards either. For me, it’d have to be a unique japanese only artwork/card for me to consider it.

Exactly how I view it. Though I will say that I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment recently out of collecting Japanese-exclusive art cards (i.e., VS cards, the Move Commemoration cards, the PokePark cards, etc.). Lots of great art that never was printed in English. I also enjoy Japanese holo versions of cards that weren’t printed as holo in English (i.e., Umbreon from Sandstorm). Outside of these exceptions, though, I much prefer English cards (both aesthetically and in terms of nostalgia).

[arkhive]

@zorloth

@dragonwarrior

I personally think english cards look better and to me there is nothing nostalgic about japanese cards either. For me, it’d have to be a unique japanese only artwork/card for me to consider it.

Exactly how I view it. Though I will say that I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment recently out of collecting Japanese-exclusive art cards (i.e., VS cards, the Move Commemoration cards, the PokePark cards, etc.). Lots of great art that never was printed in English. I also enjoy Japanese holo versions of cards that weren’t printed as holo in English (i.e., Umbreon from Sandstorm). Outside of these exceptions, though, I much prefer English cards (both aesthetically and in terms of nostalgia).

@dragonwarrior, @zorloth that’s a perfectly fine view. I myself collect both English and Japanese cards, hell I’d love to collect Chinese and Korean one day too. I don’t have a strong nostalgic attachment to English so I’m happy collecting other languages as I am English. I’m just curious why someone would, presumably, collect English but think Japanese is lame. They’re not so different as a card and if anything the Japanese card is the original.

Again, I collect both so I’ve no horse in the race, just curious what the thought process was for calling JPN lame. Entirely possible I’ve been trolled though because it is the internet

[muk]

The more people find Japanese cards lame, the less competition for me. All good.

[zorloth]

@arkhive

@zorloth

Exactly how I view it. Though I will say that I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment recently out of collecting Japanese-exclusive art cards (i.e., VS cards, the Move Commemoration cards, the PokePark cards, etc.). Lots of great art that never was printed in English. I also enjoy Japanese holo versions of cards that weren’t printed as holo in English (i.e., Umbreon from Sandstorm). Outside of these exceptions, though, I much prefer English cards (both aesthetically and in terms of nostalgia).

@dragonwarrior , @zorloth that’s a perfectly fine view. I myself collect both English and Japanese cards, hell I’d love to collect Chinese and Korean one day too. I don’t have a strong nostalgic attachment to English so I’m happy collecting other languages as I am English. I’m just curious why someone would, presumably, collect English but think Japanese is lame. They’re not so different as a card and if anything the Japanese card is the original.

Again, I collect both so I’ve no horse in the race, just curious what the thought process was for calling JPN lame. Entirely possible I’ve been trolled though because it is the internet

I absolutely do not think Japanese cards are lame. Aesthetically, I prefer English cards. But that might just be due to nostalgia. There’s nothing inherently superior about English cards. I think that if someone just wants to collect the art and has no particular nostalgic attachment to English cards, then collecting Japanese cards is a great idea (given that the Japanese variant is cheaper, which I believe is pretty much always the case).

For me, I collect for the art and the nostalgia. So I don’t collect Japanese cards that have a direct English equivalent. Although I’ve actually had to make some close calls recently lol. Like with Rocket’s Celebi:

I’m still undecided as to whether or not I want this card (from a collecting standpoint). It was printed as a holo in English (in Hidden Legends as Dark Celebi) but as a dual-type Grass/Dark Pokemon and without the red Team Rocket logo.

Anyway, there’s no wrong decision when it comes to what one wants to collect. It’s totally subjective.

[arkhive]

@zorloth

@arkhive

@dragonwarrior , @zorloth that’s a perfectly fine view. I myself collect both English and Japanese cards, hell I’d love to collect Chinese and Korean one day too. I don’t have a strong nostalgic attachment to English so I’m happy collecting other languages as I am English. I’m just curious why someone would, presumably, collect English but think Japanese is lame. They’re not so different as a card and if anything the Japanese card is the original.

Again, I collect both so I’ve no horse in the race, just curious what the thought process was for calling JPN lame. Entirely possible I’ve been trolled though because it is the internet

I absolutely do not think Japanese cards are lame. Aesthetically, I prefer English cards. But that might just be due to nostalgia. There’s nothing inherently superior about English cards. I think that if someone just wants to collect the art and has no particular nostalgic attachment to English cards, then collecting Japanese cards is a great idea (given that the Japanese variant is cheaper, which I believe is pretty much always the case).

For me, I collect for the art and the nostalgia. So I don’t collect Japanese cards that have a direct English equivalent. Although I’ve actually had to make some close calls recently lol. Like with Rocket’s Celebi:

I’m still undecided as to whether or not I want this card (from a collecting standpoint). It was printed as a holo in English (in Hidden Legends as Dark Celebi) but as a dual-type Grass/Dark Pokemon and without the red Team Rocket logo.

Anyway, there’s no wrong decision when it comes to what one wants to collect. It’s totally subjective.

I think you misunderstood me haha. The lame part was a reference to the original person I responded to, not you or dragonwarrior. And yeah, there’s not a right or wrong decision here, just wanted to hear the original poster’s thoughts on why JPN cards were lame. People like what they like and there’s a lot for everyone to enjoy in the hobby.

[squirtle1000]

My (probably) unpopular opinion:

All cards which are not in binders or slabs should at least be in penny sleeves. Even modern bulk common cards deserve to be protected in penny sleeves. I have countless thousands of cards in my collection, and I meticulously put all of them in penny sleeves before putting them in bulk storage boxes. I view penny sleeves as a cheap way to help the cards retain their quality for decades. If we are all willing to spend at least $3 on a pack, why not spend a little extra to keep the cards mint?

[zorloth]

@arkhive

@zorloth

I absolutely do not think Japanese cards are lame. Aesthetically, I prefer English cards. But that might just be due to nostalgia. There’s nothing inherently superior about English cards. I think that if someone just wants to collect the art and has no particular nostalgic attachment to English cards, then collecting Japanese cards is a great idea (given that the Japanese variant is cheaper, which I believe is pretty much always the case).

For me, I collect for the art and the nostalgia. So I don’t collect Japanese cards that have a direct English equivalent. Although I’ve actually had to make some close calls recently lol. Like with Rocket’s Celebi:

I’m still undecided as to whether or not I want this card (from a collecting standpoint). It was printed as a holo in English (in Hidden Legends as Dark Celebi) but as a dual-type Grass/Dark Pokemon and without the red Team Rocket logo.

Anyway, there’s no wrong decision when it comes to what one wants to collect. It’s totally subjective.

I think you misunderstood me haha. The lame part was a reference to the original person I responded to, not you or dragonwarrior. And yeah, there’s not a right or wrong decision here, just wanted to hear the original poster’s thoughts on why JPN cards were lame. People like what they like and there’s a lot for everyone to enjoy in the hobby.

Ahhhh okay lol. For some reason I thought dragonwarrior was the OP so I was wondering what you meant by someone calling JPN cards lame.

[krill]

@zorloth

@arkhive

@dragonwarrior , @zorloth that’s a perfectly fine view. I myself collect both English and Japanese cards, hell I’d love to collect Chinese and Korean one day too. I don’t have a strong nostalgic attachment to English so I’m happy collecting other languages as I am English. I’m just curious why someone would, presumably, collect English but think Japanese is lame. They’re not so different as a card and if anything the Japanese card is the original.

Again, I collect both so I’ve no horse in the race, just curious what the thought process was for calling JPN lame. Entirely possible I’ve been trolled though because it is the internet

I absolutely do not think Japanese cards are lame. Aesthetically, I prefer English cards. But that might just be due to nostalgia. There’s nothing inherently superior about English cards. I think that if someone just wants to collect the art and has no particular nostalgic attachment to English cards, then collecting Japanese cards is a great idea (given that the Japanese variant is cheaper, which I believe is pretty much always the case).

For me, I collect for the art and the nostalgia. So I don’t collect Japanese cards that have a direct English equivalent. Although I’ve actually had to make some close calls recently lol. Like with Rocket’s Celebi:

I’m still undecided as to whether or not I want this card (from a collecting standpoint). It was printed as a holo in English (in Hidden Legends as Dark Celebi) but as a dual-type Grass/Dark Pokemon and without the red Team Rocket logo.

Anyway, there’s no wrong decision when it comes to what one wants to collect. It’s totally subjective.

Dark celebi was a card I only recently found out had a different counterpart in japanese. It’s soo much better imo with this card design than the english version and I’m kinda mad we didn’t get a rockets celebi in english. This card is definitely worth getting the japanese version for how much better it looks, just wait until after I pick up a nice minty copy

[mrpandachum]

@squirtle1000

My (probably) unpopular opinion:

All cards which are not in binders or slabs should at least be in penny sleeves. Even modern bulk common cards deserve to be protected in penny sleeves. I have countless thousands of cards in my collection, and I meticulously put all of them in penny sleeves before putting them in bulk storage boxes. I view penny sleeves as a cheap way to help the cards retain their quality for decades. If we are all willing to spend at least $3 on a pack, why not spend a little extra to keep the cards mint?

THIS!! just because they are common or uncommon doesn’t mean some collector out there wants to buy them one day. Even energy cards I think deserve some love especially those who collect master sets including energy cards. Who knows someone 20 years from now might want to buy some fairy energy cards RIP.

[drughizg]

@muk

There is absolutely nothing wrong with ‘boring’ animal-like Pokemon designs like Seel and Dewgong (a slightly bigger Seel with a horn). At least they make sense from a biological perspective, meaning they have a mouth and sensory organs and can live without any supernatural ghost possessing them, and they can move without defying the laws of physics (there are WAY too many hovering Pokemon).
I take that over the damn ice cream cone Pokemon any day.

Well the best pokemon are those that are based on real life animals which makes pokemon more real in my opinion

[ripguyfawkes]

@tobiasfrida

Japanese cards are lame

You are correct. Japanese cards are lame. Collecting the English cards is much better. Everyone who considers to start a Japanese collection of PSA graded copies with a low pop count should immediately reverse their course of action. Japanese cards will never reach the western market on a significant scale. They don’t have the nostalgia factor. You can’t read them. Stay away from them. Please.

[sacari]

I always thought vintage japanese packs that have a guaranteed holo were very undervalued but after the shenanigans of the resealed 1st ed box I was reminded of how scary vintage sealed can be. I now 100% fully believe they should be worth more than their english counterparts. The fact that they cannot be weighed is becoming more and more valuable by the day. At this point I don’t see myself ever buying english sealed vintage again and I am terrified to sell the sealed stuff I do have.

TLDR: I like japanese

[parkermrparker]

@squirtle1000

My (probably) unpopular opinion:

All cards which are not in binders or slabs should at least be in penny sleeves. Even modern bulk common cards deserve to be protected in penny sleeves. I have countless thousands of cards in my collection, and I meticulously put all of them in penny sleeves before putting them in bulk storage boxes. I view penny sleeves as a cheap way to help the cards retain their quality for decades. If we are all willing to spend at least $3 on a pack, why not spend a little extra to keep the cards mint?

For me to put all the cards from my last opening into penny sleeves would have costed around $300. The bulk cards are only worth 2 cents, so to sleeve them wouldve been half their value, and when i just ship them back for bulk trade in its senseless for my goals. Even holos i will put like 5 in one sleeve lol i spend probably $30-40 a month on sleeves and i still never have enough

[karl]

i love unlistedleaf and tcagaming but hate the look of BGS labels.

[muk]

Expedition has actually the best selection of Pokemon for the holo cards and the best holo artworks on average out of the three WOTC e series sets. If it only had some Crystal types it would surely be just as, if not more popular than the other two.

(I love them all, but Expedition doesn’t deserve to be so neglected.)