The newly inflated Pokémon set is a complete person to open

It is very difficult for chocolate lovers to get any chocolate when Willy Wonka is hiding the gold ticket inside the packages.

The joke is aside, it is the vibe from the development of Prismatic, the Pokémon card set released, released, memorable for its heavy performance of the fans’ Pokémon Eevee, and socks Even its evolutionary forms. Episode 180 Card has smoke signals by Pokémon company for less than four months since the release of January 2025 and fans have predicted it is what Facto has searched, largely due to the similarity. Its each other with the most popular TCGS TCG expands from the creation of the company’s previous cards, developing the sky.

This not only makes the Ministry not find on the shelf but also the problems that make them feel terrible and less fun than you think, even if you are lucky enough to find any package in self. Nhien.

How to evolve the prism to enhance the Poké fever

To understand why this specific set has begun riots in the store and website accidents, these are the main details to know.

Widely looking, Pokémon trading cards have undergone the revival after the Covid course in 2020 accidentally ruled for the popularity of hobbies. This, in turn, created a strong sales market, continued to this day.

In short, Pokémon company likes to make cards (it has released six copies expansion in 2024), and people still like to buy, play and sell them (They Buy 12 billion Among them in the past year).

MSRP package is basically free money on the unprecedented scale in this hobby

The right thing to note here is that between each generation of Pokémon video games (every three to four years), Pokémon company likes to make structural changes for card games. And in the middle of each card expansion (about every two to four months), it is known for Tinker.

Hiding among those subtle changes is why this new set is growing in Intamy.

The ‘Alt Art’ explosion

During 2020-2023 Sword & Shield–Era of cards (era is often named after the most recent video game in Se -Ri), Pokémon has revived a rare card called a secret illustration (Sirs), but often called turmeric Alternative, or ‘Alt Art’.

The most searched cards among the structural cards, this art can take hundreds of dollars out of the package, with a remarkable highlight for nearly three times the next value. : Vmax Umbreon, or ‘Moonbreon’, as many people refer to it. Although the price fluctuates a lot, it is a card that is always resold at more than $ 1,400 (as of early 2025)!

In general, the existence of expensive cards is nothing too normal, right? While $ 1,400 is a wild price for a relatively new trading card, remember that it is lost year The supply and demand cycle so that it reaches that height; It has spent most of its existence hovering around the $ 150- $ 350 when this set is more available. And in general, I think a sign of a healthy hobby is a cultural ‘chase’ of culture.

But the problem is that the replacement art has set a new standard for what people want to pursue, and the way they want to do it. Both fans And Pokémon Company has encountered a big time.

Although you will be a fool when quoting card price before issuance-a measure you can put your watch broken within a few days (if not for hours) time on eBay at one offense. micro developDo not fall.

And that is only Umbreon; Many other cards in this set are also sold for hundreds of dollars. Obviously people felt that they had missed the boat on these special rarity cards. And unfortunately, it creates great waves not only about the price of each card, but also all Sealed products.

While a single Pokémon package retail for $ 4.49, Prismatic packages have spent nearly a week resold for about $ 10-20- and longer, if you calculate the amount of money transmitted. illegal onions. Excellent training boxes (a pack of nine packages, plus additional play materials) retail for $ 49.99, but is selling for more than $ 100 per person. In addition, claiming that Prismatic is something called a ‘special’ set, without an enhanced box of 36 traditional packages available to buy to compensate for demand.

In other words, MSRP packages are basically free money on the unprecedented scale in this hobby. Right now, you can easily double, tripled, and can increase your money if you find some at the store for MSRP.

Its Therefore Loi, that more people than ever did not even think about collecting pokémon cards as a hobby; Sealed items are considered as a speculative currency. (Add to the agent market in a minute.)

Pokémon Co. Obviously transferred to the logical scissors

With all these big chases, it seems that this is still an interesting set to open if you only have a few, right? Maybe, but the TPC has made changes that have made this set, because of the lack of a better word, feel worse:

• Rares illustrates alternating, beneficial for the “Master Ball” reskins
• The scissors seem to be similar to the amateur sets
• There is nearly three more cards in the rarest floor compared to the sky developed
• A special rare level has been added, devastating

First, this important message: between the sword and shield and Scarlet and Violet (SV) Card generations, Pokémon company has added another ‘slot’ of the 10 additional cards you receive in a package. .

This change has been met with a little skepticism at first, but it is a smart step. Now you feel strongly feel the difference when opening older packages, this feels brutal stingy, while students feel potential.

However, the prism evolution has abandoned many beneficial rare cards for the ‘regular cards’ versions relatively simple, meaning instead of a comprehensive and unique artwork that appears in A rare slot, your extremely lucky attraction may be identical to a common card, but with additional texture. And certainly, the balls are a great addition, but the packages feel much quieter.

Meanwhile, this is a set of ‘special’ implications, it will comply with the standards from the previous special sets; Not only it will not be sold by the Booster box (not so), but it will distribute visits to a higher level, or at least a more diverse rate.

Yes, it doesn’t. The scissors of all rares seem to be not better than any of the usual students. If you really want to go to weeds, and then a few, Youtuber Danny Phantump A great analysis of prism ratio.

Cascades on the next issue: Yes 32 Strange ALT art In the evolution of prism!

For reference, Pokémon has placed the famous Umbreon Vmax rain from the developed sky, with a rarest 11 -year -old card, almost almost every SW: SH; Most features are about half a dozen or less than the ALT art. SV sets have increased the total number of ALT art since then, but Prismatic took the cake.

Most people are hunting nine eevee cards. But includes mathematics about pulling any ALT art trembling to become a gamble of 1:50, which means you expect to find from three to five ALT art each time equivalent to a school. The combination of the booster box (that is six boxes). You can Easy Open one hundred packages and receive one, two or no replacement art, not to mention any EEVEE. It is currently an average of $ 1,500 the package value. Yike.

And finally, one of the most interesting additions in the history of the Pokémon card so far has made the whole gather costly: ‘God package’. For the first time in English, borrowed from the previous Japanese ministries, any Evolution Prismatic Pack package is likely to be stuffed with nine Eevee Alt art inside, plus an Eevee owner. .

Because we can not have good things, the resale value is still very early of all the combinations (plus the Eevee ball) fluctuates near or over $ 5,000. To put it in the prospect of GOBSMACKING, it is the same time as a package to enhance the first version, the first print in the literal sense of the first Pokémon card set was made.

So, $ 20 to buy a package if you can earn $ 5,000? You are almost certainly not, but the likelihood is what indicates the price.

A perfect storm

There are many other reasons, this set is exploding, the most obvious is Prismatic, along with the rising sparks before, (almost) the first set of students to highlight the most popular Pokémon, in contrast to the fact that Introducing newer sets.

But also consider these things: Pokémon TCG Pocket The application was released in October and was A swinging hitBring many people back to hobbies. Crypto is also increasing widely, according to the tradition of increasing the hobby market when it increases (not to mention one million socio -economic factors, other globalization). And if you think the demand is now high, wait until a pokémon game is announced for something called ‘Transfer 2‘.

These signs will be a very rich issue, it is enough to make you think that Pokémon company is creating this problem on the purpose. However, for its part, the company made a public statement very rare to vaguely declare that they would resist the issues provided:

All of this leaves hobbies in a point that seems not bound, sophisticated.

Certainly, the business from sales will be excellent and artistic, now we have this great set with the original 151 Pokémon in one in one one. Manya-esque art style. But the cost of a lot of money to play, it makes you encounter an existential crisis when opening a single package. If you find a triple package at the store for $ 15, why not sell it for $ 30- $ 50? Let alone if you find some.

And this set has the percentage of the person who feels ruined when opening what is equivalent to hundreds of dollars just so that it is not achieved, this is quite common. Do you want 20 packs, or a 2 -switch? In this way, the Pokémon card no longer feels like a lottery, they feel like a lottery.

It is a very bad basic problem, it is not sustainable. There is no called ‘average’ demographic for $ 20 packages and $ 5,000 chases. Certainly, there are no tons of people building the floor by using the card from the package at that price. And even if the price drops, what they will do, that is still too high. Pokemon is looking down at the barrel of a permanent change of demographic.

And look, it’s a simply pointing out the price and saying, Bad Bad! – I understand a successful game and business that allows people to pursue the card and create exaggeration. The rare chase is good, and fun. However, manipulating and maintaining a much higher demand than supply, on a product with a completely reduced attack rate?

Well, let’s put it in the way that Pokémon fans will appreciate: What will happen if the next main video game costs 150 dollars and the only monsters can be found is Pokémon 1 In 4,000 opportunities, shiny? It is simple: People will be bored with and stop playing.