Pokémon Sword And Shield's Rebel Clash TCG Expansion Launches Today

I miss playing the TCG, but it's just too expensive. I don't understand how people can play it for years and years.

@Heavyarms55 probably because it's pokemon

@Heavyarms55
I totally agree. I played for about two years and the price of a good deck is ridiculous. Also the cards don't hold value like magic cards because people only care about the standard format. Still a really fun game though and the cards are beautiful!

@Jteves10 Naw, it's no better or worse than any card game that uses artificial rarity and releases cards in semi-randomized packs.

@Obitokamui64 Actually a lot of Pokemon cards do hold a nice bit of value there's a big collectors market for them. But it's basically only for the Pokemon themselves and some character based trainers. All the other support cards lose their value once they rotate out.

@Heavyarms55
I didn't think about the collectors. Good point. I'm mainly going off my ability to re sell them on TCG or similar sites. For example, I bought a shayman for $60 during the xy days. After rotating out of standard it was worth less than $5. Maybe years down the line it will be worth something to a collector though.

@Obitokamui64 Oh yeah. I remember pre-nerf Pokemon catcher, when it had only been released in one set and not a very good set otherwise, going for 25-30 dollars a copy at a point when everyone needed 4 copies in every deck.

On the other hand, many full art, secret rare and just cards with really good art, tend to hold a good amount of value. I've seen cards out of rotation for years still selling for 20-30 dollars each. And there are players who like to use the old copies of reprinted cards. Last I was playing with the real cards (not TCGO) a bunch of use were using the "switch" card from base set and the old foil energy cards from the 3rd gen era.

@Heavyarms55
Yeah some of those full art trainers look amazing.

@Obitokamui64 They really do. I still need to get Cynthia. N was hugely popular too, not only for the art but cause he was an OP as all hell card.

I really liked FA Bianca too. Just off the top of my head. I heard Misty got a FA too, but I never got around to getting her. Collecting cards is a lot of fun and I can easily burn way too much money on it...