False 1st Edition Sets (Sets with ONLY a “1st Edition” Print):
VS
Double Crisis
Rage of the Broken Sky XY9
PokéKyun Collection [XY Generations Radiant Collection in English]
XY Evolutions
CP1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Sets where Unlimited is rarer than 1st Edition:
Web
Skyridge
World Champions Pack [EX Power Keepers in English]
HeartGold & SoulSilver (L1)
HeartGold & SoulSilver (L2)
HeartGold & SoulSilver (L3)
The above is information I would like to have ironed out and in one place for convenient reference. I would appreciate help from the community in getting the gaps filled in. Also, if there is a better way of identifying what is going on, I can change the soft categories I’ve set above. I know that there are lots of Japanese sets where the unlimited is harder to find than the 1st Edition, for example. If it would be easier, I can do the inverse and make a list of sets where this is not the case.
I know Scott already said this but Pokemon needs 1st edition cards again for the english sets, they can reward the most dedicated people who buy early and lots of it, would of been nice to see another first edition zard in english with the 1999 one going for 16k now.
I agree and you can see my comment on the YouTube video itself. But with all due respect, I don’t want this to turn into a conversation about what we want to happen. I’m trying to narrow down the details of exactly what has happened.
Sets where Unlimited is rarer than 1st Edition:- Skyridge (I have both, but unlimited is harder to come by).
World Champions Pack [EX Power Keepers in English] (I have both, but unlimited is harder to come by).
HeartGold & SoulSilver (L1) (Unlimited is definitely a lot harder to find - probably one the hardest of all sets that come in both 1st and unlimited edition in Japanese. I’m not entirely sure, but I think this also applies to L2 and L3.)
Not sure:
[False 1st Edition Sets (Sets with ONLY a “1st Edition” Print)] Expedition Base (not sure if the entire set exist in unlimited or there are only a select few unlimited edition promo-prints - I’m expecting the later).
[Sets where Unlimited is rarer than 1st Edition] Battle Starter Decks (I’ve only seen them in unlimited edition so far, but they might also exist in 1st edition. @justinator had it in his list, so perhaps he has seen the 1st edition before?)
[Sets where Unlimited is rarer than 1st Edition] National Beginning Set (Again, I’ve only seen them in unlimited edition so far, but they might also exist in 1st edition. @justinator had it in his list, so perhaps he has seen the 1st edition before?)
While I have them in my list I have no proof at this point that they exist - I don’t believe I’ve seen them either (but I tend to not rule them out until I get sufficient information that they were indeed not printed).
To be honest, I don’t ever recall talking about the set a card came from back then. The only thing I remember is talking about the pokemon themselves. So if you had a charizard, you had a charizard. And that was the end of the conversation. Hahaha
There is no need to include neo genesis in the list of sets omitted being as that came before the VS set. Also add VS to the list of sets that have no unlimited.
The Pokemon Web series is also a lot harder to find in unlimited compared to 1st edition.
Expedition base (E1 / Base expansion pack) also has three unlimited cards (besides the promo ponyta) that don’t know a source of yet. These cards are Pichu, Charizard and Alakazam non holo.
