Is this the day Kadabra making comeback? 
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Seems to not be a rumor anymore. Plus new ex Starter Decks!
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So this is where Base Set 3 ends up
2 things I wonder about this set:
- Will it be a continuation of Mitsuhiro Aritaās reimagined full art of Base Set Pikachu from 25th Anniversary Collection, for the rest of Base Set, Jungle and Fossil? With the confirmed continuation of Art Rares and Special Art Rares, TPC can easily make this a reality
- Will it tie in with the 25th Anniversary of PokƩmon Center? The first store opened was PokƩmon Center Tokyo in April 25, 1998
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Iām still hoping that theyāll someday start with an annual special set with the WOTC layout and cardbacks (like Celebrations). Would be amazing if they could do some follow-up sets for the WOTC era sets like the Gym series (e.g. Gym Heroes, Gym Challenge and then Gym Legends as the new set).
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some things of note:
-this set is absolutely massive for a japanese set.
-the size and set name implies all 151 will be featured (including kadabra hopefully)
-exes of the starters, maybe the birds, and mew or mewtwo or both
-likely 20-30 art rares and 10-20 special art rares of pokemon and supporters
-if this is like PoGO, there should be an international release roughly at the same time
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if so, i hope we get art rares of abra and dragonair from base and eevee and butterfree from jungle
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Also Iām starting to think this is going to be more like FRLG 2.0 than Base 3.0
Blastoise, Venusaur and the birds deserve their own SAR but canāt help but want new Pokemon to get them.
I mean undoubtedly the popular Pokemon like Flareon, Jolteon, Vaporeon, Gengar etc. might get ex or AR or SAR but it would be refreshing if others did - especially ones now relegated to common cards like Scyther, Primeape, Hitmonlee, Porygon, Magmar, Electabuzz, Magneton etc.
Hoping thereās an Abra-Kadabra-Alakazam one that acknowledges the absence of the first 2 for more than a decade.
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I think this would be a great opportunity to do an art rare for all the evolution lines from gen 1 which i would absolutely love, not very confident it is happening buy anyway. This way a lot of unloved but original 151 pokemon would get some love in form of special cards that so many of them have been lacking
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No sorry, theres gonna be 2 Charizards instead
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Iād lose my mind if they did this. Would easily put it as one of the best sets of all time if they did this.
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Not to be that guy, but do we really need yet another base set rehash/reference/Kanto 151 set? It seems like just last week Celebrations came out, and PoGo came out yesterday - and I skipped both those sets. Whatās even the occasion this time? The 25th anniversary was 2 years ago and the 30th anniversary is 3 years away, where weāll presumably get another base set callback. So what is this set even for?
I struggle to see a world where an only-Kanto set doesnāt focus heavily on Charizard. Weāve gotten a special set every year since 2018 (in 2021 there were 2) and in every single one thereās at least one Charizard thrown in just for the fun of it. Heck we just got the Charizard UPC, too - and this is without mentioning the Charizards from normal sets. To me itās exhausting. Again, why do we need an only-Kanto set? Just incorporate the PokĆ©mon into the SV sets, itās not that hard NOT to give them the spotlight - is what Iād normally say, but SV Baseās two terastal ex are from Kanto, so I guess the āTPCi avoid Gen 1 nostalgia baitāchallenge is difficulty level: impossible. I personally love Charizard and plenty of other Kanto āmons but I fully believe TPCi only views them as nostalgia $$$ printers at this point. Itās unoriginal! Give other PokĆ©mon/newer gens the spotlight and save the base set references for the anniversaries.
The only way this set as a concept actually becomes interesting to me is if they do a similar set for each generation - but we all know they wonāt. Itās simply not feasible. Theyād have to release 3 of these single-Gen sets each year to keep it all within the SV block and theyād be the only special sets we get - in other words, not gonna happen.
And for the record, Iām also tired of seeing the same PokĆ©mon get ultra rares while others get kicked to the side. I love Greninja and Victini, but do we need more starter decks featuring them? They had theirs last Gen, give another PokĆ©mon a try.
I didnāt mean for this to be a rant. My main point boils down to this: TPCi shouldnāt have to keep milking Kanto for all itās worth when theyāve proven their contracted artists can create exciting, great-looking cards featuring newer or less-popular PokĆ©mon. I doubt many people here care about the PokĆ©mon featured in SV AR/SARs, but the excitement for them has been so high. Same for some of the less-popular PokĆ©mon chosen for VSTAR universe. TPCi has shown artwork trumps the PokĆ©mon receiving it. Thereās really no need to cash in on nostalgia every year anymore.
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Eggcelent opportunity for an ultra rare Chansey, especially with no Blissey in the set 
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Why stop at 2? Clearly 151 refers to the number of Charizards in the set.
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Only 12 Kanto PokƩmon (not including Galarian or Hisuian forms) in the last 2 years of SWSH received an AR, CHR, CSR, SA or SAR. Gen 4 received the largest representation in that time frame behind Gen 8, so I do think the criticism is a little overboard. Also this year being the 25th Anniversary of PokƩmon Center (Tokyo) is a great gateway to commemorate the generation of PokƩmon that was featured alongside it.
and like @qwachansey, there are favourites in this era whose opportunities for a special card in a new set have been sorely missed
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Seems interesting. Itās nice That ideally all 151 get represented in a set. Especially for fans of the more niche mons. Wonder if itās just that, or if the artwork goes old school too. I hope itās not just the same art as the original prints for each one. But maybe some modern take on it? Or a callback?
#JusticeForNidoqueen
Only twelve total cards and no ultra rares ever!
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Will there be a metapod AR?! If there is I swear I will get off my ass and start my metapod binder.
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Character rares were introduced just before the last year of SwSh. Gen 8 shared its last block with Gen 4 to tie in with the Legends Arceus release, which was a huge success. So it only makes sense these two gens received the most love in the last two years. The last time Gen 4 received the spotlight was Ultra Prism and before thatā¦Platinum Arceus. To compare itās numbers to a disproportionate lack of Kanto in one year is to ignore the 12 years in between where Sinnoh received almost nothing compared to Kanto which headlined 9 English XY sets, 6 SM and 4 SwSh in the same time period.
If you looked at the last year of SM, youād see Gen 1 received an overwhelming amount of alts, tag teams and otherwise representation compared to any other Gen. This was to tie in the Lets Go Pikachu/Eevee releases, introduce a new mechanic, and allow the artists to create cards/scenarios never seen before. It wasnāt just out-of-the-blue nostalgia bait - that was the Letās Go games - and it actually made sense and worked well to include the Kanto mons there.
And to your last point, if TPCi wanted to print ultra rares of less-popular or neglected Kanto mons, they could. They should. They donāt need to use a special set as an excuse for this. Pikachu, Eevee and Vulpix have all received ultra rares in the last year/two years. I think they absolutely should be printing these cards - but incorporate them into the current SV sets. If they can do Arcanine/Gyarados ex in SV base, surely they can do a Chansey ex or Chansey AR + Blissey ex SAR in an upcoming SV set.
āGen 1ā as a set theme has been done already and done well many times. I just donāt see why we need more.
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A Gen 1 focused set will continue to bring people in their 30s with money back into the hobby. Itās worked with every other event in the past (PokĆ©mon Go, Hidden Fates, 25th, etc.)
Last time I checked, PokƩmon likes making money.
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