I am thankful you made this video, because it made me reevaluate my opinions on every ex set, and my order of favorites changed quite a bit after doing so. I grew up with WotC (the last set I remember opening as a kid was ex sandstorm, before I "grew" out of it), so that's what's always been most nostalgic and familiar for me. But putting nostalgia aside, I have come to love the original ex era just as much as wotc, if not more. You're one of the few people to make videos taking a deep dive into this era, which I really appreciate. It's hard to find collectors with similar interests/mind set, but I appreciate your approach and have been catching up on all the videos I can (only discovered you a month or 2 ago).
I appreciate your support. I actually worked the other way funnily enough. I started with ex era and collected ever since, but am now starting to collect WOTC cards that i was previously not interested in, like japanese neo holos
Top 3 for me are crystal guardians, Holon phantoms and delta species. In the game my team always had Gyarados, Alakazam and Dragonite and they still are my favorite to evolve and train. Really enjoy the delta species in them and the various artwork of these cards in those sets.
haha yeah I knew everyone would hate me for putting it so far down on my list. I am personally not a fan of the dark types but I understand its a community favorite. I love gen 3 so they all are special to me!
hahaha my TRR opinion is definitely unpopular. I never had an attachment to it as a kid because I didn't like the art style, so now as an adult I dont have much nostalgia for it. I get why everyone else loves it though!
Hey great video, love the EX era. Just thought you should know. That legend maker lanturn is not real. That was only released as a reverse holo and non holo card. Would explain why the holo pattern looks so poor like you said in the video as well.
Totally fair! EX era is my favorite era and what I am most nostaligic for, but for some reason those just didn't hit with me as a child which carried through to my adult life. I totally understand that everyone disagrees with me though haha
My favorite cards are the older cg 3d rendered cards, which is why team magma vs team aqua is my favorite set. Something so charming, nostalgic, and badass about late 90s early 2000s CG art. Team Magma's Groudon is fucking awesome!
Also, call me crazy, but I love when cards use Ken Sugimori default pokemon art for cards, especially rares. There's just something so odd about them, they really stand out because it's art people have seen everywhere. It definitely comes off as lazy, but it pops out for that reason lol.
love a set with a great theme (but not boring eg. power keepers or tacky like team rocket returns). i feel ruby / sapphire, sandstorm and dragon just get overlooked cos they don't have as many chase cards but the art work is beautiful and ex cards pop with the e-reader border.
I am thankful you made this video, because it made me reevaluate my opinions on every ex set, and my order of favorites changed quite a bit after doing so. I grew up with WotC (the last set I remember opening as a kid was ex sandstorm, before I "grew" out of it), so that's what's always been most nostalgic and familiar for me. But putting nostalgia aside, I have come to love the original ex era just as much as wotc, if not more. You're one of the few people to make videos taking a deep dive into this era, which I really appreciate. It's hard to find collectors with similar interests/mind set, but I appreciate your approach and have been catching up on all the videos I can (only discovered you a month or 2 ago).
I appreciate your support. I actually worked the other way funnily enough. I started with ex era and collected ever since, but am now starting to collect WOTC cards that i was previously not interested in, like japanese neo holos
Top 3 for me are crystal guardians, Holon phantoms and delta species. In the game my team always had Gyarados, Alakazam and Dragonite and they still are my favorite to evolve and train.
Really enjoy the delta species in them and the various artwork of these cards in those sets.
yeah those sets are amazing. delta species charizard and dragonite are top tier artworks
top 3 for me:
1. EX Dragon Frontiers
2. EX Unseen Forces
3. EX Holon Phantoms
Team Rocket returns for me. solid holos, great ex cards and gold star
Yeah most people definitely agree with you. my opinions do not reflact the rest of the hobby in any way haha
@@athleteantiquities I agree with your top 3 though I'd switch delta and deoxys bc of the op gold stars
@@dawidroter3652 very valid
Man 15th on the ex team rocket returns 😢 Those holos are absolutely insane ! Great vid nonetheless 👌
haha yeah I totally get why many people love it, it just wasnt for me personally. thanks for the support tho!
holon phantoms is probably one of my favorites
great choice!
Holon phantoms is my personal favourite but the team rocket set is clearly the best one all round
haha yeah I knew everyone would hate me for putting it so far down on my list. I am personally not a fan of the dark types but I understand its a community favorite. I love gen 3 so they all are special to me!
@@athleteantiquities yeah I don’t like any of the cards apart from the Ex’s tbh
I disagreed with your picks so much but surprisingly delta species is also my fav 😂 id go 1.delta 2. TRR 3. Unseen forces. I like the list videos!
haha yeah I knew everyone would hatemy TRR pick. Thanks for the feedback!
man to have hidden legends above TRR and legend maker is wild to me…
hahaha my TRR opinion is definitely unpopular. I never had an attachment to it as a kid because I didn't like the art style, so now as an adult I dont have much nostalgia for it. I get why everyone else loves it though!
Hey great video, love the EX era. Just thought you should know. That legend maker lanturn is not real. That was only released as a reverse holo and non holo card. Would explain why the holo pattern looks so poor like you said in the video as well.
I just checked and you're right! not sure how I got a fake in my collection, I'll have to check others haha. Thanks!
Lol everyones entitled to their opinions, but this list is wild 😂 power keepers and rocket my fav sets ever
Totally fair! EX era is my favorite era and what I am most nostaligic for, but for some reason those just didn't hit with me as a child which carried through to my adult life. I totally understand that everyone disagrees with me though haha
@@athleteantiquities its a minor everyone has their fav sets. Just shocked ex team rocket the dragonite and gyarados are so cool!
My favorite cards are the older cg 3d rendered cards, which is why team magma vs team aqua is my favorite set.
Something so charming, nostalgic, and badass about late 90s early 2000s CG art. Team Magma's Groudon is fucking awesome!
Also, call me crazy, but I love when cards use Ken Sugimori default pokemon art for cards, especially rares.
There's just something so odd about them, they really stand out because it's art people have seen everywhere. It definitely comes off as lazy, but it pops out for that reason lol.
Awesome video! Would be awesome to see a video about diamond and pearl!
Yeah I'll look into it! I don't collect it as much as ex era so I wouldnt have as much first hand knowledge but it would still be fun to make
Just got a psa 9 on my mew gold star and i love it! Keep up the good work!
wow impressive! and thanks!
love a set with a great theme (but not boring eg. power keepers or tacky like team rocket returns). i feel ruby / sapphire, sandstorm and dragon just get overlooked cos they don't have as many chase cards but the art work is beautiful and ex cards pop with the e-reader border.
i agree! the lack of gold stars and the e reader borders tend to hold them back it seems
Yea great topic!!
thanks!
Had to stop watching after TRR. Everyone’s entitled to their opinion but yours is WRONG
Good video still 😂
haha fair enough