Release of SM2 Brings Some Amazing Cards

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Recently we got a peek at the cards in the newly released Japanese set, SM2. I’m sure most of you have seen at least a few of these by now, but a brand new set warrants another look. I will include a few in the article here from various Twitter posts and if you’d like to see them all, there will be a video at the bottom of the article that has everything else that has been released.

We don’t know what exactly this will mean for the next English set just yet. If we have everything that’s been released in our English set, we would have over 35 Ultra Rares, Full Arts, or Secret Rares. That just sounds outrageous. But only time will tell. I’ll be sure to keep you guys updated as we get news about English releases.

First off, we have the Wishiwashi GX/Full Art. The first card of Wishiwashi we have in its School Form.

 

Next up, we have a Secret Rare Fighting Energy. The Metal and Psychic Energy Secret Rares from Sun and Moon Base Set are really holding up price-wise so it’s nice to see TPCI continuing the trend. We also have a Secret Rare Lightning Energy in the set. We saw a Secret Rare Double Colorless Energy and Grass Energy in SM1+ which we still have not had in English. So potentially 4 Secret Rare Energies for the English SM2?

 

So what do you guys think about the new cards? Are you excited to own them for yourself? And what are your thoughts on the controversial amount of Secret Rares in the Sun and Moon sets so far?

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        • For my first match, I was unable to accomplish because the person I faced never really said when they were ready, but for the one against Seraph, I believe it consisted of A-Raichu, Decidueye, Wishiwashi, Gardevoir, Flygon, and Lycanroc

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          • Ok. If you do battle Ithsme use that team. You arent not allowed to switch teams mid tourney. Once you use one team in a battle you can NOT switch it

  16. Hey @IntimidatingWurmple:disqus and @ithsme:disqus, I’m so sorry if I haven’t done the battle yet. I’ve been constantly busy today with things coming out of nowhere, and whenever I return to the website, I find out that I’ve come too late. Honestly, I’ve been so late in this battle that I shouldn’t really be the one moving on in the losers bracket Cascoon, I don’t deserve to be the one.

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    • Ok. Thanks for trying anyway. I will more tourneys, and hopefully you can join those on your free time 😀

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      • Yeah… I really feel bad that I’ve been making you guys wait all day, you guys might have other stuff to do as well and I might’ve distracted you from it.

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  17. Alright i’m going to leave this here, make it happen MacDonald’s
    Not so fast Morty ?? you heard your mom ?? we’ve got adventures ? to go on Morty ??? Just you ??‍♂️? and me ?‍?? and sometimes your sister ?? and sometimes your mom ??‍⚕️? but ‼️ NEVER ✋ your ? dad! ??‍♂️❌? You wanna ? know why Morty? ?? Because he CROSSED me ??‍♂️ Oh ? it gets darker Morty ?? Welcome ? to the ? darkest ? year of our ?‍?adventures ?? First 1️⃣ thing that’s ?‍? different ⁉️ No more dad Morty ? He threatened ?? to turn me in ?‍♂️? to the government ?? so I made him ?? and the government ? go away ? I repla?ced them both ??as the ? defacto ? patriarch ?? of your family ?‍?‍?and ? your universe ??? Your mom ? wouldn’t have ? accepted ? me ? if I came home ? without you ?? and your sister ?‍♀️ so now you know ? the real ? reason ? I rescued ⛑ you ? I JUST ?? TOOK OVER ?? THE FAMILY ?‍?‍? MORTY ??‍♂️ And ? if you tell ? your mom or sister ??‍⚕️? I said any of this ? I’ll deny it ?‍♂️? And ? they’ll take my side ??? because I’m a ? hero ?? Morty ?? And now ? you’re gonna have to do ??‍♂️? whatever I say ? Morty ? Forever ????? And I’ll go out ?? and find ? some more ? of that ? Mulan ?? Szechuan ??Teriyaki ?? dipping sauce ??? Morty ???? Because that’s ? what this ? is all about Morty ? That’s my 1️⃣ one ☝️ arm ? man ? I’m not ❌ driven ? by avenging ✊? my dead ? family ??‍?‍? Morty ? That ? was ? FAKE ✨ I’m ?‍? driven ? by finding ? that ? McNugget ? ? Sauce ? I want ? that ? Mulan ?? McNugget ? Sauce ??Morty ? That’s ?? my series ? arc ? Morty ? If it takes ❤️ 9 ❤️ seasons ❤️ I WANT ? MY ? MCNUGGET ?? DIPPING SAUCE ?SZECHUAN ? SAUCE MORTY ?? IT’S ? GONNA ?‍♀️TAKE ? US ??‍♂️?? ALL THE WAY ? TO ? THE ? END MORTY ? 9️⃣ MORE ? SEASONS ? MORTY ? 9️⃣ MORE SEASONS ? UNTIL I GET ? THAT ? DIPPING ‼️? SZECHUAN ? SAUCE ??? FOR 9️⃣7️⃣ MORE YEARS ⌛️? MORTY ? I ? WANT ? THAT ? MCNUGGET ? SAUCE ? MORTY ?

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      • It is VERY hard to read, so I wont even attempt it. English isnt my first language, so Im not doing English+Emoji language

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        • I just have a hard time deciphering Emojis. Some are super clear, others I can ascribe multiple conflicting meanings too, so I don’t know how to read those ones. I’m also dyslexic so I’m sure that’s not helping.

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          • its supposed to represent the confusion of Rick’s speech, HE WANTS THAT FUCKING MULAN MCNUGGET DIPPING SAUCE!!!
            And so does the internet, there’s a petition going around demanding the revival of the Szechuan dipping sauces AND IT GROWS BY THE HOUR

          • Heck even mcD’s twitter has kinda chimed in on it that it seems like their either considering it, or even had it planned already and asked for him to pitch it.

  20. Anyone think there’s still some kind of chance of a Direct this week? I’d be so excited for an update on some things from Nintendo. It could really be any day in April though.

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      • I’d be shocked if they revealed Arms details in a Twitter post or something like that. They also have to talk about Virtual Console and update on how the launch went. So there should be enough for a video!

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  21. My tourney ideas
    A literal draft format….. Y’all know how these go. Ya draft three mons from each tier , hope the mon you want doesn’t get snatched from you, and everyone has a unique team. Everything OU and below is allowed.

    Battle Factory Tourney… you heard that right… battle factory as a tourney. Same random mons, same sets. Same ability to swap mons with others. Though keep in mind, not ALL higher tier pokemon are necessarily “better.”

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  22. Hmm, so kinda off topic, but it’s been kinda interesting to see the divide among people over Ghost in the Shell. Personally I thought the movie was pretty good, certainly worthy of a few awards for its effects.

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    • I still have to see the original animated version. Maybe I’ll do that tonight…I’ll watch that new one when it’s free on On Demand 😛

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      • I have to do the same. It seems that the general complaints are a mix of the generic “white Washing” babble, but people also saying that its not as deep as the first film, which is debatable. It still try’s to bring up some good points, mainly about the value of memories in a world where they can be altered or taken away on demand, but doesn’t try to focus on it to the point that it would make the average viewer lose interest.

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        • All I’ve really heard is that the special effects are good, but the story just isn’t there and isn’t nearly as satisfying as the original. Since we’re talking about “bad” movies, I saw Independence Day Resurgence recently for the heck of it and it was really, really bad. I doubt it could be worse than that.

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          • I really wouldn’t even call the story bad. Simple perhaps, but not really bad. It’s more of a story about someone coming to terms with having an artificial body, how they think of them self and how everyone else thinks of them. Yes it is kinda simple with the villain being a generic business man who sees the main character as a robot and wants to end her when he realizes he can’t be easily controlled, but that’s kinda part of the movies theme.

            I guess its more one of those cases where this movie does have some depth to it, but its more of a case of whether or not you want to dig into it. Its like watching Rick and Morty. One person could see a fun comedy that’s super cynical and mostly about showing gross-out humor and people being horrible, where another person could see the show as a metaphor for Rick being cthulhu, destroy worlds without a second thought simply because he’s become so dead inside that he just doesn’t care any more and threats everything around him as something disposable, with the rare case of his humanity still shining through in certain actions. The movie’s like that. Personally I walked away really entertained, asking a few questions, and hoping to see more. Hopefully after the shouting dies down we’ll see it have better success in the future and an outcry for more cyberpunk movies.

  25. 8 more days until Yooka-Laylee so I have a goal

    I think I can hit the level cap on either my Tauren Hunter Wildhunt (really regretting the name should change it to Bukah) or my Goblin Warlock Greedlem both are 105 and are my last fun classes to play

    But then I have to level my Priest and Druid which are my least favorite classes….

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