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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    • Shauna. She kept thinking about making memories. GIRL, THERE IS A DORITO TRYING TO COMMIT GENOCIDE! LETS FOCUS ON OTHER THING

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    • Hugh was boring and forgettable to the point where I feel like he doesn’t even count, the only BW rival I liked was bianca tbh. I guess they’re the only rivals I would say, theres a lot of characters that could be considered rivals that I don’t like but its hard to say if they really are or not

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    • OH OK HAU!!!! I forgot about him but now that I have rememebered him, he is my least favourite

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  3. Just casually playing X/Y postgame, walked into yellow flowers outside the Day Care and… SUDDENLY A F***ING MOLTRES APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE AND INSTANTLY FLED! WHAT THE F**K?! IS THAT NORMAL?!

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    • yes, they are roaming legends, I think you only encounter one of the 3 based on the starter you picked though

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          • The birds are fine but I mean thew fact that they instantly run away. The beasts were better because you had a chance to catch them every time you encountered one but with them, you had to encounter them a billion times before you could finally catch them. I actually never even caught mine.

          • what? I remember catching mine in a premier ball like with the first encounter

          • well you get to at some point, “These Pokémon will automatically flee from combat, before you even get a chance to select a move. You can track their location with the Pokédex. After they have run from you over a dozen times, they will go to the Sea Spirit’s Den where you can finally battle them” it is kinda a lot of times to encounter a pokemon

          • … wait a second…

            what the fuck is a sea spirit? Wouldn’t that be Manaphy? Sorry off topic but really. What? There is no sea spirit! Why would you call it Sea Spirits Den? Then on top of that you put the birds in there? GF why you do this

          • I don’t actually think their was anything in the sea spirits den like not even wild pokemon, you just go in there and go against the bird

  4. real talk though, has anyone ever found it weird that the “leader” of the legendary birds is said to be Lugia but at the same time Lugia is like some dragon bastard and then we have Ho-Oh who is Lugias counterpart, and an actual bird but its just kinda there. I always thought Ho-oh should have been their leader but by it being a fire type they were like, well shit we cant have two fire types…

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  10. A fourm I found asking for worst region
    Kanto 13.71% 71
    Johto 21.04% 109
    Hoenn 12.93% 67
    Sinnoh 15.83% 82
    Unova 19.69% 102
    Kalos 16.8% 87

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  12. So I was playing this arcade game In Stardew Valley and I had to take my dogs out irl. So I come back and my character ended up passing out because I forgot to pause it and i was just standing there for hours

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  15. How I learned to stop worrying and love Johto!

    – The first route’s theme is amazing. A simple melody with fun instruments that gives you asense that you are taking your first steps on your own journey. It’s no one’s journey but yours
    – Right off the bat you have a cave to explore, admittedly, you need flash but once you get it, you already have somewhere off the road to explore
    – Silver is an actual criminal which is rad.
    – The routes are filled with Apricots. They spice up what would normally be a meh route and you dont even have to replant them! They come back daily!
    – Violet City is very beautiful. The dark color scheme with the lanterns shining at night makes for a very nice looking city. You also get a sense of the style of the region and a taste of lore.
    – Ruins of Alph provide some cool mystery even if its just a place for the unknown to hang out.
    – Here is an example of great region design. Route 36 blocks you off with Sudowoodo. It’s not a tree you can cut so that instills it in your mind. Once you return to it and battle the pokemon, you realize you can now back track to Violet City. (So you can head to the cave :P)
    – Lots of great pokemon early on. Mareep, Zubat, Furret, Pidgey, Bellsprout, Hoppip and Heracross to name a few
    – Another cave to explore later. This time with a Lapras you can catch on Fridays after getting surf
    – Azalea Town’s beautiful music
    – Johto Pokeballs
    – ok yeah Ilex Forest sucks I’ll give you that
    – The Kimono Girls.
    – Goldenrod City is a big city done RIGHT. No maze like design, it’s not too big, it’s easy to find everything for the most part, it has the magnet train, the underground area, a GTS area which was a big deal at the time and more great music!
    – Whitney is an awesome gym leader. Say what you want but there is no other gym leader people have as much trouble with.
    – National Park. I dont think that needs explaining
    – The bug catching contest is another cool daily event
    – Ecruteak City.
    – The legendary beasts. I love how they made you WORK for the legionaries if you wanted them before the end of the game. You didnt just get to have them (ORAS) Plus their backstories are great.
    – The towers
    – *urp* Morty
    – I just like Route 39 alot
    – BATTLE FRONTIER BOIZZ
    – Best Safari Zone. Customizing your safari zone makes it so much more interesting.
    – Route 47 (WITH HOENN LEGENDS IN THE POST GAME)
    – Cianwood City is so peaceful
    – Chuck has a…. unique gym
    – Jasmine is shown outside her gym helping Amphy and thats rad
    – The Red Gyardos and the Lake of Rage are awesome.
    – Team Rocket is just as cool in this one.
    – Clair is super rad
    – Many of the gym leaders have a presence in the world and aren’t just a trainers sitting in a room… mostly
    – Lugia and Ho-oh
    – bro.. 16 GYMS!!! A WHOLE NEW REGION TO EXPLORE. 3 years have gone by and you see how it all changed. How is that not amazing? Gary became a gym leader, Blain lost his gym, Red is missing, everything has lost its former glory. It’s so rad
    – RED

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  17. Something I’m learning replaying Platinum: Take your time when you replay Pokemon games.

    I’ve been rushing through them when I have been replaying them. I’m kinda slowing down with Platinum (playing Stardew Valley and Overwatch on the side plus School and art and youtube) it’s been so much more enjoyable.

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  19. Somewhat off-topic, but imagine if they did a solo Overwatch movie focused on Soldier 76, and it had a similar tone like Logan.

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    • “Hey I lowered the bridge for you guys to get on the Plasma Frigate, but Imma go back to the gym while y’all go fight them on your own.”

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      • No, that’s not the best part. The best part is when he gives you a speech on how one persons bad is another persons good RIGHT AFTER THEY FUCKING ICE NUKE A TOWN

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          • Serena, in game
            Shauna ran away at the legendary because she hates being chased… except she faked it
            AND FUCKING SERENA FALLS FOR IT
            EVEN THE GODDAMN GRUNTS FIGURE IT OUT AND ONLY FOLLOW TO MAKE SURE SHE DOESN’T TRIP OVER A WIRE

  22. The one cutscene in Pokemon that was just awful was the one with Shauna and the fireworks. It had potential to be greater, but the fact that this cutscene should’ve been later in the game and the fact that we don’t give a shit about Shauna (since we just met her and her character is shit) makes it somewhat cringey.

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