Folks, let me tell you, the base set of Pokémon TCG, the original, the classic, it’s the best. It’s the best, believe me. You’ve got your Charizards, your Blastoises, your Venusaurs, all the greats. They’re iconic, absolutely iconic. Kids today, they don’t know. They don’t understand how amazing the base set was.
Now, you look at these modern sets, right? They’ve got all these new Pokémon, I can’t even pronounce half their names. It’s like they just keep adding more and more, and it’s confusing, folks. It’s not the same. They’ve got all these fancy holographics, these ultra rares, hyper rares, whatever they call them. It’s too much, it’s over the top. It’s not the same charm, not the same magic.
Back in the day, when you pulled a holographic Charizard, it was incredible. It was like winning the lottery. Now, they’ve got all these gimmicks, these GX, EX, VMAX, who knows what else. It’s too complicated. The base set was simple, straightforward, and that’s what made it great. You had 151 Pokémon, you could collect them all. Now, there’s like a thousand. How are you supposed to catch them all, folks?
And the artwork, the original artwork, it was beautiful. Ken Sugimori, remember that name, he’s a genius. The new cards, they’re flashy, sure, but they don’t have the same heart. They don’t have the same soul. The base set had personality. It had character. It was something special.
So, we need to go back to basics, folks. We need to appreciate the classics. The base set is where it all started, and it’s still the best. Nothing compares. Not these modern sets with their bells and whistles. The base set is timeless, and it will always be the greatest. Believe me.
