So for those who don’t know what Break cards do, they essentially act as an additional evolution but instead of covering the entire card below it, it instead just gives you an extra ability and more health.

I remember when this set came out. Me and my brother bought a lot of packs because we thought the dual typing gimmick was really fun and cool. From what I remember, we got a lot of mediocre pulls and then lost our minds getting that full art Sycamore and the MEGA Dual type Gardivoir EX. I don’t even remember what else we got, we have too many cards to count.

The Foongus and Amoongus bit that happened at the 10:15 pack is pure gold.

I love how obnoxious break cards are, their designs are some of my favorites

The story behind these is actually amazing. It basically has to do with two alternate dimensions that crashed together. This is one is really the result of those two worlds colliding. Modern day crashed into a more mythic age and those worlds being put together made this kinda steampunks world. It all happened cuz of Hoopa opening just SO MANY portals. If anyone wants to hear more lockstin goes into it on his favorite card art episode. I’ll go make sure after I finish this video. AHA found it! It’s titled “when the cards tell a story” highly recommended it you may get a new appreciation for these packs.

I actually really like that you don't mention the monetary value of the individual cards! Your personal style really works for me, love your style, keep it up! I also feel you on having a "pokemon knowledge" gap. I knew my gen 1 trough 4 and kinda fell off afterwards. My partner got me back into pokemon about 2 years ago, and I've been playing catch-up on my pokemon knowledge as well

Hey I think it's fine that you don't know how to pronounce every Pokémon name. It gives your videos a certain charm you wouldn't likely find elsewhere, with those that claim to be Poké-pros. And never trust meme-based opinions. Those are the dumbest..

Steam seige has some cool cards in it, I think the dismay with it is they made way too much and put it in every product ever and were still putting it in things long long LOOONG after the XY era and people got fed up with it.

4:09 it’s simply a dual type card. It’s both a Water and Fairy type for the purposes of gameplay. This was done only one other time before this, during the EX-Era (the one with the lower-case _ex)._

17:51 As a diabetic, I actually flinched as I thought it was my own glucose monitor going off. Great video btw

Fun little detail about the Steam Seige cards: a lot of them have a conected "theme". If you know what to look for, quiet a view of them have a sort of red "cloud" bleading into the card design in the background, which is representing a rift between two timelines/universes. If I remember right, that was also the reason some of the cards have double typing. (For more detail, I recoment the video "When the Cards tell a story..." by Lockstin & Gnoggin. The video is all about different pokemon cards that have hidden connections and secretly tell a story! )

When you said 8 years old i really thought this was recorded in 2024

I first started collecting Pokémon cards during the xy era. With as much hate as it gets, it still holds a special place in my heart.

The secret rares between Breakthrough and Steam Siege are what I like to call the Arita Secret Rares as all of them are drawn by Mitsuhiro Arita. I think people should better examine the type of artists and designers who make the Pokemon and characters.

I personally love how you do the card pulls and commentary! The cards for me have never been about rarity, just the cool art and pokemon I like... and some holos of course! But it's nice to see someone so humble and genuine in their love for pokemon, even if it doesn't mean knowing them all. It's a relaxing time here :)

18:18 Ultra rares of the XY-Era sets had a much lower pullrate than in todays sets. I had opened a box of Furious Fists when it was new, and I only got five EXes out of the entire box, three regular EXes (Lucario, Heracross & Dragonite) and two Full-Art EXes (Lucario & Heracross).

Those Pokémon like Azumarill, Galvantula and Volcanion(I think there’s also a Bisharp) are called dual types. All the ones other then Volcanion show the Shiny instead of the normal Pokémon color(Blue Bisharp, Gold Azumarill, and Galvantula’s shiny changes barely to a darker tone of blue then usual)

10:42 foongus 10:53 amoonguss

Damn, people hate Steam Siege?? That sucks! I have very fond memories of pulling a Secret Rare full art Gardovoir from this set.

Start pronouncing more names wrong so more comments and then more recommendations on the agoritiom

Just found your channel and you've already become one of my favorite pokemon card channels! There's a genuineness to your appreciation to the cards themselves, and not just what they're worth. and I think it's actually even more endearing that you're enjoying getting back into the hobby after being out of it for a long time A lot of the bigger channels have gotten so caught up in "chasing the chase" and the only focus is monetary profit. Also just really appreciate listening to you just talk about cards and sets and your thoughts etc, so I'm really excited to binge the rest of your videos and watching your new videos as they come out!

iI believe the problem most people had with Steam Siege was that it stayed a bit longer than most other sets, and it was mass produced by a large margin, so it was everywhere, and wouldn't stop popping up because of the extra stock

I love your Pokémon card commentary! It makes me smile. The “blind spots” and having nostalgia, and just not playing the games is a trope that I actually kinda like, my Bf does that haha. He just got into the cards and is having so much fun with them. I LOVE seeing you put your favourites to the side, all the flaafy’s are kept safe… I hope you make more videos similar to this one, i had blast watching it and watching you find new Pokémon to enjoy

This is the set that I grew up on. The majority of the cards in my collection are from this set, or the other xy sets. Nice to see it getting some love!

the x/y era was where i got most of my cards. I was always so annoyed when i kept getting freakin rufflets, fletchling, aipom, and ponyta. (and luxio break. I got multiple for some reason.)

I forgot how bad xy booster pull rates were compared to swsh and modern era boxes this was an ouch

I can't believe you just brushed past seductive ambipom. That card is so weird that it's one of my absolute favourites. It's at 5:04, for anyone wondering.

Has anyone else ever realised how well pokemon card openers are able to just talk about absolutely nothing important and somehow perfectly keep your attention?

Why the hell is this set hated??? Seriously, it brings me so many good memories. Reminds me of my teenage years

I didn't think an expansion that I like would be hated by most of the TCG community. Bringing back the Dual-Type cards and making each dual-typed Pokemon shiny was one of the best thing they've done (aside from bringing back Lv. X as BREAK cards), and I wish it was brought back again for longer.

This is one of the most chill/casual yet engaging Pokemon Card pack openings I've seen in a long time, love how the commentary isn't just reading the names of the cards back to back all the time, love how you just talk over the pack opening sometimes to make the video far less repetitive

I remember that I used to like this set, and I never understood the hate it got. It was a pretty decent set to me, and i've pulled quite a few cool cards! Seeing this video reminds me that the pull rates for the sets back then were pretty different from today, maybe it's just this set but the pulls are pretty scarce I do love how you take the time to appreciate some of the card arts! I feel like that's something not a lot of people do, and it's a nice refresher from some peeps just reading the names as you said. Nice content, earned a sub. Excited to see more!

X/Y is totally my Era! I would love to see more card pack unboxings from X/Y! My favorite is Fennekin ❤

Did he not realize the Bisharp card at 29:55 was a shiny one as well? XD

I remember when they did the split and I had got a Volcarona that was like grass fire. I thought it was so cool but fell on hard times and had to sell it with almost all my cards. I wish I hadn't because I had over 200 on top of some other specials.

I'm glad you don't put the card prices when you pull something. Really over how central investing and the money aspect of pokemon has become. I rather people just appreciate the cards for other reasons like art, playability and history. Can mean alot more that way instead of just PRICETAG.

I was around when they released this set and I could understand why this set was hated, this set was one of the less enjoyed sets. One thing for sure I feel that many people hated this set was because this set was put into many things like tins and other similar bundle-like things. Another reason in my opinion was because that apparently the pull rates (many people consider it being a holo or greater) was apparently increased in Sun and Moon and there was cooler stuff like rainbow rares. This set was also one of the last set of XY and I never hear anyone talk about Margarina and Volcanion so they might have not been pokemon many people cared about plus the break cards are somewhat easy to get and were never seen as cool cards to get. Personally, I don't hate this set but I never got anything better than a Margarina full art and some break cards, but when you compared it to generations which released around the same time or at least was the set between fates collide and steam siege. Steam siege definitely felt like the more underwhelming set-in comparison to the set that had many og full arts, mega's and ex's while fates collide didn't really have any cool cards besides the full art umbreon and secret alakazam but it wasn't pushed into other bundles like how steam siege was because I heard there were putting in steam siege stuff into some of the earlier Sword and Shield stuff (don't take my word for this Sword and Shield stuff bc I can't say for certain but people definitely did not like how this set kept on coming back up in the newer bundles at least at the time)

It was soul crushing to open this set. I was about 10 when it came out and my mom would buy me a pack every once in a while and there was just no chance with these packs.

Hey man, I'm not really into poketubers much but I find your joy and disregard to the monetary value on the cards very refreshing. I know next to nothing about pokemon cards but it was pretty hype watching you geek out over your favorite pokemon cards and liking the art of some. You seem to be the borderline-casual type of card-pack-opener I needed to find. Keep it up, friend

Can you show us how you get the prices for the cards and how to see how rare they are? Im getting into pokemon cards so it would be very helpful!

Hey Foafy! Just wanted to let you know that because of you, I have started collecting pokemon again. I had to start from scratch unfortunately, (I would have had some really cool cards from Platinum through XY had I kept my old ones from wen I was little). But still its been really fun, and even more so because I feel like I was informed by your approach in just appreciating the cards for their beauty and rarity, outside of monetary value. Funnily enough, you pulled the steam seige Aipom, a card that is one of my favourites, and youve mentioned many times that base set two is one of your favourite sets, and just the other day I bought two random 4$ packs from a dollarstore, and managed to pull a sword and shield promo holo eevee, 3 XY evolutions cards, one neogenesis card, a base set card, and last but not least a base set 2 pokemon center and base set 2 onix. So, yeah, basically I just wanted to say thanks for reintroducing pokemon for me.

I'd love to see more XY stuff and see if you can pull any Mega Evolutions!

Something that also helps the energy stay up is watching these back on 2x speed. 😂 Its great, to be honest. But, also I want to see everything in the limited time I have to watch 💜

Honestly I have the exact same sentiment towards opening up cards for the sake of opening rather than "Hey look I made this much money getting these cards!" Like obviously if you're aware of the general price of cards it'll influence how excited you get over the big cards, but your cool and casual attitude towards opening cards is very refreshing to see! Battle Styles was also the first modern set I got to get back into collecting so it's got a special place for me even if it's pretty unloved compared to sets like Evolving Skies.

10:42 “FOONGUS”

It'd be cool to see some more XY stuff, but Sun and Moon was genuinely so fun for collecting the tcg The pulls were also pretty good from what I remembered, though I got into the tcg in SM base set so I could have nostalgia bias

You're not a poser for still being new, I am glad you are enjoying the franchise, and I am sorry people are gatekeeping you!

I like how you take some time to stop and look at the art for each card instead of just breezing through it looking for rare ones. Great video!

Steam Siege was not a bad set when it released. Xerneas (Rainbow Road) was a popular deck back then with all the dual type pokemon. Volcanion EX was also a strong card back then as well. The Mega Gardevoir EX saw play in expanded with the Giratina from Sun/Moon Lost Thunder when that came out. But since then, Steam Siege has fallen out of relevancy and the pulls from the set just aren't that exciting anymore. Steam Siege also became "that one pack" you always got in every pokemon product. It was annoying because there aren't any valuable cards in the set and nothing in the set is "playable" anymore with regards to the TCG. So it felt like a wasted pack.

Just found your channel, very glad I did! I like how you take your time opening packs, my favorite part of the opening a pack is appreciating the art. And believe me, as a mega fan of Pokémon, those people commenting about you being a “fake fan” don’t get it. Everyone starts somewhere! Keep doing what you enjoy!

I love that this guy doesn't get angry at the cards and he actually appreciates some of the commons and uncommons

Steam seige can eat a microwave and I wouldn't call my mom fr

My wife just recently got into pokemon and I love hearing her try to pronounce the names of the pokemon just because they aren't the correct pronunciation doesn't mean anything the fact is that shes enjoying her time playing just like you enjoy you're time opening packs.

Foafy trying to justify his lack of knowledge of Gen 4 and onward, but still doesn't know about a Gen 3 Pokemon (being Anorith) makes me chuckle a little But that's fine, I'm sure he'll remeber them all ! Before Gen 9 let's hope-

You are the only Pokemon unboxer that I watch because I love that you are focused on the card art & design and not the prices! I think your commentary is perfect too!

First video ive watched of yours but i absolutely love the chiller vibes and not obnoxiously overreacting and loud music. Cant wait to watch more

I would love this q&a thought. It would be fun to learn more about you with the openings

Hi, I’m loving these videos. and I love the weekly uploads

24:19 Now here’s a card that was hot for a second or two in the meta.

Oh yea, also : the Golden Azumarill and Bisharp you pulled are shinies. They're just not ... stated as "Radiant" like the newest extensions

I've actually started collecting all of the Break cards recently. Funnily enough the pyroar break from steam siege has been the most expensive one so far.

first time watching one of your videos and I have to say I'm having more fun watching than most other pokemon tcg channels, I feel like you bring great energy and you aren't into the card for monetary interest, but more to showcase the art and beauty of these cards, and as a autistic person who has been focused on the beautiful art of these cards as my main interest/hyperfixation in Pokemon cards, I believe I found my new favorite tcg KZfaqr, keep up the great work :D

"It leads to sets that go- ooh, Rapidas!" -Foafy, 2022

I ended purchasing the singles I wanted from Steam Siege (significantly cheaper). The best card I pulled was actually a crimped Monferno lol.

I started collecting cards around this time, and I went bonkers when I got A break wobofet and break ho-oh. Break cards are some of my favorites.

could you open Crimson Invasion at some point? it's MUCH worse than Steam Siege!

I think one of the reasons people hate this set is because they massively overprinted it. Special boxes, even recently, very frequently had packs of Steam Siege instead of more recent packs, despite the fact that cards from the set are no longer able to be played in tournaments and are overall not worth as much as more recent sets or other sets, like Evolutions, that kept their value over time

For people who wanna know, these are all the cards and prices Foafy pulled in this video: Xerneas Break is worth $60 at PSA 10 6:32 Professor Sycamore is worth $50 at PSA 10 12:13 Xerneas [holo] is worth $41 at PSA 10 13:50 and 25:55 Shiftry [holo] is worth $56 at PSA 10 18:49 and 23:08 Volcanion EX [full-art] is worth $80 at PSA 10 19:40 Magearna EX is worth $25 at PSA 10 22:11 Volcanion EX is worth $40 at PSA 10 24:20 Chandelure [holo] is worth $70 at PSA 10 25:15 Yveltal [holo] is worth $20 at PSA 10 28:00 Bisharp [holo] is worth $78 at PSA 10 29:55 Ampharos [holo] is worth $50 at PSA 10 30:50 Talonflame Break is worth $25 at PSA 10 31:45 In total, the cards are worth about $692 (I did this by my own research and some prices might not be the same)

You should open pokemon cards from Japan or Korea they only have 5 cards per pack but they have way better luck and have more booster packs per booster box

At 17:49 when he said oh my blood sugar it made me realize the diabetes joke earlier was not a joke

tip to pulling cards, i usually hold the cards from the side with my thumb and index fingertips and pull up or down. it’s helps keep the suspense of the last two cards because you won’t be able to see the last two cards at all!

I have many break cards and I think they are pretty cool tbh. I don’t get the lash for it…? I found them to be fairly unique! Also I loved that he ended with an Amoongus

dude i have like 1-3 break cards, when i got back into pokemon cards, i asked my friend "are break cards worth any money" and he just stared at me like i was kidding or something 😆

This video made me remember the Empoleon Break 10 inches to my right

In my opinion Roaring Skies has the best card art and think you should open a few if you can.

The thing I hate the most about steam seige is how they made the multi-type pokemon look, like they look genuinely bad. They couldn't split it down the middle like digimon or give it a nice blend or special frame like magic cards have. Its just uncomfortable to look at.

Steam siege is a nice set, the reason it is hated on is the same as when xy evolutions was hated at the time and that was due to how commen they were every tin or collection box had them. I like how you are not including the price because personally I put a big portion of the blame for the current inflation of these cards on them bcasue Logan Paul and scalpers would have seen these prices and jumped on them to profit hurting the community.

You are the first youtuber i've seen who really loves pokemon cards and packs openings and not doing it only for money

I don't normally like pack opening videos, but something about your vids is just so captivating. Maybe it's just because other people focus so much on the price. I can just tell from your voice how much fun you're having, even when you're just reading Pokémon names, and that energy is infectious

I remember this set for being one of the available sets when I first got into The trading cards I think my first pack was generations but this was probably one of the first I open so I love the set and hate evolution because they are way too abundant that’s the one that should be hated just so many evolution packs I have four secret rare here comes team rockets I don’t need all of them (did I just complain about having too many secret rares)

Hi I love Ur vids

As soon as the blood sugar alarm rang, I instantly thought it was mine 😂

This was one of the first sets I opened when I first got into the card game, so this video made me feel quite nostalgic

In love with that Foongus and mantine actually Also I know this is a slightly older video now but I personally really appreciate not having the prices flash up on screen. ESP coz so often KZfaqrs who do that will skip over the commons and not talk about the art at all. I mean I understand it coz the shiny cards are exciting. I am not immune to the shiny either. But some of my favourite cards are commons/uncommons so I wish they got some more love in those videos. Also I love the idea of doing a casual Q&A pack opening.

I dont really feel like disrespecting the set Steam Siege mainly because it was the first set that I opened back in February 2022. I was able to get them because of my local Dollar General sold them, never got a super good card but I have gotten a shiny from it.

“agh my blood sugar” is also my dad’s response to his tester, pleasant surprise hearing that LMAO

Steam siege was the set that would appear in boxes and tins 1-2 years after sun and moons release, they over printed it and it wouldnt go away. Same happened to evolutions but not to the same extent

iirc, gen 2 pokemon are effectively just an extension of gen 1 as there was a limit to how much data could be stored in the original gen 1 game cartridges, so gen 2 featured pokemon that they ran out of space for in the original game. I think there are definitely pokemon in later gens where the style is more complex or feature more than two colors, but I think that impression probably comes more from nostalgia and the loss of pastel watercolor art that you'd find in stuff like game walkthroughs and box art, or even the simplicity of the old tv show. If magmar or jynx were released this day, they would be branded just the same as any of the other new pokemon's designs I bet.

I think the coherent feeling about gen 2 might be related to memories and nostalgia because I personally feel like gen 7 has an insanely coherent feeling with all of them giving off the tropical and exotic feeling . Gen 6 also quite feel like that but without the exotic feeling as both Kalos and Galar have their origins quite close to my home

I know this is an older video but you have the best format I’ve seen for opening Pokémon cards. I appreciate your personal commentary and it’s fun to see you get excited for the Pokémon and the art rather than the monetary value. The art was always my favorite thing about the cards.

22:27 bro let out a little giggle💀

I actually really liked collecting these cards, they were so cool

Thank you for not screaming at the camera on every pokemon video

this video is a little old..but i also have a fondness for underdog sets like steam siege. i really appreciate how you open packs and appreciate the art on commons/uncommon cards. im an artist myself, and seeing someone appreciate art on every card and not just the hits is super cool :)

“I know that I say them wrong someti- My blood sugar!”

Thing is, Steam siege was the best set for the TCG and still used in Expanded format today, but collectors hated it.

5:15 funnily enough, the lower-case _ex_ will return next year.

I remember getting Hydreigon Break from Steam Siege, and then feeling so absolutely enraged after my cousin completely ruined it

6:12 he seen some things💀

ngl this was the last set where I was buying pokemon cards actively. Honestly, these were kind of cool! I kind of love the breaks, they're funky and unique! Glad I got back into collecting tho :)