A History of Pokemon TCG Holos + Foils

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It's fun to look at shiny Pokémon cards, so I tried to look at ALL of the shiny Pokémon cards.
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@ProfDragonite 4 жыл бұрын

Let's be honest; when it comes to TCGs, we're all magpies at heart.

@TheJWittz 4 жыл бұрын

SHINY GOOD

@GreatlordShadox 4 жыл бұрын

I'm actually both really fond of foils, but also really attached to non-foils. In Yu-Gi-Oh! for example, Commons in the past few years have just been so crisp that I absolutely adore them, while Ultra and Secret Rares look better than ever too.

@dier440 4 жыл бұрын

I think primarily playing MtG makes me a lot less fond of foils then players of other tcgs.

@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647 Жыл бұрын

*"CAWWW CAWWW, I COLLECT SHINY CARDS, CAWWW CAWWW"* - 4 year old me, after getting my first pokemon card, which happened to be a Holo torchic

@scoops5649 4 жыл бұрын

"You'll understand why I said lowercase 'ex' in a couple of years." And here it dawned on me that there will be younger Pokemon fans now who may not know what an "EX" card is due to them being some years old. Those still feel new to me.

@DerVasto 4 жыл бұрын

Well, EX was kinda quickly replaced by GX, and then the train only got faster from there on.

@hero4life313 4 жыл бұрын

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@whatssofunny9506 4 жыл бұрын

Remember level X? Those were LEGENDARY when i was in elementary school

@thelastronin7990 4 жыл бұрын

What's So Funny?! I remember at kinder when EX first came out I was like hey guys check out my LEVEL X! They didn’t want it.

@prasadnagap2592 4 жыл бұрын

I own 174 ex cards

@alexjames2685 4 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine little kids at school telling their friends they “lost their v card”😔

@autobotrock4789 4 жыл бұрын

Now imagine a teacher breaking up a fight between two kids and one of them exclaims "Jeffrey took my V card!"

@dylenrivera3743 4 жыл бұрын

@@autobotrock4789 They took away my V card 💀 😂💀

@dier440 4 жыл бұрын

Now imagine a kid telling their teacher that their dad took away their v card.

@haruhisuzumiya6650 4 жыл бұрын

@@dier440 😂😂😂

@Rex-golf_player810 3 жыл бұрын

Not only that but they yell it in anxiety and fear

@justinarney3050 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly I never really got into playing the Pokemon card game but their art made them really awesome to collect

@oliverhees4076 4 жыл бұрын

every kid tbh

@MrOfflineAlways 4 жыл бұрын

Same bro

@aurafox1 4 жыл бұрын

What made pokemon cards so cool was that the art made the pokemon look so much more alive than any other medium at the time. Even in the anime only select pokemon truly felt like characters. The rest were just accessories to the world at best and objects, weapons, and plot devices at worst. The pokemon cards really captured just how each pokemon lived. Where exactly you would find it and what types of shenanigans it would be up to. I haven't really followed the card game recently, but all the cards that are advertised everywhere don't really seem to do that anymore. They're all just extremely zoomed in on the pokemon with a whole bunch of special effects surrounding them to make them look cool and powerful I guess. But I love the old theming that was used to really capture the individuality of each pokemon.

@yiangaruga4928 4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to just collect them but honestly pokemon cards are beyond overpriced...

@AkumaKristian 4 жыл бұрын

@@yiangaruga4928 I feel that. I've gone through collecting phases and I have a few binders about (mainly end of B&W start of X&Y era) but I already have expensive enough hobbies and I don't have the money to burn anymore.

@Whiteythereaper 4 жыл бұрын

Huh, interesting note that the shattered Ice pattern is also on the Emerald Cartridge and is one of the best indicators to identify a legitimate cartridge

@thewanderingmistnull2451 4 жыл бұрын

Ah, now i know how to fake them better. Thanks!

@corazonfeathers8116 4 жыл бұрын

I hate young me, why did I take off my Emerald sticker on my cartridge T0T

@Whiteythereaper 3 жыл бұрын

@@thewanderingmistnull2451 still need to get the exact pattern

@donutboi6187 4 жыл бұрын

When you realize that Jwitzz is typing on literally nothing

@TheRealR3mix 4 жыл бұрын

Strawberry Boi yup

@TheJWittz 4 жыл бұрын

haha I'm just idly drumming my fingers on the desk

@ethanhartman5908 4 жыл бұрын

HOW HAVE I NEVER NOTICED THAT?!?! NOW I CAN'T UNSEE IT!

@TrueGinjaNinjaGamer 4 жыл бұрын

I actually thought he used to have a keyboard there!

@bobbygilbert2706 4 жыл бұрын

Mandela effect smh

@nrnrn999 4 жыл бұрын

Alternate Title: JWittz finds an excuse to show off all his pretty cards.

@arm2109 4 жыл бұрын

I'd venture a guess that the majority of the featured cards were probably Renae's

@amirgarcia547 4 жыл бұрын

“I’ve played pretty much every TCG under the sun...and moon.” Goddamit, not even 10 seconds in and JWittz already gives a pun.😹

@rsarin18 4 жыл бұрын

"You'll understand why I said lowercase 'ex' in a couple of years." *A few years later in 2023* Me: Oh now I get it

@therealpain6930 4 жыл бұрын

rsarin18 I don’t understand can u explain to me?

@rsarin18 4 жыл бұрын

@@therealpain6930 If you take it literally it sounds like we have to physically wait until we will understand. But he really just means we have to wait a few years in the context of the video to understand.

@diablo55 3 жыл бұрын

lmaoooo made my day that’s what i was thinking 😭😭

@AtChiaPet 4 жыл бұрын

Holo foil patterns just makes your card *shine* with even more power!

@Guru_1092 4 жыл бұрын

Same energy as"the flames make it go faster"

@michaelgrey1503 4 жыл бұрын

@@Guru_1092 there's actually a competitive reason to have cards of certain foilings. If you have multiples of a card (which, of course you do) it's best to have each multiple of that card to be the same foiling, edition, pack, etc. so your opponent can't know how many you use over the course of a match unless you use all copies in one game.

@TsukiCondor 4 жыл бұрын

And bragging rights on the playground

@darkenix 3 жыл бұрын

I'm collecting pokémon cards from 2005 to 2010 and here i go getting mind blowned by how gorgeous the holo cards now. The full art is a must collect

@eclipsesoluna3453 4 жыл бұрын

What you call scratches are actually more like battle scars how's that for a badass take, hmm?

@solarixstar 4 жыл бұрын

just like a scratched up GBA; it ain't hurt it's LOVED

@ZekromZeke 4 жыл бұрын

That's what I call all my scratches on my blue XY 3DS. I used it for all my 3DS VGC tournaments from 2013-2019

@Buttington_Headerson 4 жыл бұрын

I miss my 3DS... lost it in a parking lot... had 100s of games 😑

@RandoRules 2 жыл бұрын

Everything I own is “loved”

@weasle2992 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know I needed this glorious info dump in my life till today

@Sykdude 4 жыл бұрын

Over in the MtG world, our biggest concerns with foils is if they're going to curl before you've opened the booster.

@DualSwordBesken 4 жыл бұрын

Magic foils are best foils. I love my cards doubling as half pipes for Deck Tech skateboards. Gives that real 90s nostalgia.

@KristinRingstad 4 жыл бұрын

As a kid getting a holo foil card was magical! It was nice to relive some of that excitement in your video!

@dmansuperich2800 4 жыл бұрын

6:28 for a second I thought Charizard's wing was his neck lmao

@WorldBeans 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@xeuzak5634 4 жыл бұрын

19:44 HOLY CRAP those seem OP!! I can't believe how intense those 'GX' moves are. 🤯

@OjaKing13 4 жыл бұрын

take a drink every time he says "finally"

@aBatwoman 4 жыл бұрын

But um

@drdwkelley 4 жыл бұрын

2:40 and easily one of the best artworks they've ever done. Mewtwo still in the test tube? that's sick, ill take 50.

@IceSpoon 4 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, you made me "awwww..." when that Holo Vaporeon came out at the beginning. It has been a long time.

@diablo55 3 жыл бұрын

growing up with Gen 4, Lv. X’s will always be my favorite. i love how the art actually comes out of the box

@PurpleRayquaza 4 жыл бұрын

Really love this video. Old TCG holos are my absolute fav, but I was too young at the time to get many. This video really showed me the sheer variety of holos, and hooked me from start to finish

@qyuarkrien 4 жыл бұрын

This is great! I've been wondering about the types of holo/foil cards lately, but I'm much more of a casual collector now and never had enough cards to really study them. Thanks for sharing! Also, I've really been enjoying the new entrance music! It's so cool and catchy! :D

@CyanYoh 4 жыл бұрын

This was a nice little hit of nostalgia. I haven't collected cards for a long time now, but seeing some of the foils I remember having as a kid was a nice throwback. Glad there are people like you preserving history.

@zzstrife4925 3 жыл бұрын

Jwittz I’ve been watching since I was 13, this video got me back into card collecting with my sister, and our binders have never been cooler. Thanks for inspiring us to get back into a hobby we loved so much when we were younger!

@warweeny5127 4 жыл бұрын

Man, i could stare at those holo pokemon cards for hours, being mesmerized by their colours and patterns

@beunjoris 4 жыл бұрын

YES! I really needed something like this right now

@SureyD 4 жыл бұрын

"Squadron goals" was the best bit of the video! Thanks for the Pokémon TCG holo tour! It was fun.

@michaelgrey1503 4 жыл бұрын

Power leveling Enchanting right now, and your dulcid tones really relieve the boredom.

@GeneralNickles 4 жыл бұрын

Enchanting in Skyrim?

@chinesemassproduction 4 жыл бұрын

I love how you pointed out some of the finer details on these cards. A lot of that subtlety can get lost in all the gleaming.

@therealdarkmaster 4 жыл бұрын

Watching this sparked some solid nostalgia, and made me wish I had continued collecting Pokemon cards just so I could continue to see all these different holo types and whatnot. So cool!

@pikahunasatoshi1220 4 жыл бұрын

Never knew the cards came w this much patterns. You hav massive collections & I'm happy you shared it w us. Stunning!

@poppinoffthewalls4242 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved this video....Thank you for the hard work and dedication....and the trip down memory lane

@windixie3812 4 жыл бұрын

Watching Videos like this really take me on a nostalgia trips and make me really miss playing Pokémon cards with friends. It’s rough knowing about some really cool cards that I missed out on when taking brakes from the TCG

@heylookitscesco8698 3 жыл бұрын

This was an awesome video! Love the effort you put in to cataloguing everything chronologically. You also just have an impressive collection in general, lol

@SusanSnapDragon 4 жыл бұрын

I stopped playing/collecting about three years ago. This was a nice trip through one of my favorite parts of the game, the beautiful art.

@SweetMarsh23 4 жыл бұрын

Man this was a huge nostalgia trip, especially those horizontal stripe holos from black and white, that’s when I first got into the TCG and I thought they were super cool at the time. And the gold secret rare energies remind me of when I was actually playing in tournaments, I had the psychic one for my trevanent break deck and was super proud of it cause my buddies at the card shop always said how cool it was

@alecmcleod3306 4 жыл бұрын

Seeing JWittz return to talking about card games is so refreshing, as a long time fan of the channel it feels so much like a callback, but with higher production, more confident delivery, and tons of experience and I love it

@BowNow 4 жыл бұрын

A subtle little holographic pattern that was missed here is the Sheen holo used for EX Pokemon in Battle Decks (and similar equivalents). They're hard to distinguish from the regular EX cards you'd pull from a pack. The former has a "sheen" reflection that goes across the whole card at an angle, the latter has a vertical reflection that only shines across some of the image and effects, but not the actual card text area.

@Krazykarlton 4 жыл бұрын

Always awesome seeing you go back to your roots with the cards

@BraxtonSharkboy 4 жыл бұрын

Superb video Jwittz! That was a trip down memory lane

@lebonzorjames9499 3 жыл бұрын

Those iconic trainer and Pokémon full arts, especially seeing Dawn and Piplup, gave me the urge to buy some of them in the future and call it a day.

@WarmLillie 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t lie in the past I love to get a holo + foil card. Hmm... Maybe after quarantine I’m thinking of buy a pack to try and test my luck to get a good foil card.

@Lightmagician60 4 жыл бұрын

Jwitts: "I've played pretty much every tcg under the sun" Me: tama battle?

@cffire1450 4 жыл бұрын

This was great I've always liked the different holos and seeing them here was a massive nostalgia trip, my favourites definitely have to be the reverse cards from the ex series mainly unseen forces (the pokeballs are so cool) and the original star pattern the way it looks 3D is still captivating today

@sisteaglass651 4 жыл бұрын

Just got done listening to glitchxcity logo while I was working on college and now it's in this background of this I love it

@frontierbrainplatinum1251 4 жыл бұрын

I still remember my first holo card it was a holo Typhlosion

@abrahamdrinkin2534 4 жыл бұрын

Frontier Brain Platinum mine was base set Hitmonchan. There was a parade in my small town and this person was selling cards. Pokémon was new and getting huge. My brother got Haunter

@Chaos89P 4 жыл бұрын

Mine was either Clefable or Blastoise, or perhaps Wigglytuff. I can't remember which.

@JamesJohnson-sl6zc 4 жыл бұрын

Mine was Jungle Set Electrode

@MrsKirk2203 4 жыл бұрын

Mine too!!

@jimmythegamer2231 3 жыл бұрын

I joined the TCG later, so my first holo was a promo Keldeo EX from the BW era back when the DS games were still new.

@kaizoaudio1798 4 жыл бұрын

These are gorgeous. I could look at them for a day straight.

@armandomonreal7460 4 жыл бұрын

I think this has been the best original video you have done in awhile. Been awhile since I watched one of your videos. Dont worry you've had my subscription since the gold midas touch days

@adamsim3716 4 жыл бұрын

"I've played pretty much every TCG under the sun" Ever played Singapore's National Library Board's Quest TCG?

@AveryLiburd 4 жыл бұрын

or South Korea's "Sinbi Apartment TCG"

@efraindelacruz3364 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid thanks for the hard work you do putting this together. Cant wait for the next.

@Volt790 4 жыл бұрын

Seeing that Fullbody Zekrom was such a blast, I got it back from a small stint in collecting cards & it remains one of my pride & joys.

@loxeggcheese 4 жыл бұрын

That entei card has always held a special place in my heart, it feels intimate and special. Probably my favorite holo

@rab123456flu 4 жыл бұрын

This video felt pretty nostalgic for me, I used to collect Pokemon cards and it was nice to see some cards that I still have.

@Jicholson 4 жыл бұрын

Is it just me that feels like Black and White came out yesterday? Honestly, time flies.

@shuckletcg 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. The Coro Coro promo Mew is my all time favorite holo.

@estebansanrod 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely video dude!! Eight years ago you got me back into the video games and this videos are about to do the same for the cards.

@Paranoiasoul Жыл бұрын

Simply thanks ... I was lookin for hours to find anything related to different holopraphic cards and could only find people explain raritys, but not only did you have a comprehensive and chronological list - you went above and beyound in explaining the details and specialitys in each Case. Let's see what Gen 9 will have in store for the TCG and I hope you can update the List if something special comes along.

@mechashadow 4 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say I enjoyed your Cover on Natewantstobattle’s album. It’s also cool how they carried the foil patterns into Pokémon Sword and Shield game

@TCV_Collectibles Жыл бұрын

Incredible video thanks so much and makes me want to go back and collect so many of them!! Haha I was actively searching them as I watched the video, cracked ice has some cool cards. Thanks for all your hard work!

@ty_-je8wf 4 жыл бұрын

I'm really enjoying this guy's videos

@TheXxKingSlayrxX 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid, love this type of video from you!

@Choom89 4 жыл бұрын

GENIUS IDEA for a video, I've always wished MTG could get halfway as good at foiling as Pokemon. Even as far back as series one their foils were next to none, beautiful.

@craniifer 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I fell out of mtg and went more into Pokemon for that reason. I loved the coins and figurines.

@GigaMan91 4 жыл бұрын

I have that first Shining Celebi card! This video is classic JWittz, and I love it.

@cubialpha 4 жыл бұрын

god, pokemon cards are just such a joy to look at. i loved opening up a pack and getting a pretty holo card, even though i barely played the game.

@andrewweidner7740 4 жыл бұрын

This was amazing dude!

@michaelb1082 4 жыл бұрын

Haven't watched yet, but hype to see a Pokemon TCG video. Classic :)

@pokeexplorer3644 2 жыл бұрын

Great job putting all that togeter. It was really interesting. The pokeball energy card was a surprise. That was an awesome card I'd never seen before.

@jaycalibre609 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought the tcg video game now enjoying your walkthrough all over again

@JediTempleToys 4 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one that re-Watches JWitz Pokémon videos on a somewhat regular basis?

@piazzah1 4 жыл бұрын

No, same here :D

@vaporterra 4 жыл бұрын

As someone who’s gotten in and out of the TCG over the years this was really cool to fill in the gaps

@Shortyginger 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one that organized my foils by all the cool patterns.

@sirondium 6 ай бұрын

The 2002 reverse pattern foils are so over the top and glitzy I can't help but love them.

@JohnDoe-rt4jz 3 жыл бұрын

Wow… This was GREAT, very in-depth no doubt. I learned a bit, thank you for this.

@lauridsen1381 4 жыл бұрын

I've literally always wanted an answer to this question!! Thank you so much

@camerongrow6426 4 жыл бұрын

I recently got back into the card game through the online version. I forgot how awesome the artwork looks for those holographic cards and now I want the real thing

@elijahpadilla5083 3 жыл бұрын

That "shattered ice" pattern also exists in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, exclusively in the Duel Terminal, and are called Shatterfoil. Also, that Viridian Forest is the single prettiest card I've ever seen. Never played the Pokémon TCG, but I'm obsessed with how absolutely gorgeous it is.

@BlizzardofKnives 4 жыл бұрын

I had no idea they had come so far, some are just gorgeous.

@pixality7902 4 жыл бұрын

Dude this was oddly relaxing. Do more like this.

@TheStylishSpy 4 жыл бұрын

Huge Black and White fan, that Koffing card with Roxie in the background looks so sick.

@pastel-sunrise 4 жыл бұрын

This vid was great! I really enjoyed it. :)

@youretheslow4237 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite holos are the ones that have the galaxy-style patterns. I especially liked them on reverse holos in later EX series cards that makes the card name gold.

@Hunter-nh3yy 2 жыл бұрын

Anything 2006 and before is where it’s at. These foils now a days are no better than aluminum foil imo. Wish they’d bring back the OG holo Patterns. Idk why they won’t. Is it more expensive or something?

@spookyruinsfest4936 4 жыл бұрын

I actually always thought the wavyness in the sun and moon holos was to kind of give an ultra wormhole like illusion.

@WarmLillie 4 жыл бұрын

That nihilego looks so beautiful... I want one of my own now...

@davidryaniii1588 4 жыл бұрын

OK Lusamine

@dlmoore08 4 жыл бұрын

The JWittz keeps finding new ways to make excellent videos on KZfaq!

@payrysdoscs4903 3 жыл бұрын

13:45 That Snivy is the first piece of Pokemon anything that I ever owned back in 2011

@sabes44 4 жыл бұрын

Jwittz and the Pokémon TCG. Some things just feel right together

@thejunkhogmakison79 4 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see a video from you where your not all loud and angry like 90% of other KZfaqrs lol I love it when your in more of the teaching mode

@minkyaw3264 4 жыл бұрын

Words can't describe how much I love your channel been with you for years and I still get excited when I see your notification pop up...

@chaosn4197 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the dedication

@TheChaosContoller 4 жыл бұрын

Seeing the old circle pattern that came after the original stars pattern gave me a warm nostalgic feeling. I still miss my old cards, but alas they are lost to time... and that guy who stole them

@davidharper238 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing. I loved this video!

@JediTempleToys 4 жыл бұрын

I love your Pokémon tcg videos!!!!

@Garrida 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thanks for the work.

@slash903 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid. By the way, I love that opening musicians sequence.

@MrNefariousJoker 4 жыл бұрын

More Pokemon TCG videos, please. You're the best!

@Glory2Snowstar 4 жыл бұрын

Remember your holographic Ditto costume? That’s my favorite holo from this entire series.

@voidvisual 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate deep dive content like this even if it doesn't do the best in terms of views. Pokemon has perfected the art (is that a pun?) of making their cards look the best and making us all feel like kids just by looking at them.

@pluna3382 4 жыл бұрын

Man, you weren't kidding about those scratches. Jungle and base set cards literally hurt my soul lol. I'm someone who started collecting carefully with card sleeves and such as a kid. Otherwise, a very informative and entertaining video!