I am so happy that they're bringing back the horizontal holographic pattern! It's already feeling so nostalgic, I grew up with the Black and White sets! 😊❤️
I am so happy to see another Shiny Venusaur card! 239 cards is seriously a lot of cards, but I guess it covers pretty much the entire roster of Pokemon from this generation. :)
When I saw Giratina in this set, I was seriously hoping for a Shiny version of it. I'm really disappointed. They should've given a Shiny to all of the EX cards in this set.
They care about making Shiny Charizard into cards way more than literally any other Pokemon. Charizard is cool, sure, but there is no shiny set without him in it, and he needs a break. There are so many other Pokemon out there whose shiny forms have never seen the light of the TCG world.
I can't wait to see a new Mega Gengar EX card. Gengar EX from Phantom Forces was the first EX card I've ever pulled and I bought the new one from the Scarlet and Violet era. I also have the Shiny Mega Gengar EX, so it would be interesting to see a new one.
It's really gotten out of hand, the fact that there are too many secret rare cards. I miss the days when those were actually difficult to pull, and didn't take the spotlight of literally any other card in the set.
I really have to say that Hop's Wooloo is possibly one of the most inspiring pieces of art on a Pokemon card I've seen recently. Just the two of them in a grass field, just looking out to the distance. Wow.
I think it looks really good, any trainer card with a character wearing a suit is a must-have for me. He looks like he's about to go on a spy mission. :)