Current Events > Who wants to join me as I open a Pokemon Ultra-Premium Collection box?

(+) Yeah! (+)

I preordered it MONTHS ago and had it sent to work cuz I wasn't sure I'd still be at my current apartment. But I never got a shipment confirmation email, or even really an order confirmation email, so part of me was wondering if I just thought I preordered it but sobered up and didn't.

Turns out I did. It has a bunch of stupid shit and 16 boosters.

g'luck

FWIW I don't really play the TCG anymore but I've always sorta wanted a reason to get back into it. This I doubt will be it, but fuck me if I don't love opening boost packs!

Right out the gate, the packaging is impressive and the metal Mew card is very slick.

Does not come with sleeves which is a little disappointing.

I opened my set yesterday. Got the illustrated art Squirtle which was legit along with the alternate art pickachu and a few others. Bad ass set tbh

Pack 1:
* Moltres
Fighting energy
Shellder
Bellsprout
Horsea
Tentacruel
Snorlax
Sandslash
Geodude (foil)
Graveler (foil)
Magmar

Moltres is pretty sick, back in the ol' day, I traded a holo Moltres for one of those Burger King gold Mewtwo "cards". Still have it. That Moltres was trash, too.

Pack 2:
Goldeen
Nidoran F
Gastly
Paras
Rhydon
Rigid Band
Nidorino
Raticate (foil)
Growlithe (foil)
** Venusaur EX siiiiick
Grass energy

Pack 3:
Nidoran M
Abra
Diglett
Drowzee
Nidorino
Golduck
Pinsir
Rhyhorn (foil)
Kadabra (foil) [good to have you back, bro]
*Aerodactyl
Psychic Energy

Aerodactyl's Devolution Ray for 100 damage and only 2 colorless energy seems mean, even tho I know a lot of powerful cards in the current TCG meta are not evolutions. The art is also very cool.

Pack 4:
Voltorb
Krabby
Sandshrew
Seel
Exeggutor
Graveler
Arcanine
Electabuzz (foil)
Tangela (foil) [lol gdi]
* Raichu
Fire energy (foil)

This is a pretty lame sauce invitation.

At least post pics.

BurmesePenguin posted...

This is a pretty lame sauce invitation.

At least post pics.

Well it didn't seem like anyone cared so why would I put effort in?

Pack 5:
Bulbasaur
Slowpoke
Growlithe
Geodude
Bill's Transfer
Golbat
Leftovers
* Kabutops
Metapod (foil)
* Ditto (corner damage :( )
Colorless Energy

Post pics of the good stuff when you done

Unknown5uspect posted...

Post pics of the good stuff when you done

I will.

Pack 6:
Doduo
Tentacool
Rattata
Squirtle
Kingler
Snorlax
Sandslash
Hypno (foil)
Grimer (foil)
* Omastar
Water energy

Omastar's the first rare I've been disappointed in. Womp womp.

Gotta say though, the art as a whole in this set is excellent.

Pack 7:
Jigglypuff
Staryu
Charmander (Yay!)
Spearow
Persian
Cum err Muk
Daisy's Help (yo this is great)
Persian (foil) wtf
Jigglypuff (foil) wtf
* Chansey
Psychic energy (foil)

Pack 8, half way.
Lickitung
Venonat
Pidgey
Poliwhirl
Haunter (wow really cool art)
Golduck
Pinsir
Magneton (foil)
* Mr Mime
* Kabutops
Lightning energy

How much did it cost?

Pack 9:
Magikarp (finally)
Oddish
Mankey
Venomoth
Rapidash
Nidorina
* Vileplume
Meowth (foil)
* Electrode
Dark energy
Rhyhorn

I correct any statement I said about Omastar being disappointing.

Crayon_Lover posted...

How much did it cost?

It was over $100 but I don't recall exactly.

Pack 10:
Kakuna
Poliwag
Ponyta
Pikachu
Bill's Transfer
Golbat
Leftovers
Fearow (foil)
Rhydon (foil)
MOTHERFUCKING

YO

MOTHERFUCKING
**CHARIZARD EX
Fire energy

I've LITERALLY never opened a booster with a Charizard and it's been my childhood dream.

This motherfucker has 330HP, and his moves are:
1F Brave Wing, 60+: If this Pokemon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage
4F Explosive Vortex, 330: Discard 3 Energy from this Pokemon

FUCKING SICK

Woo. Gotta just set myself up for disappointment now. Though I've got Venusaur EX and Charizard EX now, I wonder if I'll pull a Blastoise EX.

Pack 11:
Meowth
Exeggcute
Clefairy
Machop
Raticate
Erika's Invitation
Magneton
Oddish (foil)
Krabby (foil)
* Beedrill (corner damage again wtf)
Grass energy

Pack 12:
Farfetch'd
Old Amber
Pidgeotto
Magmar
Persian
Cum
Daisy's Help
* Mr Mime
Charmeleon (foil) [very cool art]
* Mr Mime (what the FUCK)
Dark energy (foil)

Pack 13:
Porygon
Electabuzz
Koffing
Tangela
Nidoqueen
Victreebel
Big Air Balloon
* Omastar
Diglett (foil)
** Golem EX
Psychic energy

Pack 14:
Shellder
Bellsprout
Horsea
Nidoran M
Venemoth
Rapidash
Nidorina
Venonat (foil)
** Erika's Invitation (full art, foil)
* Jolteon
Fighting energy

Pack 15:
Grimer
Psyduck
Ekans
Bellsprout
Primeape
Fearow
Onix
Hitmonchan (foil)
Rattata (foil)
* Gengar (TERRIBLE art)
Steel energy (foil)

Last one...
Abra
Diglett
Drowzee
Bulbasaur
Raticate
Erika's Invitation
Magneton
Farfetch'd (foil)
Psyduck (foil)
* Weezing
Steel energy

talk about going out on a whimper. Fuck.

Dat Charizard tho

I was literally wondering if you'd get a charizard and there you go

the only one I ever got was a Team Rocket Dark Charizard that I still have