Is it worth it to buy an Elite Trainer Box? A Pokemon TCG Review and Opening
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Many Pokemon Trainers ask the question, is it worth it to buy an Elite Trainer Box?
This video will examine and evaluate the possible answers to that question, but remember that this video’s conclusion is just that: this video’s. The real conclusion that matters most is your own, given your needs as a Pokemon Trainer. Hopefully this evaluation can help you in making that determination, but that is all it is: a guide, meant to assist.
An Elite Trainer box contains the following. One storage box, capable of holding 550 unsleeved cards or 300 sleeved cards. A Player’s Guide. Eight booster packs from the appropriate set, in this case, steam siege, 65 exclusive sleeves, 4 cardboard dividers, a 45 card Energy pack, 6 damage-counter dice and 1 competition-legal coin-flip die, and 2 acrylic counters for poison and damage, and an online code to receive the exclusive sleeves and a deck box on Pokemon Online. This is in addition, of course, to the online codes contains within each of the booster packs.
The MSRP on Elite Trainer boxes is $39.99 US. However, depending on the set and perhaps your local game store, they can often be acquired for below MSRP, and in rare cases above.
The total value of all these items is approximately
8 Booster Packs, over the counter at your local game store, will cost you $32.00, so that means that the remaining contents need to be worth over 8 dollars to be considered worth it from a strictly financial perspective.
While prices vary, going by overwhelming availability online, the remaining contents is worth approximately $16.65, bringing the total value of an Elite Trainer box to 48.65, while not stupendously above MSRP, well enough above it that it is fair to say the box is worth it.
However, consider this, many times stores and online sellers can offer Elite Trainer boxes for below MSRP, and thus for each dollar below 39.99 that you can get an elite trainer box for, it becomes that much more worth it. - Hry
3 Exs and a break from 8 packs, really good pulls there
I got two full art ex's and the secret rare
one secret rare
roaring akies? rayquaza ex and wally fullart
dork dokranova 1gx. That’s it
Are you 100% guaranteed to get an EX?
I'm pretty sure Pokemon videos are here to show Magic players how a good product from a fair company looks like.
That's a big part of it. Buy a paper Pokemon product, get it online for free. I'll have a video about Pokemon Online and what MTGO can learn from it soon.
To be honest, supply and demand has a part in it - the moment Fat Packs had something of value in them (full art lands), many LGSs jacked up the prices immediately. These boxes have tons of value, but can sell under MSRP.
I've never used MTGO, but I heard that implementing such a system would make it difficult to have set redemption. Is this true? Set redemption seems like it is itself an interesting way to tie online prices to paper prices, so I'm not sure if it would be worth it.
Mr_Romo they haven't been publishing Pokémon since the original Ruby & Sapphire block. Nintendo got the license back from them, and have been publishing it ever since. in other words, Pokémon has been a non-Wizards game way longer than it was a Wizards game.
Fair? Since when has wizards been fair other than Ultimate Masters?
Sleeves, dividers, dice, and counters?
Why can't Magic have this kind of swag in their boxes ;_;
They did. It was called Commander's Arsenal. And then they took it away.
TheStephenation wasnt it like 100 bucks?
DaBloodsploder Krieg Original MSRP was $75. But I was talking about having swag, not having a reasonable price point. If it's not ridiculously overpriced cardboard, it's not a WotC product.
Cuz Wizard's print quality sucks. # Hasblow
Because Magic is gay AF.
Jesus I wish fat packs/bundles came with sleeves, or more than 1 die, or just more value.
They used to have books in them, back when magic some level of consistency with their stories. Now they release everything online, but I do miss those days when the fat packs had the books in them as well.
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I'd probably sell my codes off. I don't care for the UI of MTGO.
I long for the days of books returning to fatpacks, even if just as a collector thing. I'm planning on buying a fatpack from an old set just for the book (and some nice cards)
welp looks like the professor's gonna build himself a steelix deck.
Honestly I'm kinda' surprised at how expensive the Steelixes are knowing the fact that they're, well, pretty bad cards.
Serpens Viktorijewicz von Arma Their not that bad if you use Carbink BREAK. Without that though, they're far too clunky
Polar Even with Carbink and Clawitzer though, it doesn't do nearly enough damage for the cost, even with Strong Energy, especially considering Primal Groudon's still standard-legal, and the bench hitting quite frankly is severely underwhelming.
Serpens Viktorijewicz von Arma I guess so. The funny thing is, I was able to beat Steelix once using my M Gardevoir deck lol
Always though pokemon Elite trainer boxes had more value to them than magic's equivalent fatpacks/bundles.
Imagine if Fatpacks had a few d 6's in them :P
or a pack of sleeves i would be getting one every other draft cause i keep forgetting mine :p
You'd be lucky for the sleeves to last a draft
i picked up a fat pack of the kaladesh at gamestop for like 40 bucks, manage to get at least a chandra, torch and a smugglers copter. Also few other decent rares i wanted.
Jay Tee fat packs varie hugely i got 9 bulk rares and a smuggler's copter
When opening pokemon packs, feel free to take the three uncommons (always at the back) and slide them in front of the reverse holo (always the sixth total card, before the rare). This makes the rare the last card.
Were you getting OCD like I was watching him open his packs?
Acuiasa pls no,i hate that
I also hate people doing that. It's annoying.
Acuiasa I like to do that too.
I just go 3 to the back with x and y and 4 to the back with sun and moon
I have no idea how to play the Pokemon TCG and sadly it isn't too big here in Denmark
but man the art on those Pokemon cards is amazing!
WOTC should have full art lands in every fat pack would give it some what of a better value
and man the Pokemon online TCG is a million times better than the aweful MTGO and the online code in every pack is fantastic
Try the online game, I haven't invested a penny in it and have picked up tons of boosters and two theme decks to play with. You get rewarded for trainer challenges (learning how to play against the AI) and playing your decks online.
they dont have a Android app do they?
Yep, I have it on my Nexus 9.
Aksel Hansen main reason I still buy boosters occasionally is for the chance of getting sweet full arts
I loved that you're doing Pokemon content now.
You earned a sub for budget magic decks and pokemon! Keep it up!!
This man pulled a Steelix Steel Link, The (Shiny!) M Steelix EX needed to use it, *and* the normal Steelix EX needed to use *THAT*!!!! All in proper order as well!!!
may I say, I love that u are doing Pokemon reviews.Thank you for all ur work professor!
Cheers!
Why can't we have this for magic
They're called bundles/fat packs.
He means why can't we have a bundle that actually has good value for magic. Outside of the full art land fat-packs, fat packs/bundles are not as good value to magic players, as elite trainer boxes are for pokemon players.
Yeah, but MTG Fat Packs/Bundles don't give you the same number of booster packs for free on MTGO like these do.
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I wish Magic could have holofoils personally, or something similar, I think the regular foils are kinda ok, but itd be nice to see them have some nice creative fun with them, they could start "small" by having alternate art Planeswalkers with "Holofoil" (maybe legendary foils?), Just imagine the next time Nicol Bolas or Ugin gets printed, being a "Legendary Rare Foil."
Thank you Professor! Your Pokeman bundle box information is so educating to those of us new to Pokeman.. Your personal touch to all your videos seems to bring such reality to your classroom. Love your changes you bring to each video..thank your assistant for bringing us down to earth...
Great to see you branch out into other TCG's as well. Always keeping it fresh!
For me it's absolutely amazing that The Professor is finally doing videos for Pokemon. As a Pokemon player only, who stoped playing magic long ago, this is still the best channel for any tcg on youtube for me. Keep it up please.
nice to see you broaden your tcg coverage. you think you'll cover any more tcgs like yugioh?
or Netrunner :-)
Loving!! The pokémon content
I'm completely new to these games. Your videos are extremely insightful and transparent.
Please, keep the Pokémon Videos coming. I love sharing these on Facebook in various LGS groups that are for everyone... but their audience is heavily MTG influenced.
st00ben agreed. We need more Pokémon videos.
A college doing Pokémon tcg unboxings and stuff...
Awesome!
Thanks for sharing this video. I’m planning on opening some on my channel. Great to see the awesome pulls in this video!
Liking the Pokemon content, thanks for expanding the community a bit
you deserve more subs for the amount of work you put into these vids
Please get a white coat for when doing pokemon products, k thanks.
YES!
that would be sick.
code you mean
Wow, that's actually a great idea. It would be fun for sure!
I have officially subscribed didn't even know this channel existed until it appeared on my CZcams. Excellent content and wonderful guides, keep up the good work
Keep the Pokémon content coming! I'm now enjoying my Keldeo vs Rayquaza thanks to you.
Awesome, we got more pokemon. I play Pokemon and Magic, so this is just great.
Please keep up the good work.
So this is basically a fatpack with dice,counters, and sleeves for the same price
Actually, its several dollars cheaper. They raised the prices.
Loved the video Prof! Thanks for making it!
I was able to slide that cardboard insert out of the lid so it was nice and smooth inside, thanks for the tip!!
YES! another pokemon vídeo! thanks professor!
What a brilliant video. Great advice, simple and practical.
DAMMN RUB SOME OF THAT LUCK ON ME
WotC is like damn that's a good idea but Hasbro be like YOU SHALL NOT MAKE A QUALITY PRODUCT AT A REASONABLE PRICE SO IT SHALL BE
Loving the Pokéon videos, keep it going great quality videos
Keep up the great work professor :D
Love the new Pokemon stuff, Professor!
Great job! big fan of you reviewing more tcg's! Keep up the great content!
please expand to other tcgs too.
Will probably get this for my friend's birthday. Love that it comes with all of the online codes!
wooo ! more pokemon :D i love the quality of your videos even i don't understand anything of magic the gatering , but i play pokemon tcg and i love that you incluided pokemon in your channel :DDD
This was such an interesting video to watch!
Love your videos, going out to pick up a box for the sun & moon expansion!
Even more reason to love the channel, I play M:TG but my daughter plays Pokemon, so product reviews and such are very helpful in determining what would be good to get her since I'm not as knowledgeable in this as I am in Magic.
It’s $320 NOW! 10x the price it was 4 years ago. That’s an average increase of 250% increase per year! That’s insane! 🤯
Another great video by TCC. Please keep reviewing Pokemon's product! I like seeing my game grow and it's fun to compare our TCGs
Professor, thank you so much for covering PTCG. I play both Magic and Pokemon and I think with someone with a following like yours could certainly get more competitive players into the game.
another wonderful pokemon review. keep up the good work professor!
Glad to see you branch out!
Great to see your expansion to other TCGs. While im not much of a Pokemon player [and even have wavered off MTG currently] This is good information to have for when i may choose to invest into playing pokemon and/or other TCGs, Tabletops and ect with a local community again. Cheers prof
I know it is probably the correct way to say it, but they way you say Pokemon makes me chuckle! Great job professor! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the video professor. MTG could learn a thing from these packs. Been saying it for awhile, but I would love it if Fat Packs/Bundles came with exclusive card sleeves at the expense of a pack or two in the box. Though Magic has the potential to do so much more - maybe promo art tokens for each token in the set? Also, you got some damn good pulls. That Gardevoir is great.
holy crap prof! You should do ur review for ALL card games !
And yea, keep up the amazing work!
Thanks for this video. My son has decided to get into Pokemon and I knew nothing of it until I found your channel. Cheers and happy holidays sir.
You had an amazing pull, prof! Loved my first ever Elite Box that I bought recently. :)
What an amazing work! Incredible videos! Boogie was right, you are awesome. Have a great day Sir
I do not play Pokemon but i am glad to see you do reviews of it anyways!
This video helped a lot thanks!
as a magic player i have always loved TCC, now that TCC does pokemon videos i love it even more!!!!
thx for adding pokemon to your palette. much appreciated.
loving the Pokemon content!
Congrats on the great pulls, Prof.
Went back to watch some of these older Pokémon videos again after the Runeterra one!
Thanks for the info!
never seen a video from you but i actually like the way you do the videos, Liked and subscribed :)
Thanks for making the new Pokémon content.
I don't know why but when I watch your videos I feel very very happy
I love this channel it is so helpful
You might not know this, but those cards that are shiny everywhere but the artwork are called reverse holos not holos.
I have to say i was so distracted by that absolutely lovely eeveelution playmat i had to watch this twice, wish i knew where to get that mat
Im new to pokemon and this was very helpful thank you
I love the pokemon content, professor! But next time you open pokemon boosters, I recommend using the card trick (moving the three cards at the back of a pack to the front). This way, the reverse holo and rare of the pack are always at the back when you reveal the cards one by one.
I love how he includes a thesis statement in his videos
this was very helpful
Amazing pulls!
great job prof!!
Sooo happy u have a Pokemon video. I feel like Pokemon is such an underrated card game.
I do hope u make a how to play video or something cuz we could use some more competitive players in the Pokemon community.
Thanks for that video!😆😌
Due to your coverage of Pokemon I decided to try to play Pokèmon. Thanks to the ability to play the game free online I was able to learn how to play and am now thoroughly excited to get cards and play in real life.
Thank you for your great videos.
Thank you! I may start casually collecting Pokémon cards again. they're just so darn cute!
Please do an introduction to playing Pokemon TCG series!
So they get better stuff in their fat packs? I want stuff in my fat packs.
I just found your channel, and I'm basing all of my future adquiscitions based on your opinion, because damn, you have knowledge about this stuff.
bro you know I love you and your family but after Finding out you're doing Pokemon vids too?! The love has increased exponentially!!! miss you bro!
Dude! Where you been? Come on over for dinner and games one night, yah?
I am down for both! Game night dinner date I'll text you bro
This is cool - I grew up with YuGiOh and have played Magic but have never played the Pokemon card game, before.
I bought one of these a while back... I love love LOOOVE the sleeves and the tiny dice. I use the dice as damage counters in Pokemon and +1/+1 counters in MtG. It'm also a collector and love having the players guide to check off the cards I have. I think it's funny that cutting a pack and adding in a few scattered items makes an Elite Trainer Box more worth a Fat Pack.
Damn, nice pulls! That Gardevoir is pretty sweet. My wife pulled one a few weeks ago, and we're using it in a Florges EX build.
The biggest issue I take with these is that the gamble in card value is even worse than with Magic. Other than that, I think all the extra little trinkets, along with the code cards make them pretty nice value wise. Having code cards in Magic would make for a nice step towards MTGO not sucking shit, so that's how we know it will never, ever happen.
Extremely helpful
thank you for doing Pokemon related stuff
Legendary pulls Prof! As someone who's been playing Pokemon longer than Magic it's great to see Pokemon content, it's a very viable TCG, though not as complex and deep as Magic, it's still a very good game especially for Pokemon fans.
One thing I wish was a thing was if they gave you more pack arts of the Pokémon on the box I think this would be really cool or maybe a promo holo with said Pokémon.
I don't even play Pokemon TCG but it's still neat to see the Prof do these vids, both for a comparative sense and yes because it's always nice to branch out and reach new viewers. Plus if I ever decide to play it, I know where to find quality advice on what to get.
Thinks you might cover any other trading card games?
5:45 Put a top loader at each end of the box to prevent damage to the contents. Using an empty sleeve box (if you buy them that way) as a spacer until the box is full is also helpful.
I hope you'll do a video about the Elite Trainer Deck Shields for Pokémon. I love your videos. Those are cool because they come with 2 Booster Packs.
btw you can remove the card board piece from a lid by simply pulling it out
Love your channel
You can remove the inner lid on the box top. I always do that in order to keep the cards safe. It is only stored in there with a bit of friction.
Really enjoying the new content! Do you know if you can also do deck techs?
Top video! Cheers! :)
thanks this helped me a lot