After the disastrous launch of thePrismatic Evolutionsset for thePokémon Trading Card Game, some fans are sharing wholesome stories to remind fans that the community should not be defined by immature individuals and scalpers. The set’s release day was plagued by shortages caused by scalpers and poor behavior from some fans, including literalfights breaking out in stores overPrismatic Evolutionsbox sets.
In the aftermath of the all the negativity, though, many fans are sharing wholesome stories with the community to remind each other that thebad behavior is limited to a few individuals, and doesn’t reflect on the community as a whole.By far the most wholesome moment is the one shared byLarryFisherman1212, who shared a video with their mother. Larry writes that their mom “bought me 4 blisters from her work cause she knew I was sad I didn’t get any prismatic this morning.”
The video shows the Redditor’s mom slowly revealing cards one by one, to the Redditor’s delight. She leaves the best for last, with the penultimate reveal being a full-art rare of Snorlax fromSWSH11: Lost Originand, finally, anextremely desirable and rare card, a Giratina V full-art card from the same set. The wholesome reactions of LarryFisherman1212 have started making the rounds as meme images, and are being used to respond toother wholesome or amazing reveals that are trickling into the PokemonTCG subreddit.
Fans Share Even More Wholesome Moments From Their Prismatic Evolutions Journey
Other fans have taken to the Reddit page toshare their own positive stories of good experiences they had on launch day.Fans are sharing good karma, likeMemeArrows33who thought they “had no chance at getting one” only to discover that a friend from a local game store had saved them one.
Pokémon TCG Issues Statement On Prismatic Evolutions Shortages
The Pokémon Trading Card Game will be reprinting Prismatic Evolutions over the next few months in response to shortages of the new card set.
Redditororange-shadesshared another positive interaction,describing a moment of bonding that they experienced with other fans waiting in line at a WalMartfor their chance to get the new set. While in line, the Redditor writes, fans began to chat among themselves about their love for the game, and eventually came to the agreement that everyone would limit themselves to just one of each item, ensuring that everyone in line got something.
“As the line grew,” writes orange-shades, “we told each person that came what we were planning to do, and they agreed as well.” When the time came to go in and check out, everyone actually honored their spoken agreement, andwere all “smiles and hand waves” and simply happy that no one got left out.“All of us were in it for the love of the game,” they say, “and we all walked out on top.”
Our Take: The Pokémon TCG Community Should Not Be Defined By “Gross” Behavior
Fans Are Largely Supportive Of Each Other
ThePokémon TCGcommunity might get a bit of a bad reputation, as collectors can appear to outsiders to be a bit fanatical. For manyTCGfans, though,the game represents a connection to their childhood, nostalgia, or the pure dopamine boostfrom finally pulling that one chase card that’s been eluding them. Despite all the negativity that’s permeated the release of thePrismatic Evolutionsset, the community has by and large been doing its best to support each other.
In the days leading up to the set’s release, I’ve seen countless postscalling out “gross” behaviorby scalpers buying massive amounts of the box sets. I’ve also seen fans reminding each other to be patient, to be civil to each other, and not to buy from scalpers. The positive posts outweigh the negative ones by far, serving as a reminder that a few bad apples shouldn’t spoil the entire pie (so to speak). As thePokémon Trading Card Gamecontines to grow in popularity even after 30 years, it’s good to see most fans keeping their heads and humanity.
