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In today’s episode
First look at several cards from the 151 set
Trainer Tuesday featuring Hex Maniac
Raichu and Onix made it to the high-res club
Feast your eyes on some fresh HD cards:
Raichu 026/165 Illus. Naoyo Kimura
Onix 059/165 Illus. Shin Nagasawa
Extra freshly leaked cards:
Omanyte 138/165
Omaster 139/165
“Old Dome Fossil” - only evolves in to Kabuto
Kabuto 140/165
Kabutops 141/165
Trainer Tuesday
A special feature every day!
Hex Maniac
75a/98 Illus. You Iribi
The original Hex Maniac card was released in the XY Ancient Origins set back in 2015 as an uncommon trainer card with a different artwork. This alt art illustration, however, wasn't released until 2 years later, during the Sun and Moon series. This card was part of a special box called "Premium XY Trainer's Collection" which includes 14 alternate art cards exclusive to this collection box. It also includes a booster pack from Roaring skies, and a booster from Primal Clash. There are also other accessories, including a very collectable metal Pikachu coin (currently on ebay for ~$70AUD).
Hex Maniac's alt art price has doubled over the past year on TCGPlayer.
The collection box itself is currently worth around $1000AUD. Pretty good considering the initial price was somewhere between $150-$200AUD. A post on reddit confirms people were picking this up in the US for $34.99USD. Now selling for around $575USD on ebay. That's an insane increase of 1543.33%.
Contents of the XY Premium Trainer’s Collection
Looking at this collection box on TCGPlayer:
The recent price hike is probably thanks to PokeRev’s unboxing video.