197. Taste is Greater Than Value

197. Taste is Greater Than Value

Update: 2026-01-06
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Episode 197 – Special Conditions (Pokémon TCG)


This week’s Card of the Day is a full-on vibes pick: Mega Manectric EX full art—loud colors, chaotic Mega-era energy, and the kind of card you love because it rules, not because someone on the internet said it’s “a smart buy.”


That “collect what you like” energy keeps showing up all episode: Adam talks card shows, trades, and the kind of personal chase cards that hit harder than market comps—like the Ditto Charmander promo that instantly time-travels you back to your first big events.


If your binder’s been drifting into “what’s hot right now,” consider this your reminder to steer it back to you. Build the collection you’d still love if prices didn’t exist.


00:00:00 — Cold open: Delibird show survival + Whatnot glow-up?


00:01:15 — Episode start + what we’re getting into


00:04:30Card of the Day: Mega Manectric EX (taste over value)


00:07:45 — Freeport, ME show recap (brewery vibes + room to browse)


00:11:15Ditto Charmander promo = core memory collecting


00:19:15 — Why is everyone hunting Mudkip?


00:24:30 — Danvers, MA show recap (New England Cardhouse energy)


00:29:00 — TGA slabs + trade talk


00:30:45 — Prismatic product reality check


00:35:30 — Anime Frontier finds (artist alley Pokémon heat)


00:40:45 — Whatnot learning curve: awkward starts, pacing, bids


00:42:45 — Giveaways + keeping viewers engaged


00:51:00 — Buyers, shipping, and stream momentum


00:58:00 — Holiday stream idea + time management panic






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Intro Music


Trapped In A Pokéball


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Break Music


He Walk - Furret / Accumula Town Remix 


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Outro Music


Kanto Trainer Battle


Mykah


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Hosts


Adam Tuttle


Justin Keller


Executive Producer


Tish Smith


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197. Taste is Greater Than Value

197. Taste is Greater Than Value

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