Yu-Gi-Oh TCG vs Pokemon TCG: Part 1

Mario here!!

This is the start of a new set of posts comparing the Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh card games. I recently re-started my competitive career in this game only about 6 weeks ago. I'm already part of a team, I've gotten more cards and my skills appear to be excellent. Playing this game has broadened my horizons unanimously. My skills for both card games have increased and my general knowledge about the games has increased. With my expanded knowledge I know better than before the problems with Yu-Gi-Oh compared to Pokemon or Magic the Gathering for that matter. This series of posts will help illuminate the garbage Konami is responsible for.

This first post will speak to the financial aspect of both games. Yu-Gi-Oh is ridiculously more expensive to play than Pokemon. Here are the reasons why:

In a box of Yu-Gi-Oh packs, this is the standard structure of what you will find in the box: 1 pack will have a secret rare. 1 pack will have an ultimate rare. 2 packs will have ultra rares. 4 packs will have super rares. That means there are 16 packs with only standard rares. When you purchase and open a box one of three things will happen:

1. You will pull really great and profit greatly.
2. You will get an average box and the value of the cards will be close to what you paid for the box.
3. You will pull terribly and cry in a corner.

In a box of Pokemon packs you will almost always profit, or at least break even. I don't know the exact structure of pack contents but profit will always be made.

Single Yu-Gi-Oh cards are generally more expensive than single Pokemon cards. The most expensive competitive Pokemon cards right now is going for about $50 the last I checked. Certain people may want to play a maximum four copies of this card and will only pay $200 at the most. The currently most expensive competitive Yu-Gi-Oh card is Tour Guide of the Underworld and right now one copy is going for about $200. A playset of 3 today costs on average $600. Competitive Yu-Gi-Oh decks can stretch to $1500 when you add the value of the 40 card main deck + the 15 side deck + the 15 card extra deck which can easily reach $300 on its own. My current Pokemon deck can be valued at $220 and it is a very good deck. My current Yu-Gi-Oh deck can be valued at around $1000 and it is also a very good deck.

That is all I wanted to talk about in today's post. Please let me know what you want me to talk about next in this series. I do not know when I will post the second post to this series (I still have to share an update with my fun ritual deck).