182. Is Pokémon Scalping RUINING the Hobby? | Illustration Contest Spotlight

In this episode of the Special Conditions Podcast, hosts Adam Tuttle and Justin Keller delve into the challenges of finding Pokémon cards anywhere. People are camping overnight!   Surprise mail call brings Justin more cards than he knows what to do with. Also some never before seen cards!  Pokémon Center is giving away the 2025 Pokémon Illustration Content cards with purchases with the special code.  They discuss the artistic journey of Pokémon card artist Atsushi Furusawa, and break down the intricate process behind creating Pokémon TCG artwork. Additionally, the hosts talk about new Pokémon card sets revealed in Japan. The episode concludes with an announcement of new product releases and an exploration of strategies to tackle bots on the Pokémon Center website.   00:00 The Crazy Line-Up for Chicken Nuggets 00:26 Pokemon Card Art Appreciation 01:51 Internet Woes and Community Day Plans 04:40 Exciting Pokemon Mail and New Battle Deck 06:13 Opening Happy Meal Pokemon Packs 10:31 A Box Full of Pokemon Surprises 24:14 Illustration Contest Promos and Scalping Concerns 28:49 Excitement for New Releases 29:22 Arcanine Illustration Contest Insights 30:20 Artist Atsushi Furusawa's Journey 31:48 Detailed Art Creation Process 35:29 Exploring Other Works by Furusawa 40:38 Break and Housekeeping 42:45 Lily Premium Tournament Collection 45:19 Dragapult EX League Battle Deck 51:17 Scalping and Product Availability Issues 57:15 New Set: Heat Wave Arena 01:04:17 Final Thoughts and Sign-Off   2024 Illustration contest https://www.pokebeach.com/2025/02/illustration-contest-promos-also-available-at-pokemon-center-and-retailers  Artist spotlight https://pkmncards.com/artist/atsushi-furusawa/  https://www.ptcgic-cr.com/2024/en/column/article-8/  New Journey Together Products revealed https://www.pokebeach.com/2025/02/lillie-premium-tournament-collection-revealed-for-april  New Battle league deck https://www.pokebeach.com/2025/02/dragapult-ex-league-battle-deck-revealed-for-april AZUL went 4-0, we will link to his video New System to battle bots https://www.pokebeach.com/2025/02/pokemon-center-implementing-a-new-queue-system-presumably-to-combat-bots  Journey together cards https://www.justinbasil.com/visual/sv9  https://www.pokebeach.com/2025/02/heat-wave-arena-set-revealed-featuring-misty-ethan-cynthia-and-arvens-pokemon    Use code FULLHEAL at https://tgacards.com/ for 10% off your order!   [e-mail]  Voicemail, Text, and Picture Line - 732-835-8639   https://linktr.ee/PokemonProfessorNetwork    Music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons   ▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾ http://instagram.com/GameChops http://twitter.com/GameChops http://soundcloud.com/GameChops http://facebook.com/GameChops http://youtube.com/GameChops http://www.gamechops.com   Intro Music Trapped In A Pokéball Dj CUTMAN and Belthesar GameChops - Ultraball http://gamechops.com/ultraball/  http://soundcloud.com/DjCUTMAN http://soundcloud.com/belthesar   Break Music He Walk - Furret / Accumula Town Remix  Dj Cutman http://soundcloud.com/djcutman  http://twitter.com/videogamedj  http://youtube.com/djcutman   Outro Music Kanto Trainer Battle Mykah GameChops - Ultraball  http://gamechops.com/ultraball/  https://soundcloud.com/mykah   Hosts Adam Tuttle Justin Keller   Producer Ken Pescatore   Executive Producer Tish Smith   Pokémon And All Respective Names are Trademark and © of Nintendo 1996-2024 Pokémon Professor and Special Conditions are not affiliated with Niantic Inc., The Pokémon Company, Game Freak or Nintendo   #pokemon #pokemontcg #podcast   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices