Pokémon Platinum but cards decide my team

Purplecliffe2 minutes read

Vintage Pokemon booster boxes dictate team composition in Pokemon Platinum, with values skyrocketing post-unwrapping. Battling through gyms involves opening packs after major battles, facing high stakes battles and making sacrifices to defeat Cynthia and dedicate the victory to their late uncle through a donation to pancreatic cancer research.

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  • Vintage Pokemon booster box determines team in Pokemon Platinum, with the value of cards increasing significantly once plastic wrapping is removed and certain graded cards reaching thousands of dollars.
  • Progress through gyms involves opening new packs after major battles, with team composition determined by pack contents, leading to intense battles against gym leaders with high stakes and emotional investment, ultimately culminating in a victorious Elite Four challenge dedicated to the narrator's late uncle through a donation to pancreatic cancer research.

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Recent questions

  • What determines the team in Pokemon Platinum?

    Vintage Pokemon booster box

  • How does the value of vintage booster boxes increase?

    Significantly once plastic wrapping is removed

  • What is the commitment regarding Pokemon cards that die in playthrough?

    To rip them

  • How are packs of each art set aside?

    In sport mode

  • What is the stake when competing against John?

    Sending ripped cards to rival

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Summary

00:00

Vintage Pokemon booster box influences Platinum team.

  • Vintage Pokemon booster box determines team in Pokemon Platinum
  • Value of vintage booster boxes increases significantly once plastic wrapping is removed
  • Certain cards in the set valued at thousands of dollars if graded above 10
  • Commitment to rip any Pokemon card that dies in playthrough
  • Booster Box placed in sport mode, with packs of each art set aside for giveaway
  • Initial pack contents include Miss Magius, Electrike, Chimchar, and more
  • Competing against John, with stakes of sending ripped cards to rival
  • Progress through gyms involves opening new packs after major battles
  • Team composition for gyms determined by pack contents
  • Intense battles against gym leaders, with high stakes and emotional investment

17:00

"Pokemon battles lead to Elite Four challenge"

  • A potion is obtained to heal ducks that have consumed too much vodka.
  • An old charm is to be delivered to the speaker's grandmother.
  • The game begins to get foggy, leading to a card being damaged.
  • Sneasel is resistant to ice but not flying, with an Eevee evolving into Vulpix.
  • A challenging battle ensues, resulting in the defeat of the speaker's own master.
  • A Dialga pack is acquired, along with various uncommon and common cards.
  • A challenging gym battle is faced, with various Pokemon being used strategically.
  • Numerous sacrifices are made in battles to progress through the game.
  • The final rival battle is won, leading to the Elite Four challenge.
  • Packs are opened to select the best team for the Elite Four battles, aiming to reach and defeat Cynthia.

34:16

"Narrator defeats Cynthia in Pokémon card game"

  • The narrator battles through the Elite Four and faces the champion, Cynthia, in a challenging Pokémon card game. They strategically use their cards, including Dialga, Torchic, Combi, and Electrike, to defeat Cynthia's team and emerge victorious.
  • Despite facing tough odds and losing some Pokémon along the way, the narrator's perseverance pays off as they ultimately triumph over Cynthia, dedicating the victory to their late uncle by donating to pancreatic cancer research.
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