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I be starring in the mirror trying to force myself to smile - Mark Battles

[shotgun @shotguncaio]

Before there were alternate arts, Illustration Rares, or Special Illustration Rares, there was Southern Islands.

Released in 1999 as a premium collection rather than a traditional booster set, Southern Islands featured just 18 cards split across three beautifully themed mini-sets: Tropical Island, Rainbow Island, and Jungle.

What made it so special wasn't rarity, it was the experience.

Every card was connected through peaceful, storybook-like artwork.

Pokémon weren't battling or posing dramatically, they were simply living in harmony, exploring beaches, forests, sunsets, and crystal-clear oceans.

It felt more like opening the pages of a children's picture book than a Pokémon set.

The collection also introduced some of the franchise's most iconic artwork, including fan favorites like Mew, Togepi, Lapras, Slowking, Marill, and Lickitung.

More than 25 years later, Southern Islands is still one of the most beloved Pokémon releases ever made because it captures something many modern sets don't try to.

It's a reminder that Pokémon was never just about battles, it was about adventure.

[shotgun @shotguncaio]

Gym Heroes is one of the most important sets in Pokémon TCG history.

Released in 2000, it completely changed how Pokémon cards felt by introducing Trainer’s Pokémon for the first time.

Suddenly, you weren’t just collecting Pikachu or Charizard, you were collecting Brock’s Onix, Misty’s Gyarados, Erika’s Dragonair, Lt. Surge’s Raichu, and more.

It made the cards feel like they belonged to the Pokémon world we grew up with.

That connection is why collectors still love Gym Heroes over 25 years later.

The artwork is timeless, the nostalgia is unmatched, and the set captures the personalities of the Gym Leaders in a way few modern sets can.

Some expansions become valuable.

Gym Heroes became iconic.

[Jay_Silvertongue @Jay_Silvatongue]

ITACHI hiding SHISUI’S MANGEKYO SHARINGAN inside a crow, shoving it down NARUTO’S throat, and programming it to trigger on his own eyes to override the Edo Tensei control.

​That entire sequence is the peak definition of an underrated tactical masterpiece.

Itachi was always three steps ahead. 👑

[VØID @VoidReinc]

this dropping soon ⏳

[Old Head Energy @Cheamane]

I got so used to "Stay Fly" it sounds crazy hearing the explicit version.

[Pokemon Posts @PkmnPosts]

Pokemon 4Ever turned 25 years old today 🥹

[Daily Naruto @NarutoDaily_]

Real 😭

[Thee Unpopular @RoseBricks]

Whooah

[Dr. God Abeg ooo @josh_uglyasf]

The one where the kid said someone came out of the wall caught me off guard. If you were a parent and your kid said these to you, how would you handle it?

[biodiversity insight @humble_kellan]

What If You Dream About People Who Have Already Passed Away

[fresh @DamiTheOG_]

Here's a very polite way of tell them:

[Living Tricks @LivingTricks_]

Never marry a woman until she passes these five tests.

[Zack D. Films @zackdfilms1]

How To Win At Battleship 😏

[Lil Rico ⑨ @IAmLilRico]

Imagine you gettin jumped by some people and somebody come save you, snatch mfs off you and all. Then he pick you up and turn you around and realize you not who he thought you was and tell everybody they can start back jumpin you…😲😭💀

[Abluka @AblukaMedya]

Balık spa'sında ayakları gıdıklanan bir bebek, şaşkınlıkla kahkahalara boğuldu.

[𝙊𝙠𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙖💮 @Burhss]

Never in my life have I seen a snake being bullied 😭😂

[RK @KondratevR43186]

@Thekingtech0 #ONEPIECE #Gorbachev

[Black and Yellow News @bynewsx]

Asian woman says DO NOT DATE BLACK MEN , you won’t believe why …