For the Radiant Collection subset I'm hoping what they mean is that they're keeping the foil pattern used in the Japanese Shiny Collection. That foil pattern covers the whole freaking card and if you look at it in the right lighting it'll even form a rainbow like in my pics here:
http://www.pokecommunity.com/showpost.php?p=7621769&postcount=368
As for the special coating, I have no idea what they mean by that, though I haven't physically touched any of the Shiny Collection cards I own with my own hands yet.
Chandelure EX is an interesting proposition, since they've never done evolved Pokemon as a Pokemon EX before.
yes they did back in the base set they had pokemon ex that evolved
I finally got back from the prerelease. I'm not exactly pleased with how bleh the Shiny Collection was. But besides that, it was actually pretty great. I just really love the art in this set.
Here's a post from my tumblr with some pictures of some things I got.
http://commander-moosen.tumblr.com/post/65286294636
'FUS ROH DIE', nice. I'm impressed with some of the pulls you got, what's nestled between the Rayquaza and Virizion? It looks like a Hydreigon or Garchomp or something which is pretty cool but I'm not seeing much I'll need from these packs haha. I'm swooning over the Torandus EX though, it's just a shame they had to ruin it with that dumb 'LEGENDARY TREASURES' logo. :(
I think that matte foil you described in your Tumblr post is actually what they were going for with the foil for the Shiny Collection, since it's so different from what they normally do with their foils. I'm not sure how the card stock compares to the Japanese prints yet as I've not been to a prerelease yet. Still far and away the shiniest (sub)set of Pokemon cards I've seen officially released in English because under the right lighting the whole card is filled with the foil stars.
Yeah, I only noticed the stars when I got home. There's not a whole lot of shine and color to the foil that they used. I don't know, I just don't think that some of the cards lived up to my expectations. Or, that I just had ridiculous expectations to begin with. xD
The guy next to me pulled the Golden Reshiram and FA Mew Ex from one pack. Its crazy. lol.
I am totally buying a box when its realeased, the packs are just so stacked.
The Radiant Collection itself is worth it.
The set name is probably very misleading. Using Shiny and Radiant probably led to you expecting them to be blindingly bright! :P
Still the stars covering the whole card makes up for the initial lacking of luster they have at first glance.
The second pack that I opened, I pulled Black Kyurem EX and a full art Meloetta EX. I was totally no expecting two EXs in one pack! I've already got my booster box on preorder!