PeachMonkey turns Pokémon pack opening into a delicate operation
His only new sketch contrasts casual card collecting with the careful handling of potentially valuable pulls.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
Collecting Pokémon Cards Then vs Now
PeachMonkey has moved from the hazards of trading Pokémon with a friend to the rituals of collecting them. In "Collecting Pokémon Cards Then vs Now," casual play gives way to booster-pack handling that the description likens to a medical procedure. It is a staged gaming-comedy sketch, with a familiar collector's dilemma underneath: open the pack, or preserve the possibility of something valuable inside?
The upload has reached roughly 220,000 views, and the comments have their own inspection underway. Viewers debate whether a Charizard card is genuine, pointing to its printed HP and a dark line through the card. Others make the case for collecting simply for fun. The card's authenticity is a question in the comments, not a settled answer.
That single upload now accounts for most of the channel's daily viewing. The earlier "Trading Pokémon with That One Friend," featuring Greg Renko, has passed a million views and remains its next-busiest video. Behind it is "GTA 6 vs Zelda Ocarina of Time… Who Wins?", whose game-choice challenge hinges on picking a Tic Tac.
Subscribers held steady over the week, while daily views are currently well above PeachMonkey's usual pace. It was nevertheless a smaller viewing week than those of nearby sketch channels such as CrackerMilk and Danny Rayes. For PeachMonkey, Pokémon remains the concrete connection between the new sketch and the older upload drawing the most attention after it.
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What viewers say
please tell me that Charizard is not real
@møħıbSee it on YouTubeI think the base set Charizard is real. cuz there is a black line but it has 150 HP when it is supposed to have 120
@Capygamer1717See it on YouTubeWait look at the card idk if it is just me or there is a black line in the charizard card so id he rip a real charizard card
@SsharkgaminggSee it on YouTube
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I hope that card was fake
@larrynowling8228See it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
The videos drawing views on PeachMonkey right now
- Channel
- PeachMonkey
- Subscribers
- 2,000,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 481,335
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- October 16, 2026
- Video views so far
- 221,351
The numbers
Here is how PeachMonkey's week looks in views and subscribers.
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