There was a huge event on Twitch focused on old Pokémon cards. It was hosted by Kevin “Papaplatte” Teller and Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler. We reveal whether it achieved the viewer record.
Was that the viewer record? This refers to the record for the most concurrent viewers on Twitch. At one point, over 356,000 people were watching simultaneously – when combining both streams. Papaplatte and Trymacs were streaming the exact same content at the same time. The numbers were divided as follows:
- Trymacs had over 301,000 viewers at one point
- Papaplatte had over 55,000 concurrent viewers at the same time
So in total, there were over 356,000 concurrent viewers. Additional viewers tuned in to streams from colleagues who were also following the event.
However, Trymacs’s 301,000 viewers were not enough for the solo viewer record.
What was the previous viewer record? The previous record was set at the end of October 2020. There, Knossi streamed the Horror Camp. At one point, 328,000 viewers were watching. However, this was only on Knossi’s channel.
As a single stream, Knossi’s Horror Camp remains the largest stream on Twitch Germany. However, it should be mentioned that Papaplatte and Trymacs were showing the identical stream and offered no different content. The viewers could simply choose where they wanted to watch this content.
Pokémon cards worth 40,000 euros attracted viewers
What was the stream about? Pokémon cards from 1999 fascinated the viewers. A base set of the trading cards was opened that had been unopened for over 21 years. According to the two streamers, they paid 40,000 euros for it.
For the stream, Papaplatte and Trymacs invited the YouTuber TheZeroOfTime (right in the thumbnail) who regularly opens Pokémon boosters on his channel.
During the stream, all 30 booster packs from the base set were opened. Some of the boosters were sold to fellow streamers who were also watching the event on Twitch, attracting several thousand additional viewers.
In general, the hype around Pokémon cards on Twitch Germany is huge. Especially Trymacs opened boosters worth several thousand euros in the recent weeks. The base set for 40,000 euros was the big highlight.
What were the highlights? All streamers and viewers hoped for rare Pokémon cards at the event. The holy grail, the Holo Charizard, was not among them. That one card alone can be worth around 50,000 dollars in the best condition.
Nevertheless, there were quite a few Pokémon cards that held significant value and elicited loud reactions from the streamers:
Also noteworthy were the viewer records of the fellow streamers. When their boosters from Trymacs and Papaplatte were opened, thousands of viewers migrated to the Twitch channels of the affected streamers. For example, a chefstrobel, who averaged 1,951 viewers in the last 90 days (via sullygnome), suddenly had over 67,000 viewers.
What happens next? For Trymacs, the hunt for rare Pokémon cards continues on Monday with an expensive attempt. He will be live on Twitch opening a Team Rocket display worth 12,000 euros.
In general, the hype around the trading cards seems to be immense, and the thousands of viewers show that there are enough fans waiting for such openings.
A summary of the largest streams from last year can be found here:
The 5 largest German streams of 2020 on Twitch – They had the most viewers
