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Pokémon Robbers Caught On Video Stealing 35,000 Cards
30.1.2024
Some people will do anything for a quick buck, and stealing heaps of Pokémon cards is becoming an increasingly common tactic. The latest instance, which took place in San Jose, California last week, is one of the strangest and most audacious yet, seeing the thieves steal not just thousands...
Coinbase CLO Warns Pokémon Might Be Key in Rejecting SEC’s Expanded Security Definition
22.1.2024
Paul Grewal, CLO of Coinbase, believes collectibles, like Pokémon cards, might be essential in rejecting the expanded definition of what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claims to be a security. To Grewal, these cards are also part of an ecosystem fueling their value,...
The Most Anticipated Shiny Pokémon Cards In Paldean Fates
15.12.2023
Next month, January of space-year 2024, sees the release of a whole new set of shiny Pokémon cards. Paldean Fates, a muddle of reprinted cards from 2023's sets and a ridiculous 100 new shinies. It’s also going to feature a brand-new shiny Charizard, which is going to cost all of the money. However...
Gensler speaks on tokenized Pokemon cards
29.9.2023
Gary Gensler, the Chair of the SEC, appeared in front of the House Financial Services Committee for the second time this month. The panel questioned him about how the SEC classifies crypto assets and what its broad agenda is for the industry. The session lasted 5 hours, with the House nearly...
$400 Set Of Retro Pokémon Cards Sells Out Immediately
25.9.2023
Back in February, The Pokémon Company announced it was reprinting beloved cards from the very start of the Pokémon trading card game, including the original holographic Venusuar, Charizard, and Blastoise, as part of a $400 board game set. Pre-orders went live on September 21 and sold out in...
Cop Arrested And Fired For Allegedly Stealing Pokémon Cards
16.8.2023
An Alabama corrections officer was arrested and fired over the weekend for stealing Pokémon cards at a Walmart. Read more
Leaked: All 15 McDonald's Pokémon Cards That Will Immediately Sell Out In 2023
26.7.2023
While not (yet) officially announced, new leaks indicate that McDonald’s is once again teaming up with The Pokémon Company to offer fans a fresh collection of 15 Pokémon cards to snatch up and flip on eBay for hundreds of dollars, or enjoy quietly at home. But probably eBay.Read more
Useless Magikarp Is One Of The Most Valuable Pokémon Cards In New TCG Set
11.7.2023
Pokémon TCG is really hotting up with the summer weather, as the Scarlet & Violet era hits its stride. We’re a month into the second set, Paldea Evolved, while hotly anticipating both August’s Obsidian Flames, and September’s Pokémon 151 sets. This makes it a great time to see how Paldea...
Police Catch Bombing Suspect After He Left Behind Pokémon Cards
22.6.2023
A man suspected of building and detonating multiple explosives in Maryland was arrested by police after they connected some Pokémon cards left behind at a bomb site to him.Read more
Playboy Founder’s Son Funds His Pokémon Obsession With An OnlyFans
15.6.2023
Marston Hefner, the son of the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, is probably the most down-bad person on the planet. He started an OnlyFans account this year to sell tasteful and steamy nudes, and then used that secondary income to fund his habit of collecting Pokémon cards.Read more
Man Jailed For Life After Beating Neighbour To Death With Bag Of Pokémon Cards
10.5.2023
31-year-old British man Andrew Hague has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of the murder of his neighbour, 50-year-old Simon Wilkinson.Read more
Binder Of Extremely Rare Pokémon Cards Showed Up On Antiques Roadshow
8.5.2023
Recently, a guest on the popular TV series Antiques Roadshow brought on something quite different from the types of things folks usually have appraised by the show’s experts: a binder containing all 102 original, base-set Pokémon cards. What makes the segment so interesting is that appraiser Travis...
Japanese Store Is Banning Adults From Buying Pokémon Cards
1.5.2023
In the wake of Pokémon cards totally selling out in Japan, it appears that one trading card store in the country’s Akihabara district has adopted some drastic measures: Bar adults from buying cards so kids can enjoy the hobby.Read more
These Limited Edition Eeveelution Pokémon Cards Are Beautiful
21.4.2023
I don’t collect Pokémon cards much myself. I have a select few cards I’ve kept over the years, mostly ones of my favorite monsters or sporting characters I like such as the Professor’s Research card featuring my husband Professor Turo. But I am always captivated by the art The Pokémon Company slaps...
Every Pokémon Card I've Gotten From My Local Weed Shop, Ranked
20.4.2023
I’m not exactly up to speed on laws governing the sale of marijuana here in New York, but as a way of circumventing certain restrictions, there are some shops here where, rather than buying weed, you’re “technically” buying something else and getting some weed, gratis, with your purchase. This...
Japan Has Completely Run Out Of Pokémon Cards
18.4.2023
Thanks to a set of hard-to-get Pokémon cards, The Pokémon Card company has admitted that the collectibles are currently totally sold out in Japan.Read more
Scarlet & Violet Pokémon Cards Will Make It Easier To Get Rare Holos
8.3.2023
It seems that inflation comes for everyone. Pokémon card collectors took a massive L when The Pokémon Company announced late last year that the price of its card packs would rise from $3.99 to $4.49. However, it seems like they’re trying to compensate by improving the pull rates for fans who still...
The Best Pokémon Cards Art Sets That Tell Amazing Stories
8.3.2023
The majority of Pokémon cards are primarily functional. Designed to be played in the table-top game, the small illustration on a card helps to distinguish it, with far more space given to the details of its attacks, HP, restrictions, and retreat costs. Then there are the special cards,...
These New Pokémon Cards Are Making People A Fortune
6.2.2023
Crown Zenith has proven to be one of the best sets the Pokémon TCG has ever seen. Its celebration of the last three years of Sword & Shield, alongside the best artwork the franchise has ever seen, is making it enormously popular, and highly collectible. Among the mammoth 230 cards in the set,...
The Best Pokémon Cards Ever Are Out This Year, And They're Mighty Generous
19.1.2023
It’s the end of an era. Over the last three years, the Pokémon Trading Card Game has been primarily focused on the Pokémon and characters from 2019’s Sword and Shield (SWSH) game, but come March 20, that’s all coming to an end. That’s when the world outside of Japan will see its first official sets...