Pokémon at 30: Multimillion-dollar cards and spiking demand. Here’s why you’ve still gotta catch ‘em all

Trading cards have been key to making the Pokémon franchise a global giant. As the cards continue to make collectors of kids and adults alike, their skyrocketing value is also drawing in speculators ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Nintendo Released Its First ‘Pokémon’ Games 30 Years Ago. Here’s How the Beloved Catchable ‘Pocket Monsters’ Became the World’s Biggest Media Franchise

The phenomenon—with its video games, trading cards, shows, movies and merchandise—has generated billions in revenue ...
insider.si.edu

Pocket Monster Pokémon Playing Cards

These Japanese Pocket Monster (Pokémon) playing cards individually represent various Pokémon characters. Each card displays a portrait of each character with relative gameplay information about the ...
The Economist

Thirty years on, Pokémon is still a monster hit

When the first Pokémon video games were released in Japan in February 1996, few executives expected it to become a global ...
Cebu Daily News on MSN

Ultra rare Pokemon card of Logan Paul sells for record $16 million

An extremely rare Pokemon card owned by American YouTuber Logan Paul sold Monday for $16,492,000, smashing the record for the ...