TCGPlayer data shows median physical card prices began rising immediately after Pocket launched
Being friends or working with people who were deeply invested in the game only deepened that anxiety
Pokemon trading cards from Japan are of higher build quality and, where relevant, still come with first edition markings
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They're now deemed as investments
But costing an effective 6 mana to return a permanent to your hand rather than the battlefield is a lot