Although the Pokémon series is well over 20 years old, it still remains extremely popular to this day. One reason for this is its immensely popular trading card game. The card game has recently once again risen in popularity as popular YouTube stars open packs in the hopes of obtaining some of the most expensive cards, with some worth more than $100,000. Let’s take a deep dive into why so many celebrities are getting back into a 20-year-old card game. 

The card game first started receiving attention again after popular YouTube star Logan Paul bought an extremely rare Charizard card from a collector for $150,000. After that, rapper and songwriter Logic bought an old-school Charizard card for $183,000. With all of this buzz surrounding the card game, a group decided to purchase an unopened box of rare cards for $375,000 while hosting an event that would start the investment of Pokémon cards. Although the cards in the box were all fake, the excitement around the event got many people interested in the card game once again.

After this happened, many people began to search through their old Pokémon cards in the hopes of finding something that would be worth a pretty penny today.

“I remember that I collected some cards back in the day and was wondering if they would be worth anything today. Even though nothing was very valuable, I still had a good time reminiscing collecting these cards in my childhood,” said senior Anthony Ko.

Many people online are sharing similar stories as reliving childhood memories can be a positive way to spend time in quarantine. 

Even though nostalgia is definitely a big factor in the Pokémon card craze, the value of the cards is still what people are after. Google Trends show that searches for Pokémon card prices have increased dramatically, specifically Charizard card prices. This has caused a spur in the amount of Pokémon cards that are being bought as fans scramble to unbox something of value.

“I bought a box of cards in the hopes of pulling a rare and valuable Charizard card and even though I wasn’t able to get it, the experience I had while I was unboxing the cards was nothing less than pure joy,” said senior Jaydon Chan.

As the year 2021 continues, it seems like the card game will only get more popular as new fans get introduced to the concept of unboxing cards every day. The Pokémon series will also become 25 this year, which will most likely lead to a big event occurring in the future.

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