pokemon trading card game revenue 🪙 Since 2004, the Pokémon market has experienced a staggering 3,821% increase in overall value, according to analytics firm Card Ladder, dramatically outpacing traditional investments like the S&P 500's Pokémon TCG Pocket: Behind Its

Unfortunately, far too many of those articles suggest using desiccant to "keep the cards dry and prevent curling." It's a noble attempt to solve the curling issue, but it brings an underlying assumption that the default state of the cardboard side of foiled cards is "dry." In reality, it seems the average moisture level of the cardboard is around 6065% when printed

But while new media and merchandise releases continued to expand the Pokdex (currently up to 1,025 species), the franchise could not sustain its popularity partly because of competition from fellow evolving monster franchise Digimon and trading card game Magic: The Gathering

The old minimal banlist had only worked because it was so irrelevant, with only a handful of cards which would potentially be in consideration for the average 2020s deckbuilder

For just 1 white mana at instant speed, you get to search your library for any artifact (or enchantment), reveal it, and place it on top of your deck

This can work in control as well as agro as a 3 power evasion monster is a reasonable threat at any stage of the game, and for the bargain cost of one mana does not leave you vulnerable in order to get it out