The Pokémon TCG’s Trick or Trade BOOster pack cards hold little value now, but certain ones may have potential to become ...

What began as a childhood hobby of opening packs of Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh! cards have turned into a high-value global ...

Pokémon card sellers, Internet celebrities, and card collectors are all warning people shopping for Christmas gifts about what are called “third party” Pokémon card packs for sale.

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is “free-to-start,” according to the Pokémon Company. Presumably, besides the two free packs a day, there will be options to purchase more.

There you saw a depiction of the packs, could click on each when you wanted, “tear” them open, and watch all ten cards pop out, any rares flipped for you to reveal. It was a lovely experience.

Ross Cooper, 33, got into trading Pokémon cards in 2018, but he's less interested in making money than he is in building the community. He finds joy in simply giving the cards away, mostly to kids.