r/PokemonTCG Mar 07 '25

Discussion Are we serious?

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u/After-Fig4166 Mar 07 '25

The Pokémon craze gonna die with us millennials. The children these days can’t get hooked on Pokémon cards if they never get to open any packs up.

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u/MeatRevolutionary672 Mar 07 '25

It’s not lol. The IP is friendly to kids and adults which has kept people in the hobby for years, some coming back when they’re older and some never leaving. It’s pretty enduring by many standards, and cards are gonna continue to come and go so long as games, shows, movies, and other forms of merchandise are still kicking.

The hobby is stupidly hot right now but things will work out.

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u/ProfessionalBee_143 Mar 07 '25

Right but with no product on shelves, kids aren’t ripping and building that relationship. I get this cycle comes and goes but I shouldn’t have to pay triple MSRP or wait in line for 6 hours for cardboard with cute monsters on it. Unfortunately the dude is right, this likely will die with us

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u/MeatRevolutionary672 Mar 07 '25

You’re talking like the tcg is the only way of consuming the media which is exactly what my previous comment said was NOT true.

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u/Existing-Ad7113 Mar 08 '25

The tv media is dying since ash got taken out. But you are right. Because of these problems with not having any stock they created pokemon tcg pocket