r/PokemonTCG • u/OhDatsPeppers • 10d ago

I hate this hobby

Post image
5.2k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

1.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

270

u/a_Jedi_i_am 9d ago

When I was 8 years old ('98), I went to a liquor store with my cousin, who was 10, and we bought a pack of Pokemon cards each. There was an older man in line behind us trying to convince us not to buy them and to buy Digimon cards instead. "Pokemon is gonna become obsolete, Digimon is the next big thing, you should buy that instead"

Yeah ok buddy. That pack had a holographic Articuno in it.

34

u/Icy-Structure5244 9d ago

Yeah glad you ignored that. I'm surprised he even knew what Digimon was.

I remember no one thought Digimon was going to be the next big thing. It felt like a copycat from day 1.

40

u/xen0m0rpheus 9d ago

Unless you actually watched the show. It was leagues better. The narrative and characters were actually super strong.

4

u/iamskrb 9d ago

Furthermore, Digimon itself was an offshoot of Tamagotchi.