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Pokémon was first introduced in 1996 in Japan. It quickly gained popularity and remains a fan favorite 25 years later. Here are some of the franchise's most valuable cards.
As of September 2017, collectively, there are 6,959 cards in Japanese sets and 9,110 cards in English sets. As of March 2017, 23.6 billion cards have been shipped worldwide. [2] The sets are generally divided into two categories: Wizards of the Coast cards, and cards made after Nintendo's acquisition of the franchise.
'flower cards' [1] [2]) are a type of Japanese playing cards. They are typically smaller than Western playing cards , only 5.4 by 3.2 centimetres (2.1 by 1.3 in), but thicker and stiffer. [ 3 ] On the face of each card is a depiction of plants, tanzaku ( 短冊 ) , animals, birds, or man-made objects.
With the recent success of Nintendo's new mobile app game, Pokémon Go, it's only right we trek down memory lane to see how much our cards are worth.
The Pokémon Company (株式会社ポケモン, Kabushiki Gaisha Pokemon, TPC) is a Japanese company responsible for brand management, production, publishing, marketing, and licensing of the Pokémon franchise, which consists of video games, a trading card game, anime television series, films, manga, home entertainment products, merchandise ...
The word "Pokémon" is a romanized contraction of the Japanese brand Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター, Poketto Monsutā). [2] The concept of the Pokémon universe, in both the video games and the general fictional world of Pokémon, stems most notably from Tajiri's childhood hobby of insect collecting .
Creatures Inc. was established on 8 November 1995, [2] with Tsunekazu Ishihara as CEO, and consisting of former staff from Ape. [8] In 2000, Hirokazu Tanaka, a.k.a. Hip Tanaka, a former Nintendo composer and sound designer, who joined Creatures in 1999, became President of the company as Ishihara went to become the President of The Pokémon Company in 2000, while still holding his CEO position ...
Oishi Tengudo (大石天狗堂) is a Kyoto-based Japanese manufacturer of playing cards and other traditional games, including go, hanafuda, and other karuta. With a handful of exceptions, all their cards are still made by hand. The company logo is a tengu mask with a long nose. [1]