Ever since Pokémon launched its game, it changed the gaming world such that players always intend to play the different versions of the game. Among different Pokémon games, Pokémon Trading Card Game has been launched which is currently giving the game collectors a tough time ahead.
For example, you can have an idea that packs and sealed boxes are not available most of the time. But at times, when they are freely available, they are marked up only for the secondary market.
The biggest problem that everyone facing is that the entire scenario is acting like a chaos. It’s mainly because each individual promo cards both from the Sun and Moon period have decided to increase their prices up to 900%.
The above price hike was about to be implemented in May itself, but couldn’t happen due to many unknown reasons. But as the time passed, things started getting clearer.
And now, I can easily get an idea behind this huge price hike. Well, the above price hike has been condemned by all the genuine Pokemon fans, which is actually not the real cause of the issue.
Pokémon Trading Card Game’s Popularity Explosion Linked to Crypto Trends
It all happened in the month of January when I first confirmed the abrupt rise in Pokemon TCG prices. To my experience, it looked horrifying that the prices were directly related to the surge in the value of cryptocurrencies.
As it was not more than a speculation, collectors unleashed the fact that most crypto markets working favorably for users holding different currencies.
What happened next was something expected. As most people reported profits, they somehow withdrew the revenue they earned and spent them on purchasing different assets or investments.
At this time, when I try to analyze all the price surge, it looks the perfect reason for such a price hike in the recent past.
For more clarification, you can have a look at what Alpha Investments has to say in this regard. Before that, you need to understand that they happen to be one of the largest trading card game investors of the world.
While I decided selling out all $25,000 cases, it was mostly paid through Ethereum, USD stablecoin, or Bitcoin, as confirmed by Alpha Investments. Now, it clearly suggests that the market is actually in the hands of such manipulators who have a large stake in crypto.
The investor who’s also a renowned YouTuber gives an indication that “velocity of change” needs to be quite bigger than it is at present. It clearly suggests that prices are gearing up at a much faster pace than you expect.
As per his speculation on the recent price hike, he says that there is a chance here prices can drop up to 90%. But according to him, such a trend could only reflect in the future. He further stated that many users who are interested to purchase Pokemon need to subscribe it.
For example, rip-and-shippers, flippers, and Scalpers, along with some crypto-enthusiasts, are the main culprits to surge the market prices to skyrocket.
Even they hiked the prices, there doesn’t seem to have a permanent solution for this. The Pokemon Company is in the middle to explain some of its best collectors, and expansions ready to pay some higher prices. It will then start looking like new norm for players.
Pokemon TCG
| Franchise Name | Pokemon |
| Length per Game | Variable |
| Age Recommendation | 6+ |
| Player Count | 2 |
| Original Release Date |
October 20, 1996
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| Franchise | Pokemon |
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Madhusudan Goel is a graduate in Mass Communication and has a passion to develop any story into his own words.
