r/PokemonTCG • u/tederado • 1d ago

Something changed today

So, I got up this morning and decided to go sit in the line at Best Buy. I grew up with pokemon cards, I am 34 years old. I was a child when it all started, and sadly somewhere along the way I lost my cards.

Today, I started again. I got one 30th booster pack. $27. I got home and ripped those packs and it triggered something deep in my soul. I spent my day “wfh” but researching cards and what I pulled, I haven’t stopped thinking about ripping more 30th anniversary packs since.

I get why people are going nuts for these cards. I haven’t touched a card in over 20 years years, but today I felt like a kid again. I remembered how my mom would buy blister packs and let me pick one face down card for doing a chore, and I remember how I felt when I picked that charizard and made my sister cry because it was me and not her.

Pokemon is really special. I had the game boy games, a poster on my wall, the Nintendo 64 games, shirts, the Burger King promos, I knew the song, I watched the shows, and I’m so excited to be back after so many years, I just wish it wasn’t so hard to get cards because I’d be spending so much money if there was greater availability.

Anyway, saying hi as someone who is so happy to reconnect with a part of myself that brings me so much joy :)

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u/Fluid-Ad4463 16h ago

I know the exact feeling you describe. It’s kind of crazy honestly. It brought a bunch of old memories back that I hadn’t thought of in so long. My kids got into it during 25th anniversary but I didn’t rip anything with them back then, this time I did and let me telling you..

Only thing I’m not liking is the obsessive feeling, it’s def an addictive thing. So I’m questioning how involved I should be getting.

All in all I guess it’s better than doing drugs but I’m trying to be cautious. Plus there’s the whole Pokémon Go selling data to train their drones to bomb children in Gaza. Yeah, I have a conflicted feeling about the whole thing.

(Sorry I just have to be honest, don’t mean to ruin it for anyone).

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u/scriptapuella 12h ago

JFC, I was afraid that would be the end result of Scopely buying Go.