Crypto bros, scalpers and Logan Paul: Inside the world of Pokémon where cards are sold for millions

This photograph shows displayed collectible cards from the Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) at an amateur collector's appartment in Paris on March 11, 2026. Martin Lelievre | Afp | Getty Images When I was a kid in the late 90s, collecting Pokémon cards was a fun hobby. I'd buy packs, hoping to get the rarest "shinies," or holographic cards. …