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10 Billion Pokémon Cards Were Printed Last Year — and It Still Wasn't Enough to Stop Shortages and Scalping

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Last Year
Genres · strategy
Release · Dec 10, 2019
Developer · Elastic Games
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62 articles 47 writers 2 reviews
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Pokémon
Active · 1996–2027
Latest · Pokémon Champions
Top genres · rpg, adventure, strategy
4275 articles 471 writers 132 games
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