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Three decades in, and the Pokemon craze is showing no signs of slowing down. 

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Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano turned to pop culture as he went live on Facebook on Saturday, May 23, using the Pokémon trading card game as an analogy for what he described as shifting dynamics inside the Senate.

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Thousands of players and fans gathered at the 2025–26 Philippines Master Ball League.

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Pikachu and friends are set to return to consoles in two new Pokemon games next year.

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The supposedly unique PSA 10-graded Pikachu Illustrator was originally bought by Paul in another record-breaking sale in 2021.

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Tickets are already sold out for the next two months.

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The store listed several cards as stolen, each stored in protective plastic cases called "slabs" that verify their authenticity.

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"Pokemon Legends: Z-A" will for the first time play out its matchups in real time, rather than the turn-by-turn play of previous titles going back to 1996.

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McDonald's Japan has cancelled a promotion based on the classic "One Piece" manga series, after a similar Pokemon-themed campaign sparked a frenzy and uproar about uneaten food being discarded.

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McDonald's Japan has apologzed after a campaign giving away limited-edition Pokemon cards with "Happy Meals" triggered long queues and social media outrage about food waste.

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                    [Title] => Pokemon Company marks 30th anniversary with trading card expansion, website launch
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Three decades in, and the Pokemon craze is showing no signs of slowing down. 

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Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano turned to pop culture as he went live on Facebook on Saturday, May 23, using the Pokémon trading card game as an analogy for what he described as shifting dynamics inside the Senate.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-24 11:54:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804611 [AuthorName] => Kristine Daguno-Bersamina [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/24/allan-peter-cayetano-pokemon-cards_2026-05-24_11-42-53764_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2524441 [Title] => Philippines Master Ball League reflects Pokémon’s growing roots among Filipino fans [Summary] =>

Thousands of players and fans gathered at the 2025–26 Philippines Master Ball League.

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Pikachu and friends are set to return to consoles in two new Pokemon games next year.

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Tickets are already sold out for the next two months.

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The store listed several cards as stolen, each stored in protective plastic cases called "slabs" that verify their authenticity.

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"Pokemon Legends: Z-A" will for the first time play out its matchups in real time, rather than the turn-by-turn play of previous titles going back to 1996.

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McDonald's Japan has cancelled a promotion based on the classic "One Piece" manga series, after a similar Pokemon-themed campaign sparked a frenzy and uproar about uneaten food being discarded.

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McDonald's Japan has apologzed after a campaign giving away limited-edition Pokemon cards with "Happy Meals" triggered long queues and social media outrage about food waste.

[DatePublished] => 2025-08-13 16:58:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Food and Leisure [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/12/07/mcdonald_2023-12-07_08-26-37557_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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