The Japanese side of the Pokemon TCG ... the most valuable cards in Surging Sparks will illustrate that Pikachu can make waves in any language. Wigglytuff's best cards come full circle.

A Pokemon fan made a pixel-art map of Japan with game regions accurately placed. Pokemon regions like Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh are based on real Japanese ... Dragon-type cards and TCG ...

This level of popularity is in stark contrast to when Pokemon cards were launched in 1996 as Japan’s first full-scale trading ... system and encouraged Japanese players to hold competitions.