Pokemon – A Different Way Of Looking At The Craze.

Everyone remembers the original Pokemon being a trend of more than 25 years ago, when we were suddenly bombarded with video games, toys, collectors cards and even a movie. Today, in the age of the smartphone, we have Pokemon Go, where, with the aid of your phone, you can hunt Pokemon’s in the real world, on your street, home, town, quite literally everywhere. We also have the highly collectable Funko Pop figures, which are supremely popular with young and older collectors alike.

Pokemon Trading cards

Pokémon cards were officially introduced in October 1996 in Japan after the success of the video game – and the collectable card game now has over 9000 unique cards in circulation, making them one of the biggest and most popular collecting phenomenons in the World right now. These cards range in value and price, and you can buy them as an individual card, or in many different kind of packs, including booster packs.

If you use a reputable seller of pokemon tcg like Magic Madhouse, you can pick up online codes and individual cards from as little as 20p, making them highly affordable for young collectors who may want to use them for gaming, or as collector who is trying to get the whole collection, or even to use as swaps to get the cards you really want. But this is also a very serious, big money hobby, as items like the SM Lost Thunder Booster Box costs a whopping £600!

Pokemon Go

It has proved to be highly addictive fun, with people spending hours trying to download the app so that they can take part. Everyone, from children to adults seem to be swept up with the activity of finding Pokemon’s, joking about how they have popped out of their washing machines, have been hiding in their local parks and gardens, and even joining them on their family holidays. But the fun has also had a side that has proven to be both serious, and at times, dangerous, with reports of young people walking along railway lines and on tracks in order to find the elusive characters. There have been reports of injuries when people have not been watching where they are walking, walking into walls, lamp posts and even roads whilst engrossed in their quest. Pokemon can appear anywhere, and this can be a worry, especially for parents.

But, there are so many positives to Pokemon Go, with even the British Medical Journal giving the activity the thumbs up. An article on i4u shows that Pokemon is a great way to get exercise every day by walking for long periods of time. In Summer, you can also be getting your Vitamin D by spending time outside, in the sunshine, rather than stuck in front of computer games or the television.

“…Pokemon Go has reclaimed the streets of the UK as a fun playground that can be used to search for virtual monsters hidden in the environment. People are truly enjoying themselves and getting their adrenaline fix in a more acceptable manner rather than through daredevil adventurism…”

If we can ensure that personal safety and common sense is kept paramount when playing Pokemon Go, the benefits could certainly be great for the health and fitness of participants.

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