Why Are Pokémon Cards Impossible to Track Down? | Flyover Culture

2020 was absolutely packed with stir-crazy adults coming back to beloved hobbies, but none saw the same kind of mania as the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Sold out packs, cards going for hundreds on the resale market, stolen Happy Meal toys - on this episode of Flyover Culture, we break down why Pokémon cards are having such a moment and what might be next down the road.
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2020 Pokémon Championship Series Canceled www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-ne...
The Pokémon Happy Meal at McDonald’s is getting ruined by greedy adults www.polygon.com/2021/2/9/2227...
Target Stops Selling Pokémon Cards, Citing Safety Concerns in Stores www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/bu...
Target Bans Pokémon Cards and Walmart Doesn't Have Any www.vice.com/en/article/v7ed7...
Walmart Confirms It Has Not Suspended the Sale of Pokemon Cards [Update] www.ign.com/articles/walmart-...
Update on Pokémon Trading Card Game Product Availability support.pokemon.com/hc/en-us/...
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Don't Call It a Comeback
1:16 Canceled Competitions & Manufacturing Missteps
2:32 Enter Specialty Sets
3:53 Box Breaks
4:56 Gotta Keep 'Em Stocked
5:46 Effect on Competitive
6:31 Unhappy Meals
7:09 Target Suspends Card Sales
8:41 Look Ahead & Outro