Pros: Teaches some very important skills Cons: Expensive. I'm the only thing that's cheap.
Despite the apparent warning above, there is no relation, whatsoever, between Pokemon cards and cigarettes or crack. However, several unhappy citizens seem to think otherwise, branding the cards as a form of gambling and being more addictive than...
Pros: Fun game, can learn math, reading, and goal planning Cons: Hard and expensive to complete sets
There is surpisingly little for parents to read concerning what their children are exactly getting involved with by actively playing the Pokemon card game. As a regular game player (including other games of a similar nature), I will describe exactly how...
Pros: Great game, world of possibilities Cons: Not cheap, but what's worth doing that is?
Since before the holiday season of 1999, the Pokemon Trading Card Game by Wizards of the Coast has been all the rage with people of many ages. This is largely because of the huge media blitzes, the heavy branding performed by the parent...
Pros: Playable and instructive Cons: Expensive and addictive as crack
At a check-out stand in Target I saw an elderly woman buying 5 booster packs for a young boy. She sighed and said "Well, Grandma loves you but it just doesn't seem like much for a birthday present." Later a friend of mine explained that...
Pros: Colorful characters Cons: Too many hard-to-get cards
There's a little joke in my house about the newest of the Pokemon characters. I tell my kids he looks exactly like their dad, and his name is Brokemon. I can't believe I actually pay $3 a pack for these #&@(!!%^# cards. Now, I don't mind a fad, and I...
Pros: Interesting strategy Cons: About everything else
Kids today go crazy over POKEMON, POKEMON, POKEMON!!!!!!! And why is that? Well, having taken a psychology course in high school, I know that children enjoy the feeling of acquiring something, the feeling of owning, the feeling of responsibility....
Pros: Great hobby to share with kids, the thrill of opening packs Cons: When you don't get any cards that you need
My daughter started collecting these cards back in May. At first, I was buying a pack here and a pack there. She was always asking for more. One day I actually sat down and looked through her book of cards. They were so cute and well made. I was already...
Pros: None Cons: a Fad. A gimmick. A waste of money.
Christmas was a big sell-out for anything Pokemon, including the trading cards. I was surprised to find that even my 5 year old nephew had Pokemon cards on his list for Santa.
The trading card interest was sparked by high values put on cards...
Pros: More and more stores are starting to carry the cards Cons: Not every pack contains a 'Holifoil' card
Pokémon Booster Packs can be found in numerous locations. (Example: Comic/collecting card shop, Toy Stores, Walmart, Target)
Once you can locate a store that actually has Booster Packs in stock, you will find a price range of $2.99 - $7.00 a pack....
Pros: could teach the value of trading things Cons: too many problems with children fighting over them
Well Like many other crazes this one hit america with a bang!!! I have two boys that love them. They are everywhere and I don't think the price is too bad here,as I have seen that some pay alot more for them.
Pros: Cute and fun for children under 6 Cons: Over 6...good luck and I hope you as a parent survive it :-)
About 10 months ago (before Pokemon became a sensation) my friend was collecting the cards, etc. for her 5 year old daughter. She asked me if I had them for my 4 1/2 year old twins and I said, "What's a pokemon?" She explained to me what...
Pros: Fun; It's Pokemon; Can be social Cons: Can be antisocial; Expensive; A hassle
Pokemon cards are, at best, a mixed blessing. On the one hand, they're fun, they make kids more social, and help teach the value of collectibles and taking care of stuff.
Then there's the ticker tape parade of negatives. They can cause friends...
I am 11 years old, and this is my first epinion. My mom does this all the time.
I began collecting Pokemon cards a year and 1/2 ago. They were verey fun, and I just kept wanting to get more. Now I have over 500. I think the best way to...
Pokemon Trading Card Game Ex Deoxys Booster Pack Unveil Deoxys and reach a new, meteoric level of play! One comes from outer space, the other from Earth's ozone. Which side will you choose when the p...
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