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Tameside Police made a very interesting arrest in Hyde, England, yesterday, recovering a lot of stolen high-value Pokémon cards.
According to the Tameside Police – GMP Facebook page, law enforcement officers seized thousands of high-value Pokémon cards, with an estimated value of over £250,000, or around $332,000 USD. One male was arrested. The police are attempting to return the cards to their owners, and they signed the post off with, “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” and a winking emoji, in reference to catching the criminals and as a homage to the series’ iconic line (via GameRant).
More to follow.
Source: Tameside Police – GMP/Facebook, GameRant, gtrmanchesterpolice/Instagram
Pokemon
- Created by
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Satoshi Taijiri, Ken Sugimori, Junichi Masuda
- Latest Film
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Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle
- First Episode Air Date
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April 1, 1997
Summary
Spanning over twenty-five years, Pokemon, known as Pocket Monsters in Japan, is the multimedia franchise created jointly by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. Conceptualized by Satoshi Tajiri in association with Ken Sugimori and Junichi Masuda, Pokemon is set in fictional worlds where people live together with tamable creatures known as Pokemon. Humans who catch, raise, and battle the creatures are known as Pokemon Trainers. They head out on extensive journeys across their continents to raise their Pokemon with the ultimate goal of competing in tournaments to become the champion. Pokemon spans several massive properties, from a long-running animated series to a successful trading card game, to the medium that started it all, video games. In addition, Pokemon began the “two-game” trend where two versions of a game would release and include different Pokemon/features between the versions, encouraging players to meet up with others and trade so they could “catch ’em all.”
