Pokemon Trading Card Game Classic is a stroke of genius

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Let’s not mince words. Pokemon is ultimately for children. A lot of us grown-ups love it, yes, but this isn’t one of those game franchises that has sort of ‘grown up’ with its audience while trying to simultaneously appeal to older fans, like Final Fantasy or Zelda. This is a franchise in a perpetual Peter Pan-like state of adolescence.

But, you know, like many of the best things for kids, there’s something in it for adults. It’s like Doctor Who – a family TV show, but one with legions of adult fans who should probably know better but love it intensely all the same. I’m one of those, both for that blue box show and for tossing Pokeballs.

Go to the Pokemon World Championships and you’ll find it telling that this is one of the few esports and tabletop competitions that’s flat-out split into age-bracketed categories to ensure that adult competitors don’t just wash away the children who these games are really designed for.

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