Owner’s Pokémon are special Pokémon who have been raised by well-known trainers, who are named as part of each card’s title.

Good luck. "It's rough right now," said Jake Wagman, a 23-year-old Pokemon card collector in Toronto. "I blinked and product is impossible to find. It's unavailable." Wagman used to be able to ...

The Pokemon Card Game started 30 years ago, overcame a period of poor sales and flagging interest, and is now riding an extended wave of popularity far beyond the expectations of company officials.

The Pokemon trading card market is now being likened to a stock exchange, filled with the risks and benefits of wild price fluctuations. The first step in becoming a potential player in the card ...