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A new report suggests that The Pok\u00e9mon Company has printed over 9 billion cards in the last 12 months to deal with a card shortage.<\/p>

As per Polygon<\/a>, the data provided by Pok\u00e9mon states that the company produced more than 9 billion cards in the space of a year. According to the site, it is \u201cdouble the rate of the year prior,\u201d pointing out that only 3.7 billion cards were made during the same timeline. The report also suggests that more than a quarter of all Pok\u00e9mon cards printed were produced in the last two years alone.<\/p>

The Pok\u00e9mon Company mentioned last year that there was a shortage in Pok\u00e9mon cards but methods were being used to address the ongoing demand. <\/p>

\u201cWe\u2019re aware that some fans are experiencing difficulties purchasing certain Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> [trading card game] products due to very high demand,\u201d the company said on social media<\/a>. \u201cIn response, we are reprinting impacted products at maximum capacity to ensure more fans can enjoy the Pok\u00e9mon TCG.\u201d<\/p>

Charlie Hurlocker, a Pok\u00e9mon expert and senior consultant for grading company CGC, spoke with Polygon about the company\u2019s move to produce more cards. He said The Pok\u00e9mon Company\u2019s strategy \u201cappears to be working.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cThere\u2019s an entire secondary market that\u2019s based around what any Pok\u00e9mon card is worth,\u201d Hurlocker said. \u201cPok\u00e9mon<\/em> cards peaked in 2021 at six cents a card \u2014 any card was worth six cents, just because there was so much demand. Now that price has catered. It\u2019s like one cent, and the two biggest [bulk] buyers aren\u2019t even purchasing.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The Pok\u00e9mon Company mentioned last year that there was a shortage in Pok\u00e9mon cards but methods were being used to address the ongoing demand. \u201cWe\u2019re aware that some fans are experiencing difficulties purchasing certain Pok\u00e9mon [trading card game] products due to very high demand,\u201d the company said on social media. \u201cIn response, we are reprinting impacted products at maximum capacity to ensure more fans can enjoy the Pok\u00e9mon TCG.\u201d Charlie Hurlocker, a Pok\u00e9mon expert and senior consultant for grading company CGC, spoke with Polygon about the company\u2019s move to produce more cards. He said The Pok\u00e9mon Company\u2019s strategy \u201cappears to be working.\u201d \u201cThere\u2019s an entire secondary market that\u2019s based around what any Pok\u00e9mon card is worth,\u201d Hurlocker said. \u201cPok\u00e9mon cards peaked in 2021 at six cents a card \u2014 any card was worth six cents, just because there was so much demand. 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