Pokémon, the Japanese craze that swept playgrounds around the world, celebrates its 30th anniversary this week.
And anyone who took part back in the day and kept their stash of cards, which feature fictional animals, could be sitting on a small fortune as the prices for rare examples have soared.
Highly sought-after cards regularly sell for tens of thousands of pounds, and in February a card featuring Pikachu – one of the most recognisable characters – sold at auction for a record $16.4million (£12.2million).
Social media influencer Logan Paul, who sold the record-breaking card, had purchased it for $5.2million (£3.9million) in 2021 –
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