User:Miles at UofU/sandbox

Pokémon Trading Card Game - I hope to be able to find more sources from my research to help give more citations to information already available. I also want to look deeper into the business side of the trading card game. I had heard before that Pokemon makes the most amount of money from the Trading Card Game, and not from the Anime or Video Games. Therefore, I would like to add more about how successful and popular the trading card game has been throughout the years. A section about collectors and rare cards could also be added.

Webtoon - I would need to research a lot more, but hopefully I can add more to the article. It is still considered a Start-Class article so I am sure it can be flushed out a lot more.

Solo Leveling - Very limited amount of information at all. I want to fill it out more like that of other Wikipedia pages about specific Webtoons and manga. There is really just a bare minimum right now, so I think that there is a lot that can be added to.

Pokemon TCG economic strength/growth
Pokemon is the most profitable franchise in the entire world. With card games being a continuously growing market, it comes as no surprise that Pokemon TCG has great financial success. In the year of 2016 alone 2.1 billion cards were sold to retailers. By the year of 2018 Pokemon TCG has sold a total of 23.6 billion cards spanning across 74 different countries. Depending on the region Pokemon TCG may be the most sold trading card game, but globally it places in the top 3 most sold card games along with yugioh and magic the gathering. In particular Pokemon TCG has seen a large spike in European market share. Pokemon TCG market share has grown to 82% in Europe. Pokemon TCG has been a been a successful product that now spans across generations, and it only continues to grow in size and subsequently money earned.

Pokémon Card Collecting
There are many different ways of trading and purchasing Pokémon cards. Pokémon cards can be found in stores in a variety of ways including pre-constructed decks, promo cards included with a few packs, booster boxes of 36 packs, or individual packs. Subsequently, cards can also be bought individually through websites and individual sellers online. However, buyers should be aware that fake Pokémon cards are also available through online sellers. Pokémon cards have different rarities. From lowest to highest rarity, cards can be rated Common (depicted by a circle in the bottom corner), Uncommon (depicted by a diamond in the bottom corner), Rare (depicted by a star in the bottom corner). Japanese cards use letters instead of shapes to represent rarities. From lowest to highest rarity, cards can be rated C, U, R, RR, SR, and UR. In a single pack of cards in the United States you can expect to get 10 cards total. You are guaranteed 5 common Pokémon cards, 3 uncommon cards, 1 holographic card, and 1 rare card. Some rare cards can be rarer than others. Typically, these cards have art that covers the whole card (known as a full art card) or half of the card. A secret rare card is a full art card (sometimes rainbow or single-color themed) that has a number in the corner that surpasses the number of normal print cards in the set (ex. 242/220). Major collectors tend to use protective casing for rare cards in order to keep their value. The most expensive Pokémon card ever sold was the "Pikachu Illustrator" card. It sold for $224,500 at Weiss Auction on October 23, 2019.

Pokemon TCG Sources
http://www.licensingcorner.com/brand-lifestyle/corporate-brand/brand-licensing/brand-pokemon-continues-to-rule-in-2017-toys-and-card-sales-spike-in-europe/


 * Huge European market share
 * Total sales of cards to date
 * Number of players at events

https://www.nintendo-insider.com/pokemon-trading-card-game-scores-82-percent-market-share-in-europe/


 * European market growth

https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/2017/us-toy-industry-grows-its-sales-by-3-percent-mid-way-through-2017-reports-the-npd-group/


 * Pokemon merch and Pokemon trading card game are number one

https://www.statista.com/outlook/14030000/109/card-games/united-states


 * Overall market of card games in the US

https://www.serkantoto.com/2018/05/29/pokemon-company-profit-2018/


 * Overall Pokemon company profit

https://www.alphr.com/life-culture/1007038/with-21-billion-cards-sold-last-year-the-pok-mon-trading-card-game-is-still


 * card game popularity over the years
 * total cards sold in a year to retailers

https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/43736/top-collectible-games-spring-2019


 * Card games sold ranking in spring 2019

https://wealthygorilla.com/most-expensive-pokemon-cards/


 * 20 Most expensive pokemon cards

https://www.thegamer.com/rarest-pokemon-cards-worth/


 * 25 rarest pokemon cards and corresponding value

https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/12/how-competitive-pokemon-works


 * competitive pokemon tournaments

https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/2020-season-pokemon-tcg-format-rotation/


 * current standard rotation

http://www.topcutevents.com/pokemon-prerelease-events.html


 * pre-release events

http://suttoncoldfieldpokeclub.weebly.com/championship-points.html


 * regional tournament point system

https://hobbyhelp.com/pokemon-cards/


 * how to build decks
 * expensive cards
 * how to tell fakes
 * how to keep in good condition

https://thecardbazaar.com.au/how-to-tell-if-a-pokemon-card-is-fake


 * How to spot fake cards

https://gemr.com/blog/how-to-organize-and-protect-pokemon-cards/


 * how to keep in good condition

https://teamcovenant.com/learning/pokemon-tcg-card-game/what-to-buy-for-the-pokemon-tcg-booster-packs-boxes-and-more


 * number of cards in pack
 * booster boxes
 * starter decks
 * Singles

https://dotesports.com/pokemon/news/pokemon-tcg-card-rarity-explained


 * Card rarities

https://www.flipsidegaming.com/blogs/pokemon-blog/a-comprehensive-review-of-rarity-in-the-pokemon-tcg-part-two


 * Complete list of rarities
 * Japanese rarities given

https://kotaku.com/the-most-expensive-pokemon-card-on-earth-sold-for-195-1839401186


 * Pikachu Illustrator sold