Pokémon traders are allegedly offering puppies in exchange for valuable cards

Just because you can trade dogs in the Pokémon games doesn’t mean you can trade them in real life (Niantic)

A couple of viral videos show instances of people trying to acquire Pokémon trading cards by offering French bulldog puppies.

Interest in the Pokémon trading card game has only skyrocketed in recent years, but not because more people are interested in playing. Instead, plenty of grown adults are keen on snapping up cards so they can acquire the rarest ones and sell them off at exorbitant prices.

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