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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jaimie Ding and Liam McEwan

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 30 years after pokemon s release fans are still trying to collect them all | History Defined

World Pokemon Anniversary - (Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Benson Lu's life revolves around Pokémon.

The 26-year-old has played the mobile game Pokémon Go every day for a decade, watches the animated show every week, goes to the local card shop in his Los Angeles suburb to play the brand's trading card game every week, and has a whopping collection of cards worth more than $70,000.

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