Pokémon Trading Cards
The Pokémon Company
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard Dec 2025 on Huberman Lab.
The general take
David Choe sees Pokémon cards as a gambling trap disguised as a hobby—he was shocked to discover packs cost $20 and that pulling a valuable card immediately escalated his spending from a casual hundred dollars into what he recognized as compulsive behavior within months.
About
The Pokémon TCG: Mega Greninja ex Premium Collection includes 1 foil promo card featuring Mega Greninja ex and 1 oversize lenticular promo card featuring Mega Greninja ex. · This also comes with 1 tech sticker featuring Mega Greninja. · You will also receive 8 Pokémon TCG booster packs.
Who said what
David Choe👎 Not a fan
…David Choe discussing current addiction challenges with collectible trading cards
“The worst thing happens. My kid gets into Pokemon. I go into a shop. I had no idea that packs cost $20. I open a pack and the worst possible thing could happen. I get the hit card. It's like, you got the, the Sunbrian, the $1,000. And I'm like, wait, wait, wait, hold on. Wait, what? And I go, Oh, this is gambling. And in six months I I've gone from like, maybe I'll spend a hundred bucks, which, which at the time I was like for fucking cards. And now I spend thousands of dollars a day on it.”
Huberman Lab — Transform Pain & Trauma Into Creative Expression | David Choeat 1:27:42
Listener reviews
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