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Expert Claims Pokemon Cards Could Become The "Global Currency" In An Apocalypse

It’s the middle of the 21st century. Global tensions have reached a boiling point. The world lives on rations, firestorms engulf forests across the globe, the ocean has swallowed entire coastlines, and climate disasters are reported on the news with the same casual indifference as tomorrow’s rain. Russia, meanwhile, is...

It’s the middle of the 21st century. Global tensions have reached a boiling point. The world lives on rations, firestorms engulf forests across the globe, the ocean has swallowed entire coastlines, and climate disasters are reported on the news with the same casual indifference as tomorrow’s rain. Russia, meanwhile, is embroiled in direct war with NATO allies and, in a last-ditch effort to cement its legacy, launches a nuke. Catastrophe ensues. But fear not, because there’s a silver lining to this hypothetical apocalypse. From the rubble emerges an irradiated gamer, Meowth firmly in hand from his extensive Pokémon cache that miraculously survived the carnage. He approaches a shabby stall erected by one of the few remaining survivors, who is eking out a living among the debris.

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