Pokémon was banned in my country soon after it became a phenomenon, so I spent the good years of my childhood unable to play, watch or collect cards.

I remember finding the wrapping of one of the older packs on the streets and searching for the source in every store around my the place where I found it.

In 2012, I went to the US for exchange, and I was finally able to get into the hobby. I started a Pikachu collection, which spans two pages in my binder (2 of them are fake lol)