The Pokémon Company, along with 30 other European content creators, has won a Guinness World Record this month. In a 24-hour marathon, the group opened more than 1,500 booster packs and contributed to the longest unboxing live stream video ever.
The Pokémon Company explained that hundreds of products were unboxed, and over 20,000 cards were shown off during the live stream. The content creators also sported Pokémon Center and other products from the franchise over the course of the event. After the 24-hour mark was reached, the adorable Pikachu showed up and helped the streamers accept the Guinness World Records certificate.
A cool gesture, after this Pokémon Company world record was achieved, is that these thousands of cards have been donated to charities ahead of the holidays, including Bernardo’s, a UK organization which helps children and families living in poverty. They have been “carefully curated into binders to create incredible collections of Trading Card Game cards,” said the press release.
The expansion Scarlet & Violet – Surging Sparks – just launched earlier this month, and this event was a way to help promote it. It includes the Stellar Tera Pokémon ex, which includes a cool Pikachu with the powerful Topaz Bolt attack. Some cards are themed around the Terarium, a location from The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 2: The Indigo Disk DLC for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. One of the cards includes the Aloolan Exeggutor as a Stellar Tera Pokémon ex as well.
You can get the cards physically or digitally through the TCG Live app. The press release says you’ll be able to receive in-game bonuses while logging into it.
