Data: Tokenized Pokémon card trading surged, with on-chain sales reaching $230 million in May for Solana and other chains

According to Decrypt, the trading volume of tokenized Pokémon cards on crypto platforms is rapidly increasing. Driven by the "gacha" mechanism, it creates a trading experience similar to "opening boxes/drawing cards" by mapping physical cards to NFTs or digital certificates. Data disclosed by Messari shows that in May, approximately $230 million in transaction volume was achieved across seven blockchains including Solana, Polygon, Base, and BNB, which is about a tenfold increase compared to a year ago.

In addition, the global trading card market size reached $15.8 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow to $23.5 billion by 2030, while the overall market value of NFTs is currently around $2.4 billion, indicating that on-chain collectibles are still in the early penetration stage.