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Pokémon Fan Meets Pope Leo, Gets Him to Sign a Popplio Pokémon Trading Card — and It Looks Like the Pontiff Got the Joke

THE VATICAN, JUL 7 – During Jubilee Year celebrations, Pope Leo XIV signed a Popplio Pokémon card for a Danish fan, creating a unique keepsake that gained attention on Reddit's Pokémon communities.

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Mexico City.- In X, an image was viralized that shows the signature of Pope Leo XIII on a Pokémon card of the character Popplio. The publication was shared by user @ItsMeKingTheo and includes three photographs: a standard card of Popplio, a meeting between a man and Pope Leo, and the supposed signature of the Pope on the card. Although there is no certainty that it is the signature of the Supreme Pontiff, and the publication has already been rem…

The Pokémon collectible card market is millionaire: on eBay alone, more than 2.5 million cards were sold in 2022. Social networks have allowed collecting to be more accessible, giving enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire and share products on a global scale. According to a Wise Guy Reports report, the global market for animation collectibles was estimated at 9.1 billion dollars in 2023. Not even in Pokémon’s most creative video games had it im…

A Pokémon card blessed by the Vatican? It's the unlikely story that has ignited the networks since this weekend. Initially, a person usurped the paternity of this card publishing some photos in passing. But...

Recently, on social networks, news that Pope Leo XIV autographed a letter from Pokémon, surprising thousands of Internet users, after the image was shared by the user @ItsMeKingTheo on social network X. In the publication appear three photographs: a card of the Pokémon Popplio, the encounter between a man and the pontiff, and the supposed signature printed on the letter. Is it real that Pope Leo XIV autographed a letter from Pokémon? Despite the…

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