Pokemon Enthusiast Discovers Amazing Item at Thrift Store

So there’s this person, right? Popped into a local thrift store and, boom, walked out with something super cool for like less than $3. Yeah, you read that right. Some folks are all green-eyed because they’ve been after this thing since way back when, like childhood-dream stuff or whatever.

The Pokemon merch train is no joke—tons of stuff has hit the market outside the games over the years, we’re talking loads of electronic toys. Old stuff gets rarer ’cause, well, things break, vanish, or people just toss ’em. This particular score? The original Pokedex toy—totally looks like Ash Ketchum’s gadget from the show.

On Reddit—gotta love that place—someone with the username rebmanworb chimes in. Says they hit up Value Village, spotted this Pokedex, and snagged it for $2.99. Can you imagine? Even if it was a dud, collectors would’ve been like, “Worth it.” Shockingly, it’s like almost mint condition—barely any scratches! And to think this little dude’s been around since 1998. No box tho. Oh well. Crazy find considering people pay big bucks online for one in this kind of shape.

Pokemon Fans Love the Original Pokedex

Reddit folks are out here celebrating this thrift store wizard who nabbed this OG Pokedex. Everyone’s saying how they wanted one as kids, or maybe had one but it broke—like, the front cover just snapped off. Classic flaw, I guess. So seeing one this intact? Total shocker.

Weird bit of trivia: Turns out the Pokedex toy just about didn’t happen. Nintendo Japan almost nixed it—worried it would mess with Game Boy sales. But, after a six-month hold-up in the frenzy of Pokemon madness, it finally hit stores and sold like hotcakes. Over time, they kept making new versions matching the new Pokemon and the updated looks from the games and show.