This Week In Pokemon: $420,000 Charizard Card, Pokemon Go Blood Donations, And More

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It’s been a quiet week on the games front, but the Pokemon community has more than made up for it. This week we have two fundraising drives, including one that will see thousands raised for cancer research.

And as usual, we have yet another story about Pokemon cards being sold for silly amounts of money. All of that and more in this week’s Pokemon news round-up.

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Twitch streamers are banding together to raise $100,000 for cancer research charity, the St. Baldrick's Foundation. This event kicks off April 24 and runs for a week. Streamers both big and small are encouraged to sign up for the event, which will see contestants split into two teams. The aim is to see which team can catch the most and possibly even reach one million. You can play any Pokemon game of choice, as long as it has the ability to catch ‘mons. If you were planning to do some shiny hunting anyway, it’s well worth signing up for a great cause.

When we were younger, we always wanted to be like Ash Ketchum. Or, well, maybe we just hated him out of jealousy and thought we could do a better job. Whatever the case, one kid is making this dream a reality, and is fundraising for a trip to the Pokemon World Championship. Liam, a young Pokemon fan, is hoping to raise $5,000 CAD to take him from his home in Canada, all the way to London, England. Liam has already qualified to enter the Pokemon Trading Card Game tournament, so now he just needs the funds. As of the time of writing, he’s got close to his goal, having raised just under $4,000.

Niantic is turning blood donation points into PokeStops, encouraging players to do their bit and donate. These Stops will have “specially designed”