950+ graded Pokemon cards just dropped on Ronin Network.
Each NFT = Real physical card you can redeem.
$0.001 transaction fees vs Ethereum's $50+.
Traditional collectors are about to meet Web3.
Here's what these Phygital cards mean for you 🧵
What is Ronin?.
A blockchain built for games.
Cheap gas, fast blocks, millions of Axie Infinity players.
After a massive hack in 2022, they pivoted… upgraded security, switched to Delegated Proof-of-Stake, and kept pushing.
Their pitch now is Web3 games + digital collectibles with real-world ties.
They want to make “owning” things in a game feel as real as opening a fresh pack of Pokémon cards.
The Pokémon Slab NFT drop is a Ronin + Drip collab
Drip is a live trading-card marketplace that has put up over 950 graded Pokémon cards (holographics, misprints, Japanese editions.)
You spin a “Pokémon Machine” on Ronin Market.
You get an NFT that matches a real card.
You can choose to keep the NFT or trade it.
Or redeem it and ship the physical card to your door.
Why does this matter?
Pokemon cards hit $6 billion in sales during the pandemic.
But trading them globally was nightmare logistics.
Physical cards mean:
➛ Shipping delays
➛ Authentication concerns
➛ Geographic limitations
➛ Storage costs
NFTs solve all of this. Trade instantly. Verify authenticity. Go global.
Why Ronin?
Ronin features:
➛ Instant transactions
➛ Near-zero fees
➛ Built for gaming/collecting
➛ 1M+ daily active users
Perfect infrastructure for card trading.
How It Works
Connect your Ronin wallet to their marketplace. Choose between two "machines":
➛ Pokemon Machine (only Pokemon cards)
➛ Magic Machine (Pokemon + other prizes)
Pay, spin, get your random card NFT. Keep it digital or redeem for physical delivery.
Ronin Market fees:
➛ Creator royalty: 0-10%
➛ Sky Mavis fee: 2%
➛ Network fee: 0.5%
Sell a $100 NFT with 10% royalty? You get $87.50.
Still beats paying $50 gas fees on Ethereum.
What Could Go Wrong
➛ Legal: Pokemon Company could issue takedow. The Pokemon Company hasn't officially licensed this.
February 2024: Pokemon Company stated they "have not developed or approved" any Pokemon NFTs.
This is a third-party project. Legal risk exists.
➛ Technical: Smart contract bugs, platform failures
➛ Market: NFT or card market crashes
➛ Logistics: Drip fails to deliver physical cards
Multiple failure points exist.
What Could Go Right
➛ Mainstream adoption: Millions of Pokemon fans enter Web3
➛ Market expansion: Other collectibles follow the model
➛ Infrastructure growth: Ronin becomes the collectibles blockchain
➛ Cultural shift: Physical + digital ownership becomes normal
The upside is enormous.
Pokemon Slab NFTs on Ronin represent the first serious attempt at large-scale phygital collectibles.
The risks are real. The IP situation is unclear. The timeline is uncertain.
But if it works, it changes how we think about owning physical things in a digital world.
That's worth paying attention to.
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