Pokémon cards - help please!

[griffter]

All, I need some help please. This is the best place I can think to ask.

Sounds stupid but is serious. My son seems to be being accused of stealing Pokémon cards from another boy and I haven't a clue whether his story stacks up! Can you tell me how many cards you get in (a) a mega evolutions booster pack, (b) a tin; how many EX cards you get in (a) and (b)? Many thanks...

Then maybe I can work out whether the numbers he's got match the number of packs he's bought...

Many thanks.

[lukefreeman]

10 in a booster

60 in a deck

4 boosters and a special in a tin

[AndrewEH1]

Remember that kids do trade cards, some cards are better than others so might be worth two cards (or more) if swapped.

This other kid may have had second thoughts about a trade that was made.

[griffter]

Thanks both.

Any idea how many EX cards on average in a booster pack?

The other kid's mum has admitted he's "naive" - I'm just not sure my son's that much of a hustler!

[272BHP]

I mentioned in a post few weeks ago about the trouble we had with Pokemon cards at school.

A few complaints of stealing but it turned out that no-one had explained to the kids how trading works, they still believed that they have some kind of legacy ownership over cards that they have swapped.

There can also be issues of older kids pressurising younger kids to trade when they don't really want to. Just keep involved and keep an ear to the ground so that you know what is going on.