Ping time is measured in milliseconds, and tell you how long a packet data takes to travel back and forth from the client and the game server
Pokmon is an alternative, growth-oriented, speculative and volatile asset that does not react to economic indicators, but mostly to collector demand, trends, print runs and nostalgia
Once discovered, the card was immediately submitted to the Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), a leading card grading firm, for authentication
Due to the trading card game's success, there have been attempts to translate the game's different mechanics into video game spin-offs, like the Pokemon Trading Card Game Game Boy Color game, and more recently, Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket for mobile devices