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Elie Gould

Two men plead guilty to stealing over £71,000 worth of Pokémon TCG in a string of burglaries targeting small card stores

Pikachu crying in Pokemon: The First Movie.

Two brothers have been caught trying to steal £62,000 worth of Pokémon TCG by Cheshire police who aptly commented: "gotta catch 'em all!"—true, but I'm not sure Ash Ketchum envisioned it quite like this.

Keith Johnson, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary with intent to steal at a hearing which took place earlier this month and has since been sentenced to 29 months in prison (via IGN). While his accomplice and brother Shane Johnson, 37, admitted to the same offences and is set to be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on July 31.

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