Danny Levine
Pokémon collector and operator of a cards and games shop in Ottawa known as Danny Ray on cards and games, active in local Pokémon community events.
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Mar 9, 2026 • 27min
Why Pokemon fans still try to catch 'em all
Daniel Dockery, a Pokémon cultural historian and author, joins Danny Levine, an Ottawa cards-and-games shop owner active in local events, and Blake Ouellette, a long-time collector and trading-card shop owner in BC. They trace Pokémon's 1996 origins, childhood collecting rituals, local store communities, nostalgia-fueled revivals like Pokémon Go, and how collecting became big business.
