Logan Paul Gets a New Pokemon Best Friend After America’s Swimming Favorite Flaunts His Secret Stash

American influencer and professional wrestler Logan Paul is known for his love for Pokemon. It is one of the most successful and profitable media franchises of all time and involves T.V. shows, movies, video games, and even collector items like Pokemon cards. In fact, Paul owns a number of rare Pokemon cards, with one card even worth a whopping $5.2 million for which the influencer even holds a Guinness World Record. Recently, an American swimming icon was also seen flaunting his rare Pokemon cards in a social media post.

7X Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel was a notable absentee from the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, but the swimmer has always been a fan of Pokemon. Recently, the swimming sensation unveiled his own set of Pokemon cards on his Instagram.

Swimming icon Caeleb Dressel’s Pokemon cards

The Pokemon trading card phenomenon is huge and some rare cards are traded for millions of dollars. In fact, Logan Paul even converted his rare world-record Pikachu card into a digital asset and even wore the card to one of his WrestleMania fights. Now, it seems that the swimming sensation Caeleb Dressel is also hopping on the bandwagon with his latest Instagram story. Dressel posted a picture with three Pokemon cards placed beside each other. He also accompanied his picture with the caption, “Someone Stop Me”.

Dressel’s cards included Erika’s Invitation, Venusaur, and Alakazam. The accurate value of these cards is not yet known, but they speak volumes about the swimmer’s trading card hobby and Pokemon. In fact, last year, in a podcast with Graham Bensinger, Dressel stated, “Pokemon’s never gone away. I’m playing the new one right now and it’s fantastic,” as he referred to the Pokemon video game. 

The 7x Olympic gold medalist also made headlines a few months ago after he failed to qualify for this year’s World Championships in Japan due to mental health issues.

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Caeleb Dressel’s mental health battle

In recent times, the swimming world has witnessed a number of top athletes come out and speak regarding their mental health battles. Top swimmers like Michael Phelps, Chad le Clos and recently Caeleb Dressel have all been advocating for mental health in sports. Caeleb Dressel had been ruling the swimming pool as a sprinter since 2016, amassing countless accolades during that time.

But he surprised the realm of swimming when he suddenly withdrew from last year’s world championships and did not take part in any events for the next eight months. When he finally participated in the 2023 U.S. Nationals, he was a shadow of his former self and failed to qualify for the 2023 World Championships.

He still hasn’t revealed much but in a report by The New York Times, Dressel said, “There were a lot of things I shoved down and all came boiling up, so I didn’t really have a choice.” Dressel is slowly getting back to form and preparing for an emphatic return at the 2024 Paris Olympics and as for his Pokemon craze, it seems that the swimmer will look up to his trading cards in order to relax and unwind himself.

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