Original name of Pocket Monster cards before becoming Pokmon in the US. Are they worth money? Deep Pocket Monster These are the kind of gold cards I'd like to see come back. The new gold Pokemon in Mega are cool but, I like these XY era better. Did you know the original Japanese pokemon cards were called Pocket Monsters? And we have over 50 in store, including the Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur base set cards! 1997 Japanese Carddass Pocket Monsters Pokemon Cards Price Guide Sports Card Investor