How An Incineroar-Themed Pokemon Card Deck Possibly Saved This Person's Life From Gunfire

Usually people play with Pokemon trading cards or collect them. But apparently they can save your life by blocking an actual bullet. That's reportedly what happened for a Florida resident, as a neighbor's gunfire was stopped by an Incineroar-themed deck of Pokemon cards.

A Reddit user shared how Pokemon cards saved their life, saying that they "now count Incineroar as my guardian angel Pokemon and have never been happier to have piles of cardboard in my box." The writer, who goes by LolaInSlacks88, says they were sleeping on a Sunday last month when a "series of explosions" awakened them. Apparently, their neighbor in the country shot a 9mm bullet into their house that was ultimately stopped by the Pokemon deck. They believe that if not for the cards, the ammo could have hit them in bed.

Even with the pictures, some people were skeptical about this story. To back up their claims, LolaInSlacks88 shared a photo of their police report from the scary incident that has since been deleted. GameSpot cannot confirm the authenticity of this story, though we did see the police report before it was removed from Reddit.

While the physical cards might stop bullets, digital Pokemon cards are pretty dang popular right now. Case in point: Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket surpassed 100 million downloads earlier this year, and shiny Pokemon just arrived in the app over the past couple of weeks.

Looking ahead, Pokemon Legends Z-A is set to arrive later this year on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. In fact, it's one of a handful of games getting an enhanced Switch 2 Edition, alongside others like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. One of the latest trailers for Pokemon Legends Z-A showcased a new gameplay twist, as skilled trainers take to the streets of Lumiose City when nightfall hits.