This Token Just Outpaced Pikachu — And It’s Not Even Shocking

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Hold onto your Poké Balls, folks: SUI, the Sui blockchain’s token, just blasted off by over 62% this week, thanks to whispers of a Pokémon collab. Yep, digital critters might be jumping on the blockchain train. 🚀🐱‍👤

How did we get here? Pokémon HOME dropped a privacy policy update sneakier than Team Rocket, adding Parasol Technologies, LLC, a Web3 gaming nerd collective that Mysten Labs (the brains behind Sui) swallowed up back in March 2025. Mystery moves? Classic Pokémon vibes.

Wait… Is Sui the new secret weapon in Pokémon’s arsenal?

For those who don’t live under a Poké Mart, Pokémon HOME is that cloud magic that lets you stash and shuffle your Pokémon across games. The weird part? No big announcement. Just a casual privacy policy update, because who doesn’t love a plot twist buried in legalese?

Then, like the watchdogs we all are, blockchain and gaming sleuths spotted Parasol’s cameo. An X (formerly Twitter, because rebranding is as confusing as a Magikarp splash) detective broke the news.

“Today’s Pokémon HOME update threw in another developer: Parasol Technologies, LLC,” they said. Cue the suspense music.

Fun fact: This creepy developer-appearance is only visible in the app’s privacy policy, not the website—like a secret handshake in five languages but missing the Asian market versions. Japan and China are still playing it old school with ILCA and The Pokémon Works, while Korea officially calls Parasol their overseas data trustee—because nothing says “trusted” like international legalese.

Meanwhile, Sui Foundation’s blog teased Parasol’s quest to merge collectible card games with blockchain NFTs, promising speed, trade, and ownership like you actually own those virtual cards. They even name-dropped Pokémon, then pulled a Houdini and erased it from the post.

“Sui Foundation’s blog confirmed (and then ghosted) Pokémon NFTs,” said another user. Apparently, they’re building blockchain cloud magic to stop bugs, hacks, and dupes—because who doesn’t want a world where your Pikachu can’t be cloned into infinity?

While this fuels fan theories hotter than a Charizard’s flamethrower, no official crew—The Pokémon Company, Sui Foundation, Nintendo, Mysten Labs—has said “Gotta catch ‘em all” on this partnership yet.

SUI’s Price and TVL Are Like Ash After a Win: High and Excited

Back to real-world numbers that actually matter if you care about your crypto wallet.

“Sui x Pokémon would be nuts,” raved Matt Willemsen, Collective Shift’s Director of Research. “Maybe that’s why SUI’s been sprinting like a Rapidash lately.”

According to BeInCrypto, SUI soared 62.2% this week, currently chilling at $3.4, with a nice 13.4% pop in just the past day. Investors must be feeling Pikachu-level electric.

Also, DefiLama cheers a 38% bump in total value locked (TVL), hitting $1.6 billion—proof that people trust this ecosystem more than Ash trusts Pikachu (which is a lot).

And DEX trading volume didn’t want to be left out, clocking a 167% jump to $577 million. Stablecoins on Sui? They doubled their growth speed and hit an 82% increase recently. This blockchain party is getting wild!

So, for now, we’re caught between “Is this real?” and “Where’s my invite?” while Pokémon and Mysten Labs stay quiet like a timid Jigglypuff before the big performance. Until then, we’ll watch SUI in the spotlight—because when crypto meets Pikachu, you know it’s gonna be an electrifying show. ⚡🎮

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2025-04-25 10:15