Pokémon is officially on Ronin. Drip, the livestream commerce platform, just rolled out a capsule machine system that lets you spin for tokenized Pokémon card NFTs—each backed by a real-world, PSA-graded slab.
Yep, these aren’t just digital collectibles. You can actually redeem the NFT for the physical card or sell it back instantly. The system is live now through Jin’s Fortune Spin on Ronin Market, and it’s one of the chain’s first real phygital (physical + digital) drops.
How It Works
There are two machines:
- Pokémon Machine: 100 USDC per spin
- Magic Machine: 30 USDC per spin, includes Pokémon cards and random NFTs from other Ronin projects
You get a randomized pull, with drop rates verified onchain through Ronin VRF. That includes some serious chase cards—like a 1st Edition Ho-Oh with just a 0.02% drop rate, and PSA 10 1997 Japanese Vaporeon Holo at 0.5%.
Once you spin, you can:
- Keep the NFT
- Redeem it for the physical card
- Take a buyback offer right away
All the data—what got pulled, who pulled it, and buyback offers—is live and transparent on Ronin Market’s feed.
Physical Redemption is Simple
Claiming a card is straightforward. You connect your Ronin wallet to Drip, pick the NFT, and redeem it. The NFT gets burned and you can either vault the card or have it shipped.
Buyback prices vary depending on rarity and demand, and they update in real time. Ronin made it clear these aren’t formal appraisals, so prices might shift.
Price Switch: Now in USDC
After feedback, Ronin shifted pricing from RON to USDC:
- Pokémon Machine: 100 USDC
- Magic Machine: 30 USDC
Spin values and buyback numbers now show in USDC too, making pricing easier to understand for most users.
Capsules Are Gaining Traction
This whole thing builds on Ronin’s capsule update from late June, where spin mechanics drove over $500K in volume in just three days. The Pokémon version adds real-world rewards and taps into a much bigger collector audience.
According to Jihoz from Sky Mavis, this is part of their broader push for contribution-based systems—basically, giving users more ways to earn, trade, and interact with verifiable assets across the network.
And Pokémon’s a big stress test. It’s not just a collectible NFT—it’s tied to a real card you can claim or sell back. For Drip, it’s a new distribution model. For Ronin, it’s another step toward phygital becoming the norm in Web3.
