pokemon the cardgame

I play pokemon from the start, but i do mean the pokemon cardgame, not pokemon go. It is a shame not more people do the card game, i always have to go to Antwerp to find players. I f you do see the price of some cards ! wow! Did you know that there are actually games done on european basis ?? I wished i was a official player, still trying to become one. I would love to see some comments coming :-)