TAKE A PIKACHU FUTURE WITH POKEMON CARDS; Clairvoyant Sylvia tells

TAROT reader Sylvia Irving says she has found a new way of looking into the future...by using her son's Pokemon cards.

Sylvia, 43, borrowed her seven-year-old son Andreas's prized Japanese cartoon cards when she was challenged by a friend two months ago after boasting that she could use anything to read people's fortunes.

She said: "I've always been able to read most things from orange peel to water.

"One of my regular clients, who I've known for about 10 years, came in for a reading.

"We started talking as usual when he saw the Pokemon cards lying on the table and asked me if I could read them.

"At first I told him not to be so silly, but when I picked them up I thought, 'These are really easy to read'. They were very effective too."

Sylvia, who reads fortunes for pounds 15 a time from her studio in Birmingham, claims she can identify important changes in people's lives through the Pokemon characters.

She said: "It's quite easy really - they work a lot like my usual tarot cards and seem to be very popular among my clients. The characters mean different things to different people. It's not as though they all represent the same future. By looking at the cards I'm able to tell certain things about people, like what their personality is like and what lies ahead of them."

Above is Sylvia's guide to what the Pokemon cards say about you...

PIKACHU

A strong-willed person who can sometimes be over-dominating but in other situations can be misread

CHARMANDER

A person who can be hard to handle, but once you've gained their trust they're worth keeping. Not easily fooled

SQUIRTLE

A useful person to have in legal battles - they're clever and strong but can be meek. Can make you believe anything

JIGGLYPUFF

A mean person, someone to be careful of. They come across as something else other than what they are

MEOWTH

A sneaky, snidey person. You always have to be on your guard around them - handle with extreme caution

BULBUSAUR

This character refers to business, and questions whether or not your business will be successful

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