Tip - COPING; Who's Afraid of the Pokemon Monster?

IF you know where to look you soon realize they are everywhere, from backpacks in the Bronx to back pockets in Queens. Magmar. Drowzee. Tangela. Pikachu. As most parents of kids between 5 and 13 know, Pokemon cards are the latest fad of the playground set, which trades, collects and sells them in an obsessive frenzy. The cards, from Japan (the name is derived from the Japanese term for ''pocket monster''), are the size of baseball cards and carry images of more than 100 creatures and descriptions of their special powers.
Tags: CHILDREN AND YOUTH, POKEMON (CARTOON CHARACTER), TRADING CARDS,NEW YORK CITY