>>45595899>people to play withMy friends and I mostly play, but I can usually interest people at my local pokemon league to try out the old format every now and then. You need to play modern formats to get your foot in that door, however.
>buying cardsI like to visit my local card shops. Usually there will be a card dealer who's got lots of old cards. Online really is your best bet though. Visit something like tcgplayer. You can get cards for cheap still.