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Pokémon TCG
Published by The Pokémon Company International. The organizations, platforms and series in this game’s ecosystem.
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Published by The Pokémon Company International. The organizations, platforms and series in this game’s ecosystem.
55 businesses across the value chain, published by The Pokémon Company International; most in distribution.
Manages game and brandGame operatorPublisher
outside Asia, outside Asia; regional publisher and operator attribution in existing research and user-confirmed
Provides player account and event locatorSupports event registration and player profiles
Japan
Digital platform: Pokémon China official portal
Marketplace operatorSupports marketplace category for game
Businesses on each stage of Pokémon TCG, by role. Acting in the same game or stage is not a business relationship; documented partners are shown in orange.
11 published figures, exactly as the companies state them.
Revenue by game category: Trading Card Games
EUR 284.8 million
Jun 2026
Pokémon Trading Card Game - total production (cumulative, 'over')
over 85 billion cards
Mar 2026
Revenue by game category: Trading Card Games
EUR 1,020.451 million
Mar 2026
Revenue by game category: Trading Card Games
EUR 743.88 million
Dec 2025
78 events since 2021 in 22 countries.
Next events
The latest 3 briefs naming Pokémon TCG.
1 person named in a role by the cited sources.
Doug Ferguson
† Reported by trade press only.
When its relationships started, ended or were announced; the latest first.
2024Starts
The Pokémon Company International sells Pokémon TCG directly to consumers in Australia and New Zealand. source
Nov 9, 2020
USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia and New Zealand
Revenue (Cardmarket marketplace)
EUR 21.752 million
Dec 2024
Revenue by game category: Trading Card Games
EUR 458.151 million
Sep 2025
Figures as the companies publish them in investor-relations and corporate documents. They describe the reporting company or segment, not the size of the trading card market; segments may include non-TCG business. Nothing is converted, combined or estimated.
Cardmarket's October recap reports eight card games added at once as sealed-only listings, bringing it to 25 active games, an upgraded card search, and over 4,800 new catalog products from sixteen games in the month.
Goldin's Pokémon 30th Anniversary auction on October 25, 2026 totaled over $28 million in sales with 18 record prices; a PSA 10 Art Academy Mudkip promo sold for $4.88 million and a PSA 8 1997 Trophy Pikachu for over $3 million.
TCGplayer's October 2026 update for its Roca Sifter card sorter brings a separate sift for Pokémon Energy, prices by card condition for Magic and Pokémon, better holofoil recognition, support for new Magic and One Piece products and faster handling of high-value cards.
The Pokémon Company International sells Pokémon TCG directly to consumers in Canada. source
Feb 2016Starts
Pokémon Center Co., Ltd. operates the shop Pokémon Center in Japan. source
Jan 2011Starts
Copag distributes Pokémon TCG in Brazil. source
