Independent Research on the Business of Trading Card Games
How we researchOrganization
IP Holder and Publisher in Pokémon TCG and Pokémon TCG Pocket.
Creatures Inc in Pokémon TCG, the first of 2 games; mostly in product development.
Creatures Inc.
IP Holder
IP holder: Pokémon franchise and characters
Others on this stage
Manages game and brandGame operatorPublisher
outside Asia, outside Asia; regional publisher and operator attribution in existing research and user-confirmed
Creatures Inc. has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
Creatures Inc. has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
Provides player account and event locatorSupports event registration and player profiles
Japan
Digital platform:
Creatures Inc. has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
Marketplace operatorSupports marketplace category for game
Dark: Creatures Inc in Pokémon TCG. Below it, other businesses on the same stage of Pokémon TCG. Acting in the same game or stage is not a business relationship; documented partners are shown in orange.
Master data as the cited sources state them.
The latest 2 briefs naming Creatures Inc.
2 relationship records, each with its sources.
Details: Ownership and trademark rights
Research note: joint copyright credit; shares not asserted
Rights and publishing; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 6 sources
Operates shop: Pokémon CenterDirect salesSells game direct to consumer
USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia and New Zealand
Worldwide
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.
At the 2026 World Championships in San Francisco, The Pokémon Company International said the 2027 event will be held at Singapore EXPO. It also revealed an animated film, new TCG cards and an upcoming ex★ card series.
Details: Game development
Research note: Co-developer of Pokémon TCG Pocket with DeNA (and Pokémon Card D Studio)
Rights and publishing; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 2 sources
Location: Intro text
Also reported byAvatar Press (Bleeding Cool) (opens the original report)