Independent Research on the Business of Trading Card Games
How we researchOrganization
Publisher and Digital Platforms in Pokémon TCG.
Pokémon (Shanghai) Toys Co., Ltd in Pokémon TCG; mostly in product development.
Pokémon (Shanghai) Toys Co., Ltd.
Publisher
Game operator
China
Others on this stage
Manages game and brandGame operatorPublisher
outside Asia, outside Asia; regional publisher and operator attribution in existing research and user-confirmed
IP holder: Pokémon franchise and charactersHolds trademark rights: Pokémon names and character names
Pokémon (Shanghai) Toys Co., Ltd. has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
Pokémon (Shanghai) Toys Co., Ltd.
Digital Platforms
Digital platform: Pokémon China official portal
Organized Play
Governs program: Pokémon Card Masters tournaments
Others on this stage
Provides player account and event locator
Pokémon (Shanghai) Toys Co., Ltd. has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
Marketplace operatorSupports marketplace category for game
Dark: Pokémon (Shanghai) Toys Co., Ltd 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.
Its group. No relationship with another business is documented yet.
1 platform or channel Pokémon (Shanghai) Toys Co., Ltd runs itself.
Part of The Pokémon Company.
4 relationship records, each with its sources.
Details: Program governance
Research note: Source supported official program governance not per event organization.
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
IP holder: Pokémon franchise and characters
Packages cards for gamePrints cards for game
Manufactures product for game
Operates shop: Pokémon CenterDirect salesSells game direct to consumer
USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia and New Zealand
Primary-market retailer
Primary-market retailer
Primary-market retailer
Offers game product
Primary-market retailer
Primary-market retailer
Primary-market retailer
Offers game product
Primary-market retailer
Primary-market retailer
Primary-market retailer
Offers game product
Japan
Digital platform: Pokémon Card Players Club
Digital platform: Pokémon TCG Live
Governs program: Pokémon Card Game Korean League
Worldwide
Operates secondary market service: Mercari Japan
Offers auction access for gameAuction operator
Worldwide, United States and international
Offers auction access for gameAuction operator
Worldwide, United States and international bidding
Offers auction access for game
Offers auction access for game
Ownership history
Company family
This company
Pokémon (Shanghai) Toys Co., Ltd.
Details: Game and brand operation
Limited confirmation. This claim has restrictions or unresolved details and is excluded from company rankings.
Research note: Official local operator; formal publisher role not independently verified | Die eigene chinesische Unternehmensseite nennt Pokémon Shanghai und sein Geschäft mit der vereinfachten chinesischen TCG-Ausgabe. Die Operator-Rolle ist qualifiziert; formale Publisher-Rechte bleiben offen.
Rights and publishing; Country
Source wording: mainland China
Qualified · 1 source
Details: Game and brand operation
Research note: Official local operator; formal publisher role not independently verified
Rights and publishing; Country
Source wording: mainland China
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Platform operation
Research note: Portal operation is separate from the still-open legal publisher role.
Platform audience or availability; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
