Organization
The Pokémon Company
Publisher and IP Holder in Pokémon TCG and Pokémon TCG Pocket.
- Headquarters
- Based inTokyo, Japansource
- Activity
- Active in 2 games
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Independent Research on the Business of Trading Card Games
How we researchOrganization
Publisher and IP Holder in Pokémon TCG and Pokémon TCG Pocket.
The Pokémon Company in Pokémon TCG, the first of 2 games; mostly in product development.
The Pokémon Company
IP Holder
IP holder: Pokémon franchise and characters
Publisher
Game operatorPublisher
Japan
Others on this stage
Manages game and brandGame operatorPublisher
outside Asia, outside Asia; regional publisher and operator attribution in existing research and user-confirmed
Commercializes localized editionProduces localized edition
The Pokémon Company has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
The Pokémon Company
Digital Platforms
Digital platform: Pokémon Card Players Club
Organized Play
Governs program: Pokémon Japan Championship Series, Pokémon Asia Championship Series
Others on this stage
The Pokémon Company has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
Marketplace operatorSupports marketplace category for game
Dark: The Pokémon Company 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 The Pokémon Company runs itself.
Parent of 3 companies.
5 published figures, exactly as the companies state them.
Pokémon Trading Card Game - total production (cumulative, 'over')
over 85 billion cards
Mar 2026
Events at Pokémon Card Gyms in Japan per year
roughly 300,000
As of May 2026 (annual rate)
Pokémon Card Gyms in Japan
near 1,800
As of May 2026
Pokémon TCG - number of countries and regions sold in to date
over 90
Mar 2026
Pokémon TCG - number of languages to date
The latest 3 briefs naming The Pokémon Company.
1 person named in a role by the cited sources.
Tsunekazu Ishihara
† Reported by trade press only.
9 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
Operates shop: Pokémon CenterDirect salesSells game direct to consumer
USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia and New Zealand
Digital platform: Pokémon China official portal
Digital platform: Pokémon TCG Live
Worldwide
16 languages
Mar 2026
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.
TCGplayer's Q3 2026 ranking by GMV kept Magic, Pokémon, One Piece and Yu-Gi-Oh! in the top four places. Riftbound rose to fifth ahead of Disney Lorcana, Union Arena climbed into ninth, and Pokémon's 30th Celebration was the top-grossing new set.
TCGplayer's report covers Near Mint Pokémon cards with ten or more sales from September 5 to October 4, 2026. Garchomp from Supreme Victors led the group starting at $50 or less (+$51.11); Gengar & Mimikyu GX (Secret) led the group above $50 (+$73.29).
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: Program governance
Research note: Source supported official program governance not per event organization.
Event or organized play area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Ownership and trademark rights
Limited confirmation. This claim has restrictions or unresolved details and is excluded from company rankings.
Research note: IP holder
Rights and publishing; Geography unspecified
Qualified · 4 sources
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-18, item news:bleedingcool_tcg:8f563642b271
Details: Game and brand operation
Limited confirmation. This claim has restrictions or unresolved details and is excluded from company rankings.
Research note: Die eigene Geschäftsfeldseite belegt die Entwicklung und Vermarktung des TCG durch The Pokémon Company. Die engere Operator-Rolle ist geprüft; Publisher als eigene Rolle bleibt offen.
Rights and publishing; Country
Source wording: Japan
Qualified · 1 source
Details: Game and brand operation
Rights and publishing; Country
Source wording: Japan
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Platform operation
Platform audience or availability; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Game publishing
Rights and publishing; Country
Source wording: Japan/current; company-level publisher attribution also user-confirmed
Details: Game publishing
Rights and publishing; Country
Source wording: Japan
Confirmed · 1 source
Details: Game publishing
Limited confirmation. This claim has restrictions or unresolved details and is excluded from company rankings.
Research note: Publisher
Rights and publishing; Geography unspecified
Qualified · 4 sources
Location: Admin review admin-review-2026-10-18, item news:bleedingcool_tcg:ca887fceb4c0
Also reported byAvatar Press (Bleeding Cool) (opens the original report)
