The Pokémon Company International

Business of TCG

Independent Research on the Business of Trading Card Games

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Business of TCG

The Pokémon Company International | Business of TCG

Ecosystem

The Pokémon Company International in Pokémon TCG; mostly in product development.

01Product development

The Pokémon Company International

Publisher
Manages game and brandGame operatorPublisher
outside Asia, outside Asia; regional publisher and operator attribution in existing research and user-confirmed

Others on this stage

Publisher5

The Pokémon Company
Game operatorPublisher
Japan
Copag
Commercializes localized editionProduces localized edition
Brazil
Pokémon (Shanghai) Toys Co., Ltd.
Game operator
China
Wizards of the Coast
Publisher
United States
Media Factory
Publisher
Japan

IP Holder4

Nintendo
IP holder: Pokémon franchise and charactersHolds trademark rights: Pokémon names and character names
Creatures Inc.
IP holder: Pokémon franchise and characters
GAME FREAK inc.

Printing & Packaging4

Copag
Develops packaging for gameManufactures product for gamePrints cards for game
Brazil
Cartamundi
Card printerPrints cards for game
territory unspecified

02Distribution

The Pokémon Company International

Distribution & Wholesale
Operates shop: Pokémon CenterDirect salesSells game direct to consumer
USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia and New Zealand

Others on this stage

Distribution & Wholesale21

Copag

03Engagement

The Pokémon Company International

Content Marketing
Operates official content entity
Worldwide
Digital Platforms
Digital platform: Pokémon TCG Live
Organized Play
Governs program: Pokémon World Championships, Play! Pokémon Championship Series, Play! Pokémon

Others on this stage

04Secondary market

The Pokémon Company International has no documented role on this stage.

Others on this stage

Marketplaces7

Cardmarket
Marketplace operatorSupports marketplace category for game
Europe
CardTrader
Marketplace operatorSupports marketplace category for game

Dark: The Pokémon Company International 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.

Relationships

Its group. No relationship with another business is documented yet.

The Pokémon CompanyParent

Millennium Print GroupSubsidiary

Own platforms & channels

2 platforms and channels The Pokémon Company International runs itself.

Pokémon TCG LiveDigital platform
Pokémon CenterOperates shop

Company

Open Business →

Part of The Pokémon Company, parent of 1 company.

Legal name: The Pokémon Company International, Inc.
Founded: Feb 2001
Parent: The Pokémon Company

Organized play

2 series it organizes or whose program it governs.

Play! Pokémon Championship SeriesGoverns the program
Pokémon World ChampionshipsGoverns the program

News

The latest 1 brief naming The Pokémon Company International.

Aug 30, 2026Organized play2 outlets
The Pokémon Company International picks Singapore to host the 2027 World Championships (opens the original at The Pokémon Company International)

People

2 people named in a role by the cited sources.

DF
Doug Ferguson
- Senior Vice President, Product Development† for Pokémon TCGExecutive · source
TO
Taito Okiura
- Vice President, Marketing and MediaExecutive · source

† Reported by trade press only.

Timeline

Open Business →

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

The Pokémon Company International

The Pokémon Company International

Ecosystem

01Product development

Publisher5

IP Holder4

Printing & Packaging4

02Distribution

Distribution & Wholesale21

03Engagement

04Secondary market

Marketplaces7

Relationships

Own platforms & channels

Company

Organized play

News

The Pokémon Company International picks Singapore to host the 2027 World Championships (opens the original at The Pokémon Company International)

People

Timeline

Digital Platforms4

Organized Play4

Events & Fairs1

Card Shops & LGS6

Auction Houses5