Independent Research on the Business of Trading Card Games
How we researchPlatform
Distribution & Wholesale in Pokémon TCG.
Pokémon Center in Pokémon TCG; mostly in distribution.
Pokémon Center has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
IP holder: Pokémon franchise and charactersHolds trademark rights: Pokémon names and character names
Pokémon Center
Distribution & Wholesale
Offers game product
Others on this stage
DistributorOperates b2b platformOperates shop: Copag LojaSells game direct to consumer
Pokémon Center 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:
Pokémon Center has no documented role on this stage.
Others on this stage
Marketplace operatorSupports marketplace category for game
Dark: Pokémon Center 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.
1 documented relationship with other businesses.
When its relationships started, ended or were announced; the latest first.
Feb 2016Starts
Pokémon Center Co., Ltd. operates the shop Pokémon Center in Japan. source
Dates as the sources publish them, at their precision; announcements and effective dates are separate events. A relationship without a dated source is not shown here, so the timeline is not a complete history. Parties without a profile appear under the name their source uses. † rests only on secondary sources.
2 relationship records, each with its sources.
Details: D2C
Distribution and sales area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
IP holder: Pokémon franchise and characters
Packages cards for gamePrints cards for game
Manufactures product for game
Primary-market retailer
Primary-market retailer
Primary-market retailer
Offers game product
Primary-market retailer
Primary-market retailer
Primary-market retailer
Primary-market retailer
Primary-market retailer
Primary-market retailer
Offers game product
Digital platform: Pokémon Card Players Club
Governs program: Pokémon Card Masters tournaments
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
Details: D2C
Research note: International Pokémon Center channel; country-specific legal operator not assigned.
Distribution and sales area; Geography unspecified
Confirmed · 1 source
