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Four Japanese 30th Celebration products priced from ¥6,200 to ¥27,500 will require government ID verification, restricting official-store purchases to Japanese citizens.

Pokémon Club reaches participating UK primary schools on September 1, while ISTE now offers the TCG-based program directly to K–12 educators across the US and Canada.

The Pokémon Company added dozens of official 30th-anniversary logos for previously uncovered forms, including Furfrou, Vivillon, Floette and Ogerpon.

The Pokémon Company will donate ¥100 million to Kumamoto Prefecture, the Japanese Red Cross and relief organizations following the July 28, 2026 earthquake.

Part 1 adds the underwater Bubbly Basin area, new Pokémon, outfits and building options on August 5; Part 2 follows in late 2026 with wearable accessories.

Five Japanese pop-up stores will use once-daily facial scans from July 31 to August 6 while selling exclusive TCG cards and Pokémon Center merchandise.

Five official Japanese TCG shops will trial ID-linked facial recognition at the end of July, flagging customers who seek multiple entry tickets as authorities consider wider use.

Official Japanese stores will limit customers to one visit per day, using facial recognition for adults and elementary-age children to deter repeat entry, crime and card scalping.

Five Pokémon Card Stores opening across Japan on July 31 will require customers above preschool age to undergo facial recognition before receiving a once-daily entry ticket.

Five temporary Japanese Pokémon Card Stores will scan shoppers from July 31–August 16, limiting each person to one daily visit during the Storm Emeralda launch.

Five Japanese pop-up shops will use facial recognition during Storm Emeralda sales to block repeat purchases; customers who decline scanning will be denied entry.

Japanese Pokémon Card Stores will require facial recognition for most visitors, limit entry to once daily, and deny access when the system detects duplicate visits or tickets.

Japanese Pokémon Card Stores will require facial recognition for most visitors and limit customers to one entry per day, with repeat entrants automatically denied.

Official Pokémon stores will limit customers to one visit per day, denying repeat entry; preschoolers are exempt from facial scans but must enter with a guardian.

Official Japanese Pokémon stores will limit customers to one visit per day, using facial recognition for adults and school-age children to detect repeat entry and deter crime and scalping.

Official Pokémon stores in Japan will limit customers to one visit per day, using facial recognition for adults and children of elementary-school age or older to curb repeat entry and crime.

Official Pokémon stores in Japan will use facial recognition to enforce one visit per person per day, covering adults and children of elementary-school age or older.

Participating official stores will use facial recognition to enforce one visit per person per day, covering adults and children of elementary-school age or older.

From July 31 to August 16, five Japanese pop-up stores will scan customers’ faces to enforce one entry and one queue ticket per person daily, with collected biometric data later deleted.