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From July 24, participating Japanese Pokémon Card Stores limit customers to one entry ticket daily, using facial recognition to block repeat visits; stored images and entry records will later be deleted.
Japan is testing facial recognition at several Pokémon TCG pop-up stores to block duplicate purchases and unauthorized entry, expanding efforts to curb reseller markups.
Five Japanese pop-up card stores will scan faces from July 31 to August 16, limiting each shopper to one entry and one queue ticket per day during the Storm Emeralda launch.
From July 24, shoppers aged 6 and older must submit facial scans to enter Japan’s Pokémon Card Stores; repeat visits or multiple same-day queue tickets can trigger refusal.
From July 24, participating Japanese Pokémon Card Stores may verify customers aged elementary-school level or older to detect repeat same-day entries and enforce purchase limits.
Facial recognition will enforce once-per-day entry and purchase limits at Japan’s official Pokémon Card Stores; preschoolers are exempt but must be accompanied by an adult.
From July 24, Pokémon Card Stores in Japan began scanning customers aged elementary-school age and older to detect repeat entry and enforce same-day purchase limits.
Customers will receive one numbered ticket per day, with repeat visits blocked to prevent scalpers from bypassing purchase limits. Facial images and visit counts will be retained under TPC's privacy policy.
YOKA Games’ promotional image shows a new Pokémon board game launching in November 2026, with cards and a hooded character pictured; further details are still pending.
The July 29 update guarantees a four-diamond-or-higher pull after undisclosed conditions and lets previously owned cards count across expansions; Ruler of the Skies launches the same day.
The July 29 update upgrades the app's Unity environment and grants 36 pack hourglasses, claimable through August 30; Wi-Fi is recommended for the 3.5 GB download.
Target’s wider electronics-area displays are holding more Pokémon inventory, with some Minnesota restocks lasting hours; the retailer’s TCG category reportedly grew 70% to over $1 billion.
DeNA’s battle AI supports roughly 540 predefined decks and user-made combinations, using reinforcement learning to adapt to new cards, rule changes and imperfect information.
Each box is expected to pair a random Eevee-family card-art figure with its reverse-holo card, a display stand and two 5-card booster packs; no release date is confirmed.
Pre-orders include a six-pack Booster Bundle expected at $26.94 and a 10-pack Mini Tin Display at $99.99, with limits of three and one per customer; Pokémon Center ETBs are excluded.
The worldwide release includes booster packs, ETBs and collections, plus stamped Zarude, Armarouge and Primarina promos with qualifying $15 purchases at select retailers while supplies last.
The 120-card worldwide expansion adapts Japan’s Abyss Eye, led by six Mega Evolution Pokémon ex and 36 secret rares numbered 85–120. Wailord ex ties the legal-card HP record at 380.
Customers in Minnesota and Pennsylvania reported that local Target stores received no Pitch Black stock at launch, with no arrival date confirmed and the scale of the disruption unclear.
Customers in Minnesota and Pennsylvania reported that Target stores received no Pitch Black stock on launch day, with no arrival date given; the issue appears to be a shipping error.
Worldwide booster packs and ETBs are on sale now, with stamped Zarude, Armarouge or Primarina promos offered at select retailers on Pokémon TCG purchases of $15 or more while supplies last.