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From August 2026, My Number card scans may verify Trainer Club accounts for Pokémon Center presale lotteries, selected product sales, and official tournament entry in Japan.
From August 2026, Japan’s online purchase lotteries and tournaments may require Pokémon account verification by scanning a My Number Card chip; applications can take one to two months.
The proposed system could begin by August, using smartphone scans of Japan’s My Number Cards to verify Trainer Club accounts for lotteries, online sales and select events.
From August 2026, Japan may require smartphone-scanned My Number Cards for priority product lotteries, some Pokémon Center Online sales, and official event registration.
The proposed system could begin in August 2026, using smartphone scans of My Number Cards for product lotteries, selected Pokémon Center Online sales and official events in Japan.
From around August 2026, select Pokémon Center Online lotteries and purchases will require NFC verification of Japan’s My Number Card; exact products, events and start date remain unannounced.
Japan is considering My Number card identity checks for selected Pokémon Center Online lotteries, sales, and official-event entries from around August 2026.
The collection includes a zip binder, playmat, double deck box and sleeves, while a $29.99 Flower Bouquet Pikachu plush can hold a card; the Chicago exhibition opens May 22.
The lineup launches May 22 at Chicago’s Field Museum, with many items also online at Pokémon Center U.S.; it features Excavator Pikachu, Fossil Pokémon, apparel, accessories and purchase limits.
The retrospective highlights Generations’ Radiant Collection, $20,000-plus Poncho Pikachu boxes, a nearly $30,000 Mario Pikachu promo, and Seismitoad EX’s 2015 Worlds win.
Nine accessories launch in Japan on May 22 alongside Abyss Eye, including ¥889 sleeves, ¥500 deck boxes and a ¥2,970 playmat; most are Pokémon Center or Pokémon Store exclusives.
Japan’s Pokémon Centers will sell Abyss Eye sleeves, deck boxes and playmats from May 22, followed by Japan Championships accessories on June 6.
The 336-page Deluxe Character Guide arrives August 25 for $59.99, while a $200 limited boxed set adds a TCG playmat, two collectible prints and a certificate of authenticity.
Argos will restrict Pokémon card purchases to its app for collection at UK stores, with no in-store ordering or home delivery, amid rapid sellouts, queues and reported fights.
The $49.99 ETB contains nine packs and a full-art Fennekin promo, while the sold-out $59.99 Pokémon Center edition adds a stamped copy. Chaos Rising launches globally May 22 with over 120 cards.
The 336-page hardcover covers all 1,025 known Pokémon and includes cross-franchise bonus items plus a certificate of authenticity; preorders are open ahead of its Aug. 25 release.
Mega Greninja ex leads four weekly gainers at about $300 with estimated odds of one per six booster boxes, while Rayquaza V reached roughly $325 and Rosa’s Encouragement weakened.
The collection contains three of nine illustration rare–style Johto, Unova, or Galar starter promos, two additional booster packs, and a sticker sheet, with sales planned through Pokémon Center and TCG retailers.
The collection contains three of nine Johto, Unova, or Galar first-partner promo cards, two booster packs, and a sticker sheet, with sales planned through Pokémon Center and TCG retailers.
The May 8 notice cites threats, physical aggression and slander, with offenders facing venue ejection or account suspension under the company’s harassment policy.