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Refusal of sales and mobile app account bans to be implemented, following latest case of speculators spoiling fun for fans and upsetting regular customers.

Japan
(anime • card games • fast food • food • hamburgers • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • resellers • scalpers • trading cards)

Pokémon Happy Meal trading cards cause chaos at McDonald’s branches in Japan

Oona McGee
Aug 12, 2025

The Pokémon card battle at McDonald’s was tougher than anyone anticipated.

Japan
(anime • card games • fast food • food • hamburgers • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • SNJO • trading cards)

Pokémon Happy Meal toys appear at McDonald’s in Japan

Oona McGee
Aug 9, 2025

This wild event runs for a limited time, with special surprises for customers.

Japan
(anime • card games • fast food • food • hamburgers • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • SNJO • trading cards)

McDonald’s Japan announces Pokémon Trading Card Happy Meals with guaranteed Pikachus

Casey Baseel
Jul 16, 2025

You don’t need to specifically choose Pikachu, because it’s a promise that he’ll be in your Happy Meal.

Japan
(anime • card games • fast food • food • hamburgers • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • trading cards)

Uniqlo releasing first-ever Pokémon T-shirts inspired by Trading Card Game artwork【Photos】

Casey Baseel
May 25, 2025

Collaboration features big Pokémon’s stars and lesser-known species too.

Japan
(anime • fashion • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon Pocket • pokemon trading card game • Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket • shirts • t-shirts • Uniqlo)

McDonald’s releases new Pokémon Happy Meals, but in the U.S., not Japan

Casey Baseel
Jan 22, 2025

They don’t come with a toy, but Pokémon Trainers will receive something they’ll probably like even more.

Japan, USA
(anime • card games • collectible trading card games • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket • video games)

Hardcore Pokémon fans in Japan are spending a TON of money on Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket

Casey Baseel
Nov 14, 2024

Proportion of in-app purchases coming from Japan is almost nine times as big as the player base.

Japan
(anime • manga • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket • video games)

New Pokémon card game lounge opening in downtown Tokyo with free drinks, snacks, and loaner decks

Casey Baseel
Feb 29, 2024

Shibuya Scramble-adjacent Tsutaya building set to become newest Pokémon destination.

Japan
(anime • COK • collectible card games • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • Shibuya • Shibuya Tsutaya • video games)

The massive Pokémon card public art display going on in Japan right now is a thing of beauty【Pics】

Casey Baseel
Aug 11, 2023

Yokohama’s Pokémon Card Art Walk is a stroll fans won’t ever forget.

Japan
(anime • art • awesome • COK • collectible card games • cool • cute • Minato Mirai • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Card Art Walk • pokemon trading card game • SNO • tourism • travel • video games • Yokohama)

Ed Sheeran (and his friend Squirtle) welcome fans to the Pokémon World Championships【Video】

Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2022

Pikachu shows up in a special outfit and London gets its own Pokémon species representative too.

Japan, UK
(anime • celebrities • Ed Sheeran • london • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • Pokémon World Championships • squirtle • video • video games)

Japanese Twitter user spots moms showing fighting spirit during kids’ Pokémon card battle in park

Casey Baseel
Mar 21, 2022

No idle chit-chat for these parents.

Japan
(anime • collectible card games • crazy • funny • kids • Parenting • parents • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • video games • weird)

Mister Donut caters to Piplup fans with kid-safe plates and promo card sets

Katy Kelly
Dec 11, 2021

If you love this little penguin Pokémon, go get yourself some donuts!

Japan
(cute • donuts • kids • Piplup • plates • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game)

Stores in Japan ask customers to prove they’re real Pokémon fans when buying cards to stop scalpers

Casey Baseel
Sep 8, 2021

Pokémon quizzes and deck inspections are part of the plan to spot resellers.

Japan
(anime • clever • collectible trading card games • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • resellers • scalpers • Yodobashi Camera)

Japanese stores create clever anti-scalper policies for Pokémon cards, Gundam model kits

Casey Baseel
Aug 24, 2021

Making sure they end up in the hands of Pokémon Trainers and mobile suit fans, not resellers.

Japan
(anime • clever • collectible trading card games • Gundam • Gunpla • models • plastic models • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • resellers • robots • scalpers • video games • Yodobashi Camera)

Japanese collector shows off 31 Pokémon cards in collection worth a total of… how much?!【Video】

Scott Wilson
Apr 14, 2019

Meowth used Pay Day! It’s super effective!

Japan
(expensive • Pokemon • pokemon cards • pokemon trading card game • rare • rare Pokémon • trading card game)

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