Some Pokémon fans will need a government-issued ID to buy cards now

Pokémon Trading Card Game fans who want to purchase new products in Japan will need to pull out their government-issued ID, ...
Dexerto

Pokemon reportedly bans graded slabs from official events in major scalper crackdown

TPCi has reportedly banned vendors from selling graded slabs, $1,000 items, and most Japanese Pokemon Center products at official events.
Time Out

Bangkok finally gets its first official Pokémon Centre

Bangkok, I choose you! The Pokémon obsession is about to get considerably more serious. After years of side-eyeing Singapore and Taipei, Thailand finally lands its own official Pokémon centre – and ...
VnExpress International on MSN

Pokemon Center at Singapore's Changi Airport to reopen with a durian Pikachu

Pokemon Center Singapore will reopen at Jewel Changi Airport on July 1 after the brand's first full-scale store revamp outside Japan, Pokemon Singapore said on May 29.

The Pokémon Company Is Considering Using My Number Cards for TCG Purchases in Japan To Combat Scalping

Pokémon TCG reselling has hit a boiling point, and to combat this, the company has announced it is considering a new form of ...
Opinion

The Pokémon Company In Japan Fights Scalpers By Demanding Government ID Checks To Buy Cards

The Pokémon scalping situation in Japan has become so out of control that The Pokémon Company (TPC) has announced (via Automaton) it’s considering requiring government ID card ...
Lifestyle Asia

Pokémon Center SINGAPORE to reopen at Jewel Changi Airport on July 1

Following its first full-scale renovation, Pokémon Center SINGAPORE will feature a refreshed space, new commemorative ...