The Pokémon Company International
Role in each timeline
- Pokémon Cards: Record Printing, Empty Shelves
Publishes availability updates, owns Millennium Print Group, agreed to acquire Excell Brands, and distributes Pokémon TCG products outside Asia.
The Pokémon Company International across every timeline
Every dated entry that names The Pokémon Company International, from all 1 timeline, newest first.
20262 entries
- The 30th Celebration expansion lands into a market that cannot keep it in stock Launch
The Pokémon Company International released 30th Celebration, an all-foil expansion marking thirty years of Pokémon, at participating retailers worldwide. It introduced a new Futuristic rare rarity illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN and put one of thirty Pikachu rare cards in every booster pack. In Japan the set's 30th Celebration Box was among the first products placed behind the new My Number identity check.
on Pokémon Cards: Record Printing, Empty Shelves - The Pokémon Company International moves into distribution, buying Excell Brands Announcement
The Pokémon Company International said it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Excell Brands, its largest US distribution partner and the largest American distributor of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. President Kenji Okubo framed the deal as a long-term commitment to the trading card ecosystem, and the company said Excell would keep its independent approach to serving retail and brand partners. The transaction was subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
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20254 entries
- The Pokémon Company's own printer takes the largest US manufacturing lease of the year Announcement
Developers Trinity Capital Advisors and Starwood Capital Group announced a lease of the 1.27 million square foot Spark campus in Morrisville, North Carolina, which they called the largest manufacturing lease signed in the United States in 2025. The developers did not name the tenant; PokeBeach identified it as Millennium Print Group, the card printer The Pokémon Company International acquired in 2022. The deal covers more than 400,000 square feet of existing buildings plus a newly built 866,000 square foot plant, to be completed in 2027.
on Pokémon Cards: Record Printing, Empty Shelves - TPCi says impacted TCG products are printing at maximum capacity Response
The Pokémon Company International said it was printing more impacted Pokémon Trading Card Game products at maximum capacity. It said it would reprint impacted products and maximize production for future expansions.
on Pokémon Cards: Record Printing, Empty Shelves - Pokémon TCG vending machines add purchase limits Response
Pokémon Trading Card Game vending machines in the United States implemented purchase limits on products. The machines also used staggered product releases.
on Pokémon Cards: Record Printing, Empty Shelves - TPCi says it will print more Prismatic Evolutions Response
The Pokémon Company International said it planned to print more Prismatic Evolutions. It attributed the decision to high demand affecting availability at launch.
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20221 entry
- The Pokémon Company International agrees to acquire Millennium Print Group Announcement
The Pokémon Company International agreed to acquire Millennium Print Group. Millennium Print Group was to continue operating as a separate autonomous organization.
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