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Company
The Pokémon Company International (TPCi)
TPC's US-based subsidiary that runs Pokémon outside Asia: licensing, marketing, the card game, Pokémon Center online. Files no public accounts.
In numbers
¥488–516bn Revenue of The Pokémon Company’s subsidiaries, worked out by subtraction, year to February 2026 TPC year to February 2026
$15.7bn Pokémon licensed retail sales, 2025, marked as an estimate 2025
$195m pokemoncenter.com sales 2025, Grips vendor estimate 2025
Why it matters Outside Asia, the number that moves the company is TPCi's cut of a pack, and that cut is still a range.
Connections
3 connections have terms that aren’t disclosed.
Around it
Owned by
- The Pokémon Company On record Also licensed by Subsidiary; formed from Pokémon USA and Pokémon UK in 2009.
Led by
- Tsunekazu Ishihara On record Director since January 2012.
What it does
Owns
- Pokémon IP (characters, copyrights, trademarks) On record Holds the registered US copyrights and licenses them.
- TPCi Ireland Ltd On record Single-shareholder subsidiary, incorporated 2020; accounts filed but not yet read.
- Millennium Print Group On record Acquired 2022; price undisclosed.
- Excell Brands Not disclosed Agreed Feb 2026; no closing found to 30 Oct 2026, though TPC's group list already shows Excell .
Operates
- Pokémon Center stores and cafés On record Runs Pokémon Center online in the US, UK and Canada; London store planned by 2029.
- Play! Pokémon organised play (Regionals, Internationals, Japan events) On record Runs the competitive circuit; TPCi's own profile names it among its businesses.
- Licensing and merchandise On record Runs licensing outside Asia: master toy licensee Jazwares and the other Western licensees sign with TPCi.
Publishes
- Pokémon Trading Card Game On record Publishes the card game outside Asia; Asmodee calls TPCi an external publishing partner.
- Pokémon TCG Live On record
Licenses to
- Asmodee Group Not disclosed Asmodee buys from TPCi as a distribution partner; contract term, territory and TPCi's share of sales are not disclosed.
- Takara Tomy (incl. TOMY International) On record Western master toy licence to TOMY International, 2012–2018.
- Wicked Cool Toys On record Master toy licensee from 2018.
- Jazwares On record Master toy agreement extended c.2022; terms not stated.
- Funko On record Named licence.
- Mattel On record MEGA building sets.
- JAKKS Pacific On record Costumes; licensor not named in the filing.
- Build-A-Bear Workshop On record
- Crocs On record
- Netflix On record TPCi's media-licensing team places the series outside Asia; new seasons premiere on Netflix in the US.
Supports
- Mobile games portfolio Not disclosed TPCi lists apps among its businesses, but the store listings for TCG Pocket, Sleep and UNITE name the Tokyo parent as seller, so that revenue is bo…