TPCi's statement to the UK trade press in November 2025 that it cannot be directly involved in deciding which retailers receive Pokémon products

How it’s built

1. Read word for word in the original article on Better Retailing, a UK trade title, which reported independent shops being frozen out of supply.
2. The statement gives two reasons: the nature of TPCi's trading relationships with distributors, and the law.

What we assumed

Nothing. The figure is used as published.

Sanity check

It fits the structure on record: TPCi sells to distributors, and the distributors and shops set the allocation and the purchase limits.

Where it comes from

The line in the source

Due to the nature of our trading relationships with distributors and in line with law, TPCi cannot be directly involved in determining which retailers receive product.