# The Pokemon Company Limits Certain Card Packs in Online Store to Japanese Citizens Only

> Bad news for Pokemon TCG players outside of Japan; you’ll need to be a Japanese citizen in order to buy certain decks and expansion packs from its official online store.

- **Source:** [Ign](https://www.ign.com/articles/scalping-has-gotten-so-bad-that-the-pokemon-company-is-limiting-certain-tcg-packs-to-japanese-citizens-only?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a73a8b82b66e82d789ad1cb)
- **Published:** 2026-08-05
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #card #online #pokemon #store #certain #company #japanese #packs
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