Challenge Hiroba (Plaza) Events
Beginning in 2008, the Pokemon TCG would begin to host “Challenge Plaza” (ポケモンチャレンジひろば, commonly mistranslated as “Challenge Hiroba” in English) events. This article will refer to them as the more
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Pokemon Battle Challenge
Pokemon Battle Challenge was an event held from October 17 – December 27, 2009. The event encompassed both the video games and TCG, and was held in 11 shopping malls
Japan World Championship Representative Tournament 2009 – 2010
Continuing from the previous year’s national championships event, the World Championship Representative Tournament series (World Champion Series or “WCS” for short) resumed in the fall of 2009. This year, they
Japan World Championship Representative Tournament 2008 – 2009
In the fall of 2008, Japan’s organized play scene resumed its large-scale regional tournaments after the cancellation of Battle Road 2008. This new tournament circuit was aptly named the Japan
Battle Road 2008
Following the events of Battle Road 2007 and the Winter Challenge, Battle Road 2008 was the final tournament series under the Battle Road brand that had begun back with Battle
Winter Challenge 2007
After the events of Battle Road Spring & Summer 2007, a final series of winter regional tournaments was held around Japan from November 25, 2007 to January 20, 2008. This
Battle Road 2007
The Battle Road tournaments resumed in 2007, starting with Battle Road Spring 2007 on March 17, 2007. This tournament series featured both a spring and summer tournament similar to the
Munch: A Retrospective Campaign
Near the end of 2018, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno, Tokyo held an exhibition of Edvard Munch’s most famous paintings, the most well-known of which was The Scream,
Battle Road 2002
Continuing the tradition of an annual spring and summer tournament circuit, Pokemon announced Battle Road 2002. These tournaments continued the structures set in place by previous tournaments like Challenge Road
Tamamushi University Magikarp Campaign
In the spring of 1998, a promotional campaign featuring Magikarp was launched. Starting from March 1998, school children in Japan were given the opportunity to “enroll” in a fictional university,
Pokemon Card Game 25th Anniversary Creatures Corporate History Deck
In December 2021, Creatures Inc. distributed a holiday gift to various Pokemon TCG illustrators, staff members, and other people who were affiliated with the franchise. Most notably, this gift contained
1998 Pokemon Clay Master Contest
In the summer of 1998, Pokemon and Banpresto (a Japanese toy manufacturer now owned by Bandai Namco) teamed up to launch a new toy product line called “Pokemon Clay Master”