Pokémon Escalates Its Anti-Scalper Campaign With Facial Recognition at Japan's Pop-Up Card Stores

SummaryPokémon will require mandatory facial-recognition scans at five temporary card stores in Japan tied to the Storm Emerald Mega expansion launchThe system enforces a one-entry, one-queue-ticket limit per person each day, automatically flagging anyone who tries to returnThe rollout extends a widening campaign against Trading Card Game scalping that has recently included proposed identity checks and government-level interventionPokémon is deploying mandatory facial recognition at five tempora...