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Notes from the distributor
Guides written for the people who sell this product across a counter — what's official, what moves, and how to stock the Chinese and Japanese lines with confidence.
26 August 2026 · 5 min read
Riftbound in Simplified Chinese: a wholesale guide to Vols. 1–4
Riot's League of Legends TCG, in the Simplified-Chinese print: Origin, Spiritforged, Unleashed and Vendetta, slim vs jumbo boxes, the Vex & Vi champion decks, and why CN Riftbound is the low-cost way for shops to test the game.
Read the guide →19 August 2026 · 4 min read
Chasing Glory Together (CSV10C): the Chinese Team Rocket set
CSV10C is the Simplified-Chinese release of the Team Rocket set and the biggest SC set to date — 287 cards, released 16 July 2026. Slim vs jumbo formats explained, and why villain sets sell.
Read the guide →12 August 2026 · 5 min read
Gem Pack (宝石包) explained: China's all-holo premium line
Every card in every Gem Pack is holographic. A volume-by-volume retailer's guide to China's premium line — the Vol. 2 Eeveelution forest quartet, Vol. 3's Gengar, Captain Pikachu, Applin — and which volumes move fastest.
Read the guide →4 August 2026 · 4 min read
Are Chinese Pokémon cards official? What retailers need to know
Simplified-Chinese Pokémon cards are published by Pokémon Shanghai, a direct subsidiary of The Pokémon Company, and printed in Japan on the same stock as Japanese cards. How the sealed-case security stamp and holographic serial work, and why shops stock the line.
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