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Pokémon Company says it's bringing facial recognition tech to stores
PolygonMonday, July 27, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Facial recognition is coming to Japan Pokemon Stores to combat scalping ahead of Pokémon TCG's Storm Emeralda (Delta Reign) set release.
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What happened
Facial recognition is coming to Japan Pokemon Stores to combat scalping ahead of Pokémon TCG's Storm Emeralda (Delta Reign) set release.
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Timeline
Polygon published: Pokémon Company says it's bringing facial recognition tech to stores
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