"The Pok\u00E9mon Trading Card Game (\u30DD\u30B1\u30E2\u30F3\u30AB\u30FC\u30C9\u30B2\u30FC\u30E0, Pokemon K\u0101do G\u0113mu, \"Pokemon Card Game\"), abbreviated as PCG or Pok\u00E9mon TCG is a collectible card game, based on the Pok\u00E9mon video game series, first published in October 1996 by Media Factory in Japan. In the US, it was initially published by Wizards of the Coast; Nintendo eventually took over publishing the card game alongside the video games in June 2003."@en . . . . . .