{"id":1908642,"date":"2026-04-29T08:47:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1908642"},"modified":"2026-04-29T08:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:47:25","slug":"a-japanese-store-has-come-up-with-a-fun-way-to-combat-pokemon-card-scalpers-forcing-customers-to-pass-a-quiz-before-they-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1908642","title":{"rendered":"A Japanese Store Has Come Up With a Fun Way to Combat Pok\u00e9mon Card Scalpers: Forcing Customers to Pass a Quiz Before They Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Japanese electronics giant Bic Camera is making life tricky for those seeking to cash in on Pok\u00e9mon cards. To deter scalpers, a branch in Tokyo now has a written Pok\u00e9mon quiz that customers have to pass in order to buy the Ninja Spinner expansion.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

As spotted by Dexerto<\/u><\/a>, Twitter \/ X user Ryo Saeba<\/u><\/a> uploaded a photo of a poster explaining the restrictions on the sale of Pok\u00e9mon cards at Bic Camera\u2019s Ikebukuro West branch in Tokyo. They apply to the Pok\u00e9mon TCG set Ninja Spinner, a Japan-only ninja-themed expansion released in March that features Mega Evolution Pok\u00e9mon. It has some desirable Special Art Rares (many featuring Greninja) and a high ratio of secret rares, making it a hot purchase for Pok\u00e9mon TCG collectors and, of course, scalpers.<\/p>\n

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Pour lutter contre les scalpers, le Bic Camera Ikebukuro a mis en place un quiz Pok\u00e9mon obligatoire.
15 questions basiques sur l\u2019univers Pok\u00e9mon \u00e0 r\u00e9ussir pour pouvoir acheter des cartes.
D\u2019apr\u00e8s les t\u00e9moignages, les revendeurs n’ont pas r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 passer le test #Japon<\/a> #Pokemon<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/XoF2By6Q8h<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \u26e9 Ryo Saeba | Japon XYZ \u26e9 (@Ryo_Saeba_3) April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Would-be buyers have to pass a 15 question test about Pok\u00e9mon in Japanese. Taking photos of the test or using your phone to look up answers is strictly forbidden, so no sneakily sending the quiz to a clued-up chum. Even if you pass, there is a \u2018one box per customer\u2019 rule in place, so no stocking up either.<\/p>\n

As extra safeguards against resellers, the store also requires that Pok\u00e9mon card box purchasers have a loyalty account with the Bic Camera chain (either app or physical point card). They also remove the shrinkwrap from the outer box and open it, preventing scalpers from reselling it as sealed.<\/p>\n

A successful test taker reported<\/u><\/a> that \u201cthe store staff came up with an easy quiz that anyone who likes Pok\u00e9mon could answer. (…) It was exciting and fun to do while we were waiting in line, and the staff said \u2018Congratulations!\u2019 when I passed, which made me happy.\u201d Instead of asking customers to explain the rules of the game, some questions are reportedly even as simple as, \u201cWhat\u2019s the name of the Pok\u00e9mon on the box?\u201d<\/p>\n