In a recent press release, The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of the Pokémon Company in Japan that manages the property outside of Asia has acquired the Millenium Print Group for an undisclosed sum.
Millennium Print Group, based in North Carolina has been long since been the manufacturer of the famous Pokémon Trading Card Game since 2015. Although being acquired by The Pokémon Company, the printing company will still be operating as a separate, autonomous organization. This partnership looks to further develop Millenium’s capabilities and infrastructure by receiving both investment and industry expertise from The Pokémon Company International.
“By joining forces in a more meaningful way, our goal is to enhance the ways our organizations work together and continue to bring the highest quality Pokémon Trading Card Game products to market. Simultaneously, we aim to develop Millennium into an even better, bigger, state-of-the-art version of their already exceptional organization, benefitting not just Pokémon, but all of their customers.” — Kenji Okubo, president of The Pokémon Company International.