The Pokémon Company announced that, starting August 2026, priority lotteries and select purchases from Pokémon Center Online in Japan require identity verification via Japan's "My Number Card" — an ID issued only to Japanese citizens and long-term foreign residents. This effectively locks overseas collectors out of buying popular Japanese TCG products directly, pushing international fans toward third-party proxy shopping services to obtain Japanese-exclusive cards.
This Mega Charizard X ex (MA) is exactly that kind of card, available now as a secondhand single through CDJapan's Proxy Shopping Service — no Japanese ID required.
