Sealed Japanese Pokémon TCG, shipped worldwide from the UK.
We ship, you rip.
We buy genuine Japanese booster boxes, cases and specialty releases straight from distributors in Japan. Every box gets checked on arrival at our UK base before it ships out, tracked, to customers here and worldwide.
Latest arrivals
What's in stock right now, bought direct from distributors in Japan.
More on each box: Mega Dream ex (M2A) · Abyss Eye (M5) · Storm Emeralda (M6) · Mega Symphonia (M1S) · Mega Brave (M1L) · Ninja Spinner (M4)
Which booster box should you buy?
Each set pulls differently. Here's how the boxes we stock compare. Read the full comparison.
Reading a Japanese rarity list
Japanese sets use a finer rarity ladder than English ones. This is the shorthand you'll see on our product pages and card sleeves:
The full archive
Every Japanese main set back to the first one in 1996, plus the sub-sets from 2015 on, whether we stock it or not. See every set on one page.
Release dates are as exact as we could get them. For a few older sets we only know the year, so that's all we show. Where the two halves of a paired release moved differently in value, we show a range. Click any set marked ▾ for its market snapshot.
Main Japanese sets released each year, counted from the list below.
Specialty sets
Premium trainer boxes and Pokémon Center exclusives. Limited runs: once they're gone, they're gone.
How stock reaches you
From Japan to your door.
Sourced in Japan
We buy directly from distributors in Japan, focusing on booster boxes and specialty products that are often hard to find outside the country.
Checked in the UK
Every shipment is inspected on arrival at our UK base. Box condition, seals and wrapping get checked before anything goes up for sale.
Shipped worldwide
Orders are packed with corner protection and sent tracked, in the UK and abroad.
Why collectors choose TatakaiCards
We're two people in Belfast, and one of us checks every order before it goes out.
What you see is what you get
Stock counts are real, every box is sealed, and you get the exact box you ordered. No swaps.
Seen before sent
We check every box in Belfast before it's listed. Before yours ships, we email you photos of it: all six sides, the corners and the shrink wrap.
Packed for collectors
Your box goes inside a padded outer box, so it arrives the way it left, ready to keep sealed.
A reply from one of us
Email us about stock, shipping or an order and one of us will write back.
About TatakaiCards
Who you're buying from and how we work.
Who's behind Tatakai
There are just two of us, and we run TatakaiCards from Belfast. We both started collecting as kids: one of us was a mid-era fanatic, the other a HeartGold & SoulSilver enthusiast, and we both absolutely loved the Black & White era. We still collect today and we're regulars at local card shows.
We check and pack every order ourselves, so if you email contactus@tatakaicards.com you'll hear back from one of us, not a call centre. We're Tatakai Cards Ltd, a company registered in Northern Ireland (company number NI744309), and you can find our business details in the Terms of Sale.
How we source stock
We buy booster boxes from distributors in Japan ourselves. Nothing is relisted from a marketplace. When a shipment lands, we check seals, condition and weight before anything goes up for sale.
We've been caught out by counterfeit boxes ourselves, and we know how disappointing it is. That's why we check every box before it's listed, so you can buy with confidence.
Shipping & delivery
You pay what the carrier charges us for your parcel's weight. We don't add a markup.
How your shipping cost is worked out
At checkout we add up the packed weight of everything in your cart (each product lists its own) and show every shipping option for that weight, with prices, before you pay. Pick your country first to see the couriers we use there.
Already through customs, before you order
Ordering from a shop in Japan yourself usually means weeks of waiting and an import bill on arrival. We bring every box into the UK and clear customs before it's listed, so UK orders come by normal Royal Mail with nothing to pay on the doorstep.
Dispatched within 2 working days
We send every order within 2 working days of payment. Before it goes, we email you photos of your exact box: all six sides, the corners and the shrink wrap. The delivery times below start from dispatch.
United Kingdom: Royal Mail
| Service | Delivery aim | Up to 2kg, 1 to 6 boxes | Up to 10kg | Up to 20kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracked 48 | 2–3 working days | £3.65 | £7.35 | £11.85 |
| Tracked 24 | Next working day | £4.65 | £8.55 | £13.85 |
| Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm | Guaranteed, next working day | £9.45 (up to 100g) – £26.95 (up to 20kg), banded by weight · insured up to £750 | ||
Orders of 7 or more boxes don't fit a small parcel, so Tracked 48 and Tracked 24 use the up to 10kg price. For pricier boxes like Storm Emeralda, Special Delivery's £750 cover is worth a look. It's optional.
International: Royal Mail International Tracked
| Destination | Up to 500g | Up to 1kg | Up to 2kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | £8.80 | £8.80 | £10.30 |
| Germany | £9.40 | £9.95 | £9.95 |
| France | £10.85 | £11.15 | £11.15 |
| Spain | £10.20 | £11.40 | £12.50 |
| Italy | £10.60 | £11.90 | £13.00 |
| Other Europe | £15.00 | £16.30 | £18.45 |
| United States | £14.25 | £17.53 | £20.20 |
| Canada | £14.44 | £20.27 | £24.52 |
| Australia | £15.85 | £19.40 | £25.10 |
| New Zealand | £16.30 | £20.25 | £32.05 |
| Japan | £15.70 | £21.45 | £29.10 |
| Anywhere else | £19.15 | £27.90 | £37.55 |
Your country may charge import duty, VAT or customs fees when the parcel arrives. We don't set these, and they aren't part of the shipping price.
Roughly how much does my order weigh?
Returns policy
What we can and can't do once a box has left our hands.
No returns once a box has been opened
Everything we sell is sealed and factory-wrapped. Once the outer seal is broken, we can't tell whether packs or cards have been removed or swapped, so we can't take an opened box back as a change-of-mind return.
Resealed or fake? Full refund
If you think your box has been resealed or is fake, send us photos within 30 days of delivery. We compare them with the photos we took before it left. If we can't show it left sealed and genuine, you get a full refund including postage. If it arrives damaged, we replace it or refund you.
Arrived damaged or already unsealed?
If a box arrives with the seal already broken, or damaged in transit, contact us within 48 hours of delivery with photos so we can arrange a replacement or refund quickly.