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Cards for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] have been sold in Canada since the introduction of the {{TCG|Base Set}}. English-language cards are imported from the United States to be sold in Canadian stores. Originally, only English-language cards were available, but many French-speaking parents felt this was unfair to their children, who also did not have a French-language Pokémon video game. As a result, [[Wizards of the Coast]], which had recently started selling Pokémon cards in {{pmin|France}}, began to import these French-language cards for sale in Québec; however, distribution of French cards became less widespread after a few early sets, as the French cards were not as sought-after by collectors as their English and Japanese equivalents. Today, both English- and French-language cards are recognized as tournament legal in [[Play! Pokémon|official tournaments]]. | Cards for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] have been sold in Canada since the introduction of the {{TCG|Base Set}}. English-language cards are imported from the United States to be sold in Canadian stores. Originally, only English-language cards were available, but many French-speaking parents felt this was unfair to their children, who also did not have a French-language Pokémon video game. As a result, [[Wizards of the Coast]], which had recently started selling Pokémon cards in {{pmin|France}}, began to import these French-language cards for sale in Québec; however, distribution of French cards became less widespread after a few early sets, as the French cards were not as sought-after by collectors as their English and Japanese equivalents. Today, both English- and French-language cards are recognized as tournament legal in [[Play! Pokémon|official tournaments]]. | ||
Currently, English-language cards are sold nationwide. In Québec, French-language cards are sold alongside the English ones (somewhat less commonly), mostly at retailers such as [[wikipedia:Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart]] and independent gaming stores such as [http://www.levalet.com Le Valet d'Coeur] that import games directly from France. | Currently, English-language cards are sold nationwide. In Québec, French-language cards are sold alongside the English ones (somewhat less commonly), mostly at retailers such as [[wikipedia:Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart]] and independent gaming stores such as [http://www.levalet.com Le Valet d'Coeur] that import games directly from France; the two McDonald's TCG promotions in the province have also been in French. | ||
==[[Pokémon merchandise]]== | ==[[Pokémon merchandise]]== | ||