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{{TCG|Booster pack}}s of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] have been sold in the Netherlands since the beginning of the TCG. Prices are generally around €4 per pack. {{TCG|Base Set}}, {{TCG|Jungle}}, and {{TCG|Fossil}} have been released in Dutch, while later sets have been sold in English only.
{{TCG|Booster pack}}s of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] have been sold in the Netherlands since the beginning of the TCG. Prices are generally around €4 per pack. {{TCG|Base Set}}, {{TCG|Jungle}}, and {{TCG|Fossil}} have been released in Dutch, while later sets have been sold in English only.


PS-Games was responsible for 999 Games the distribution in Flanders and the Netherlands until 2003 when Wizards of the Coast's license was transferred to the The Pokémon Company International by Nintendo. After that PS-Games was responsible for the distribution until 2011 as PS-Games, also the sponsor and distributor of the [[Pokémon Day (the Netherlands)|Pokémon Day in the Netherlands]], was declared bankrupt.  The company saw the profits fall with €3.9 million to €5.6 million and was in debt by €2.2 million. After that Enigma Distribution Benelux B.V. took the distribution of the TCG over. 999 Games did sometimes still distribute after 2003 the cards but only purchased through PS-Games.<ref>http://archives.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Answer_from_former_Dutch_TCG_distributer.png</ref>
PS-Games was responsible for 999 Games the distribution in Flanders and the Netherlands until 2003 when Wizards of the Coast's license was transferred to the The Pokémon Company International by Nintendo. After that PS-Games was responsible for the distribution until 2011 as PS-Games, also the sponsor and distributor of the [[Pokémon Day (the Netherlands)|Pokémon Day in the Netherlands]], was declared bankrupt.  The company saw the profits fall with €3.9 million to €5.6 million and was in debt by €2.2 million. After that Enigma Distribution Benelux B.V. took over the distribution of the TCG. 999 Games did sometimes still distribute after 2003 the cards but only purchased through PS-Games.<ref>http://archives.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Answer_from_former_Dutch_TCG_distributer.png</ref>


There are nineteen [[Play! Pokémon]] leagues in the Netherlands, which work the same way as leagues in other countries. Once every year, the leagues in the Netherlands and Belgium hold an international tournament called the Benelux Cup.
There are nineteen [[Play! Pokémon]] leagues in the Netherlands, which work the same way as leagues in other countries. Once every year, the leagues in the Netherlands and Belgium hold an international tournament called the Benelux Cup.
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