In these days, Pokémon is practically everywhere, but gaming sometimes isn't. Some games in the bigger world of gaming are only available for purchase and/or play in specific regions of the world, making them "region-locked". Pokémon has largely escaped this problem with many of its games being available in many places, yet it's the part that "didn't escape" that's still a problem. For that, the topic seems to be appropriate and worth it to be discussed, being that it has already become quite applicable.
By now, an apparent one of these should be obvious: the TCGL game is in fact region-locked. The installer (on PCs) and app (for mobile) can only be downloaded from the regions where the game is available for play. Even if the game is somehow installed, the game will check for the location of the player, and if the location isn't in the play region, the game won't allow itself to be played. It's a frustrating one for players who need the virtual TCG implementation through this game and/or already active with it.
Less apparent is one of the currently active mobile games, as Pokémon Masters EX. The game has "shuttered" its service in many locations, and it is in fact the game I mentioned would be making a "precious departure". In doing so, the game is essentially locking itself out of certain regions, even though the game continues to be developed and to be playable in other places. There may be certain reasons for doing so, given the mechanisms of the game, but that may not matter to those who become unable to play again.
Meanwhile, although Pokémon Unite itself is not region-locked, some parts of the game are, can, and have been. Being Chinese-developed, it has a player base there, and it is apparent that the players there have their own server and they may or may not interact with those outside of that server. Then, a certain World Championship event in the past has had parts of it restricted only to certain players in the world, with others being able to play through the full event. The aspect is still evident, if only elementally.
As great as it is having Pokémon in all kinds of ways to play and enjoy it, the fact remains that it's still quite possible for certain Pokémon games to be restricted to certain players in certain places. That has evidently applied to the above games to certain extents, limiting those who can play the games (in whole or in part) by location. Even aspects that apply distinctly to other games can apply to Pokémon games as well, and in this particular case, it plays into and affects the quality of Pokémon being everywhere.
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