- What is a Pokémon Trainer Club account?
- How do I create a child account?
- What are the benefits of creating a child account?
- Why can’t I let my child use my Pokémon Trainer Club account?
- Resources
What is a Pokémon Trainer Club account?
A Pokémon Trainer Club (PTC) account is used to sign in to several mobile apps and games, such as the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online and Pokémon TV. A Pokémon Trainer Club account is also required to subscribe to the monthly newsletter and to track the progress of real-world events and tournaments conducted by Play! Pokémon.
How do I create a child account?
You can add a child to your Pokémon Trainer Club account by following the steps outlined in “How do I add a child to my Pokémon Trainer Club account?”
What are the benefits of creating a child account?
- A Pokémon Trainer Club child account allows parents to set limits on some in-game features for their child’s account.
- A Pokémon Trainer Club account is one of two account systems available to parents to allow their child to play the popular mobile game Pokémon GO.
- For a child to access Pokémon GO, create a Pokémon Trainer Club account for yourself (if you don’t already have one), and, while logged in, add your child as a new child account, which you manage. Alternatively, the game’s publisher, Niantic Inc., provides a different account system called Niantic Kids. For information on Niantic Kids accounts and Niantic’s overall privacy policy regarding children, see “Section 8. Children” in Niantic’s Privacy Policy here.
- If you received an email from Pokémon to provide information to verify your parental status in order to provide consent for your child, it is because the birth date provided by the user on the account indicates that the user is under the age of digital consent in their respective country.
Why can’t I let my child use my Pokémon Trainer Club account?
When you sign up for a Pokémon Trainer Club account, you must agree to our Terms of Use, which state that a person must never use another person’s Pokémon Trainer Club account.
We have the right to suspend or terminate your account, with or without notice, and refuse any and all current or future use of our service due to violation of the Terms of Use, or if we determine in our sole discretion that suspension or termination is in the best interest of supporting a fair, wholesome, and safe environment for users of our service (including participants in the Play! Pokémon program, the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online, or any other portion of the service).
If you would like your child to be able to access a Pokémon Trainer Club account, please create a child account, a process that will solicit your permission, where appropriate.
Resources
- Parents’ Guide to Pokémon
- Pokémon Parents Official Website
- How do I add a child to my Pokémon Trainer Club account?
- How do I verify my child’s Pokémon Trainer Club account?
- What does a Pokémon Trainer Club account give me access to?
- At what age will a child account unlink from the parent account?
- Where can I find information about how my kid’s personal information is handled?
- Why do we need a parent’s personal information for a kid’s account?
- How do I enable my child to access friends and sponsored content for Pokémon GO in my Pokémon Trainer Club account settings?
- Prevent unwanted purchases