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Series 3 of the First Partner Illustration Collection arrives August 7, followed August 28 by Mega Forces and Ascended Heroes tins, each containing four booster packs.
Players Club accounts can now use My Number Card verification for priority product lotteries and select official events; verification for the 30th-anniversary product lottery is due August 14 at 4:59 p.m.
Feebas will appear at in-game Pokémon Centers from August 13–28, with Prism Scales exchangeable for new habitat furniture themed around Feebas and Milotic.
Official Japanese stores will limit customers to one visit per day, using facial recognition for adults and elementary-age children to deter repeat entry, crime and card scalping.
Five Japanese pop-up shops will use facial recognition during Storm Emeralda sales to block repeat purchases; customers who decline scanning will be denied entry.
Official Pokémon stores will limit customers to one visit per day, denying repeat entry; preschoolers are exempt from facial scans but must enter with a guardian.
Official Japanese Pokémon stores will limit customers to one visit per day, using facial recognition for adults and school-age children to detect repeat entry and deter crime and scalping.
Official Pokémon stores in Japan will limit customers to one visit per day, using facial recognition for adults and children of elementary-school age or older to curb repeat entry and crime.
Official Pokémon stores in Japan will use facial recognition to enforce one visit per person per day, covering adults and children of elementary-school age or older.
Participating official stores will use facial recognition to enforce one visit per person per day, covering adults and children of elementary-school age or older.
From July 31 to August 16, five Japanese pop-up stores will scan customers’ faces to enforce one entry and one queue ticket per person daily, with collected biometric data later deleted.
The July 31 Japan lineup includes Mega Rayquaza sleeves, deck boxes, playmats, binders and storage accessories priced from ¥500 to ¥5,940, with most items exclusive to Pokémon Center and Pokémon Store.
Scarlet & Violet—151 Mini Tins sold out quickly at $9.99, while Ascended Heroes two-pack collections and $14.99 Poké Ball Tins awaited release under a one-per-household limit.
The first product wave launches worldwide September 16, with Pokémon Center retaining its Virtual Queue and advising shoppers to avoid VPNs, mixed-stock orders, and purchase-limit violations.
Booster Bundles priced at $26.96 are listed from $70, while $99.99 Mini Tin cases start near $250; reported supply may be two to three times larger than previous launches.
Pre-orders include a six-pack Booster Bundle expected at $26.94 and a 10-pack Mini Tin Display at $99.99, with limits of three and one per customer; Pokémon Center ETBs are excluded.
Pokémon Center opened preorders for 30th Celebration Booster Bundles and Mini Tin Displays ahead of the set’s September 16 release.
The $59.99 Pokémon Center-exclusive ETB sold for $250–$410 on eBay, while UK sales reached £315; the anniversary set includes 30 Pikachu cards and new promos.
The worldwide set launches September 16, 2026; its $49.99 ETB contains nine booster packs and a Nidorina promo, while Pokémon Center preorders are already straining the site.
The Sept. 16 anniversary collection drew seven-hour Pokémon Center queues as a $129.99 Ultra Premium Collection reached $783 on the resale market amid repeated site failures.