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Website Changes Incoming! New Projects in the Pipeline

I would do these types of website posts rather regularly in the past considering I would constantly be working on things for the website, but considering how much Pokemon news has been coming out as of late, it took a bit of a backseat to say the least! However, I thought this would be a prime time to restart the website projects once again, especially as I am working on posting a lot more lately. That also means I will do my best to regularly post!  What is my plan for this site? I want to make it a trusty place for quick Pokemon information that happens to drop. Whether that is for upcoming TCG sets, Pokemon TCG Pocket app updates, information from the games, or other major announcements. I want to be on top of it a lot more and make this site a trustworthy place where people can get all the useful information they need.  The current issue is that I am running this site with money out of my own pocket, so it makes it a bit tough to manage financially. Moving forward I will b...

Inferno X Set Release Details Announced! Featuring Mega Charizard X

According to a recent article from PokeBeach , the Inferno X set will be releasing on September 26th in Japan. This set is set to feature Mega Charizard X, and follows the Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia sets, which showcases Mega Lucario ex and Mega Gardevoir ex (releasing August 1st).  The current timeline for the Japanese sets is the following: June 6th: Black Bolt and White Flare August 1st: Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia September 5th: Starter Set Mega Genger ex and Starter Set Mega Diancie ex September 26th: Inferno X The last time we saw Mega Charizard ex was back in 2016, so I'm expecting the hype for this set to be quite something, especially as collectors and PokeInvestor bros sit out in the sweltering heat in front of GameStops for a chance to cop a single item.  I am also expecting the Pokemon Center website to be swarmed as well, so the momentum will definitely be there as we move on from the Scarlet and Violet TCG series to revisiting Mega Evolutions once again, whi...

Pokemon Center Implementing New Bot Prevention Measures

Pokemon Center has been making Pokemon drops pretty regularly these last few weeks - usually spanning once or twice a week. Although, that doesn't come without challenges. Bots continue to overrun the queue and get through without many issues, as a lot of these bot providers continue to try their best with engineering any prevention updates Pokemon Center throws their way. However, this past Friday, something rather interesting happened... Pokemon Center queue had gone up a few times during the day, causing many people to rush to the site in the hopes of securing whatever drop was happening. As the minutes past, it became obvious nothing was dropping and rather a false alarm? I mean, it can happen! A lot of these monitor bots these Pokemon restock servers implement tend to look out for backend changes that happen to the site, alerting people of the queue going up.  The track record for that has been pretty impressive, but this past Friday, nothing came of it. What was interesting, ...

Pokemon Center Destined Rivals Items Preorder DROP - Experience + Analysis

Earlier today, the Pokemon Center dropped the Destined Rivals ETB, Booster Boxes, and Booster Bundle items. As expected, the queue system went up and was instantly inundated with folks trying to secure the PC exclusive Destined Rivals ETB. Here is my personal experience... I woke up early and my friend showed me the new ETB artwork. I was under the impression that there would be no drop until later this week. Considering the PC preorder drops tend to occur on Thursdays and Fridays, I would have assumed the same would happen this week, so I didn't pay too much attention. I almost decided to fall back asleep, but then I heard people mentioning a potential drop today. So upon hearing  that, I decided to stay up a bit longer, and I am glad I did! Shortly after, I saw the queue system notifications going off, so I decided to jump on the Pokemon Center website immediately. I was trying to queue up from my phone and PC, hoping to get in from one of those locations. It took around 15 minut...

Ethan's Typhlosion - Illustration Rare Revealed!

Ethan's Typhlosion illustrated rare has been revealed for the Heat Wave Arena set! This set is slated to release on March 14th, 2025 in Japan, and showcases various trainer Pokemon, ranging from Misty's Starmie, Ethan's Ho-Oh, and Cynthia's Garchomp (just to name a few).  Looking at the artworks for these cards, the hype will be off the charts the moment this set releases.  As someone who is getting back into collecting Pokemon cards again, I definitely need to cop all these illustration rares! The artwork, color, and attention to detail is beyond impressive. I can confidently say RIP my wallet, but then again, trying to secure it is another story. Until that moment comes, we can enjoy the artwork and anticipate getting our hands on these cards some day!  

TPCi Acknowledges Prismatic Evolutions High Demand - Official Statement

The Pokemon Company International has put out an official statement about the upcoming TCG release for Prismatic Evolutions. It should come at no surprise that the demand is extremely high due to the special illustration rares for Eevee and Eeveelutions. With the Pocket TCG app driving forth an incredible uptick in interest and fans rushing out to buy modern sets, and to social media driving forth poke-investing for singles and sealed products, this set is driving a lot of demand to the point it is almost close to impossible to order one. Unless you got lucky pre-ordering or spent a crazy amount towards scalpers, trying to secure any Prismatic Evolutions product is definitely a task to say the least. With that said, it is good to see Pokemon officially acknowledging this and releasing a statement. Hopefully more product can be printed and released for more fans to enjoy. As someone who is grew up with collecting the cards and is currently getting back into it due to the PTCG driving in...

Pokemon TCG Pocket Future Plans Announced + Pokemon Center Update

Recently, the Pokemon TCG Pocket app account announced its future update plans within a post on Twitter. This brief statement gets us ready for upcoming content within the coming months. While it didn't go into specific details, we can infer that November, December, and January will be jam-packed with events and packs. The app has been receiving regular updates every couple of weeks to highlight various features, whether it is the wonder pick, solo battling against AI, or solo battles against other players. So we can assume these features will be the focus for future events, in addition to the upcoming trading feature. I'm sure we will receive the A2 packs very soon, too.  The statement reads as follows: "To all of you playing Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, This is the Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Operations Team. First off, we would like to use this opportunity to thank everyone who waited in anticipation of the release, as well as everyone who has given the gam...