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Many consumers end up frustrated by site errors, unscheduled maintenance as Pokemon Center preorders kick off for the “Pitch Black” trading card set.

As Pokémon dropped the new Mega Evolution: Pitch Black card on June 10, thousands queued up on the Pokémon Center website to get the newest addition to the series. People play the Pokemon GO game on ...

The big day is here, as Pokemon TCG pre-orders for the Mega Evolutions expansion kick off. However, those hoping to get a Pokemon Center ETB or score a Booster Box of cards may be out of luck, as the ...

Pokémon Center collapsed under its own demand on 10 June 2026, locking thousands of fans out of preorders for Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution, Pitch Black before many had a chance to reach the checkout.

In theory, the online queue was an effort to crack down on bot activity. Scalpers notoriously use bots to monitor sites for new drops of potentially high-value Pokemon products, then buy it up in ...

The Pokemon Center online store is facing unprecedented traffic right now, with some absurdly long virtual queue wait times that are stretching into hours. I personally just tried to access the site, ...