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Pokémon Center Cancels Thousands of 30th Celebration Orders

Community posts show many legitimate preorders were voided during a purge aimed at stopping bot and reseller purchases.

Overview

  • This week the Pokémon Center cancelled a large wave of orders for the Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration set according to screenshots and posts shared across X and Reddit.
  • Reports and screenshots from multiple fan accounts say the cancellations targeted botted and reseller purchases but also swept up ordinary customers who placed single, manual orders.
  • The company has not issued a detailed public explanation for the cancellations and coverage relies mainly on community-sourced evidence rather than an official accounting of how many orders were affected.
  • The cancellations follow earlier measures tied to this release, including Japan-only limits on some pricey boxes and a separate CEVA Logistics-related cyberincident that disrupted European orders.
  • High demand for the nostalgia-driven 30th Celebration set, which reprints chase cards like the Base Set Charizard, has fuelled bot activity and resale listings and may reduce collectors’ access and push aftermarket prices higher.