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13 May 2021 10:43 AM
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A new news article has been posted!
The Pokémon Card Game related products to be released on Friday, May 28th, 2021, such as the Eievui Heroes Eievui Set, will not be sold in stores at the Pokémon Center and Pokémon Store, but will be sold by lottery at the Pokémon Center Online.

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Notice about the sales method of Pokémon Card Game products to be released on May 28th, 2021

Pre-order sales of the following products began at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 7th, 2021, but due to the large number of accesses, it became temporarily difficult to browse and purchase the products. We would like to express our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused to customers who wished to purchase these products.

In response to this situation, the following products will not be sold in stores at the Pokémon Center and Pokémon Store, but will be sold by lottery at the Pokémon Center Online so that customers can purchase them safely. Some of the products may resume normal sales when the product supply is stable.

For details on how to apply for the lottery, please refer to the following.

Lottery Products

Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield Enhanced Expansion Pack Eievui Heroes BOX
Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield Expansion Pack Eievui Heroes Eievui's Set
Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield VMAX Special Set Eievui Heroes
Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield High Class Deck Double BOX Gangar VMAX & Inteleon VMAX

The following products are not sold in stores at the Pokémon Center or Pokémon Store, but can be pre-ordered at the Pokémon Center Online.

Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield High Class Deck Gangar VMAX
Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield High Class Deck Intereon VMAX

Lottery Application Period

Application period: Friday, May 14th, 2021, 10:00 until Tuesday, May 18th, 2021, 23:59
Winners will be notified by e-mail on or after May 26, 2021 (Wednesday).
Scheduled delivery date: Shipments will be made sequentially from mid-June to mid-July, 2021.

How to apply for the lottery

To apply for the lottery, please log in to your Pokémon Center Online account My Page and click on the "Apply" button of the lottery product you are interested in.
To apply for the lottery, you need to register as a member of the Pokémon Center Online and log in.
Please note that we cannot accept applications after the lottery application period, nor can we accept applications by phone, fax, letter or e-mail.
If you do not receive an email, you can check the status of your entry and also check your email address on My Page.

Lottery Details

You can only enter the lottery once per person, per product, and you are not eligible for the lottery if you have already pre-ordered the product.
The lottery will not be held on a first-come, first-served basis.
The number of tickets is limited. If the number of applications received during the lottery sales application period exceeds the number of products available, the products may not be sold to the general public.

Lottery Results

The results of the lottery will be announced by e-mail on or after May 26th, 2021.
If your registered address is a cell phone or a smart phone, please make sure to allow receiving e-mails from "pokemoncenter-online.com" in advance.
We will not be able to respond to any inquiries regarding the lottery results, such as those regarding undelivered e-mails or the details of winners.
The right to win is the sole property of the entrant and cannot be transferred to a third party. If the winning e-mail is transferred or resold to a third party, it will become invalid. If you win, your purchase will be confirmed and the winning product will be reflected in your "Order History" on My Page.
If the winning product is less than 6,000 yen (including tax), you will be charged a flat rate of 550 yen (including tax) for shipping.

Source: https://www.pokemoncenter-online.com/?s=information/20210507
Last edited 13 May 2021 10:53 AM by Sunain
13 May 2021 10:45 AM
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All this does is piss off Pokémon TCG fans that wanted to get this Eievui set. Now that it's limited to the official online store, scalper will just make a ton of accounts to win the lotteries going forward.
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