Pokémon Center UK pre-orders for Pokémon TCG 30th Anniversary products have been delayed, with the website saying it is experiencing problems processing and shipping orders. The banner on the site warns that some orders may take longer than usual to be dispatched and delivered.
The timing matters because the first wave of products in the Pokémon 30th Anniversary set is due to release worldwide on Wednesday, September 16. For many fans in the UK, that was the point when payment would normally begin and the wait would narrow to days, not uncertainty.
The reason this has landed so sharply is simple: the Pokémon Center usually charges for pre-orders when the shipping process begins, and that process typically starts a week before the release date. Over the weekend, many fans in the UK were still yet to be charged for pre-order products, which is why the delay is being read as a real break from the usual pattern rather than a minor website note.
That does not appear to be playing out everywhere in the same way. Users in the United States have said pre-order payments have already started to be taken ahead of this week's release date, which points to the delay being felt in the UK while the US side moves ahead on schedule.
The gap now is straightforward: the UK notice does not say when pre-orders will actually be charged, dispatched or delivered. For customers waiting on limited anniversary products, that leaves the key question unanswered even as Wednesday’s release date arrives.
Target tightens Pokémon 30th Anniversary sales rules for Sept. 16 release can be read here:
