Collector intel

UK-focused notes for trainers: release dates, shop drop habits, restock tips, and clearly labelled rumours. Not official TPC news — pair with watches for real stock pings.

• Rumour: next main-set sealed wave TBA

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  Community chatter often runs weeks ahead of official UK street dates. Until The Pokémon Company or major retailers list a date, treat any “leaked date” as rumour. When product pages appear, paste the exact URL (Plus) rather than waiting for our catalogue seed.

  Updated 25 Jul 2026

• Suggested watches right now

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  Hot sealed: Mega Evolution Pitch Black / Perfect Order / Chaos Rising ETBs, 30th Celebration ETB, PC exclusives for those sets, Prismatic if you’re still hunting. Use the den catalogue or paste a buy URL.

  Updated 25 Jul 2026

• Mega Evolution ETBs are on shelves / online

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  Pitch Black, Perfect Order and Chaos Rising ETBs have UK street presence. Track Argos, Smyths, Chaos Cards, Magic Madhouse, Forbidden Planet and Pokémon Center exclusives separately — PC SKUs are different product pages.

  Event 30 May 2026

  Updated 22 Jul 2026

• Pokémon Center UK exclusives sell out in queues

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  PC ETBs (Perfect Order / Pitch Black / Chaos Rising / Prismatic exclusive art, etc.) use pokemoncenter.com/en-gb product pages. Expect queue systems and short windows. Paste exact /product/ URLs on Plus for the best signal — never trust a search page for PC.

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  Updated 22 Jul 2026

• 30th Celebration ETB — UK retail live

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  30th Anniversary sealed product has been listing at Smyths and specialists. Anniversary waves often get staggered restocks rather than one big day — keep a watch for months, not hours.

  Event 1 Jun 2026

  Updated 20 Jul 2026

• Prismatic Evolutions still trickles

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  Older hyped sets (Prismatic, 151 UPC) still see irregular restocks at specialists and the odd high-street flip. Worth a long-term watch if you’re hunting sealed — not dead product.

  Updated 15 Jul 2026

• How to use StockRadar without the noise

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  Watch exact buy pages (not search-only chips). Free tier covers high-street shops; Plus adds specialists + paste URL. We never invent “in stock” on catalogue pages. Local/collection radar needs shop APIs and is often blocked — online watches are the reliable path.

  Updated 25 Jul 2026

• Running StockRadar on your PC

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  Use start-stockradar.bat and leave WEB + WORKER open for alerts. Search-only chips never alert. Collection/local radar is optional and often blocked by shops. Calm UK restock watches + collector intel — not a scalper Discord.

  Updated 25 Jul 2026

• Amazon “Request invite” is not open stock

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  Hyped Pokémon on Amazon UK often shows Request invite instead of Add to basket. StockRadar labels this invite available (not in stock) and can ping you when that invite UI appears. Open Amazon and request yourself — we never treat invite-only as free cart stock.

  Updated 25 Jul 2026

• Argos restock patterns (collector tip)

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  Argos often shows collection availability by postcode on the product page. Early morning and mid-week restocks are common chatter for hyped TCG — treat as pattern, not a promise. StockRadar watches the product page; collection radar needs their locator API to respond.

  Updated 24 Jul 2026

• Smyths online vs store

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  Smyths.com and store shelves can diverge. Online may OOS while a store still has open stock (and vice versa). Imperva often blocks automated store APIs — if local radar is quiet, check the site or phone the store. Don’t drive on a rumour alone.

  Updated 24 Jul 2026

• UK specialists worth watching

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  Chaos Cards, Magic Madhouse, Forbidden Planet, Total Cards and Magic Madhouse-style shops list ETBs with real /prod/ or product slugs. They’re Plus shops in StockRadar. Often fairer than scalper Discords — still sell out fast on launch week.

  Updated 18 Jul 2026

• Shop drop weekends — what to expect

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  Big UK drops often cluster Friday–Monday mornings. Argos/Smyths may stagger by region. Best practice: watches set the night before, quiet hours off if you want night pings, and open the real buy page in one click from the alert.

  Updated 10 Jul 2026

• MSRP vs market — stay collector-first

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  StockRadar is built for calm MSRP hunting, not flip bots. If a listing is search-only or wrong product, we won’t green-light “in stock”. Paying over odds is your call — we just try to get you to a real cart page faster.

  Updated 1 Jul 2026