DropScouts runs 24/7 monitors on Pokémon Center, the big-box chains, and 13 local game stores — and pings your phone the second product goes live. No bots. No hype. Just first.
This is DropScouts' actual public alert log. Every row below is a real alert we fired, with its timestamp. Nothing staged.
Fastest confirmed window this month: alerted 9 hours before sellout — First Partner Illustration Collection, $59.95 at 401 Games.
Most services tell you a drop is live. DropScouts usually tells you before it starts.
New items appear in Pokémon Center's catalog systems before they're purchasable. DropScouts diffs that catalog every 3 minutes — you know a drop is coming while everyone else refreshes the homepage.
During drop windows we check for the queue every ~60 seconds. Earlier in line means a real shot at checkout before the sellout. This ping alone is why members join.
Monitors poll Pokémon Center, Walmart, Best Buy, EB Games, Canadian Tire and 13 local game stores — new listings, restocks, pre-orders, and queue openings.
The second something goes live you get a role ping with the product, price, and direct link. Pick only the retailers you collect from — or everything.
No bots, no auto-checkout, ever. DropScouts levels the field against scalpers — it doesn't join them. You're just first in line.
We will never build or allow auto-checkout. Alerts get you there first; your hands do the buying. Fair for collectors, safe for your accounts.
Every alert is logged publicly with its timestamp and what happened next. You just scrolled the real log above.
Built in Canada, for Canadian collectors. Not affiliated with any retailer or The Pokémon Company — which is why we can tell you the truth about stock.