Where To Preorder Pokémon TCG: Black Bolt and White Flare

Preorders for Pokémon TCG's caller Scarlet & Violet expansions, Black Bolt and White Flare, are expected to spell unrecorded astatine large retailers similar Best Buy and Amazon from May 8 successful the US. Here's each listing you tin bookmark close now.

So what's the latest? Best Buy has its listings up, but not live. See the links supra truthful you'll person the listings acceptable to spell erstwhile preorders footwear off.

There are besides prime sets, similar the White Flare Elite Trainer Box, that are acceptable to driblet connected May 9, lone via the Best Buy app.

Best Buy is besides putting restrictions successful spot for those looking to preorder, truthful marque definite to cheque the pursuing connected your Best Buy account, arsenic good arsenic each different retailer:

• Make definite you person an relationship acceptable up and logged in.
• Confirm your determination and code for store pickup oregon shipping.
• Add the point to your cart arsenic soon arsenic you tin for relationship verification and inventory checks.
• Make definite to travel on-screen prompts and not refresh oregon adjacent your browser window.
• Don't effort and usage aggregate devices to unafraid stock, retailers usually way your IP Address (Sometimes bypassing VPNS).
• Complete the acquisition arsenic soon arsenic imaginable erstwhile adding to basket.

Following the dual merchandise format of the mainline Pokémon games and the then-new attack of dual sequels successful Black and White 2, it's acceptable to beryllium a banger of a set.

Like erstwhile sets, Black Bolt and White Flare volition apt merchantability retired incredibly quickly. Here's wherever to get each disposable products. We'll beryllium keeping way connected retailers and updating this nonfiction arsenic preorders spell live.

Pokémon TCG: Black Bolt and White Flare Release Date

Available July 18, 2025:

• Scarlet & Violet: Black Bolt oregon White Flare Elite Trainer Box, each containing 9 booster packs, an illustration uncommon promo paper featuring Thundurus oregon Tornadus, and gameplay accessories
• Binder Collection, including 5 booster packs and a nine-pocket medium featuring Zekrom oregon Reshiram
• Unova Poster Collection, with 2 booster packs from each expansion, 3 promo cards featuring Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott, and a full-size double-sided poster
• Unova Mini Tin, including 1 booster battalion from each expansion, 1 creation card, and 1 sticker card

Available August 1, 2025:

• Tech Sticker Collection, with 3 booster packs, a promo paper featuring Reuniclus oregon Gothitelle, and a themed sticker sheet
• Unova Victini Illustration Collection, with 4 booster packs, a foil promo paper featuring Victini, a premium parallel Poké Ball mentation of Victini, and an oversized foil card

Available August 22, 2025:

• Booster Bundle, including six booster packs from either Black Bolt oregon White Flare

Black Bolt ETB

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• Target
• Walmart
• Magic Madhouse
• TCG Player

White Flare ETB

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• Target
• Walmart
• Magic Madhouse
• TCG Player

Black Bolt Binder Collection

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• Target
• Walmart
• Magic Madhouse
• TCG Player

White Flare Binder Collection

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• Target
• Walmart
• Magic Madhouse
• TCG Player

Victini Illustration Collection

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• Target
• Walmart
• Magic Madhouse
• TCG Player

Unova Poster Collection

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• Target
• Walmart
• Magic Madhouse
• TCG Player

Black Bolt Booster Bundle

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• Target
• Walmart
• Magic Madhouse
• TCG Player

White Flare Booster Bundle

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• Target
• Walmart
• Magic Madhouse
• TCG Player

Unova Mini Tin

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• Target
• Walmart
• Magic Madhouse
• TCG Player

Black Bolt Tech Sticker Collection

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• Target
• Walmart
• Magic Madhouse
• TCG Player

White Flare Tech Sticker Collection

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• Target
• Walmart
• Magic Madhouse
• TCG Player

Booster Pack

• Amazon
• Best Buy
• Target
• Walmart
• Magic Madhouse
• TCG Player Black Bolt / White Flare

Key Features Across Both Expansions

• Six Pokémon ex
• Eight ultra uncommon Pokémon and Supporter cards
• One illustration uncommon oregon peculiar illustration uncommon paper for each Unova Pokémon
• One peculiar illustration uncommon Supporter card

A caller paper style, called Black White rare, volition besides debut. These cards volition diagnostic afloat artwork successful either achromatic oregon achromatic monochrome, depending connected the expansion.

Players volition besides beryllium capable to entree Scarlet & Violet: Black Bolt and White Flare digitally starting July 17, 2025, done the Pokémon TCG Live app connected iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows. The integer merchandise allows players to cod and conflict with caller Unova-region cards and gain in-game login bonuses.

The supra products tin besides beryllium recovered astatine The Pokémon Center, though their queue strategy erstwhile caller banal is added tin instrumentality a alternatively agelong clip with nary guarantees.

Christian Wait is simply a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything collectable and deals. Christian has implicit 7 years of acquisition successful the Gaming and Tech manufacture with bylines astatine Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian besides makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian is besides the writer of "Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior". Find Christian connected X @ChrisReggieWait.