Purchase limits and lotteries at the Japanese launch of the Storm Emeralda card set on 31 July 2026

What this is

Purchase limits and lotteries at the Japanese launch of the Storm Emeralda card set on 31 July 2026: Lawson limited buyers to 10 packs each, and Pokémon Center sold by lottery, 10 packs per winner.

How it’s built

1. Reported by SNKRDUNK, a Japanese resale marketplace, listing each retailer's terms: the Pokémon Center Online lottery ran 26–29 June and Rakuten Books' 13–17 July.

What we assumed

Nothing. The figure is used as published.

Sanity check

Caps and lotteries mean demand exceeded supply at launch, so there was no sign of oversupply in July 2026. Read once, from a single source.

The values

• Lawson cap: 10 packs per person from 31 July 2026 until sold out
• Pokemon Center cap: 10 packs per winner, lottery
• Pokemon Center Online lottery: 26 June 2026 16:00 to 06-29 16:59
• Rakuten Books lottery: 13 July 2026 to 07-17
• Ito-Yokado: release day 10:00-10:15 entry

Where it comes from

The line in the source

7月31日(金)から販売終了までは、1人10パックまでの購入制限があ

Where it’s used

• StoryMarket
• ProfilePokémon Trading Card Game
• ProfilePokémon Center stores and cafés