The Pokemon Company has announced that the Japanese Pokemon Center Online service will undergo indefinite maintenance. All services provided by the Japanese Pokemon Center Online will be unavailable during this period. The Pokemon Company will share more information as to when the service will resume in the future.
There has been no specific reason as to why the service has been taken down, only that planned maintenance had occurred, and was intended to end on February 28, 2025 at 10AM JST. As mentioned previously, consumers cannot access the Japanese Pokemon Center Online while it is currently undergoing indefinite maintenance. This means consumers cannot purchase or even browse products.
As to when the service will resume, there is no specific time or date. But information will appear on the official Japanese Pokemon Center Online website once things have been sorted. This is also exclusive to the Japanese storefront, as the North American storefront is still active.
The Pokemon Center Online has allowed for consumers to purchase products from Pokemon Center locations online. This, of course, includes Pokemon themed merchandise, like plushes, cutlery, and even gardening tools.
While the Pokemon Center Online service is down, this doesn’t mean that consumers can’t purchase Pokemon merchandise through other means. For North American consumers, Build-a-Bear has restocked Vaporeon plushes to celebrate Pokemon Day 2025.
Published: Feb 28, 2025 03:30 pm