The Phantasmal Flames expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game won't be available for purchase for another few months, but a group of scalpers has already managed to buy it out. Earlier today, the Mega Evolutions-centric set was announced to be coming to the West on November 14 this year.
Though the release date is still two months away, PokéBeach reports that a group of scalpers has managed to hack the Pokémon Center and trick it into selling them the packs early. Packs were apparently pre-loaded into the official website today, which has allowed the group to buy out the sets before they even officially appear in the store to the general public.
Screenshots from the private Discord group Hidden Society show members boasting of their success at bypassing the online store's safeguards and successfully checking out the upcoming sets. In the screenshots, a user named robyewest reports that the group's collective efforts resulted in the sale of over 42,000 Phantasmal Flames products. The user goes on:
"This is OUR holiday season, let the criers cry and whiners whine, they can go tell their moms what happened today and break their monitors while we reap the benefits."
It's...
