The most-searched question for any sold-out set is "when does it restock?" Here's the honest answer, plus the patterns that actually help.
There is no published restock schedule
Pokémon Center does not announce restock times in advance, and anyone claiming an exact daily schedule is guessing. Restocks happen in unpredictable waves — sometimes a trickle of single units throughout the day, sometimes a larger drop.
The patterns that do hold
Across many restocks, a few tendencies show up: drops skew toward weekday mornings (US Eastern); inventory often appears in short bursts rather than one big release; and items frequently flip between "out of stock" and "add to cart" for minutes at a time as carts are abandoned. None of these are guarantees — they're tendencies, not a timetable.
Why staring at the page doesn't work
Restock windows can last seconds, and they often happen while you're asleep or at work. Manually refreshing is a losing game against both bots and luck. The only reliable approach is an automated watch that reacts the instant stock flips.
That's exactly what QuickCatch does — it watches the product page and carts the item the moment it's back, so you don't have to babysit a tab. See the per-set restock guides for the specific pages to watch.
If you'd rather just buy it now
If you don't want to wait for a restock, the secondary market always has stock at a premium. Check what it's actually trading for and compare against retail with the resale calculator before you pay up.
Bottom line
Don't chase a schedule that doesn't exist. Set an automated watch, play the weekday-morning tendency, and decide your max price in advance so you're ready when the window opens.