About DropReady

We're not here to help you beat the queue. We're here to help you be ready for it.

High-demand drops are stressful, and most of that stress is uncertainty: not knowing whether the timer jumping around means something broke, whether a reCAPTCHA is an accusation, or whether you did something wrong when the page flashed white. DropReady's whole job is to remove that uncertainty ahead of time, so you arrive calm and prepared.

What we will never build

These are permanent guardrails, not things we haven't gotten to yet. DropReady will never add stock alerts, queue bots, automation, checkout assistants, or anything that helps one shopper get ahead of another. If a feature would help you jump the line rather than be ready for it, we won't build it — on principle.

How it stays honest

Every recommendation carries a confidence badge — official guidance, general best practice, or community observation — and a date it was last reviewed. Observations from the community are labelled as exactly that: reported, not proven. The final screen never shows a checkmark for something you didn't do.

Who makes it

DropReady is a small independent project, built by people who shop these drops themselves. It's free, it collects nothing about you, and it has no relationship with any retailer.

DropReady is an independent project. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Pokémon Company International, Nintendo, or Pokémon Center. All product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.