The Pokémon Company has lined up a February 2027 release for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver collectible pins, even as Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald readers track where the next piece of Johto-region merchandise lands. The set will be sold exclusively through the Japanese Pokémon Center, and the preorder window that opened this past summer has already closed.
HeartGold and SoulSilver details
The pair is built as miniature replicas of the Nintendo DS game packaging. The HeartGold pin features Ho-Oh, while the SoulSilver pin features Lugia, and both designs carry the games’ release year plus the Nintendo DS logo. The product description says the area around the Pokémon and logo has a shimmering sparkle finish, while the backs are styled like Poké Balls and use a matte black finish.
Japanese Pokémon Center stock
¥1,320, or about $8.35 USD, was the preorder price this past summer, a low entry point that makes the sellout easier to understand without pretending it was ordinary merchandise. The Japanese Pokémon Center now lists the set as out of stock, so anyone who missed the original window is waiting on the next sales decision rather than a normal retail restock.
Johto interest returns
2009 is the key marker here: that was when Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver arrived as modernized remakes of Pokémon Gold and Silver, with new graphics and more detailed character sprites as the series moved from the Game Boy Color to the 3D-capable Nintendo DS. Interest in the Johto region has stayed alive because fans were already frustrated earlier this year when news leaked that a Pokémon Legends: Johto game had been scrapped, then watched Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen appear on the Nintendo Switch a few days later.
The Japanese Pokémon Center says the pins will be offered again at a later date, but the site leaves buyers with a practical problem: it is not clear whether that means another preorder before February 2027 or simply sales after that month. For collectors, the smartest move is to watch for a second purchase window rather than assume the current out-of-stock notice is the end of the road.
