Published May 4, 2026, 1:59 PM EDT Between scalpers, fights, glitches, and high tensions, TCG kiosks are starting to go away Pokémon vending machines are getting pulled after endless reseller drama Sign in to your Polygon.com account Pokémon trading card kiosks were supposed to be a nice alternative to retail stores, where reselling vultures camp overnight to nab stock the moment it goes on sale. Instead, the vending machines just became another place for people to fight about who gets to buy the elusive new Pikachu card. And now, it appears that The Pokémon Company has begun to scale back its vending machines footprint.…