Gamestop is pretty reliable when it comes to that. Pokemon is pretty mainstream, so they'll do everything in their power to be up to speed when a new title comes out. If you're remembering the disaster from Fire Emblem: Awakening's release, it was apparently a shipping error on Nintendo's part or something. I'm sure both sides have learned from that, and being that Pokemon is a lot more popular than FE stateside, they'll make sure they have everything. It's likely the copies are already in the store now. The stores you have to worry about not having the games on release day are the big box stores like Walmart. To them it's just another inventory item so they're less attentive. Since you've reserved your copy already (Which means you've at least partially paid for it, if you haven't paid in full), they're obligated to get you a copy ASAP. The idea behind reservations is knowing how much to order and giving the people who reserved first priority. So you'll be fine. :7: And even if someone doesn't reserve, there's always the eShop xD For Pokemon I wanted a physical copy of the game, but I've downloaded plenty of others.