Overview
- Also Known As
- Pokémon TCG Pocket
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
Android
30th Oct 2024
30th Oct 2024
iPhone/iOS
- 30th Oct 2024
- 30th Oct 2024
- Series
- Tags
Reviews
Review Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket (Mobile) - A Breezy, Beautiful Take On TCG, Gacha Aside
Ironically, no trading allowed
Digital card games like Marvel Snap have seen a lot of success in recent years with short, satisfying matches that you can finish in a few minutes. The mobile release of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket almost seems like a direct answer to this trend. From uncomplicated card text to simplified rules, it axes much of...
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Guides
Guide Pokémon TCG Pocket: Tier List & Best Decks
The best decks for competitive TCG Pocket
One of the most complicated parts of a new card game, digital or otherwise, is knowing which cards to pursue en route to building a competitive deck. For Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, what decks you should run highly depends on which cards you’ve pulled as there are so many. To help you start...
Guide Best Pokémon Spin-Off Games Of All Time
Ranked by you
If there's any franchise that's no stranger to a spin-off or two, it's Pokémon. The inherent appeal of the little Pocket Monsters makes the series ripe for all kinds of genres and video games. Name a genre, and Pokémon has most likely done it. But, dear readers, what's the very best Pokémon spin-off? That's what we're here to find...
Guide Pokémon TCG Pocket: Which Booster Packs Should You Open?
Mewtwo, Pikachu, or Charizard – I choose…uhh, hang on a second
Never has opening trading card packs been so complicated. In Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, opening either the Genetic Apex Mewtwo, Pikachu, or Charizard booster packs freely will likely set you back on your way to building a full collection and a competitive deck as each one...
Guide Pokémon TCG Pocket: Pikachu EX Deck Guide
A shocking way to play
Pikachu isn't allowed to be bad in a Pokémon game, right? We’re pretty sure there’s a division deep within The Pokémon Company that makes sure everyone’s favourite electric rodent is top-tier. Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is no different, with a deck designed around the EX version of Pikachu being one of the very...
Guide Pokémon TCG Pocket: Mew EX Deck Guide
Mew EX is here to keep the meta in check
We might’ve spent hours trying to find Mew back in the original Pokémon Red & Blue – even going so far as to search beneath trucks – it isn’t a super difficult card to obtain in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket’s Mythical Island set. Mew EX is flexible enough to slot into just about any deck,...
Guide Pokémon TCG Pocket: Mewtwo EX Deck Guide
This deck will cause real-life psychic damage to your opponents
Mewtwo is one of those unforgettable Legendary Pokémon with power and style in equal measure. As you’d expect, Mewtwo is ridiculously overpowered in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. Well, the EX form of Mewtwo is! When Mewtwo EX is combined with other Psychic types, you'll create...
Guide Pokémon TCG Pocket: Articuno EX Deck Guide
This icy deck only requires two rare Pokémon instead of several to freeze opponents out
Articuno EX is arguably the most potent of the Legendary birds in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, which is a departure from the mainline games as the Ice type is generally worse than the Electric and Fire types of the other birds. While Articuno EX does...
Guide Pokémon TCG Pocket: Celebi EX Deck Guide
Oh no, this Grass fairy is going to be a problem
It was too much to hope that a meta-dominating card wouldn’t be added to Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket with its first expansion, Mythical Island. From anti-meta cards like Mew EX to some great additions to type archetypes in Vaporeon, Celebi EX and Serperior had people running scared when they...
Guide Pokémon TCG Pocket: Dialga EX Deck Guide
Choo Choo! All aboard the Dialga train.
Despite being only a few months old, energy generating cards have dominated Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. Moltres EX, Misty, and Gardevoir have been meta-staples since the beginning, and with the addition of the Space-Time Smackdown expansion we have another engine on our hands, and this time it’s a...
Guide Pokémon TCG Pocket: Charizard EX Deck Guide
This deck was made for those that picked Charmander first
In every spinoff Pokémon game, Charizard makes an appearance in some way, shape, or form, and Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket makes sure the Fire-type Pokémon continues to dominate. Charizard EX is one of the most powerful decks in the game, capable of putting out more damage than any...
Guide Pokémon Presents February 2024: Every Announcement, Full Livestream
Legends Z-A! Trading Card Game Pocket! Tera Raids!
The February 2024 Pokémon Presents has come and gone, giving us a shorter showcase than we are used to seeing from TPC. At only 13 minutes in length, the presentation wasn't full of big hitters, but that's not to say that there wasn't some good stuff to be found in it — and Pokémon Legends: Z-A...
Guide Pokémon TCG Pocket: Marowak EX Deck Guide
Get ready to whack your way to victory – if you can flip heads
If Marowak EX is anything to go by, getting hit with a bone combined with a boomerang is detrimental to your lifespan. One of the most unique Pokémon from the original Kanto region and one of the easiest EX cards in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket to obtain, Marowak EX decks might...
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket News
News McDonald's Has Another TCG Promo In The Works For Pokémon's 30th Anniversary
In a pickle
The 30th anniversary of Pokémon is fast approaching on 27th February 2026, and it seems McDonald's will be putting Pokémon cards in its Happy Meals in a new promo similar to past events. According to a report from PokéBeach, it will run from February into March, with exact dates depending on the country, but that's all the details...
News Pokémon TCG Pocket's Upcoming Expansion Shows The OG Starters Some Love
Mega!
The next expansion heading for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has been revealed, and it has some very familiar faces front and centre. The Crimson Blaze set launches on 17th December, and sees Mega Charizard Y plastered across the packet cover. Naturally, new cards for Mega Venusaur and Mega Blastoise are included too, alongside new art...
News Pokémon TCG Pocket Pulled In Almost $1.3 Billion In Its First Year Alone
That's a lot of Poké Dollars
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket celebrated its first anniversary last week, and it has seemingly been quite the money maker (thanks, PocketGamer.biz). According to new estimates from AppMagic, which accounts for in-app spending from Google Play and the App Store, TCG Pocket pulled in almost $1.3 billion in its first...
Opinion One Year On, Every Positive 'Pokémon TCG Pocket' Update Still Comes With A Catch
A flip-flopping Magikarp
About a year ago, I reviewed Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket here at Nintendo Life, awarding it a respectable 7/10, largely because collecting ‘mons from that initial set of packs felt kinetic and exciting. Sure, there was far too much monetisation in the form of multiple different currencies, and the battles lacked a...
News Pokémon TCG Pocket Lands New Expansion As App Surpasses 150 Million Downloads
New features also get a release date
As we approach the one-year anniversary of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, The Pokémon Company has lifted the lid on a brand new expansion that will be arriving in the app next week. The "Mega Rising' expansion bursts onto the scene one week today, on 30th October, and, as the name suggests, it'll bring a...
News Pokémon TCG Pocket Announces "New And Updated" Features For First Anniversary
Get ready, trainers
The end of this month officially marks the first anniversary of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket on mobile devices. This title has been regularly updated with new expansions and features like trading, and soon it will receive even more "new and updated" features in the form of three major updates "coming soon". There's the new...
News Pokémon TCG Pocket's Next Expansion Guarantees Rare Pulls In Every Pack
Launching next week
Just like clockwork, The Pokémon Company has revealed the next Trading Card Game Pocket expansion, 'Deluxe Pack ex', and it's a blingy one. The upcoming set will arrive in the app on 29th September, and brings new 'Parallel Foil' cards to the table. These glistening offerings feature new art for pre-existing cards, and come...
News Pokémon TCG Pocket's Next Gen II-Themed Booster Pack Arrives Very Soon
Raicool
The rollercoaster ride of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket releases is continuing at breakneck pace, as TPC has revealed that the next Themed Booster Expansion will arrive next week on 28th August. The 'Secluded Springs' expansion is another Gen II-focused set, with legendaries Raikou, Entei, and Suicune taking centre stage. A bunch of...
News Pokémon TCG Pocket's Upcoming Expansion Introduces A Mega Mix-Up
Arriving "This Fall"
Mega Evolution is the talk of the town for Pokémon in 2025, and it looks like it won't be long before Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket gets in on the fun too. As showcased in the weekend's Pokémon World Championships Closing Ceremony, the next TCG Pocket expansion will introduce a batch of Mega Evolution cards to the mobile...
Round Up Everything Announced At The 2025 Pokémon World Championships Closing Ceremony
Updates for Legends: Z-A, Champions and much more!
The Pokémon Company president and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara made an appearance at this year's Pokémon World Championships closing ceremony and shared updates about multiple Pokémon games, and even some event news. If you weren't able to catch the event live, don't worry - because we've put together...
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