[Update 20 Aug 2024] As confirmed during a livestream of the Pokémon World Championships, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket launches on 30 October 2024.

[Update 5 Aug 2024] Though a release date isn’t yet out, there’s finally an update on Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket after many long months. At the upcoming Pokémon World Championships to be held in Honolulu from 16 to 18 August 2024, those who are badge holders will receive the opportunity to participate in a sneak preview of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket.

These badge holders will also receive the opportunity to be the first to open Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket booster packs—some of which will include cards featuring never-before-seen artwork.

Every year, Pokémon fans the world over anticipate Pokémon Day on 27 February—the anniversary of the date when the original Pokémon Red and Green video games were released in Japan in 1996. Every Pokémon Day, major announcements regarding the Pokémon video games and Trading Card Game (TCG) are made; this year’s edition was no different.

The standout announcement of Pokémon Day 2024 was undoubtedly that of the 2025 release of Pokémon Legends Z-A, a prequel to Pokémon X and Y—the sixth-generation mainline Pokémon video games. Pokémon Legends Z-A will take place in a past version of Lumiose City, the largest city of the Kalos region.

Other announcements regarding the Pokémon video games included upcoming 7-star Tera Raid battles in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the introduction of Miraidon, Falinks, and Ceruledge to Pokémon UNITE, and two new sync pairs in Pokémon Masters EX.

On the TCG front, there was no news about the physical TCG cards this year. However, that didn’t mean that the Pokémon TCG went completely ignored. Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, a mobile version of the Pokémon TCG, was confirmed for release later in 2024.

In Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, players may collect all manner of digital versions of Pokémon TCG cards, build decks, and play against other real-life players just as they would physical ones. It will also be possible to trade cards with other players; however, this feature is unlikely to be in the game at launch. The game can be regarded as something of a successor to the much-panned Pokémon TCG Live.

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket players stand to receive two booster packs upon the first login every day. While unconfirmed, it’s speculated that there’ll be more opportunities to accumulate cards by way of microtransactions.

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket will be released on iOS and Android later in 2024.

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