The worldwide Pokémon TCG Pocket release date is October 30 2024. Now available on phone screens everywhere, this free-to-play app boasts impressive art and the ability to crack Pokémon booster packs with a swipe of your finger. This guide features all the latest Pokémon TCG Pocket news and updates.
For more on PTCGP, here’s an excellent Pokémon TCG Pocket tier list from our sister site, PocketTactics. And for more on the paper trading card game, here are the strongest Pokémon around right now. We can also give you key info on all Pokémon sets, including the newest Pokémon sets released.
What is Pokémon TCG Pocket?
Pokémon TCG Pocket is a free-to-play mobile app that lets you easily collect and play with Pokémon cards. It was developed by original Pokémon TCG developer Creatures Inc., as well as mobile e-commerce company DeNA Co. Ltd. The latter of these two companies previously worked on Pokémon Masters, Mario Kart Tour, and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.
This free card game lets you open two booster packs every day for no cost (with more presumably available as in-app purchases). As well as many of the best Pokémon cards already in the TCG, an early trailer promised that the app will also feature “brand-new cards that are exclusive to Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket.”
The ‘immersive cards’, one of Pokémon TCG Pocket’s flagship features, look particularly impressive in this digital format. These expand a card’s art to “give players the experience of leaping into the world of the card illustration”.
It seems like Pokémon TCG Pocket is mainly aimed at collectors, with Pokémon TCG Live designed to serve those who actually want to play. However, the new app will come with streamlined rules that let you battle alone or against other players.
In the announcement trailer from February 2024, Creatures Inc. CEO Yuji Kitano says “we’ve developed new streamlined game rules based on our existing Battle system so you can enjoy a quick battle during the free moments in your day”, meaning we can expect smaller, faster Battles.
How to get Pokémon TCG Pocket
Pokémon TCG Pocket is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. So far, you can’t officially play Pokémon TCG Pocket on PC or console.
For more guides to Pokémon card collecting, here are the most expensive Pokémon cards in the game. We can also point you to a complete Pokédex and an Evee Evolutions guide.
Source: Wargamer
