What is the next Pokemon TCG Pocket expansion? The Pokémon Pocket mobile TCG has only been around a few months, but it’s already got hundreds of cards to hunt from booster packs and Pokémon TCG Pocket events. And as of Thursday, January 23, the team has already confirmed details of the next Pokemon pocket set, Space-Time Smackdown. Read on for all the new set info, and a breakdown of the wider Pokémon TCG Pocket roadmap, including upcoming events.
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Pokémon TCG Pocket Space-Time Smackdown release date
The next Pokémon TCG Pocket expansion, Space-Time Smackdown, will be available worldwide on Thursday, January 30, 2025.
In a social media post from January 16, Pokémon TCG Pocket said that new booster packs would be added “this month”. Thanks to a YouTube trailer released on Thursday, January 23, this has now been confirmed as Space-Time Smackdown, an expansion that adds new ‘Dialga’ and ‘Palkia’ booster packs to the app.
The trailer’s caption sets the scene for the new expansion, saying: “Legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia from the Sinnoh region have bent time and space to rule the battlefield as dimension-altering Pokémon ex.
“The Space-Time Smackdown expansion features new cards including exciting Pokémon ex cards, new Trainer cards, and gorgeous immersive cards ready to bring you into the wondrous world of Pokémon.”
We don’t yet know the overall size or full card list for Space-time Smackdown, but the trailer does reveal a bunch of brand new cards coming to the game – including Piplup, one of the cutest Pokémon of all time!
Here’s all the new Pokemon Pocket cards we spotted in the Spacetime Smackdown reveal trailer:
- Dialga ex
- Palkia ex
- Pachirisu ex
- Leafeon
- Honchcrow
- Turtwig
- Chimchar
- Piplup
- Gible
- Cresselia
- Cynthia (supporter)
Pokémon TCG Pocket events
Pokemon Pocket events are limited time promotions that offer free boosters, promo cards, and cosmetic rewards for playing certain modes and completing challenges, or temporarily introduce differently themed cards and items to Wonder Picks and the in-game store.
Active Pokémon TCG Pocket events
The following Pokémon TCG Pocket events are currently active:
- Psychic-type Pokémon mass outbreak (January 23 – 29)
- Mythical Island SP Emblem Event (January 20 – 27)
Upcoming Pokémon TCG Pocket events
Pokémon TCG Pocket keeps its lips sealed about upcoming events until just before it’s due to launch. Because of this, we can’t yet confirm what the next Pokémon TCG Pocket event will be.
However, based on past Pokémon TCG Pocket events, we can speculate about how often certain events appear. New Wonder Pick events appear roughly every three weeks, so we’d expect to see the next one in mid-February.
Drop events are much less consistent, with some launching within two weeks of each other, while others arrive several weeks after the previous event. However, seasonal Christmas events may have skewed recent data – we’ll update this guide with more information when we have it.
Emblem Events and SP Emblem Events have appeared roughly one month after previous events in their category. The original Emblem events launched just a few days after their related release, with SP Emblem events following about a month later. Based on the fact that we’ll have a new booster to open by the end of January, we’re expecting to see the next Emblem event in early February – and the next SP Emblem event soon after that.
The last Mass Outbreak event ran from December 26 until January 1, and it debuted roughly one month after the previous event of this kind. If this proves to be a trend, we should see another Mass Outbreak very soon.
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Source: Wargamer
