It's no news to anyone that I'm a pretty big fan of Pokemon, and I've been collecting Pokemon cards 'for fun' for just over three years now. The past three years, however, have la

Pokémon TCG Pocket seems redundant next to 2023's Pokémon TCG Live. Both games offer collecting and battling mechanics. I spent a month with this new Pokémon game and can confirm it captures that classic feeling of collecting and playing games with Pokémon cards with your friends.

The success of the newly-released Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket should encourage The Pokemon Company to do more with the Pokemon TCG.

It’s clear that TCG Pocket isn’t intended to be a one-to-one re-creation of the tabletop version. In the analog version of the game, the choice would matter, since separately packaged booster packs contain different combinations of cards. But with TCG Pocket, the developers won’t say if your choice impacts the cards you get.

Pokémon TCG Pocket has introduced a decent amount of cards through its Genetic Apex expansion. And even though all of its many currencies and systems can make for a confusing impression, it didn’t take long for players to figure out metas.

We’re just a couple weeks into Pokémon TCG Pocket’s life out in the wild and the devs behind the hit mobile card game adaptation have already teased some big upcoming plans. Those include new booster packs before the end of the year,

Players will be able to trade certain cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket after the January update, and the feature will expanded over time.

Pikachu is front and center of the new game, a recently launched mobile app where players can collect and battle with digital cards. The electric-type Pokémon has its own themed

My finger taps the Pokémon TCG Pocket icon to open the game and collect my rewards. The light of a hundred dying suns immediately fills the room. Even on my phone’s darkest setting, Pokémon TCG Pocket is bright as hell.

Pokémon TCG Pocket has been a huge success with over 30 million downloads worldwide. Its vast user base is currently enjoying several events with special cards and content from Mighty Genes, the only available card expansion so far.