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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pokémon TCG Pocket's Desperately Needed Trading Improvements Will Appear At The End Of The Month
Pokémon TCG Pocket is already nine months old, because time has come loose from its moorings and there's a global conspiracy to cover up this chronological catastrophe. Over its three-quarters of a year, the mobile version of the collectible card game has introduced many new sets of cards, a new ranked tournament mode, and also an absolutely disastrous method of trading. Some six months on, the developers are finally beginning to roll out some fixes to trading that should see it become slightly less awful. In an update due to arrive in the app on July 29, Pocket will at last allow you to indicate to others which cards you're interested in receiving in exchange for a trade, although it's not exactly clear how or even if this will work. And it's doing away with the needless complexity of yet another in-game currency to add to the 12 that already existed—a currency that required you to mindlessly 'shred' cards from your collection to gain. I have played Pocket every single day since its release on October 30. Really, that's just a ten minute commitment rather than some disturbing obsession, and I genuinely enjoy opening the packs and finding new cards. I've built shared binders, taken part in its many single-player tournaments, and lament entirely forgetting to participate in one 'drop event' meaning I have an awkward gap in my Promo cards that can never be filled. I'm also obsessed with ever getting the animated card from Celestial Guardians: Solgaleo, because then I'll have collected every animated card released. I've reached the level cap. I've nearly hit 7,500 cards. Which is all to make the point, I'm no drive-by Pocket player. And despite all this, I've traded a total of one time, and that was with my son, moments before he got bored of the game. The 'T' in 'TCG' was always going to be an issue for the new mobile app. As soon as you introduce a way to trade, you open up the possibility of external real-money markets that people absolutely will exploit. In The Pokémon Company International's desperation to avoid their new product becoming embroiled in the inevitable scandals, it instead added a version of trading so limited as to be almost entirely useless. It all pretty much boils down to this: you can't communicate with others which card you'd like to receive in return for the one you're offering for trade. And that's madness. The game limits you to like-for-like trades when it comes to a card's rarity, so you can't be ripped off by receiving a common basic card in return for your full-art ex, but that still doesn't make the process useful. People trade because they want a specific card in return! You don't walk into the grocery store and put fifty dollars on the checkout, then look down to find out what food has been put in your shopping cart. But by restricting this, it also prevented off-app markets from letting people set up payments for trades. This was made worse by the Trade Tokens needed to do a trade, occasionally gained through rewards, but primarily gained by 'shredding' your cards to gain more. Literally destroying the cards you don't want in your collection, in order to be able to, er, trade the cards you don't want in your collection. But this is now going to change. First of all, Trade Tokens are to be scrapped, replaced with the more ubiquitous Shinedust. You'll need to convert your current stock in increments, although the update note suggests that can be as much as 100 Trade Tokens at a time, with each single token worth 10 Shinedust. Without ever trying, I've got 9,900 Trade Tokens, so that's going to be something of a tiresome chore, making 99 bloody exchanges. However, in better news, it's also going to allow us to switch tokens for Pack Hourglasses too, at a one-to-one conversion, although only 60 times. Still, that's five more packs you can open for a handful of imaginary coins. But more importantly, there's what's called a 'Wishlist feature,' which says, 'You will be able to indicate to other players which cards you'd like to trade for.' Now, that's pretty damned ambiguous, and it's possible to read that as saying it's just a suggestion, other players still able to trade you something else instead. If so, this would be no improvement at all. The best possible reading is that people will be restricted to only trading for the card you've marked, which would make the feature workable, but of course open the external markets for business. We've contacted TPCi to see if we can get more clarity on this. Apparently this update is going to take a weirdly long time to add to the game, meaning that trading will be down entirely between July 25 and 30, which even more bizarrely contains the time at which the update is supposed to go live. Pokémon be Pokémon. . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Newsweek
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Pokémon TCG Pocket Eevee Grove – Release Date, Release Time, Known Cards
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The next expansion for Pokémon TCG Pocket is almost upon us, with dozens of new cards set to hit the game later this week, including a whole host of adorable Eevee-related cards. New sets typically come in two sizes, full expansions with two or more booster packs, and limited themed boosters, which only have one booster pack and are about half the size of a full expansion. Eevee Grove, the new expansion, will be the latter, as it's a limited themed booster that builds upon the previous Celestial Guardians and Extradimensional Crisis expansions. Teaser artwork for the Eevee Grove expansion in Pokémon TCG Pocket featuring a number of Eeveelutions. Teaser artwork for the Eevee Grove expansion in Pokémon TCG Pocket featuring a number of Eeveelutions. The Pokémon Company The Eevee Grove expansion will be released in Pokémon TCG Pocket tomorrow, so we've put together all the information you need to know about the release, including the Eevee Grove release date, as well as the release time for Eevee Grove, and the currently confirmed cards for the Eevee Grove set. Pokémon TCG Pocket Eevee Grove Release Date The next expansion for Pokémon TCG Pocket, Eevee Grove, will be released on June 26, 2025 in all regions. This is in line with the monthly cadence for new expansions TCG Pocket has seen since its release last year, with new sets usually launching near the end of each month. Pokémon TCG Pocket Eevee Grove Release Time Eevee Grove will be released in Pokémon TCG Pocket at 2am EDT on June 26, 2025, which is 11pm PDT on June 25, 2025. The set will be released globally at the same time, instead of a locally staggered release as seen in some game releases. Here's when Eevee Grove will be released in Pokémon TCG Pocket in your time zone: PDT – 11:00pm (June 25) EDT – 2:00am BRT – 3:00am BST – 7:00am CEST – 8:00am IST – 11:30am JST – 3:00pm AEST – 4:00pm NZST – 6:00pm Pokémon TCG Pocket Eevee Grove Known Cards 12 new cards have been fully revealed for the Eevee Grove set in Pokémon TCG Pocket, most of which are Eeveelutions: Milcery Alcremie Swirlix Eevee ex Espeon Flareon ex Glaceon Jolteon Leafeon Sylveon ex (full art) Umbreon Vaporeon In addition to fully revealed cards, a number of cards were either shown in part during the trailer for Eevee Grove, or are implied by other cards in set, such as other Pokémon in the evolutionary line or standard variants of revealed full art cards (italicised below):
Digital Trends
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Digital Trends
Best Celestial Guardians decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket
With a set dedicated to Sun and Moon Pokémon, the Celestial Guardians set in Pokémon TCG Pocket has changed the meta so drastically that there are multiple new decks you can use to battle your friends. The trick to making a good deck is to keep up with the best new cards and how you best merge those cards. If you're done opening Shining Revelry and Triumphant Light packs, you'll be pleased to know that there are incredible cards you can make decks with in Celestial Guardians, both in the Solgaleo and Lunala packs. Here are the best decks in the Celestial Guardians meta that you can create right now in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Recommended Videos Best meta decks from Celestial Guardians in Pokémon TCG Pocket Solgaleo ex deck The Solgaleo ex deck is by far one of the strongest decks in the meta right now. While you're evolving to Solgaleo on the bench, you can have Skarmory in the Active spot with a tool on it so it deals extra damage. Then, once you have Solgaleo, you can use its ability to swap it into the Active spot free of charge. It only needs two Steel Energy to dish out 120, and although it does 10 damage to itself, adding Giant Cape from Space-Time Smackdown to it can boost its health. Rare Candy is a new, incredible item that can also help in this deck. Once used on a Basic Pokémon, you can quickly evolve it to Stage 2 if you have that card on hand. This means you can easily only have one Cosmoem in your deck and not waste a spot for a second one. x2 Skarmory x2 Cosmog x1 Cosmoem x2 Solgaleo ex x2 Poké Ball x2 Rare Candy x2 Professor's Research x1 Cyrus x1 Red x1 Pokémon Communication x1 Giant Cape x1 Rocky Helmet x1 Iono x1 Poison Barb Oricorio deck You wouldn't think that this basic, Electric-type Oriocorio would be worthy of its own deck, but you're wrong. Paired with Magnezone, Oricorio can defeat any opponent's ex deck as it has the ability to block all damage from ex Pokémon. It may not have a ton of health, but with two Electric Energy, it can deal 50 damage, and if your opponent only has ex cards, they're done for. Couple this with the Magnezone line of Pokémon on the bench, and you have a good backup if you need to swap out Oricorio. On its Stage 1, Magneton, it has the ability to take one Electric Energy for free every round, so you can passively have it build up extra energy. On top of that, if your opponent has an annoying tool that hurts Oricorio, use Guzma to eliminate all their items. x2 Oricorio (Electric) x2 Magnemite x2 Magneton x2 Magnezone x2 Poké Ball x2 Professor's Research x2 Giant Cape x1 Cyrus x1 Pokémon Communication x1 Iono x1 Sabrina x2 Guzma Decidueye ex deck If you're looking for a new Grass deck, this is the perfect one for you. Rare Candy comes in handy once again for Decidueye, which allows it to come into play fast. You can also use Rare Candy on Sprigatito to get Meowscarada quickly, which attacks ex Pokémon specifically. It deals a base 60 damage, but if the opponent's Active card is ex, it deals an extra 70, making that 130 damage using just two Grass Energy. Then, once your opponent inevitably pulls their damaged Pokémon to the bench, swap in Decidueye to then deal 100 damage to any Pokémon that has damage on it. This is an incredible setup that costs little energy and can be put together fast in battles. x2 Rowlet x2 Sprigatito x1 Dartrix x2 Decidueye ex x2 Meowscarada x2 Poké Ball x2 Professor's Research x2 Rare Candy x2 Leaf Cape x2 Erika x1 Leaf Lunala ex deck Although not as strong as the Solgaleo ex deck, Lunala ex can become strong when paired with a Giratina ex deck. This card makes it exceptionally easy for any card in the Active spot to receive all Psychic Energy from someone on the bench. If you have Giratina collecting an extra Psychic Energy on the bench each turn, you can use that to fuel a Mewtwo ex within a short time frame. And no matter who gets pulled back to the bench and swaps into the Active spot, you have Lunala ex to bring that Psychic Energy onto the Active Pokémon in one turn. You also have Rare Candy in this deck, which is vital for getting Lunala ex to Stage 2 from Cosmog. x2 Giratina ex x2 Cosmog x1 Cosmoem x2 Lunala ex x1 Mewtwo ex x2 Poké Ball x2 Professor's Research x2 Rare Candy x2 Leaf x1 Cyrus x1 Pokémon Communication x1 Guzma x1 Pokémon Center Lady Incineroar ex deck Finally, if you need a fresh Fire deck in Pokémon TCG Pocket, try out the Incineroar ex deck. With only one Energy, Incineroar can burn the enemy. Its best move can deal a total of 140 damage to the opponent if it has damage on itself. This is easy to happen if you've attacked as its earlier evolutions, Litten and Torracat, which hurt themselves when they deal damage. It doesn't just have to stand on its own, though, as the new card Turtonator synergizes perfectly in this deck. It's a Basic card that packs a punch to deal 90 damage, and it already has 120 health, making it a good tank to stand in while you build up to Incineroar ex. Pair this with the Kiawe Supporter card, and you can put two extra Fire Energy on your Turtonator in a single turn. x2 Litten x1 Torracat x2 Incineroar ex x2 Turtonator x2 Poké Ball x2 Professor's Research x2 Rare Candy x2 Kiawe x1 Rocky Helmet x1 Giant Cape x1 Lillie x1 Sabrina x1 Cyrus
Time of India
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Everything you need to know about the Celestial Guardians expansion in Pokemon TCG Pocket
Image via DeNA. Pokemon TCG Pocket has announced yet another expansion, named Celestial Guardians. After being released on October 30, 2024, this mobile digital trading card game is showing no sign of stopping. The upcoming expansion marks the third set of releases in a row, that too in a single month. So far, Pokemon TCG Card Pocket has amassed nearly 900 cards in the game. And the upcoming expansion will add 200 more, which will feature Gen 7 Pokemons. As this is another full-set, Celestial Guardians is looking to form a foundation for a new meta in the game. Pokemon TCG Pocket: Celestial Guardians - An overview Pokémon TCG Pocket: Celestial Guardians | Coming April 30! Initially introduced in Pokemon Sun and Moon, Celestial Guardians will concentrate on Pokemon. With Solgaleo and Lunala as the booster pack mascots, the new set will have more than 200 cards, scattered between two booster sets. The Pokemons in this expansion are going to be of Gen 7 as well. Since Gen 7 is currently underrepresented in Pokemon TCG Pocket, it makes fitting that the game would finally give Alola some much-needed attention. Celestial Guardians: All confirmed Pokemons Among the upcoming Pokemons, 88 ones are confirmed to be from the 2016 RPG title named Pokemon Sun and Moon and 18 from the Alolan regions. Here are the confirmed cards fans will get their hands on in this upcoming expansion: Alolan Meowth Alolan Raichu ex Alolan Vulpix Alolan Marowak Solgaleo ex Lunala ex Rowlet (two forms) Litten (two forms) Popplio (two forms) Oricorio (two forms) Lillie (Immersive Art) Alolan Marowak (Illustration Rare) Alolan Raichu ex (Special Illustration Rare) First Immersive card in the game Shining Revelry, the previous set from TCG Pocket, has already started a new trend by releasing uncommon non-Pokemon card variations. Players were taken aback by the expansion's first-ever crown-rarity Poke Ball card. And with Lillie's arrival, it appears DeNA will continue that pattern. It distinguishes itself with a novel rarity kind called "immersive." The featured figures on these cards are brought to life via brief animations. Celestial Guardians: Release date and timings The official date of Celestial Guardians' release is April 30, 2025. The new cards will be live at around 2 AM ET on April 30th, following an update to the app on the previous day (April 29th), according to prior set releases. When it launches, players can begin opening card packs in either the Celestial Guardians-Lunala or Celestial Guardians-Solgaleo sets. Read More: All Gen 7 Pokemons revealed for the Celestial Guardians expansion in Pokemon TCG Pocket
Time of India
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Pokemon Tcg Pocket Celestial Guardians: All Gen 7 Pokemons revealed for the Celestial Guardians expansion in Pokemon TCG Pocket
Pokemon TCG Pocket players have an exciting news ahead of them as the game is going to bring back Gen 7 Pokemons for the Celestial Guardians expansion . Pokemon TCG Pocket was released less than six months ago, so the game is still very early in its lifecycle, but it has already accumulated several expansions and a collection of nearly 900 cards. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This is going to be the third consecutive set release in a single month. So far, there have been just 12 unique cards based on Gen 7 Pokemons. Hence, the upcoming update is surely going to be a breather of fresh air for the fans. Pokemon TCG Pocket: All Gen 7 Pokemons in the Celestial Guardians expansion The next expansion named Celestial Guardians is going to be set number A3, which will focus on the iconic Nintendo 3DS games Pokemon Sun and Moon. Needless to say, the update is going to feature Gen 7 Pokemons. Pokémon TCG Pocket: Celestial Guardians | Coming April 30! The Celestial Guardian digital booster pack will be released on April 30, which will feature Hawaiian-inspired Alolan region 's main Legendary Pokemon: Solgaleo and Lunala . The developers have that this set will contain a total of 200 new cards. Here are some of them which will be part of the new set: Solgaleo ex Lunala ex Alolan Raichu ex Alolan Raichu ex Rainbow Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio (Two Versions) Alolan Meowth Alolan Vulpix Alolan Marowak Art Rare Ilima Acerola Sophocles Lillie Immersive Supporter Card If you want to spend more money, the new set will also come with a digital display board and binder cover. New promo cards will also be available the following week. These will take the form of a few Rayquaza ex cards that can be obtained through missions. Fans thought that after the release of Triumphant Light, the developers would take some rest. But out of everyone's surprise, Pokemon TCG Pocket has announced another expansion. Celestial Guardian is dropping on April 30, 2025 on Android and iOS. Read More:
