Today, The Pokémon Company group announced that the popular Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket app has surpassed 150 million total downloads on iOS and Android devices since its global launch on Oct. 30, 2024. To ring in the first year anniversary of the TCG Pocket application, there will be new updates to the game to make it more fun to play. Halloween is next week and what better way to celebrate than with a brand new TCG Pocket expansion. Mega Rising will come out on October 30 and bring Mega Pokemon into the TCG Pocket universe. Trainers will be able to open boosters with Mega Gyrados, Mega Altaria, and Mega Blaziken on the cover. There will be a new Share feature coming to the game soon. Players will be able to give one to four diamond ranked cards to their friends. You’ll be able to share one card a day per friend, including cards from the vastest expansions.The cards that are tradable will be expanded too. One to four diamond, one and two star ranked, and Shiny 1 and Shiny 2 rares will be tradable.One of the bigger new features is the improved Wonder Picking. Unobtained cards from the latest expansion will appear more often in the wonder pick feature. In addition, the number of cards players currently own will be displayed on each card in Wonder Pick.
Upcoming events in the Pokemon TCG Pocket game:
* First Anniversary Celebration Campaign (Oct. 29 at 11 p.m. PDT to Dec. 16 at 9:59 p.m. PST): To commemorate the first anniversary of Pokémon TCG Pocket, each player will receive a Mega Rising: Mega Gyarados, Mega Rising: Mega Blaziken and Mega Rising: Mega Altaria booster pack, at no cost, which can be claimed in Gifts upon first log-in beginning Oct. 30, 2025.
* First Anniversary Celebration Special Missions (Oct. 29 at 11 p.m. PDT to Dec. 16 at 9:59 p.m. PST): During this period, players can tackle special missions to obtain a celebratory first-anniversary emblem and other rewards.
* PROMO Reissue Drop Event 2025 (Oct. 29 at 11 p.m. PDT to Nov. 8 at 9:59 p.m. PST): Players can take on special solo battles to obtain previously released A Series promo packs vols. 1–6 and 8–13.
* PROMO Reissue Wonder Pick Event (Oct. 29 at 11 p.m. PDT to Nov. 13 at 9:59 p.m. PST): A Series promo cards previously available from wonder pick will reappear in wonder picks during this period. Players can also complete missions to earn an event shop ticket which can be exchanged for one promo card at the Shop.