{"id":758151,"date":"2025-11-27T01:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T01:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/mobile-tcg-pokemon-trading-card-game-pocket-announced\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T01:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T01:04:53","slug":"mobile-tcg-pokemon-trading-card-game-pocket-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/mobile-tcg-pokemon-trading-card-game-pocket-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile TCG Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mobile-tcg-pokemon-trading-card-game-pocket-announced.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While the main headline event from today&#8217;s Pok\u00e9mon Presents showcase was <a data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"96910049-987b-4b6f-af58-3c282e0a2cfa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/pokemon-presents\/2024\/02\/27\/pokemon-returns-to-kalos-with-legends-z-a-in-2025\">the announcement of\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/a>, it wasn&#8217;t the only new game that got announced. It shares that status with Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket, a new mobile game that allows players to collect, trade, and battle with the franchise&#8217;s signature trading cards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out the reveal trailer below<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qlp6YePsalM\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>While there are several features available in the game,\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket seems to focus the most on the collection aspect, which is fitting given the renaissance of physical card games in recent years. While no details on microtransactions are given, the end of the trailer notes that players will get two free packs a day \u2013 implying that more than that might come at a cost.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also be able to trade cards with other players and battle them online as well. The trailer also shows off immersive cards, which seem to feature a 3D cinematic inside the cards.<\/p>\n<p>The app is being developed by DeNA (best known for their work on Pok\u00e9mon Masters) and is due out sometime later this year. For more Pok\u00e9mon cards, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/pokemontcg\">check out our Trading Card hub<\/a>, which features some of our favorite pulls from the game&#8217;s big releases.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/pokemon-presents\/2024\/02\/27\/mobile-tcg-pokemon-trading-card-game-pocket-announced\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the main headline event from today&#8217;s Pok\u00e9mon Presents showcase was the announcement of\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A, it wasn&#8217;t the only new game that got announced. It shares that status with Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket, a new mobile game that allows players to collect, trade, and battle with the franchise&#8217;s signature trading cards. Check out the reveal trailer below: While there are several features available in the game,\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket seems to focus the most on the collection aspect, which is fitting given the renaissance of physical card games in recent years. While no details on microtransactions are given, the end of the trailer notes that players will get two free packs a day \u2013 implying that more than that might come at&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/mobile-tcg-pokemon-trading-card-game-pocket-announced\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":758152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-758151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mobile TCG Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket Announced | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"While the main headline event 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