Recent leaks have shown off new Pokemon, trainers, tools, and more coming to Pokemon TCG Pocket in the Space-Time Smackdown booster pack.

The next major Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket update, dubbed Space-Time Smackdown, is scheduled for Jan. 29, but several cards are already starting to appear online, presumably through datamining. Let’s break down some highlights.

The next update for Pokemon TCG Pocket is rumored to have new currencies added into the game, but is it a good decision for it to do so?

We all want the slickest cards in Pokémon TCG Pocket, but rampant cheaters and sellers are prompting action from The Pokémon Company.

The complete patch notes detailing Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket's next major update leak online half a day ahead of time.

The creators of Pokémon TCG Pocket have issued a warning to all players not to tamper with game data or participate in real money trades, or risk getting their accounts banned. The crackdown comes right before card trading and a new Space-Time Smackdown set are added to the mobile hit.

This means that players actually won't be able to trade cards from the Space-Time Smackdown expansion when it launches, and will instead have to wait for that option. It also means that all the Pokemon TCG Pocket rarest cards can't be traded, so if you wanted somebody's gold Mewtwo ex, you won't get it.

The new Porygon-Z card in Pokemon TCG Pocket’s Space-Time Smackdown expansion has the potential to sabotage any deck you face.

Pokemon TCG Pocket was the most downloaded mobile game in the second half of 2024, at least in the Japanese market.