Jan19

Today's update to the official Japanese Pokémon TCG site unveils majority of remaining card list for Wild Force and Cyber Judge

Today's updates on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese homepage and YouTube channel have revealed most of the remaining new cards from the upcoming Wild Force and Cyber Judge expansions for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which are being release in Japan next week on January 26th. Cards from these sets will be released internationally later this year as part of the Scarlet & Violet - Temporal Forces expansion on March 22nd.
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Jan19

Pokémon Trading Card Game Live to undergo maintenance on Jan 23rd, ahead of update to Version 1.10.0 and Jan 25th's digital release of Paldean Fates

Next week on January 23rd, the Pokémon Trading Card Game Live will be receiving an update to Version 1.10.0 ahead of the release of Scarlet & Violet - Paldean Fates on January 25th. This update will resolve a large quantity of issues impacting on both gameplay, and general app stability both in and out of matches. This update will be preceded by an 8 hour long maintenance window, which according to the in-game notification is scheduled to start at 8:00am (PST) / 4:00pm (UTC) on January 23rd.
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Jan17

Today's livestream on the official Japanese Pokémon TCG YouTube channel reveals Full Art version of Eri from the upcoming Wild Force expansion

Today's livestream on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has officially unveiled the Full Art SR version of the Eri Supporter Card, which will be released in Japan at the end of next week on January 26th as part of the Wild Force expansion for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from Wild Force , and its partner set Cyber Judge, will be released internationally later this year as part of the Scarlet & Violet - Temporal Forces expansion on March 22nd.
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Jan15

Latest video on the official Japanese Pokémon TCG YouTube channel reveals Vikavolt evolution line cards from the upcoming Cyber Judge expansion

A new video on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has revealed new cards for the Vikavolt evolution line, which will be released in Japan at the end of next week on January 26th as part of the Cyber Judge expansion for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from Cyber Judge, and its partner set Wild Force, will be released internationally later this year as part of the Scarlet & Violet - Temporal Forces expansion on March 22nd.
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Jan14

Latest video on the official Japanese Pokémon TCG YouTube channel reveals Scizor ex and Scyther cards from the upcoming Cyber Judge expansion

A new video on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has revealed new Scizor ex and Scyther cards, which will be released in Japan later this month on January 26th as part of the Cyber Judge expansion for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from Cyber Judge, and its partner set Wild Force, will be released internationally later this year as part of the Scarlet & Violet - Temporal Forces expansion on March 22nd.
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Jan12

Today's updates to the official Japanese Pokémon TCG site and YouTube channel reveal wide variety of new cards from Wild Force and Cyber Judge

An update on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese homepage has revealed a selection of new cards which are being released in Japan later this month on January 26th as part of the Wild Force and Cyber Judge expansions for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from these sets will be released internationally later this year as part of the Scarlet & Violet - Temporal Forces expansion on March 22nd.
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Jan11

Latest video on the official Japanese Pokémon TCG YouTube channel reveals Reuniclus evolution line cards from the upcoming Wild Force expansion

A new video on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has revealed new cards for the Reuniclus evolution line, including an Art Rare version of Reuniclus itself, which will be released in Japan later this month on January 26th as part of the Wild Force expansion for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from Wild Force, and its partner set Cyber Judge, will be released internationally later this year as part of the Scarlet & Violet - Temporal Forces expansion on March 22nd.
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Jan11

Next Standard Format Rotation for the Pokémon Trading Card Game to take effect from April 5th for in-person play, and from March 21st in TCG Live

With today's announcement of the Scarlet & Violet - Temporal Forces expansion, we also now finally have an official date for the start of the next Pokémon Trading Card Game Standard Format Rotation. The 2024 Standard format will begin for in-person events on April 5th, and will come into force for online play in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Live app from March 21th. From these dates, cards with the "E" regulation mark will no longer be legal for play in Standard format, with players only able to use cards with the "F", "G", and "H" regulation marks (and any future released marks), or which have received reprints with those marks. Cards will become legal for tournament play two weeks after their international release date.
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Jan11

First details released on the Scarlet & Violet - Temporal Forces expansion for the Pokémon TCG, launching internationally from March 22nd

The next Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion in the Scarlet & Violet series, Temporal Forces, has finally been officially announced by The Pokémon Company International. This expansion, which is releasing on March 22nd, will be the international equivalent of Japan's Wild Force and Cyber Judge expansions, which are scheduled for release on January 26th this year. It's not yet known if all of the cards from those sets will make it over to Scarlet & Violet - Temporal Forces internationally, or if some will only see release in later sets.
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Jan10

ACE SPEC Tool card Hero's Cape revealed on tonight's livestream on the official Japanese Pokémon TCG YouTube channel

Tonight's livestream on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has officially unveiled a new ACE SPEC Pokémon Tool card, Hero's Cape, which will be released in Japan later this month on January 26th as part of the Cyber Judge expansion for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from Wild Force and Cyber Judge sets will be released internationally later this year as part of an as yet unannounced set.
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Jan9

Latest video on official Japanese Pokémon TCG YouTube channel reveals Art Rare versions of Flutter Mane and Iron Thorns in Wild Force and Cyber Judge

A new video on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has revealed Art Rare versions of the previously announced Flutter Mane and Iron Thorns cards which are being released in Japan later this month on January 26th as part of the Wild Force and Cyber Judge expansions for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from these sets will be released internationally later this year as part of an as yet unannounced set.
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Jan8

Latest video from the official Japanese Pokémon TCG YouTube channel reveals new Dunsparce, Dudunsparce, and Sableye cards coming in Wild Force

A new video on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has revealed new cards for Dunsparce, Dudunsparce, and Sableye, all of which will be released in Japan later this month on January 26th as part of the Wild Force expansion for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from this set, and paired partner set Cyber Judge, will be released internationally later this year as part of an as yet unannounced set.
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Jan7

Latest video from the official Japanese Pokémon TCG YouTube channel reveals new Rabsca, Rellor, and Mist Energy cards coming in Cyber Judge

A new video on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has revealed new cards for Rabsca and Rellor, as well as a new Mist Energy Special Energy card, all of which will be released in Japan later this month on January 26th as part of theCyber Judge expansion for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from this set, and paired partner set Wild Force, will be released internationally later this year as part of an as yet unannounced set.
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Jan6

Latest video from the official Japanese Pokémon TCG YouTube channel officially reveals new Friendship Poffin card coming in Wild Force

A new video on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has revealed the new Friendship Poffin item card, which will be released in Japan later this month on January 26th as part of the Wild Force expansion for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from this set, and paired partner Cyber Judge, will be released internationally lateer this year as part of an as yet unannounced set.
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Dec24

Pokémon Champions League stream reveals additional cards from Wild Force and Cyber Judge, plus Ancient Koraidon ex and Future Miraidon ex box sets

Following on from the reveal of the Wild Force and Cyber Judge expansions for the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the Day 1 stream for the Pokémon Champions League tournament in Kyoto, the Day 2 stream today has revealed an additional selection of cards from the upcoming sets. Also announced today were Ancient Koraidon ex and Future Miraidon ex box sets, which will release in Japan on the same day as these new sets, on January 26th, 2024.
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Dec23

Wild Force and Cyber Judge, the next Japanese Pokémon TCG expansions, officially revealed on Pokémon Champions League stream, for release January 26th

As part of the Day 1 live stream for this weekend's Pokémon Champions League tournament in Kyoto, Pokémon TCG fans have received their first official look at the upcoming Wild Force and Cyber Judge expansions for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, scheduled for release in Japan on January 26th, 2024. This expansion will see the return of ACE SPEC cards, as first announced earlier this year during the Pokémon World Championships Closing Ceremony.
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Dec1

Pokémon Trading Card Game Live to go offline for 8 hours of maintenance starting 4:00pm UTC on December 5th, ahead of update to Version 1.9.2

Next week on December 5th, the Pokémon Trading Card Game Live will be receiving an update to Version 1.9.2. This update will resolve a small number of issues that had been impacting on several cards, most notably problems in the application of Toedscruel's Slime Mold Colony Ability, and the longstanding bug where Zoroark's Phantom Transformation ability will show the player multiple card selection screens. This update will be preceded by an 8 hour long maintenance window, scheduled to start at 8:00am (PST) / 4:00pm (UTC) on December 5th.
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Nov25

Top 8 players of the 2024 Latin America International Championships announced

The Pokémon Latin America International Championships of the 2023 to 2024 Play! Pokémon season took place in São Paulo in Brazil from 17 to 19 November which was the first International Championships event of the season. The Top 8 players of each division have been confirmed by the Pokémon Company International. The most popular Pokémon in teams for Pokémon GO and VGC and the most popular deck archetypes and their percentages of popularity on Day 2 of the Latin America International Championships were also shown in the livestream on the Official Pokémon YouTube Channel.
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Nov24

Today's update to the official Japanese Pokémon TCG site and YouTube channel officially unveils majority of remaining card list for Shiny Treasure ex

Today's updates on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese homepage and YouTube channel have revealed most of the remaining new cards from the upcoming Shiny Treasure ex subset, the first High Class Pack for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from these sets will be released internationally as part of the recently announced Paldean Fates special expansion in late January 2024.
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