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Let’s Battle! | Pokemon TCG Pocket's best decks to build and play with

Here are some of the best decks to build right now in Pokemon TCG Pocket, with suggestions of alternative free-to-play cards to use in the interim while you wait to pull those rare ex cards.

Jan. 17, 2025 Kelsey Raynor

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Primeval Law | Pokemon TCG Pocket Aerodactyl ex deck and card list

Here’s our guide to one of the best Aerodactyl ex decks in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Jan. 17, 2025 Kelsey Raynor

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Swapsies | Pokemon TCG Pocket's most anticipated feature gets a tell-all reveal in a single tweet

If you're keen to start trading, the devs have posted the perfect explainer for you.

Jan. 17, 2025 Connor Makar

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Scattering Cyclone | Pokemon TCG Pocket Pidgeot ex deck guide and card list

Here’s the best Pidgeot ex deck guide and card list for Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Jan. 16, 2025 Kelsey Raynor

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Money Talks | Pokemon TCG Pocket has blown past $400 million in revenue since October, with Japan spending the most Pokemoolah

On top of that, average spending has increased slightly, showing steady growth for the game.

Jan. 9, 2025 Connor Makar

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Mewing at 2AM | How Pokémon TCG Pocket reignited my love for competitive card games (and yelling at my phone at 2AM)

Now even moreso, thanks to the Mythical Island pack launch.

Dec. 22, 2024 Connor Makar

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Cash Money | Pokemon TCG Pocket players are heads over heels for a new addition to the cosmetic store

It's a cute little thing, but nothing can save you back-to-back tails I'm afraid.

Dec. 19, 2024 Connor Makar

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Hyper Beam | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Gyarados ex and Vaporeon deck - card list and guide

Make good use of Mythical Island’s Vaporeon with this Gyarados ex deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Dec. 18, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Powerful Bloom | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Celebi ex deck - card list and guide

Here’s how to make the most of the time-travel Pokemon, Celebi ex, in your Pokemon TCG Pocket decks.

Dec. 18, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Pokemon Museum | Pokemon TCG Pocket Secret Missions guide

Pokemon TCG Pocket has some Secret Missions for keen collectors to complete, and you might just bag a rare Mew card in the process.

Dec. 18, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Genome Hacking | Pokemon TCG Pocket Mythical Island Card List

Here’s what to expect from Pokemon TCG Pocket’s Mythical Island card set!

Dec. 17, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Ooh, Shiny! | Pokemon TCG Pocket’s rarest cards

Here are the rarest cards you can get your hands on in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Dec. 17, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Pokemon TCG Pocket Genetic Apex Card List: How are packs different?

Here's the full card list for the Genetic Apex set in Pokemon TCG Pocket, so you can tell the difference between Charizard, Mewtwo and Pikachu packs!

Dec. 17, 2024 James Billcliffe

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Psy Report | How to get Secret Mew in Pokemon TCG Pocket

Here’s how to add a rare, immersive Mew card to your collection in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Dec. 17, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Pokemon Unite codes

Grab these codes if you wanna be the very best.

Dec. 14, 2024 Dion Dassanayake

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I'm Mythbusting | Good Mews, Pokémon TCG Pocket's Mythical Island expansion is set to offer new booster packs with a chance to grab everyone's favourite pink cat

The game has also now surpassed the 60 million download milestone.

Dec. 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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Gotta Watch 'Em All! | Already opened all your Pokemon TCG Pocket packs for the day but in sore need of something pocket monster related to do? Pokemon TV is back from the dead with anime episodes galore

And there's seemingly more to come, too!

Dec. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Uh Oh... | Pokemon TCG Pocket has an incredible new Mewtwo promo card, but you'll have to cough up some dough if you want to get it to complete your collection

That is, if you haven't used a certain free trial just yet.

Dec. 1, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Pack Watch | The Pokemon TCG Pocket Venusaur drop event is finally here - here's what you can get

Get a fire deck ready and open some promo packs!

Nov. 29, 2024 Connor Makar

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Metacross | Pokemon Go developer Niantic is using player data to train AI that could power map-roaming robots

According to a Niantic blog posts, Pokemon Go players have been helping train machine learning models for a while.

Nov. 20, 2024 Connor Makar

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Loads of Packs | If you can believe it, Pokemon TCG Pocket has soared past $120 million in revenue in less than a month

The game is set to beat Pokemon Go's 2016 revenue figure.

Nov. 19, 2024 Connor Makar

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Mystery Gift Codes

Never miss out on a Pokemon freebie with our full list of codes.

Nov. 19, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Savers | Will Pokemon Pocket TCG event hourglasses carry over? Hopes are high after Lapras event finally wraps

Will those hoarding hourglasses be rewarded? We'll find out soon!

Nov. 18, 2024 Connor Makar

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Gotta Trade 'Em All | Wish you could look at the beautiful art for every Pokemon TCG card and more? Someone's made a website where you can do just that

And by every, I mean over 23,000 cards, which is somehow both less and more than I thought.

Nov. 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Shiny! | Pokemon TCG Pocket lets me enjoy my card-collecting hobby for free, but at what cost?

Pokemon TCG Pocket is testing my bank account and my friendships.

Nov. 14, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Raichumap Released | Good news, Pokemon TCG Pocket confirms plans to add-in a new feature every Poke-head wants soon, as well as new booster packs

Get ready to be able to do some wheeler dealing from early 2025, assuming the current roadmap doesn't change.

Nov. 14, 2024 Mark Warren

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Soothing Scent | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Vileplume deck - card list and guide

Vileplume is an underrated Pokemon in Pokemon TCG Pocket, so here’s how to build a deck around them.

Nov. 13, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Sleep Pendulum | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Alakazam deck - card list and guide

Here’s how to build a strong Alakazam deck that can knock out most ex Pokemon with ease in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Nov. 13, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Flamethrower | Pokemon TCG Pocket Blaine Fire-type deck - card list and guide

Here’s how to turn that Rapidash deck of yours into an affordable Blaine deck that should get you through most of those Solo battles in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Nov. 13, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Seismic Toss | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Machamp deck - card list and guide

Here’s how to build a Machamp deck without any rare ex Pokemon in Pokemon TCG Pocket, though there’s room to add them if you’ve got them!

Nov. 12, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Circle Circuit | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Pikachu ex deck - card list and guide

Here’s how to build fan-favourite Pokemon, Pikachu ex, into both powerful and free-to-play friendly decks in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Nov. 12, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Draco Meteor | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Dragonite deck - card list and guide

Here’s how to build a relatively affordable Dragonite deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Nov. 12, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Hit the Deck | Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket is a collector’s dream - but in battle, I’m already desperate for more cards

The meta must evolve, the game must keep rolling, the cards must grow. But can The Pokemon Company keep up the pace?

Nov. 12, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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Battle Woes | How to fix private matches not working in Pokemon TCG Pocket

Here’s how to fix private matches not working in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Nov. 12, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Hydro Bazooka | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Blastoise ex deck - card list and guide

Here’s how to build the best Blastoise ex deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket, with free-to-play alternative cards to consider.

Nov. 12, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Hydro Splash! | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Starmie ex deck - card list and guide

If this Starmie ex deck gets off to a good start, they’re pretty much unstoppable in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Nov. 11, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Bubble Drain! | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Lapras ex deck - card list and guide

Quick to set up and hard to knock out. Here’s the best Lapras ex deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket. The good news is you don’t need many rare cards for it!

Nov. 11, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Zap! | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Zapdos ex deck - card list and guide

Here's how to make the most of the powerful Electric-type, Zapdos ex, in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Nov. 11, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Plant Pokemon | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Venusaur ex deck - card list and guide

Here’s how to build one of the best Venusaur ex decks to play with in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Nov. 11, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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New cards? | A new expansion is rumoured to come to Pokemon TCG Pocket in early 2025 - but what are the odds of that really happening?

Info is circulating around future Pokemon TCG Pocket content, but is it legit?

Nov. 11, 2024 Connor Makar

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Shadowy Spellbind | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Gengar ex deck - card list and guide

Here’s how to build a Gengar ex deck — with free-to-play friendly options — in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Nov. 11, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Old! | Want a blast from the past? Pokémon TCG Pocket fan creates Retro GameBoy versions of in-game packs

Now that Pokemon TCG Pocket is dominating mobile platforms, it's starting to see some love from artists.

Nov. 11, 2024 Connor Makar

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Psydrive | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Mewtwo ex deck - card list and guide

Here’s our guide to the best Mewtwo ex deck in Pokemon TCG Pocket, with some free-to-play alternatives to use.

Nov. 11, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Crimson Storm | Pokemon TCG Pocket best Charizard ex deck - card list and guide

Here’s how to build a Charizard ex deck — one of the strongest decks available — in Pokemon TCG Pocket, with some free-to-play alternatives to try.

Nov. 11, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Holy Pokemoly | Pokemon TCG Pocket smashes past the 30 million download mark in a week, so yeah, we're very much doing the Pokemon Go thing again

I'd give it about a week before one of your elderly relatives is showing you the Bulbasaur they've just pulled.

Nov. 8, 2024 Mark Warren

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Sorry! | There's one feature that Pokemon TCG Pocket should borrow from Hearthstone that'll add a lot to the battling experience

Sorry! You hit tails on Misty. Sorry! Marowak EX hit tails twice. Sorry!

Nov. 6, 2024 Connor Makar

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Pika, I choose you! | Pokemon TCG Pocket tips and tricks

Here’s everything you need to know to help you get started in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Nov. 6, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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Old school | Pokemon TCG Pocket players should add this one card to drastically improve their decks

This one neat trick that'll improve your performance. Dr. Fuji hates it!

Nov. 6, 2024 Connor Makar

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Second serving | If there's one thing Pokémon TCG Pocket players hate, it's going first

The exception is of course Misty players, who love hitting tails.

Nov. 6, 2024 Connor Makar

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Pokemon Master | Pokemon TCG Pocket doesn't have a ranked mode yet, so players are taking matters into their own hands

Tournaments are being run every day, some even have prize money attached!

Nov. 5, 2024 Connor Makar