New Pokémon TCG Game Already Has One Major Problem

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, the new in the franchise, has only just been announced, and it is already met with a huge problem ahead of its release. was one of the announcements featured during the special Pokémon Presents broadcast scheduled for 2024’s Pokémon Day. The event brought forth all the new additions to several of its existing games, including,,, and more. Aside from the significant updates to these titles, Nintendo also revealed two upcoming games. The most notable one is the new game, set in a rather unexpected region.

While and its release at some point in 2025 were the big new reveals featured in the celebratory Pokémon Presents, the event was also where was announced. This is a new mobile title related to the, where the main focus is collecting cards by opening boosters and trading them with friends. There will also be a battle function available in the app once it is released. The game is set to arrive in 2024 for iOS and Android devices, though a more specific release window has not yet been provided.

According to the information in the reveal trailer for the game, which can be seen on the official channel on YouTube, players will receive a total of two free card boosters per day. This will, in essence, offer them several cards for free and a chance of getting rare cards when opening them. It is uncertain if these boosters will follow the standard regulation and feature 10 cards or if these will be different, with fewer or more cards to claim. From the design featured in the trailer, the boosters will look somewhat different.

As was revealed in the trailer and on the official website, the digital cards collected by players will be composed of already existing units in the official, as well as cards that are exclusive to . This means that some of the cards obtained on the new mobile app will be impossible to obtain in their physical forms or in. Some of these exclusive cards will have special and expansive artwork that goes beyond what is shown in the card’s frame itself.

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