Pokémon TCG Pocket Leak Reveals Next Events, Including New Kind of Giveaway With Rare Cards

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A new datamine has revealed several upcoming events, including a brand-new giveaway with guaranteed rare cards. Later this week, will launch its new expansion, adding over 200 new cards to the game. Also launched this week is the new trading mechanic, which will allow players to trade some cards with their friends. While the new cards and new mechanics will be the big focus for players this week, a new datamine also revealed what players can look forward to over the next several weeks.

A datamine posted to Reddit revealed upcoming event announcements that will roll out over the next two months. The new events include the return of the Emblem event (which players earn by winning battles against human opponents), a new Cresselia ex Drop event, and new Wonder Pick events. The most interesting new event is tied to Pokémon Day,in which players get one of each pack with a guaranteed 4-Diamond or better card inside. All the events can be seen below:

According to the datamine, the new events include:

The datamines also revealed that Cynthia will be getting a set of premium accessories, which can only be purchased using Poké Gold.Darkrai will also get accessories exclusive to the Premium Pass shop, while Chimchar will get a set of accessories tied to the Wonder Pick event. will also give away Trade Tokens and Trade Hourglasses in a separate free giveaway sometime in February.

The new Pokémon TCG Pocket set Space-Time Smackdown reduces the number of pack options for players, which should be a big help while collecting cards.

Keep in mind that, as with all datamines, these events should not be considered official until launched. However,it appears that is sticking with a familiar pattern that mixes battle-focused events with events that lean on the Wonder Pick function. It's interesting that there's no event celebrating the launch of trading or a bigger event for Pokémon Day. These events will likely take us close to the launch of the next mini-expansion, which will likely