Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has been a big hit since its worldwide launch last month, and the team behind it has shared a brief roadmap of a couple updates to come — including the ability to trade cards with other people.

Pikachu is under attack and it’s not from Team Rocket this time. Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket players are criticizing the adorable mascot. Why? Well, it just so happens that Pikachu has become the star of one of the most popular — and strongest — decks in the game’s burgeoning competitive play mode.

POKÉMON TCG Pocket has only just been released but already millions log in each day to play. It’s all about collecting and battling, and people keep opening packs of cards in order to build the

The Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Operations Team posted on X that “certain cards” will be able to be traded in January, but no specific date was revealed. You won’t be able to trade just any card according to the post but we’ll only get more information about how Trading will work close to the feature release.

While a trade feature is coming for Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket, not all of the cards will be able to be swapped.

Low commitment, shiny holographic rewards

Pokémon TCG Pocket has introduced a decent amount of cards through its Genetic Apex expansion. And even though all of its many currencies and systems can make for a confusing impression, it didn’t take long for players to figure out metas.

We’re just a couple weeks into Pokémon TCG Pocket’s life out in the wild and the devs behind the hit mobile card game adaptation have already teased some big upcoming plans. Those include new booster packs before the end of the year,

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket players will get to trade “certain cards” come 2025, the Pokémon TCG Pocket operations team announced Wednesday. After launching in late October, Pokémon TCG Pocket has been a wild hit: The game has reportedly made more than $12 million across more than 10 million downloads.

Players will be able to trade certain cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket after the January update, and the feature will expanded over time.

It’s midnight. The room is pitch black. I gingerly creep into bed so as not to disturb the amorphous blob of children that may be residing somewhere near its center. I’m sleep-deprived but unable to turn my brain off.