It’s been one month since the last Pokémon TCG Pocket expansion, Space-Time Smackdown, smacked down, so you know what that means: it’s time for The Pokémon Company to drop another mini-expansion to keep us all on the treadmill.
Shown off today at Pokémon Presents, we got a brief look at a new mini-expansion for Pokémon TCG Pocket, called Triumphant Light. We only got a quick look at Triumphant Light in the trailer today, but it looks like this is a mini-expansion similar to Mythical Island, and is centered around Arceus. Alongside an Arceus ex card, other cards shown include Tyranitar, Abomasnow, Rotom, Raichu, and Crobat.
You won’t have to wait long to start cracking into new packs of Triumphant Light either, as the next Themed Booster Pack hits Pokemon TCG Pocket tomorrow, February 28.
Some additional gifts and missions are also on the way, for those looking to max out their booster pack unlocking. Special missions are running from February 28 through March 27, offering some Space-Time Smackdown packs. Also, if you log in before April 30, you can pick up a special gift of Genetic Apex booster packs with a guaranteed one card of four-diamond rarity or higher.
Ranked is also on its way to Pokémon TCG Pocket, with matches expected to go live at the end of March. No further news was shown during today’s Pokémon Presents, but we’ll likely learn more before the matches go up. The heads-up at least leaves some time for Pokémon TCG players to get their best decks in order.
Fans of the game will likely be hoping that the next major update comes alongside changes to the newly-introduced trading mechanic, which was widely panned when it launched a month ago as too restrictive and expensive.
That didn’t stop people from spending money on the game, though, as Pokémon TCG Pocket made over $10 million in daily sales upon the launch of Space-Time Smackdown. Pokémon TCG Pocket is estimated to have made over half a billion dollars in less than three months.
To catch up on all the news from today, make sure to check out our round-up of everything announced at Pokémon Presents February 2025.
Eric is a freelance writer for IGN.
