The Pokémon Company is continuing to reveal new content for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. Read on below to learn more:
Lugia and Ho‑Oh storm your Pokemon TCG Pocket alongside other Pokémon and Trainers from the Johto region in this exciting new expansion.
Two Legendary Pokémon from the Johto region change the tide of battle and brighten the skies in Wisdom of Sea and Sky, the latest expansion for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket releasing on July 29, 2025, at 11:00 p.m. PDT! The mighty Lugia and Ho-Oh debut alongside adorable first-partner Pokémon Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile and famous Trainers from the Johto region. Wisdom of Sea and Sky features over 200 new cards to collect, including powerful new Pokémon ex and a plethora of stunning artwork. Take a sneak peek below at some of the cards you can expect to see in the new expansion.
There will be an update to trading in Pokémon TCG Pocket on July 29, 2025, at 11:00 p.m. PDT. Trade tokens will be discontinued, and you will no longer need to consume cards in order to trade. Instead, shinedust will be required to trade ♦♦♦, ♦♦♦♦, and ★ rarity cards. When you obtain a card already registered in your card dex, the amount of shinedust that is automatically granted will be increased to double the current amount. You can exchange trade tokens you already have for pack hourglasses and shinedust at the Shop.
You can now indicate which cards you’d like to trade for when trading with other players. You can add up to 20 cards to your wishlist from the My Cards screen; you can now also select three of your wishlisted cards to display on your profile.
Enjoy this upcoming update to Pokémon TCG Pocket, Trainers!
Updates to Trade Feature Also Coming Soon
Bellevue, Wash. — July 24, 2025 — Today, The Pokémon Company group announced that the popular Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket app will soon release the new Wisdom of Sea and Sky expansion, available around the world beginning July 30, 2025. In addition, updates to the app’s trade feature will be coming soon.
New Wisdom of Sea and Sky Expansion
In Wisdom of Sea and Sky, players can encounter beloved Pokémon first discovered in the Johto region, as seen in the Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver video games, such as Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile, as well as the Legendary Pokémon Lugia and Ho-Oh. In this expansion, Pokémon with attacks that don’t require Energy will also debut, allowing Trainers to test new strategies for deck building and battling.
A new trailer is available on the official Pokémon YouTube channel, offering a sneak peek at the Wisdom of Sea and Sky expansion.
Updates to Trade Feature
Pokémon TCG Pocket players can also look forward to the following updates to the trade feature, beginning July 29, 2025, at 11 p.m. PDT:
- Wishlist Feature: Players will soon be able to share which cards they would like to trade for when trading with others. They can navigate to their wishlist from the My Cards screen, where they’ll be able to add up to 20 cards, as well as highlight three cards from their wishlist to display on their profile.
- Revisions to Trade Feature: Trade tokens will be discontinued, and players will no longer need to exchange cards to obtain the currency required for trading. However, shinedust will be required to trade cards of ♦♦♦, ♦♦♦♦ and ★ rarities. Players can acquire shinedust by completing in-game missions and achievements or by obtaining duplicates of cards they already own. Players can exchange trade tokens they own for pack hourglasses and shinedust in the in-game shop.[1] Players will be unable to trade cards in their possession for trade tokens beginning July 29, at 6 p.m. PDT, following completion of the in-game update.[2]
For more information about Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, please visit Pokemon.com/TCGPocket.
[1] 60 pack hourglasses can be exchanged. Please check the in-game notices upon feature launch for more details.
[2] Due to in-game updates, the trade feature will be unavailable between July 24, 2025, at 11 p.m. PDT and July 29, 2025, at 10:59 p.m. PDT.
Pokémon TCG Pocket: Wisdom of Sea and Sky | Coming July 30!
Lugia and Ho-Oh storm your battles in #PokemonTCGPocket at 11PM PDT on July 29, 2025
Two Legendary Pokémon from the Johto region change the tide of battle and brighten the skies in Wisdom of Sea and Sky, the latest expansion for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket releasing on July 29, 2025, at 11:00 p.m. PDT! The mighty Lugia and Ho-Oh debut alongside adorable first-partner Pokémon Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile and famous Trainers from the Johto region.
Source: The Pokémon Company and Pokemon.com
Source: Pokemon
