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Updated · Polygon · May 21
Pokémon TCG Pocket Adds Ancient and Future Cards on May 27, Expanding Scarlet and Violet Decks
Updated
Updated · Polygon · May 21

Pokémon TCG Pocket Adds Ancient and Future Cards on May 27, Expanding Scarlet and Violet Decks

11 articles · Updated · Polygon · May 21
  • May 27 will bring Pokémon TCG Pocket's Paradox Drive booster pack, adding Scarlet and Violet's Ancient and Future Pokémon to the mobile card game.
  • New support cards could reshape competitive play: Ancient Booster adds 40 HP to Ancient Pokémon, while Future Booster gives the active Future Pokémon 20 attack power.
  • Koraidon ex and Miraidon ex headline the more traditional additions, with Kingambit, Garganacl, and Trainer cards for Professors Sada and Turo also shown.
  • June's event slate stays familiar, featuring an Emblem Event, Community Week, Wonder Pick Event, and a Ceruledge ex Drop Event.
  • Paradox Drive follows April's Pulsing Aura pack, continuing the game's end-of-month booster cadence even without major system-level changes this time.
As new powerful cards arrive monthly, is Pokémon TCG Pocket becoming pay-to-win?
Will the new Paradox Pokémon finally dethrone the dominant Mega Lucario ex decks?