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Our Reactions To The Switch 2 Reveal And More Of The Week's Takes
19.1.2025
This week, we share some of our own thoughts on the reveal of the Switch 2, as well as look at reactions from across the internet. We also talk about a serious problem impacting the Pokémon TCG, consider the suggestion that GTA 6 should cost $80+, and go hands-on with the upcoming Like a Dragon:...
Pokémon TCG's Prismatic Evolutions Is A Fantastic Set, If You Can Find It
17.1.2025
The Pokémon TCG is in a bit of a precarious place right now. Due to unprecedented interest in new cards driven by Pokémon TCG Pocket, spiking resale prices, and over-excitement at a new Eevee-based special set, the latest sets are selling out everywhere before regular customers can find them. It’s...
Pokémon TCG Pocket Reveals Trading Rules That Will Keep Players From Sharing Their Rarest Cards
17.1.2025
Since it launched last year, Pokémon TCG Pocket players have been eager to get to do the “trading” part of the game’s title. Well, the feature is finally coming to the hit mobile adaptation later this month, and the developers have revealed how that system will actually work in practice. Will...
The Pokémon TCG Is In A Bad Situation, And The Pokémon Company Has To Step Up
14.1.2025
The Pokémon trading card game (PTCG) is in a really big mess. And once again, it’s because it has become too popular for its own good. Because if you were hoping to pick up some product from the forthcoming Prismatic Evolutions special sets, well, good luck to you. And March’s just-announced...
Pokémon TCG Pocket's Game-Changing Update And More Of The Week's Big News
21.12.2024
The year is wrapping up but the gaming news keeps coming. This week, tales of hurt feelings and anger among some developers and fans of Black Myth: Wukong emerged after it failed to take home Game of the Year honors at this year’s Game Awards. Additionally, the announcement that pricey Killzone...
Spice Up Your Pokémon TCG Pocket Collection With Cards in Different Languages
19.12.2024
Pokémon TCG Pocket launched with a good amount of cards to collect, but it can become a drag once you start seeing the same cards pop up again and again. Whether you’re aiming to get the super rare Charizard with full gold background art or just the best Genetic Apex cards for your decks,...
Here's How To Enjoy Pokemon TCG Pocket Without Spending A Dime
18.12.2024
Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket is the hottest Pokemon-related thing to come out this year. That said, it is also very much a gacha game, which means that it is built to compel you to drop potentially hundreds, or even thousands of dollars into the game to complete your digital collection. How...
Pokémon TCG Pocket Just Changed Everything With New Mew Set
17.12.2024
It’s Mewsday! That could be a thing, right? Let’s all say it until it’s a thing? No? Oh. Well fine, but you should still open Pokémon TCG Pocket this morning, because it’s just added its first new cards since launch. And they’re going to mess up everything.Read more
The Best New Cards In Pokémon TCG Pocket's Mythical Island
17.12.2024
The arrival of Mew and its Mythical Island special set in Pokémon TCG Pocket brings with it some very disruptive cards. Clearly intended to mess with the current meta and mix things up for people relying on the same three decks in all their battles, it should make online competition far more...
Pokémon TCG Pocket Getting Mew-Themed Booster Set Amid Whopping 60 Million Downloads
12.12.2024
Pokémon TCG Pocket seems to be going rather well for The Pokémon Company. With rumors that the game has netted over $200 million in its first month, it’s now been officially announced that the mobile app has been downloaded over 60 million times since its October 30 launch. To accompany this news...
Pokémon TCG Pocket's Latest Event Might Be Its Best So Far
9.12.2024
Pokémon TCG Pocket has a very odd pattern to its “events”—there appear to be weeks when the game falls fallow with nothing extra to do, then three special challenges will happen at the same time. That’s happening again today, as the Genetic Apex SP Emblem Event 1 launches, joining the ongoing...
Add Some Personality To Your Pokémon TCG Pocket Experience By Unlocking More Profile Icons
5.12.2024
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Pokémon TCG Pocket's New Venusaur Event Features The Most Beautiful Card
29.11.2024
After getting stale for a bit too long for a launch month, Pokémon TCG Pocket has finally launched a new event into its rather echoey corridors—the Venusaur Drop Event. And oh wow, it comes with a winnable card that’ll go straight to the top of your binder.Read more
The Best Cards To Support Any Pokémon TCG Pocket Deck
26.11.2024
Collecting cards is super satisfying in Pokémon TCG Pocket, but a lot of people have fun building decks to compete with each other. Although most will want to create a top meta deck to help them become the very best like no one ever was™, that can take a while given how the RNG booster packs work....
How To Make Your Pokémon TCG Pocket Experience Better And More Top Tips For The Week
23.11.2024
Pokémon TCG Pocket is absorbing hours (and dollars) by the thousands since it came out, but it’s not always great about highlighting the features that can make your time with it better. We’ve got a good example waiting for you in this roundup. Also, we’ll help you bypass a potentially frustrating...
Pokémon TCG Pocket's Mass Outbreak Event Is An Excellent Opportunity To Bolster Your Fire-Type Collection
23.11.2024
Hot on the heels of the Meowth and Chansey Wonder Pick events, Pokémon TCG Pocket has launched a new reason for you to keep opening up your phone in the relentless pursuit of more digital cards. The Fire Pokémon Mass Outbreak Event doesn’t give you new single player challenges to overcome, so don’t...
10 Vital Things Pokémon TCG Pocket Needs To Fix ASAP
22.11.2024
Pokémon TCG Pocket has been quite the roller coaster ride. It’s absolutely got its hooks in a lot of us at Kotaku, and we’re playing it every day. But at the same time, it’s unquestionably a predatory gacha game using a children’s IP. What a muddle. But there’s one thing that’s unambiguous: there’s...
Pokémon TCG Pocket Has A Hidden Wishlist Feature You'll Want To Use
21.11.2024
There are a whole bunch of quality-of-like changes that Pokémon TCG Pocket could stand to introduce, not least giving its UI a significant overhaul to make certain features much clearer. One of those buried features that’s genuinely useful, and yet almost no one seems to know about,...
Try Out Some New Pokémon TCG Pocket Strategies With Rental Decks
19.11.2024
Building up a strong deck in Pokémon TCG Pocket can take some time. Even if you have your eye set on creating something to crush players online, you’re still reliant on pulling the right cards. If you need help grinding out rewards against the CPU or just want some experience trying different...
The Most Expensive Cards In Pokémon TCG's Surging Sparks
19.11.2024
While the Pikachu ex might be making all the headlines and drawing all the wider attention, Pokémon TCG’s Surging Sparks set is pulling in resale prices on multiple cards like the game hasn’t seen in years. And although the opening fortnight’s craziness is beginning to calm down, it’s still...