On Thursday, December 12th, Pokémon TCG Pocket announced Mythical Island, their “A1a” expansion and the first mini-set for the gaming app. Mythical Island contains 80 cards, unlike Genetic Apex‘s 286, when factoring in its secret rares. The mini-set will be released soon, with some speculators theorizing that “soon” here means December 16th, on the heels of the current Versus event’s conclusion. However, it will officially be live on December 17th. We even got a few reveal previews for the new set. Read on, and we will showcase those!
Some Officially Revealed Information
According to the press release put out by The Pokémon Company on December 12th, Pokémon TCG Pocket has exceeded 60 Million downloads worldwide. They go on to elaborate on this in the release, which you can read below:
Bellevue, Wash. — Dec. 12, 2024 — Today, The Pokémon Company group announced that the popular Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket app has exceeded 60 million downloads on iOS and Android devices since its global launch on Oct. 30, 2024. The milestone comes on the heels of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket being nominated for Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards, which recognizes creative and technical excellence in the global video game industry.
In addition, The Pokémon Company group will soon release a new expansion for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, titled Mythical Island. In this latest expansion, players can look forward to discovering new and unique card illustrations featuring a variety of new Pokémon, including the Mythical Pokémon Mew, as well as new binder and display board covers depicting the scenery of the Mythical Island. Furthermore, with more cards available soon to collect, players can also explore new approaches to deck building and enjoy expanded battling experiences in solo or versus battle modes.
Mythical Island will be playable via the Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket app for iOS and Android beginning Dec. 17, 2024. Players around the world will be able to collect new cards from the Mythical Island expansion by opening booster packs and through the Wonder Pick feature. Fans can learn more about the Mythical Island expansion in a new trailer on the official Pokémon YouTube channel.
Developed in collaboration with Creatures Inc., the creators of the bestselling Pokémon TCG, and DeNA Co. Ltd., partners in the development of Pokémon Masters EX, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is a free-to-start app for iOS and Android that reimagines the experience of collecting Pokémon TCG cards in an innovative digital format.
Players can continue looking forward to future Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket updates, including a holiday countdown campaign beginning on Dec. 24, 2024, allowing Trainers to receive in-game gifts at no cost. Additional details will be shared in the future.
For those who want the truncated talking points, this means the following:
- Mythical Island will feature the Mythical Pokémon Mew as its centerpiece card.
- Cosmetics showing Mew will also be available with the launch of Mythical Island.
- “New battle experiences” in Versus and Solo battles will be available. However, we don’t know if this only alludes to the new cards, or new formats entirely.
- A free holiday countdown campaign will start on December 24th, with players receiving free gifts in-game.
New Pokémon TCG Pocket Cards
But it’s entirely possible that this press release wasn’t what you came to this article for in your neverending quest for new cards. As such, here are some new cards you could open in packs of Mythical Island!
Furthermore, The Pokémon Company revealed a few more cards on the sly. Through additional assets on their press release page, we know that a Fighting-type Aerodactyl ex card and a Pidgeot ex card exist. These, in turn, imply the existence of Old Amber, Pidgey, and Pidgeotto cards. Old Amber is likely to be a direct reprint, but whether Pidgey or Pidgeotto will be direct mechanical reprints from Genetic Apex remains to be seen.
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With The Game Awards nominating Pokémon TCG Pocket for Best Mobile Game, we will be keeping an eye on the award show this evening. Are you excited for Mythical Island?
