- New Share feature: Send a daily letter to each friend (rarity ♢ to ♢♢♢♢).
- Expanded trades: Including recent sets and ★★ and Shiny 1–2 rarities.
- Improved Magic Choice: More of the missing cards appear and how many copies you have is shown.
- It will arrive with the first anniversary and is preparing an expansion with Mega Evolution; details subject to change.
On the occasion of the first anniversary, DeNA teases a major update for Pokémon Pocket TCG which directly aims to improve how we collect and trade cards in the mobile app.
The patch is structured around three pillars: a new feature for share letters with friends, a more flexible exchange that covers more rarities and recent sets, and adjustments to Magical Choice to make it easier to complete collections. All of this is in development and may vary before launch.
Key new features of the update
The team confirms changes focused on accessibility and quality of life: More social options, greater freedom to exchange and a smarter selection of missing cards. They also appreciate the feedback from the August survey, used to prioritize improvements.
Share Feature: Send letters to your friends
An option is added so you can Gift cards to friends once a day for each contact, encouraging community play without traditional sharing.
- Allows you to send cards of rarity ♢, ♢♢, ♢♢♢ and ♢♢♢♢ to your friends list.
- Limit of 1 letter per day per friend; The recipient can choose and accept one letter a day.
This route does not replace the exchange, but speeds up the completion of low and medium rarity collections within your usual circle.
More open trades: rarities and sets included
The trading system receives a substantial overhaul to allow exchange cards even from very recent expansions, something the community had been asking for for some time.
- In addition to the diamond rarities (♢ to ♢♢♢♢), ★ and ★★ are also enabled.
- The variants are added Shiny 1 and Shiny 2 (Shiny) to the set of redeemable cards.
In practice, this opens up the range of possibilities and brings the app closer to the spirit of the physical TCG, with fewer restrictions when it comes to making deals.
Magic Choice: More Probabilities of What You're Missing
To reduce the feeling of pure chance, the Magical Choice is adjusted so that cards from the latest expansion that you don't have yet appear more frequently.
- You will see on each card how many copies you own, without leaving the selection itself.
- Recent collection gaps are prioritized to make them easier to close.
With this change, the game better rewards progress: if you are missing a specific card, you will have more opportunities to see it and decide whether you spend your resources.
Launch window and what comes next
The team places this major update in the around the first anniversary, at the end of October, with a staggered deployment to ensure stability.
Along with this, they are preparing a new expansion in which Mega Evolutions will take center stageMore information will be available soon, with final details still to be confirmed.
Context and quality of life improvements
These measures come after months of requests from the community, which articulated less friction at the interface and in the exchangesThe August survey has served to prioritize adjustments and address recurring issues.
In addition, the team has conducted tests and themed events related to Magical Choice, reinforcing the idea of give the player more control over what they get without breaking the balance.
The changes presented aim for a more social and flexible experience, with more ways to get and organize cards and with a choice system that better rewards progress. The anniversary update promises to be the most ambitious yet, although its content and dates remain subject to possible adjustments during deployment.
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