Mega Rising expansion officially announced for Pokémon TCG Pocket, set to launch on October 30 — First anniversary events coming in November

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has now officially announced the new expansion, "Mega Rising" (「メガライジング」), the first in the game's "B Series", which is set to launch worldwide on worldwide next week on Thursday October 30th at 6:00am (UTC) / Wednesday October 29th at 11:00pm (PDT), along with revealing a selection of events and new app features coming to the game throughout November. The expansion will introduce Mega Evolved Pokémon ex to the game, and was originally teased during the 2025 Pokémon World Championships closing ceremony. Fans received their first look at booster packs from this expansion when the "How to play" section on the game's official Japanese website was updated (and swiftly reverted back) earlier than intended. Check out the trailer for "Mega Rising" below:

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Similar to how they work in the physical game, these Mega Evolved Pokémon ex will give up 3 points when they are knocked out, reflecting the sheer degree of power they can be expected to wield. This may make many matches featuring them into effectively 5 point matches, with the Mega Pokémon acting as a massive wall to the final point. The booster packs feature the same three Pokémon whose cards were previewed in the closing ceremony trailer, namely Mega Blaziken, Mega Gyarados, and Mega Altaria.

The new Mega Rising expansion includes over 200 new cards. Specific cards seen in the trailer include (in order of appearance):

• Magikarp
• Combusken
• Swablu
• Mega Gyarados ex
• Mega Blaziken ex
• Mega Altaria ex
• Mega Pinsir ex
• Mega Absol ex
• Mega Ampharos ex
• Furfrou
• Pidgey
• Jirachi
• Flame Patch
• Sitrus Berry
• May
• Marlon
• Lisia
• Jellicent
• Growlithe
• Pancham
• Goomy
• Torchic
• Flaaffy
• Hydreigon
• Lilligant
• Aegislash
• Krookodile

Preview images of several of these cards from the press release, as well as the new cosmetic items, are included at the bottom of this article.

Upcoming Events​

Four separate events will be run over November connected to the Mega Rising Expansion:

First Anniversary Celebration Campaign (Oct. 29 at 11 p.m. PDT to Dec. 16 at 9:59 p.m. PST)
To commemorate the first anniversary of Pokémon TCG Pocket, each player will receive a Mega Rising: Mega Gyarados, Mega Rising: Mega Blaziken and Mega Rising: Mega Altaria booster pack, at no cost, which can be claimed in Gifts upon first log-in beginning Oct. 30, 2025.

First Anniversary Celebration Special Missions (Oct. 29 at 11 p.m. PDT to Dec. 16 at 9:59 p.m. PST)
During this period, players can tackle special missions to obtain a celebratory first-anniversary emblem and other rewards.

PROMO Reissue Drop Event 2025 (Oct. 29 at 11 p.m. PDT to Nov. 8 at 9:59 p.m. PST):
Players can take on special solo battles to obtain previously released A Series promo packs vols. 1–6 and 8–13.

PROMO Reissue Wonder Pick Event (Oct. 29 at 11 p.m. PDT to Nov. 13 at 9:59 p.m. PST):
A Series promo cards previously available from wonder pick will reappear in wonder picks during this period. Players can also complete missions to earn an event shop ticket which can be exchanged for one promo card at the Shop.

In-App Feature Updates​

• New Share Feature: Releasing on Oct. 30, 2025, a new share feature in Pokémon TCG Pocket will allow players to give ♦–♦♦♦♦ rarity cards to friends. Players can share up to one card per friend per day, including cards from the latest expansion, and can receive up to one card per day through this feature.
• Expanded Range of Tradable Cards: Players will soon be able to trade cards from the latest expansions and booster packs. In addition to ♦–♦♦♦♦ and ★ rarity cards, ★★ and Shiny 1–Shiny 2 rarity cards will now be eligible for trading.
• Improved Wonder Pick Feature: Unobtained cards from the latest expansion will appear more often in the wonder pick feature. In addition, the number of cards players currently own will be displayed on each card in Wonder Pick.

Image Gallery​

Mega Rising card previews (Click for full size images)

Booster Pack previews (click for full size images)

Accessories previews (click for full size images)