What Pokémon GO TCG Cards Release Date Is
The Pokémon Trading Card Game's anticipated collaboration with Niantic is set to hit stores soon, here is the Pokémon GO TCG Card release date.
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is teaming up with Niantic to release a special Pokémon GO TCG set. The project was originally teased in 2021, with the release of the Professor Willow Pokémon card, which was given out to free to customers who bought Pokémon GO merchandise for a limited amount of time. After a year of anticipation, the Pokémon GO TCG set has finally gotten a release date and will be hitting stores soon.
Like Shining Fates, the Pokémon GO TCG collaboration is not a full expansion but is instead a special subset of the Sword and Shield TCG series which launched in 2020. The limited-time release will include a collection of Pokémon cards that will feature the artwork of Pokémon, characters, items, and iconic locations from the Niantic mobile title. For instance, Pokémon GO team leaders Candela, Blanche, and Spark can be found as full-art Trainer cards.
Although the TCG set was originally teased for 2021, the collaboration was eventually given a "Summer 2022" release window. It was then revealed in April that the Pokémon GO TCG set would not be sold in booster packs outside of Japan. So, international collectors will need to buy special collection set bundles in order to get their hands on the Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG subset. Because of this, the official release is going to be staggered at various times through a variety of limited-time products sold at retailers.
Pokémon GO TCG Release Dates For 2022
The Pokémon GO TCG card set will officially be released on Friday, July 1, 2022, and will launch with several products for players to choose from such as the Pokémon GO Elite Trainer Box. Although the Niantic collaboration will mainly focus on Pokémon GO, the special set will also feature the popular Pokémon V, VMAX, and VSTAR TCG mechanics. The special subset will even include the highly anticipated Radiant Pokémon cards which will make their debut in the upcoming Dark Fantasma expansion. Below is a release schedule for all the Pokémon GO TCG products announced so far:
- Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Elite Trainer Box: July, 1 ($49.99)
- Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Mewtwo V Battle Deck: July, 1 ($14.99)
- Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Melmetal V Battle Deck: July, 1 ($14.99)Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO V Battle Deck—Mewtwo vs. Melmetal: July, 1 ($39.99)
- Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Special Collection Team Instinct: July, 1 ($29.99)
- Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Special Collection Team Mystic: July, 1 ($29.99)
- Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Special Collection Team Valor: July, 1 ($29.99)
- Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Collection—Alolan Exeggutor V: July, 1 ($19.99)
- Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Premium Collection—Radiant Eevee: July, 1 ($49.99)
- Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Tin: July, 15 ($19.99)
- Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Mini Tin: August, 5 ($19.99)
- Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Poké Ball Tin: August, 26 ($12.99)
Pokémon TCG collectors looking to score the full art Trainer cards for the Pokémon GO team leaders will need to buy the Special Collection team boxes. Each box will be themed around Team Valor, Team Instinct, or Team Mystic, and will include each organization's leader as a special promo card. Given the popularity of both Pokémon GO and the Pokémon TCG, this special subset will likely be a hit with fans. With it also featuring a rare Charizard Pokémon card, the Niantic collaboration has a good chance of selling out everywhere.
