Figures appear showing Pokémon TCG Pocket’s gigantic influence on developer DeNA’s Q3 profits, even since release in October of 2024.

Cyrus is a trainer card that’s taken over battles in Pokémon TCG Pocket. In the video games, he’s the big boss of the devious Team Galactic and a major antagonist in the Sinnoh generation. Ever since the Space-Time Smackdown expansion hit TCG Pocket in January, he’s also become a popular card in several decks that follow the game’s meta.

The Pokémon Company International says it’s “actively investigating” ways to improve the feature after players threatened to cancel their subscriptions.

If you're planning to tackle battles in Pokémon TCG Pocket, you'll need to know about the best decks that are considered some of the strongest in the game.

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has a strange black market where players are buying and selling the digital cards online via its controversial trading mechanic. Myriad listings for Pokémon TCG Pocket cards have appeared on eBay,

After Pokémon TCG Pocket released its , an odd sort of “black market” has arisen around some of the rarer cards. Some players have started to sell the digital cards on eBay, charging anywhere from $5 to $10 per card.