Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocketis set to release its first expansion,Mythical Island, with some brand-new cards and new deckbuilding possibilities. WhilePokémon TCG Pockethas only been out for a few weeks, players are greedily snatching up cards from its opening set,Genetic Apex. Players have largely determined the meta forPokémon TCG Pocket, with cardslike Pikachu exand Mewtwo ex dominating online tournaments and play. However,Pokémon TCG Pocketis about to shake things up with the release ofMythical Island, its very first expansion.
Mythical Islandwill contain over 80 new cards, including a handful of new Pokémon ex cards and new alternate art cards. As the name of the set suggests, the Mythical Pokémon Mew will be a focus of the set and appears on the digital booster pack art and other promotional material for the set. From the initial trailer,it appears that there will only be one kind of booster pack,meaning that the cards won’t be split up among subsets likeGenetic Apexwas. The set will also come with several new accessories such as new binders and display boards.
When Mythical Island Set Releases In TCG Pocket
The New Set Comes Out On December 17th
The good news is that players won’t have to wait long to start openingMythical Islandpacks. Thenew set will be released on December 17th, 2024. Players should be able to open packs immediately, using either Pack Hourglasses or their free daily packs.
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Currently,it’s unknown what timeMythical Islandwill go live,but previousPokémon TCG Pocketevents have gone live at 1 AM ET, so expect a similar timing for theMythical Islandrelease. Once the set is released, players can switch betweenGenetic Apexpacks andMythical Islandpacks from the main screen.
Also confirmed forMythical Islandare several new display boards and binders. So far, a binder display featuring Serperior, Stonjourner, and Beheeyem is confirmed, as is a new display board with a leaf pattern. These should also appear in the in-game shop and will be available for shop tickets. The final confirmed piece ofMythical Islandcontent are new solo event challenges that use new decks. The three confirmed new solo deck challenges are against decksfeaturing Mew ex and Mewtwo ex, Aerodactyl ex and Marowak ex, and Blue and Pidgeot ex.
What Cards Are Confirmed For Mythical Island
Highlights Include Mew ex, Aerodactyl ex, Marshadow, and Tauros
According to recent leaks,Mythical Islandisn’t a full set forPokémon TCG Pocket. UnlikeGenetic Apex(which contains 226 cards, not including alternate art cards),Mythical Islandshould only contain around 80 cards.The set contains several Pokémon new toPokémon TCG Pocket,along with some favorites from the previous set. The full list of knownMythical Islandcards includes the following:
There are also several Pokémon that appeared in artwork in the trailer for the new set, but did not have a card revealed. Pokémon who appear on promo art forMythical Islandbut have not had a card revealed include the following:
Assuming thatMythical Islandcontains pre-evolved or evolved forms of Pokémon featured in either cards or artwork related to the sets, we can also speculate the following Pokémon will also appear:
Assuming thatMythical Islandincludes all the Pokémon listed above, 34 cards, or about 40% of theMythical Islandset, are accounted for. That leaves plenty of room for surprises between now and next week. It’s additionally not known how many alternate art cards, full art cards, immersive art cards, and gold full art cards will appear inMythical Island.Mew ex is a likely candidate for new full art and gold full art cards,although Mew has already gotten an immersive art card via a secret mission.
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Two of the most intriguing cards revealed so far are Tauros and Marshadow. The new Tauros card deals 40 damage normally, but deals an extra 80 damage to Pokémon ex cards. This means that Tauros can one-shot Pokémon like Pikachu ex and Starmie ex.Marshadow is also a Pikachu ex one-shotter, with a Revenge attack that deals 100 damage if a player’s Pokémon was knocked out the previous round. As Marshadow is a Fighting-type Pokémon, it deals 20 extra damage to Pikachu ex, meaning it’s the perfect counter for the powerhouse Pokémon.
How To Prepare For The New Pokémon TCGP Set
Finish Events And Don’t Spend Hourglasses For The Next Five Days
For players looking to prep for the newMythical Islandset, the easiest way is to simply hoard pack hourglasses.Players can obtain 4 Pack Hourglasses per day by completing 3 missions per day. They can also earn up to 24 Pack Hourglasses by competing in the newGenetic Apex SP Emblem eventthat runs through December 16. Other potential sources of Pack Hourglasses are through leveling up, finishing individual solo deck missions, or by purchasing pack hourglasses using shop tickets. Players can also choose to spend money to buy more pack hourglasses.
Hopefully, players will already have a decent number of Pack Hourglasses leading into the new set. If they don’t, they should also remember that they can focus their free packs per day onMythical Island.Given that there’s only around 80 cards (before alternate art cards),it shouldn’t take hundreds of packs to get most of the cards in the pack.Also, keep in mind thatMythical Islandis a mini-set and that in six or so weeks,Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocketwill be preparing to launch a new, larger set of cards into the game.
