Pokémon TCG Pocket’s new expansion drops next week

The Pokemon Company

If you've been playing Pokemon TCG Pocket since launch, you've probably already collected most of the cards from the game's first expansion. But a new set is about to debut in just a few days.

Today, The Pokemon Company announced that Mythical Island, a new expansion set featuring the pokemon Mew, is coming to Pokemon TCG Pocket on December 17th. A trailer for the expansion reveals a handful of new Pokemon cards coming to the game for the first time like Purrloin, Serperior, and Marshadow. Previously, the only way to obtain a Mew card was by collecting cards featuring each of the 150 original pokemon from the Kantonian Pokedex, but it should be much easier to snag the new Mew EX card simply by ripping a few packs.

The Pokemon Company also announced that TCG Pocket has exceeded 60 million iOS and Android downloads since the game launched at the end of October. The ability to actually trade cards with other people hasn't come to the game just yet, but it's going to be very useful given that there's a bunch of fresh cards on the way.