Celebrate the Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO expansion with our Pokémon TCG Crossover Event!
Trainers,
We’re incredibly excited to reveal more details about our collaboration with the Pokémon TCG. Trainers will be able to purchase the Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO expansion soon, featuring Pokémon GO-themed cards!
As part of the collaboration, we’re also celebrating in Pokémon GO with the Pokémon TCG Crossover Event! This event sees the debut of Pikachu wearing a Pokémon TCG hat. Mewtwo that know Shadow Ball or Psystrike may also appear in Raid Battles. What’s more, if you are lucky, you might encounter Shiny Meltan—and that’s not all! Read on for more information.
For future updates on the Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO expansion, learn more here.
Pokémon TCG Crossover Event
Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Pokémon debuts
Pikachu wearing a Pokémon TCG hat, Wimpod, and Golisopod make their Pokémon GO debut!
Meltan
The key to catching Meltan is the Mystery Box, which can be obtained by sending a Pokémon from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME or the Nintendo Switch titles Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!
When you use the Mystery Box during this event, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Meltan—if you’re lucky!
The time you have to wait before you can open the Mystery Box again will be reduced during the event.
Ditto transformations
There seems to be a change in the species of Pokémon that Ditto is transforming into in the wild. In addition to Ditto’s current confirmed transformations, there is now a chance that the following Pokémon will instead be a Ditto when you catch them!
Collection Challenges
Collection Challenges themed around Pokémon that will be featured in the Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO expansion are coming!
Six Collection Challenges of varying difficulty – some will be harder than others, just like collecting the TCG cards – will be available beginning on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time and will run until Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time. You can complete them all to receive rewards of XP, a Lure Module, and an Incubator. You’ll also be able to encounter Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, and Meltan!
That’s not all! You can keep the collecting going with another three Collection Challenges available beginning on June 23, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time and running until June 30, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time. You can complete them all to earn additional encounters with Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise!
Wild encounters
The following Pokémon featured in the Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO expansion will appear more frequently in the wild.
Other featured Pokémon
Lunatone and Solrock will also be featured in the Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO expansion! In celebration, these Pokémon will be appearing in the wild around the world for the duration of the event. After the event ends, Lunatone will appear in the Western Hemisphere and Solrock will appear in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Field Research task encounters
You can encounter the following Pokémon featured in the Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO expansion when you complete Field Research tasks.
Raids
The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids.
One-Star Raids
Three-Star Raids
Five-Star Raids
Mega Raids
Please note that the Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Expansion will not be available in Russian or Turkish.
Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated.
—The Pokémon GO team
