Trading in Pokémon TCG Pocket has been known since the app’s announcement back in Feb. 2024, but the trade button in the Social Hub has been grayed-out and slapped with a “coming soon” sticker since launch.
The much-awaited function comes with its own requirements and limitations, meaning you won’t be able to get your hands on a Mew card for mere scraps.
Here’s the confirmed release date of trading Pokémon TCG Pocket, and what we do and don’t know about the feature so far.
Update (Jan. 28): Further clarified the release timings for trading in Pokémon TCG Pocket. (In short, it’s likely not today for most players!)
When does trading release in Pokémon TCG Pocket?
Trading in Pokémon TCG Pocket technically has a release date of Tuesday, Jan. 28 — see the above trailer, which confirms the date — but now the day is here, there’s no sign of the feature going live.
Due to time zone differences, the release date is almost certainly Wednesday, Jan. 29, for the majority of players. Backing this up is the Space-Time Smackdown release happening on Thursday, Jan. 30, instead of the Wednesday as mentioned in the trailer, and since we know the trading feature is coming one day before those packs, this more or less confirms the Wednesday timings.
As such, we’re looking at the following release times for trading in Pokémon TCG Pocket:
In the meantime, we’ve contacted Pokémon’s PR to gain further clarity on the release timing.
