US EditionPalworld Just Found A New Way To Copy Pokémon's Homework
Pocketpair and Bushiroad launch a two-player competitive card game featuring unique Pals, resource gathering, and base building, set for July 30, 2026.
- On Jan. 12, Pocketpair announced the Palworld Official Card Game and set a July 30, 2026 launch date with a trailer and official website reveal.
- With the franchise preparing for 1.0 in 2026, Palworld remains locked in an ongoing legal dispute with Nintendo over alleged patent infringement.
- According to the official website, the Palworld TCG is a two-player competitive card game where players fight alongside Pals, gather resources, and build bases; trailer footage shows Lamball, Mimog, Gloopie, and Lovander beyond the original 137 Pals.
- Bushiroad is producing the TCG, but its usual unit-focused combat style makes it unclear how Palworld's video-game mechanics will adapt to card play.
- With a July launch date set, Pocketpair has yet to reveal detailed mechanics but said more information will arrive in the coming months, complementing Palworld's full 1.0 launch in 2026.
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Palworld now coming for Pokémon TCG's lunch with its own card game
Palworld, the monster-collecting survival hit from Pocketpair that's ostensibly "Pokémon with guns," is officially expanding beyond video games onto tabletops in another move that echoes the broader Pokémon franchise. On Jan. 12, Pocketpair announced the Palworld Official Card Game, set to launch on July 30, 2026.
"Pal World Official Card Game," a new card game based on the world of the game "Pal World," is scheduled for release on Thursday, July 30th. It will be sold by Bushiroad. Additionally, an advance trial event where you can receive a prototype deck will be held at the "Card Game Festival 2026," to be held at Tokyo Big Sight on Sunday, May 3rd and Monday, May 4th. Advance sales and workshops where you can purchase the product early will also be hel…
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