US EditionPokemon TCG Pocket Players Beg Devs to "Stop With The Shinies"
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Players Beg Devs to "Stop With The Shinies"
Image via The Pokemon Company Shiny hype has driven the Pokémon franchise for the past decade with special variants of fan favorites serving as an incentive to play the main video game series, spin-off mobile games, and the TCG. Pokemon TCG Pocket hasn’t held back with a set dedicated to Shiny cards already released and numerous Shiny cards included in recent expansions. However, instead of celebrating the number of ways to get these special car…
Pokémon TCG Pocket replaces art amid plagarism claims
Pokémon‘s hit mobile game, Pokémon TCG Pocket, has pulled two illustrations from its latest expansion, amid plagiarism accusations. “Wisdom of Sea and Sky” was released this week on July 29, 2025. Following the recent claims, the art has been removed from the game and will be replaced at a later date. Players who now pull the immersive Ho-Oh ex and Lugia ex card will no longer be met with stunning art, but a blank canvas with text that reads “ne…
At Pokémon TCG Pocket there was currently plagiarism. Now they reacted quickly and fans are positively surprised.
There was a production issue regarding the illustration of Ho-Oh featured in the immersive card artwork for Ho-Oh ex and Lugia ex in Pokémon TCG Pocket, both cards have been replaced with a temporary placeholder that will be replaced with new artwork
The Pokémon Company is continuing to reveal new content for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. Read on below to learn more: Notice Regarding New Illustrations To our community, Thank you for your continued support and passion for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. We want to share an important update regarding the upcoming expansion, Wisdom of Sea … Continue reading There was a production issue regarding the illustration of Ho-Oh featured in the i…
According to IFT data, at least 89 percent of players prefer to use mobile devices. An artist sued Pokémon TGC after using his arts on cards. At least 79 percent of Pokémon lovers are people over 25. Pokémon was the target of a lawsuit by a Japanese artist, this after the last DLC release of the Trading Card Game (TCG) video game, to which the affected mentioned that his art would have been used without permission by the company to use it in the…
Pokémon TCG Pocket Takes Down Artwork For Legendary Cards Over Plaigiarism Controversy
Pokémon TCG Pocket has been hit with a wave of fan dissatisfaction over a plagiarism controversy stemming from missing Legendary Pokémon artwork. Imagine you open a pack of Pokémon TCG cards, and one of the cards is unlike any other. Instead of featuring beautiful artwork of legendary creatures like Lugia and Ho-oh, a card would feature a placeholder stock image that says “New Art Coming Soon” instead. This is exactly what happened today with th…
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