We’re close to releasing the first Pokémon TCG pocket expansion, with Mythical Island set to release tomorrow – or tonight, depending on your time zone. The Mythical Island limited expansion will add over 80 new maps to the game, with some fantastic new maps already previewed.

Most excitingly, we know that the expansion will feature at least three Mythical Pokemon, including a new Mew-Ex card, Celebi and Marshadow, and likely more. With these new cards there will certainly be dozens of new deck options and, more importantly, plenty to collect through the game’s random pack pulls.

Pokemon TCG Pocket Mythical Island Art
Key art for the Mythical Island expansion in the Pokémon TCG Pocket. The limited expansion will add over 80 new cards to the game, including new Mythical Pokemon like Mew and Celebi.

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But when exactly can you start collecting these new cards? Well, luckily we’re not far away and we have all the information about when the Mythic Islands expansion will be released in the Pokémon TCG Pocket.

Release times for the Pokémon TCG: Mythical Island Pocket Expansion.

The Mythical Island expansion will release in Pokémon TCG Pocket on December 17, 2024 at 1:00 a.m. EST. This means that for most of the world it will be released on December 17th, but in PST that means it will be late on December 16th.

Here’s what time it is in your time zone:

  • PST – 10:00 p.m. (Monday, December 16)
  • CST (US) – 12:00 a.m. midnight
  • EST – 1:00 a.m
  • BRT – 3:00 am
  • GMT – 6:00 am
  • CET – 7:00 a.m
  • IST – 11:30 am
  • CST (China) – 2:00 p.m
  • JST/KST – 3:00 p.m
  • AEDT – 5pm
  • NZDT – 7:00 p.m

Once the game is live – which happens during the game’s daily update – players will be able to draw cards from the Mythical Island pack, which appears to only contain one booster pack type, unlike the Genetic Apex set. There will also likely be new missions, themed collections, card dex rewards, and icons added alongside the cards.