Pokémon TCG Pocket's next update adds Scarlet and Violet's best monsters

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Published May 21, 2026, 10:40 AM EDT

All hail Scream Tail

Pokémon TCG Pocket's next booster pack, Paradox Drive, is coming on May 27. The update is a significant one for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet fans, as it will bring Ancient and Future Pokémon to the mobile card collecting game.

The new update arrives right on schedule, as Pokémon TCG Pocket routinely adds a new booster pack to the game at the end of every month. Paradox Drive follows April's Lucario-themed Pulsing Aura pack, which also brought some major quality of life updates to the game. Paradox Drive doesn't seem to be bringing any high-level changes to the game this time, but it could shake up the competitive scene in a big way.

The pack introduces Ancient and Future Pokémon as cards. Those strange monsters played a major role in Scarlet and Violet's respective endings, introducing bizarrely named prehistoric creatures and robots. Creatures like Scream Tail, Iron Bundle, and Raging Bolt will be immortalized in card form with the new update.

Paradox Pokemon cards appear in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket.

All of those cards can be boosted with new Energy Capsule Trainer cards. The Ancient Booster gives Ancient Pokémon an extra 40 HP, while the Future Booster gives your active Future Pokémon 20 attack power. That opens the door for diverse decks that aren't strictly built around one monster type.

Some more traditional monsters will be included in the set. Both Koraidon and Miraidon are getting their own ex cards, and a trailer for the pack shows us a glimpse of Kingambit and Gargancl. Scarlet and Violet professors Sada and Turo are getting their own Trainer cards, too.

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As for new events coming with the update, don't expect anything too new in June. An Emblem Event, Community Week, and Wonder Pick Event are coming, as well as a Ceruledge ex Drop Event.

Paradox Drive will be available in Pokémon TCG Pocket on May 27.

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