Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has been a big hit since its worldwide launch last month, and the team behind it has shared a brief roadmap of a couple updates to come — including the ability to trade cards with other people.

Pikachu is under attack and it’s not from Team Rocket this time. Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket players are criticizing the adorable mascot. Why? Well, it just so happens that Pikachu has become the star of one of the most popular — and strongest — decks in the game’s burgeoning competitive play mode.

We’re just a couple weeks into Pokémon TCG Pocket’s life out in the wild and the devs behind the hit mobile card game adaptation have already teased some big upcoming plans. Those include new booster packs before the end of the year,

The Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Operations Team posted on X that “certain cards” will be able to be traded in January, but no specific date was revealed. You won’t be able to trade just any card according to the post but we’ll only get more information about how Trading will work close to the feature release.

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket players will get to trade “certain cards” come 2025, the Pokémon TCG Pocket operations team announced Wednesday. After launching in late October, Pokémon TCG Pocket has been a wild hit: The game has reportedly made more than $12 million across more than 10 million downloads.

Pokémon TCG Pocket has been a huge success with over 30 million downloads worldwide. Its vast user base is currently enjoying several events with special cards and content from Mighty Genes, the only available card expansion so far.

According to Eurogamer, Pokémon TCG Pocket will introduce a card-trading feature at the start of 2025 giving players the long-awaited ability to trade select cards.

Pokémon TCG Pocket will add the ability to trade cards with other players at the start of 2025, the smash hit smartphone game's development team has confirmed. Before then, the game will also be refreshed with the launch of new booster packs due "by the end of the year".

The developers behind Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket have teased some of the updates players can expect to receive in the coming months, including additional booster packs, trading, and other new features.