When does the Shining Revelry expansion release in Pokémon TCG Pocket?

Shining Revelry is an upcoming expansion for Pokémon TCG Pocket. This themed booster pack will build off the Triumphant Light expansion and add new cards, including snazzy new shiny Pokémon.

This expansion introduces Pokémon from the Paldea region and has a whole bunch of cards featuring shiny Pokémon. You can look forward to collecting cards with shiny art for Charizard, Lucario, and Pachirisu, and gen 9 Pokémon like Tatsugiri.

Here’s when the Pokémon TCG Pocket Shining Revelry expansion releases in your time zone, plus details about what to expect.

Pokémon TCG Pocket Shining Revelry expansion release time

Pokémon TCG Pocket’s Shining Revelry expansion will be released on Thursday, March 26, at 11 p.m. PDT, according to a Pokémon Company press release. Here’s when that is in your time zone:

• 11 p.m. PDT on March. 26 for the West Coast of North America
• 2 a.m. EDT on March. 27 for the East Coast of North America
• 6 a.m. GMT on March. 27 for the U.K.
• 7 a.m. CET on March. 27 for Western Europe/Paris
• 3 p.m. JST on March. 27 for Tokyo

What to expect from the Shining Revelry pack in Pokémon TCG Pocket

Shining Revelry will introduce 110 new cards to Pokémon TCG Pocket that include shinies (as fans call them) and Pokémon from the Paldea region. This update will also add the anticipated new Ranked Matches mode. This feature will allow you to compete with players of a similar skill level and earn an emblem to display on your end-of-season rank on their player profile.  

If you don’t have the competitive edge, there is one more addition you can look forward to in this expansion. Starting March 27 and live until April 26, you can complete in-game missions to earn a “deck ticket” that you can exchange for one of nine starter decks. Once you pick a deck and redeem your ticket, all 20 cards in the deck will be added to your card collection.

As usual, the developers have given a look at some of the new cards heading to the game. Here are some highlights of what’s on the way:

• Charizard ex is back and more intimidating than before. This new version of Charizard ex has 180 HP and a retreat cost of three. It can use an attack called Stoke, which allows you to attach three fire energy to Charizard ex, powering its Steam Artillery attack, which requires five energy and does 150 damage.
• Iono is a trainer card that forces both players to shuffle their cards into their deck, and then draw the same number of cards that each person originally had in their hand.
• Lucario ex is a stage 1 Pokémon with 150 HP and a retreat cost of two energy. It can use Aura Sphere. This attack does 100 damage to your opponent’s active Pokémon and 30 damage to 1 of your opponent’s benched Pokémon. Aura Sphere requires three energy to use.
• Tatsugiri is a basic Pokémon with 70 HP and a retreat cost of one energy. Its ability, Retreat Directive, allows your Dondozo in the active spot to retreat with no energy cost. It can also use the move Rain Splash, which requires one energy and does 20 damage.