All Pokemon TCG Pocket Promo cards and how to get them

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Pokemon TCG Pocket Promo Cards
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Pokemon TCG Pocket Promo Cards are unique artwork versions of existing cards that provide unique appearances to Pokemon cards like Pikachu, Mewtwo and Lapras, allowing players to have a distinct appearance in their decks, or work towards collecting the full "Promo-A" set.

Some of these cards are no longer obtainable (unless the events they're tied to come back) but others can be earned right now. If you want to know all the different Promo Cards in Pokemon TCGP, here they all are, and how you can get them.

How to get all Promo Cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket

Pokemon TCG Pocket Promo Cards

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All the currently available Promo Cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket are listed below, as well as how you get them. These promo cards are also each numbered in-game for ease of categorisation, and are labelled as part of the "Promo-A" set (with later sets presumably listed as "Promo-B" and so on).

  • Shop Promo Cards
    • Potion (001) - Purchase from the Shop for 2 Shop Tokens
    • X Speed (002) - Purchase from the Shop for 2 Shop Tokens
    • Hand Scope (003) - Purchase from the Shop for 2 Shop Tokens
    • Pokedex (004) - Purchase from the Shop for 2 Shop Tokens
    • Poke Ball (005) - Purchase from the Shop for 2 Shop Tokens
    • Red Card (006) - Purchase from the Shop for 2 Shop Tokens
    • Professor's Research (007) - Purchase from the Shop for 2 Shop Tokens
    • Pikachu (009) - Purchase from the shop for 1 Premium Ticket (requires the Premium Pass)
  • Premium Pass Challenges (require paid Premium Pass Subscription or free trial)
    • Mewtwo (010) - Complete the challenge to simply log in while subscribed to the Premium Pass
  • Meowth / Chansey Wonder Pick Event Promo Cards (Now over, event ended November 14 )
    • Chansey (011) - Earned through the Pokemon TCG Pocket Wonder Pick system as part of the limited Wonder Pick event
    • Meowth (012) - Earned through the Wonder Pick system as part of the limited Wonder Pick event
  • Pokemon TCG Pocket Lapras ex event Promo Cards (Now over, event ended 17 November)
    • Butterfree (013) - random win from Promo Packs won in the limited Lapras ex event
    • Lapras Ex (014) - random win from Promo Packs won in the limited Lapras ex event
    • Pikachu (015) - random win from Promo Packs won in the limited Lapras ex event
    • Clefairy (016) - random win from Promo Packs won in the limited Lapras ex event
    • Mankey (017) - random win from Promo Packs won in the limited Lapras ex event
  • Venusaur event Promo Cards (live now until December 13th)
    • Venusaur (018) - random win from Promo Packs won in the limited Venusaur event
    • Greninja (019) - random win from Promo Packs won in the limited Venusaur event
    • Haunter (020) - random win from Promo Packs won in the limited Venusaur event
    • Onix (021) - random win from Promo Packs won in the limited Venusaur event
    • Jigglypuff (022) - random win from Promo Packs won in the limited Venusaur event
  • Bulbasaur / Magnemite Wonder Pick Event Promo Cards (live now until December 13th)
    • Bulbasaur (023) - Earned through the Wonder Pick system as part of the limited Wonder Pick event
    • Magnemite (024) - Earned through the Wonder Pick system as part of the limited Wonder Pick event

The only card we haven't seen so far is whatever "008" turns out to be, and currently there's no reliable information on what it will actually be, even in the datamining community.

What are Promo Cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket?

Pokemon TCG Pocket Promo Cards

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Promo Cards in Pokemon TCGP are special card variants that are difficult to obtain or limited in time and access. They don't generally do anything different to the standard version of the card - a promotional Pikachu and a regular Pikachu have the same effect in battle - but they have a different appearance, artwork, and depending on who you talk to, a certain amount of prestige.

Some cards may also debut first as Promo Cards - for example, Lapras Ex wasn't a part of Pokemon TCG Pocket until the Lapras Ex event. It's possible that the card will enter circulation properly in later sets and expansions, but for now it's only for those who can beat the event itself.

Promo Cards are also generally (but not always) marked by a stamp of some sort on the right side of the image, as seen on the picture of Mankey above. Not every Promo Card has this, but stamped cards are always promotional cards.

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