Pokémon TCG Pocket's Everyday Wonders pack is the most boring booster in months

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Published Jul 1, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT

At least the cards are really cute, though

A Quagsire card appears in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has had its fair share of ups and down since its launch in 2024. The card-collecting game’s monthly updates were hot-and-miss early in its life, oscillating between game-changing booster packs and total filler like the dreaded Deluxe Pack ex. It has been on a hot streak in 2026, though, thanks to a steady stream of exciting packs that have introduced Mega Shinies, Paradox monsters, and Stadium cards to the mix. That, plus some overdue quality-of-life improvements, have kept me playing Pokémon TCG Pocket every day.

The mobile game’s most recent update, however, isn’t quite so exciting. Everyday Wonders, the game’s latest booster pack, is an underwhelming update that struggles to appeal to both card-collectors and competitive battlers. It’s a small misstep, but one that has me wondering how much gas Pokémon TCG Pocket has left in its tank.

Unlike recent booster packs, Everyday Wonders doesn’t add any meta-altering twists to the card game; its sole hook is that it features cards with cute art. I’m not against that idea in theory, especially given that many of the new cards are, in fact, very cute. The set’s rare cards are worth chasing thanks to some aesthetically-pleasing full-art Jigglypuff and Sylveon cards. The set’s 69 base cards, on the other hand, aren’t quite so nice. Everyday Wonders is largely a pack full of quadruple dips, with monsters like Pikachu and Slowpoke getting new variants. Considering that those critters are adorable in every illustration, their new looks aren’t cute enough to move the aww needle.

Competitive players don’t have much to work with here either. With no new card types or game mechanics to toy with, there’s not much to experiment with here for deckbuilders — at least not yet. Dedenne ex and Milotic ex are likely to slip into the wider meta, and Elegant Cape’s +30 HP boost for Stage 1 monsters could make some existing threats even more annoying, but it very much feels like a set more geared towards collectors than battlers right now.

One bum update isn’t going to derail Pokémon TCG Pocket — especially when July’s Mega Rayquaza-led Ruler of the Skies set is likely to be a big deal — but I’m left wondering how many genuinely exciting boosters the mobile game has left in it. The list of monsters who have yet to get cards is shrinking, leading to more repeats. There are still a handful of good card gimmicks from the physical card game to draw on, but that list is shrinking too. With Pokémon Winds and Waves still a year away, the mobile game will need to reach down deep to keep my interest until a new generation brings some fresh potential to the game. That’s the struggle of just about every mobile Pokémon game; once you’ve caught up to the series, it’s harder to keep those regular updates exciting.

I know that the wise move would be for me to tap out for a month and return when there’s a good pack, but Pokémon TCG Pocket is powered by FOMO. Trying to go back to collect cards in an old pack after the fact can be overwhelming. For now, I know that I’ll keep pulling Everyday Wonders until I get my golden Munchlax, but I’d be down for a month off here and there.

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