GameStop will be distributing a Flapple Pokémon TCG promo card from March 19th, 2021 to April 19th, 2021. To be eligible, patrons must spend $15 USD or more on Pokémon TCG products to get the promo card. Supplies are limited and may run out before the time period concludes.


Also at GameStop is a Pikachu and Scorbunny Collectible Bag for $4.99 USD. Those that buy the bag can get 20% off all Funko Pops! at GameStop.


Source: https://twitter.com/GameStop/status/1372639461218078725

On Friday, April 23rd, 2021, the Pokémon Card Game Expansion Set: Silver Lance & Jet-Black Spirit will be released and a special Pokémon Center/Pokémon Store Set will be available. This product features an illustration of Melon, which conveys her love for Laplace, as well as a large illustration of Budrex in its Ice Rider Calyrex and Shadow Rider Calyrex forms.

NOTE: Despite the name of the set specifically being called a "Pokémon Center and Pokémon Store Set", this product will initially be sold by lottery at the Pokémon Center Online. The official Pokémon Card Game news article also notes that they will not be able to respond to any inquiries regarding the future availability of this product or other Pokémon cards.

The deck shield and deck case feature an illustration of Melon, while the large card box features an illustration of Budrex.


Looking at the deck shield, the illustration of Melon carefully holding the Dynamax Ball is impressive. The expression on Laplace's face as it receives Melon's affection seems to put it at ease, but we can also sense that it is determined to perform well in response to Melon's love.


There's also Korippo and Yukihami on the sides of the deck case, seemingly cheering on Melon and Laplace!


The card box features an illustration of the Budrex in its Ice Rider Calyrex and Shadow Rider Calyrex forms that also appears on the product packaging of the Silver Lance and Jet-Black Spirit booster packs.

Product Details:

Product Name: Pokémon Card Game Expansion Set: Silver Lance & Jet-Black Spirit Pokémon Center and Pokémon Store Set
拡張パック 白銀のランス＆漆黒のガイスト ポケモンセンター・ポケモンストアセット
Available at: The Pokémon Center Online. This product is not available at the Pokémon Center and Pokémon Store.
Release Date: April 23rd, 2021
Suggested Retail Price: 11,000 yen (tax included)
Size: 23.5×20.5×8.5 cm
Weight: 1.0kg
Product Number: 4521329322278

Product Contents:

• Pokémon Card Game Expansion Set: Silver Lance x 1BOX (30 packs)
• Pokémon Card Game Expansion Set: Jet-Black Spirit x 1BOX (30 packs)
• Deck Shield Melon x 64 units
• Deck Case Melon x 1
• Large capacity card box x 1

Lottery Process / Reason for No Sales at the Pokémon Centers and the Pokémon Stores

In order to ensure the safety of their customers, they will not be selling this product at the Pokémon Centers or the Pokémon Stores due to the expected heavy traffic. For more details, please click here.

A lottery will be held from 10:00 a.m. on April 1st, 2021 until 23:59 p.m. on April 7th, 2021. Notification of lottery results will be sent via e-mail after April 16th, 2021.

To enter the drawing, you need to be a registered member of the Pokémon Center Online and log in. The quantity is limited. If the number of applications received exceeds the number of products available during the lottery sales application period, there will be no sales after April 23rd, 2021. Please understand this in advance. Please note that only one entry per person is allowed.

Sources: https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2021/20210312_002831.html

The Pokémon Company has announced the 2021 Play! Pokémon Professor Cup Tournaments which will take place online and are open to Professors in the Play! Pokémon program.

Complete in 2021 Play! Pokémon Professor Cup Tournaments

These global online Pokémon TCG tournaments are open to Professors in the Play! Pokémon program. Pokémon Professors, pay heed. Prepare to participate in playoffs to prove your Pokémon Trading Card Game proficiency. That's right—Pokémon Professors from around the world are invited to take part in the new 2021 series of online Professor Cup tournaments. These events are a way to say thanks to the Professors who have helped fans and players enjoy Play! Pokémon activities during the hiatus of the Championship Series.

Schedule and Prizes

Professors will have four opportunities to compete in these online events throughout the year, and everyone who does will receive a special in-game set of card sleeves and a deck box for their Pokémon Trading Game Online account. The highest-placing Professors will also earn commemorative trophies and an exclusive messenger bag featuring the powerful Water-type Pokémon Blastoise. Other prizes, such as Professor-branded playmats, notebooks, and booster packs of the latest Pokémon TCG expansion, are also available to win.

The online Professor Cup tournaments will take place at the following times:

• Professor Cup Spring
  • Saturday, April 17, 2021, beginning at 8 a.m. PDT (with top cut on April 24, 2021)
• Professor Cup Summer
  • Saturday, July 10, 2021, beginning at 11 a.m. PDT (with top cut on July 17, 2021)
• Professor Cup Fall
  • Saturday, October 2, 2021, beginning at 4 p.m. PDT (with top cut on October 9, 2021)
• Professor Cup Winter
  • Saturday, December 11, 2021, beginning at 3 a.m. PST (with top cut on December 18, 2021)

Qualifications and Registration

The online Professor Cup tournaments are open to all Professors in good standing with Play! Pokémon who meet either of the following criteria:

• Have a Stage 1 or Stage 2 certification
• Have earned 50 or more Professor Points since:
  • January 1, 2021 (for Professor Cup Spring)
  • April 1, 2021 (for Professor Cup Summer)
  • July 1, 2021 (for Professor Cup Fall)
  • October 1, 2021 (for Professor Cup Winter)

Visit the Professor Cup section of the Pokémon Organized Play forums for more details, to register for these special tournaments, and to find opportunities to earn Professor Points.

Pokémon Professor Webinars and Seminars

You can keep in touch and learn alongside your fellow Professors with the Pokémon Professor Webinar Series. These monthly sessions focus on a distinct topic relevant to Professors, providing valuable insight from experts and program veterans. Attendees will receive 10 Professor Points for each Webinar they attend.

You can take a look at the Pokémon Professor Webinar schedule, and be sure to check back often as more sessions will be added as the season progresses.

Pokémon Professors from around the world also continue to help one another learn, grow, and strengthen their local communities by running regular monthly activities including seminars and workshops within the program. Each activity offers at leave five Professor Points to all who participate.

Visit the Professor Seminar section of the Pokémon Organized Play forums for more details, including topics, timing, and registration.

Thank you again, Pokémon Professors, for your hard work and dedication. Good luck in the Professor Cup tournaments!

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/complete-in-2021-play-pokemon-professor-cup-tournaments/

The official Pokémon website as now officially revealed that specially marked General Mills Cereal Boxes contain a special three-card Pokémon TCG booster pack. Many stores have had these in stock since February 2021.

Three-card Pokémon TCG booster packs in General Mills Cereal Boxes

Go cuckoo for Pokémon TCG cards with General Mills for a limited time.

If you're looking for an excuse to eat delicious cereal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the Pokémon Trading Card Game is dishing up the perfect opportunity. For a limited time, select General Mills cereals including Golden Grahams, Trix, Cocoa Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Lucky Charms will contain a special three-card Pokémon TCG booster pack. Each pack will contain one foil Pikachu card and two additional Pokémon. In total, there are 14 unique collectible cards—although the Galarian Ponyta card will only be available in family-sized cereal boxes at Walmart.

This mouth-watering opportunity to celebrate 25 years of Pokémon while eating your favorite cereal is only available for a limited time!

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/three-card-pokemon-tcg-booster-packs-in-general-mills-cereal-boxes/

The official Pokémon website has announced that Qualifiers for the Pokémon Team Challenge - Summer 2021 kick off April 3rd, 2021 for this global online challenge, with a Grand Final taking place in August 2021.

Compete in the Play! Pokémon Team Challenge—Summer 2021

Qualifiers kick off April 3 for this global online challenge, with a Grand Final taking place in August.

The Play! Pokémon Team Challenge—Summer 2021 is underway, offering Masters Division players of the Pokémon Trading Card Game an opportunity to participate in the global online tournament. This challenge is the second Pokémon TCG Online tournament of its kind, offering stores the opportunity to organize competitive teams, and helping players connect with their local stores and other players. Registration for participating stores has already begun and will continue through May 2.

The tournament will take place in two stages over a five-month period. Participating stores will host four TCGO Qualifier Tournaments from April 3 to June 6. The winners of these competitions will form a four-person Store Team. From June through August, Store Teams will compete in bracket match tournaments with the winning Store Team advancing in each round. Finally, in August, the top two Store Teams will compete in a Grand Final.

Registration for players begins March 26. Masters Division players born in 2004 or earlier are eligible. Interested players can use the Store Finder to locate the nearest participating store.

The competition is open to Masters Division players around the world, including:

• North America: Canada, United States of America (including Puerto Rico)
• Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
• Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (players must be 18 or over), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
• Oceania: Australia, New Zealand

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/compete-in-the-play-pokemon-team-challenge-summer-2021/

Starting on Saturday, March 13th, 2021, the Let's Have Fun! Spring, Pokécard (楽しもう。春、ポケカ。) campaign to give away a sticker and promo cards will be held at Pokémon Card Gyms nationwide in Japan. The number of promo items is limited. If you purchase at least one box or 30 packs at a store, you will receive a set of four promo cards including: Potdeath, Galarian Mr. Rime, Dedenne and Horubee.


Source: https://www.pokemon-card.com/info/2021/20210305_002815.html

Niantic has announced that to celebrate the Pokémon Trading Card Games 25th anniversary, Professor Willow will appear as a Pokémon TCG card in the summer of 2021.

A collaboration has been finalized between Pokémon GO and the Pokémon Trading Card Game!

Trainers, A collaboration has been finalized between Pokémon GO and the Pokémon Trading Card Game!

2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green. And, just like the video games, the Pokémon Trading Card Game is also celebrating its 25th anniversary. To celebrate, we are doing a collaboration between Pokémon GO and the Pokémon Trading Card Game!

In part 1 of the collaboration, Professor Willow will appear as a Pokémon TCG card in summer 2021, which marks the five-year anniversary of the release of Pokémon GO! We plan for this card to be obtainable in regions around the world where the Pokémon TCG is sold.

Starting in late May 2021, we plan to announce the art and content of the Professor Willow card and details on how to get the card in each area. We will make announcements as further collaborations are determined, so we hope you will look forward to those!

The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a two-player, head-to-head trading card game based on the Pokémon video game series. You can experience the fun of collecting Pokémon TCG cards, building your own deck, and using it in Pokémon battles.

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/post/pcg-professor-willow

The official Pokémon website has announced that Pokémon TCG players in Australia and New Zealand will once again be able to compete in in-person tournaments at Play! Pokémon stores in those countries as of March 2021.

Pokémon TCG Play! Pokémon Events Return in Australia and New Zealand

Players will once again be able to compete in in-person tournaments at Play! Pokémon stores in these regions.

Pokémon Trading Card Game players in Australia and New Zealand should prepare themselves as Play! Pokémon events will be returning on March 1, 2021. You'll once again be able to visit stores hosting Play! Pokémon events to participate in Pokémon League and Prerelease tournaments against other players. For questions or concerns regarding events at participating stores, please see the Play! Pokémon COVID-19 requirements.

The brand-new Event Locator is now available to help players discover events. Currently, the Event Locator will only show events for Australia and New Zealand.

In-person events in other areas remain suspended, but conditions will be consistently reviewed for future re-openings. In the meantime, Players Cup, Team Challenge, and League at Home continue to be available to eligible players in all participating countries.

In more Play! Pokémon news, the new Pokémon Event Manager (PEM) has launched and will help Professors and Tournament Organizers create and track Play! Pokémon events. The initial version of the new PEM is available only in English. Event organizers in countries outside Australia and New Zealand can continue to test PEM, but please note that Team Challenge tournaments will continue to run with Tournament Operations Manager (TOM) software.

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-tcg-play-pokemon-events-return-in-australia-and-new-zealand/

The official Pokémon website has announced that starting on March 5th, 2021, select retailers will begin selling the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Battle Styles Build & Battle Box earlier than the expansions release date on March 19th, 2021.

Get the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Battle Styles Build & Battle Box Early

Select retailers will offer this Prerelease set ahead of the new expansion’s release date.

The upcoming Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion, Sword & Shield—Battle Styles, will be released on March 19, 2021, but you can get some of these new cards early at your local hobby store. Starting March 5, 2021, select retailers will be selling the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Battle Styles Build & Battle Box, giving fans the opportunity to check out the expansion before its release date and build a playable deck in the fast-paced Prerelease format.

This format lets players construct and compete with a 40-card deck with four Prize cards set aside at the start of play. It's a great way to get in some quick games with family or friends and begin developing strategies ahead of the expansion's release. Each Build & Battle Box includes a 23-card Evolution pack featuring key cards from current and prior sets, including one of four unique foil promo cards. You also get four Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Battle Styles booster packs and a deck-building tip sheet.

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/get-the-pokemon-tcg-sword-shield-battle-styles-build-battle-box-early

The official Pokémon website has announced the full details for the Shiny Toxtricity Event Pokémon distribution. Players in the United States, Canada and Australia can visit participating GameStop or EB Games stores to get a serial code via the Pokémon Pass app from February 19th, 2021 until March 18th, 2021.

Distribution Locations Worldwide:

Canada, Australia, New Zealand: EB Games
United States: Gamestop
Germany, Italy: Gamestop Online
France: Micromania Online
Belgium, Netherlands: GameMania's Online

Visit GameStop and Rock Out with Shiny Toxtricity in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield

Get a code for a Shiny Toxtricity by using Pokémon Pass at GameStop in the United States or by visiting EB Games in Canada and Australia.

Celebrate the February 19 release of Pokémon TCG: Shining Fates and add some punk rock attitude to your battle lineup in your Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield game with a Shiny Toxtricity! Trainers can obtain a code to receive the Punk Pokémon in its Amped Form by visiting participating retailers between February 19 and March 18.

Trainers located in the US can obtain a code by using the Pokémon Pass app inside their local participating GameStop. Curbside pickup is also available. For the no-contact option, park or stand outside the front entrance of your local participating GameStop, open the Pokémon Pass app, and follow prompts for curbside pickup to receive a code for your game.

Trainers in Australia and Canada can obtain a code by visiting EB Games. For curbside pickup in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, upon arriving to the store, please either knock on the front door or call the store to notify the staff that you have arrived and are waiting outside. Request a code from a sales associate, and they will bring one out to you.

Use these steps, along with your code, to get Shiny Toxtricity.

1. Launch your Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield game.
2. Select Mystery Gift on the X menu.
3. Select Get a Mystery Gift.
4. Select Get with Code/Password to connect to the internet.
5. Enter your code.
6. Watch as the gift arrives in your game. (The Pokémon will appear in your party or in your Pokémon Boxes.)
7. Be sure to save your game.

This Toxtricity is ready to get loud with two sound-based moves that are amplified by the Pokémon's Punk Rock Ability and by the Throat Spray it's holding!

Shiny Toxtricity

Level: 50
Ability: Punk Rock
Held Item: Throat Spray
Moves: Overdrive, Sludge Wave, Boomburst, Rising Voltage

Rock on with Shiny Toxtricity, and look for the Amped Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG: Shining Fates expansion!

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/visit-gamestop-and-rock-out-with-shiny-toxtricity-in-pokemon-sword-and-pokemon-shield/