The Live app’s beta was available to players stateside in March, but players immediately ran into issues as users reported bugs and expressed confusion over how in-game currency migrated over. It’s been a long and drawn-out process to move players from the older client to the new one.ĭeveloper and publisher The Pokémon Company International delayed the official release of the Live app in 2021, and instead announced that a region-specific beta would be released in 2022. If you live stateside, there are currently two ways to play the Pokémon TCG digitally There is a legacy client called Pokémon TCG Online that’s more than a decade old, and the newer Pokémon TCG Live that was released stateside as part of an ongoing beta in March 2022.
As a result, the developers will be sunsetting the legacy software called The Pokémon TCG Online officially on June 5, according to an FAQ. The card game’s digital client, The Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) Live app will be officially launched worldwide on June 8.
Fans of the Pokémon Trading Card Game are in for a big change this summer.
