Scope: Digital Pocket only; announcements checked November 7, 2026 PSTChecked: Nov 7, 2026 PST

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TCG Pocket: a separate game, collection and release clock

Pocket is a digital card game for iOS and Android. Its cards and packs belong to a separate collection, not a digital ownership certificate for physical TCG cards.

Source review: November 7, 2026 PST
Primary-document and metadata research · no hands-on testing · preview editorial review pending

Written from the sources below; not play-tested or physically inspected. Scope and unresolved limits remain part of the answer.
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Choose the right card-game reference

A physical TCG binder, TCG Live collection and Pocket collection are three different contexts. The Pocket site advertises two no-cost daily booster openings, but that is not a promise of physical packs or transferable cash value. Read the in-app rules and collection details for the exact activity you want.

The current release boundary: Dual Fusion

The official announcement places Dual Fusion at October 28, 2026, 6 p.m. PDT. A date of October 29 in another regional announcement need not be a contradiction; the same instant can cross midnight elsewhere. Preserve the source zone. Ranked Season C1 is a season label, not sufficient evidence for an expansion code.

Special packs do not share every normal-pack assumption

First Partners uses special-pack stamina that recovers weekly according to the producer letter. Do not take the normal two-per-day booster description and apply it to this special-pack system. A collection planner should keep normal booster goals, special-pack access and event rewards in separate rows.

Learn one system before optimizing it

Identify the card pool and format, choose a small deck-building question, and test one change at a time. Keep notes on why a turn failed rather than assuming a loss proves a rare card is necessary. This page offers an orientation, not a current tier list, an account guide or an invitation to spend.

OPEN THE EVIDENCE

Sources & review notes

Source and metadata review date: November 7, 2026 PST. Read the method beside each source; a catalog landing page does not verify every detailed game claim. Linking a source does not license its text or artwork. Native names are identifiers, not a claim of a reviewed translation.

  1. Official Pocket website ↗Official product orientation; digital collection, iOS/Android, two no-cost daily booster openings advertised; no account creation.
  2. Official Dual Fusion announcement ↗Primary announcement October 20, 2026. Launch explicitly October 28 at 6 p.m. PDT; season C1 is not automatically an expansion code.
  3. Official Pocket October 2026 producer letter ↗Primary development plans; special-pack stamina distinct from normal booster stamina. Plans may change.
  4. Official Dual Fusion / First Partners press release ↗Primary October 20 press release; First Partners availability October 31–December 26, 2026. Dates do not independently establish a Pacific opening hour.