Pokémon TCG Pocket just dropped the teaser trailer for the late August 2026 and it looks like Team Rocket is preparing to takeover the mobile collectible card game.
Pokémon TCG Pocket: Team Rocket’s Ambition Arrives August 27
The latest Pokémon TCG Pocket trailer has arrived and offers a sneak peek at the theme and some of the cards that will be arriving when the next set of boosters is added to the app.
The new Team Rocket’s Ambition themed booster packs will be added to the lineup on Thursday, August 27 at 9:00 a.m. and players will be able to start opening them and incorporating the Team Rocket cards into their collections and decks at that point.
“In addition to Pokémon from Team Rocket, many cards depicting Team Rocket’s schemes and the silly antics of its grunts are featured. We hope you enjoy an even broader Pokémon TCG collecting experience with special card designs featuring Team Rocket’s R mark!”
Although the full list of cards hasn’t been revealed yet, the trailer does tease plenty of cards that will be included in the boosters.
In terms of individual Team Rocket Pokemon, it seems like all of these (or a new Team Rocket version of them) will be included:
- Team Rocket’s Lapras
- Team Rocket’s Houndour
- Marowak
- Team Rocket’s Tinkaton
- Team Rocket’s Arbok
- Team Rocket’s Hypno
- Team Rocket’s Mewtwo
- Team Rocket’s Persian
- Team Rocket’s Articuno ex
- Team Rocket’s Zapdos ex
- Team Rocket’s Moltres ex
Additionally, the trailer also revealed three new Trainer cards that players will have a chance to open:
- Team Rocket’s Boss: Look at the opponent’s hand and put any number of Basic Pokémon you find there onto your opponent’s Bench.
- Team Rocket’s Master Plan: Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Confused. Flip a coin. If tails, your Active Pokémon is now also Confused.
- Team Rocket’s Thieving Machine: Put a random Item card, except any Team Rocket’s Thieving Machine, from your opponent’s discard pile into your hand.
It should be interesting to see which of these cards climb the ranks and become the most popular once the booster is released. Some players will surely just want to collect all the cards for the sake of completion, but there will be others who are looking to optimize their decks and dominate the current metagame with the help of the latest release.
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