Friday 30 October is the busy day this week, with the 30th Celebration Battle Decks out alongside new One Piece and Gundam boosters.
Before that, TCG Pocket's Dual Fusion lands on Thursday morning. Delta Reign prereleases have their last weekend.
The week at a glance
| When (UK) | Game | What |
|---|---|---|
| All week | Pokémon TCG | Delta Reign prereleases, last weekend 31 Oct–1 Nov |
| To Sat 31 | Pokémon TCG | Pokéween League promos: Zubat, Golbat, Crobat |
| Thu 29, 1am | TCG Pocket | Dual Fusion (C1) released |
| Fri 30 | Pokémon TCG | 30th Celebration Battle Decks: Espeon ex and Umbreon ex |
| Fri 30 | One Piece | EB-05 Heroines Edition Vol. 2 (English) |
| Fri 30 | Gundam | GD06 Stardust Trails |
| Fri 30–Thu 5 | Magic | All Leylines’ Eve Halloween draft |
| Sat 31–Sun 1 | Play! Pokémon | Gdańsk Regional Championships |
TCG Pocket: Dual Fusion
Dual Fusion goes live at 1am UK time on Thursday 29 October (6pm PDT on Wednesday 28 October). It is the first set of Pocket’s C series.
It brings the game’s first dual-type cards: Mega Mewtwo X ex is Psychic and Fighting, and Mega Greninja ex is Water and Darkness. There are two packs, Mega Mewtwo X and Pikachu.
The set lands on the game’s second anniversary; Pocket launched worldwide on 30 October 2024. The full card count has not been announced.
30th Celebration Battle Decks
The Espeon ex and Umbreon ex Battle Decks are out on Friday 30 October. Each is an all-foil 60-card deck with a deck box, coin and playmat.
Each also has an Illustration Rare-style promo: Victini (MEP 102) with Espeon ex and Zeraora (MEP 103) with Umbreon ex. See every product and promo on our 30th Celebration page.
Delta Reign prereleases: last weekend
Prereleases started on 24 October at Play! Pokémon stores and run to Sunday 1 November. Each Build & Battle Box has a 40-card deck, four Delta Reign packs and one of four foil promos: Masquerain, Magmortar, Enamorus or Kommo-o.
Stores set their own times and prices, so book with yours. The full Delta Reign card list is up ahead of release on 6 November.
Halloween: Pokéween promos
There is no Trick or Trade BOOster Bundle again this year. Instead, Play! Pokémon stores are giving pumpkin-stamped Zubat, Golbat and Crobat promos to Pokémon League players until 31 October.
Each store decides how it hands them out. The Trick or Trade history has every past Halloween card.
Gdańsk Regional Championships
The Gdańsk Regional runs on 31 October and 1 November at AMBEREXPO in Poland, with TCG, VGC and Pokémon GO. Serebii lists it as not streamed.
It follows last weekend’s Puebla Regional in Mexico. Next up are the Buenos Aires Special Event (14–15 November) and the Latin America International Championships in São Paulo (20–22 November).
Other card games
- One Piece: EB-05 Heroines Edition Vol. 2 is out in English on Friday 30 October, at $4.99 for a 12-card pack.
- Gundam: GD06 Stardust Trails, also Friday, adds Gundam ZZ and Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory cards (135 + 8 cards).
- Magic: All Leylines’ Eve runs 30 October to 5 November at Wizards Play Network stores: a chaos draft with a foil Leyline of Anticipation promo. Star Trek previews continue ahead of prereleases on 6–12 November.
- Just out: Lorcana’s Hyperia City and Riftbound’s Radiance both released on 23 October.
Coming next week
- Tue 3 Nov: McDonald’s Pokémon Happy Meal cards are reported to start in Canada, then Australia on 5 November and the US on 10 November.
- Thu 5 Nov: Delta Reign arrives in Pokémon TCG Live.
- Fri 6 Nov: Delta Reign release, with Kyogre, Groudon and Giratina promos for a $15 Pokémon TCG spend at participating US, Canadian and Australian retailers. The Ditto Premium Collection and the Ultra-Premium Collection: Day & Night are out the same day.
- Japan: more Aura Seeker reveals ahead of its 27 November release.
