Pokémon TCG Pocket is about to turn two, and it is marking the occasion by changing one of its oldest rules. The Pokémon Company has confirmed that the next expansion, Dual Fusion, goes live on Wednesday, October 28 at 6:00 p.m. PDT, which is the early hours of October 29 across Europe and Asia. It is the first set to introduce dual-type Pokémon cards to the mobile game, and it arrives with a long calendar of anniversary events running into January.
Two types on one card
Every Pokémon card in TCG Pocket has always carried a single type, and much of the game's strategy comes from knowing which types hit which harder. Dual Fusion breaks that. Its headline cards carry two types at once, so they can exploit two weaknesses and are harder to read from across the table. The two the company is leading with are both Mega Evolutions: Mega Mewtwo X ex, which is Psychic and Fighting, and Mega Greninja ex, which is Water and Darkness.
That matters for deck building. A Psychic-and-Fighting attacker gives a single slot coverage that used to take two separate cards, while defensive players now have to think about which of a card's types an opponent will exploit. Expect the first weeks after launch to be spent working out which existing archetypes absorb the new cards and which get pushed aside.
Six rental decks and an elite Rayquaza deck
For players who do not want to spend the first night opening packs before they can try the new cards, Dual Fusion ships with six rental decks built around the set. They are available from release until December 15 at 5:59 p.m. PST and will be swapped out when the next booster pack arrives. A new battle mode, Dual Fusion Limited, applies its own deck-building rules, and both those matches and random battles can earn promo packs.
Everyone also gets an elite deck sent to their Gifts box. It is a Dragon-type list built around Mega Rayquaza ex and its Mega Burst attack, backed up by Dragonair from Ruler of the Skies and Gouging Fire from Paradox Drive. Mega Greninja card covers and backdrops follow on Saturday, October 31.
The second-anniversary calendar
The expansion lands the day before a run of events that will keep the game busy for the rest of the year. The Second Anniversary Celebration Campaign runs from October 29 to December 14 and hands every player a ticket for a booster pack guaranteed to contain a two-star card. Alongside it:
- PROMO Reissue Event 2026 (October 29 to November 12): another chance at B-series promo cards.
- Handy Card Collection Missions (October 29 to January 26, 2027): the route to the Sabrina and Red trainer cards.
- Dual Fusion Emblem Event and Battle Rally Missions (November 5 to 15): emblems awarded for battle wins.
- Bonus Week (November 13 to 20): daily login missions that award a booster pack.
- Promo Pack C Series Vol. 1 (November 17 to December 1).
- Themed Promo Card Events (November 25 to December 25): three themed promo cards, with new missions added each week.
- Ranked Match Season C1 (November 30 to December 14): ends with an emblem based on your final rank.
- Community Week (December 5 to 12): trading and sharing cards earns trade hourglasses, pack hourglasses and other rewards.
A new series, and more changes to come
The "C1" label on the ranked season is a clue to how big this update is. Dual Fusion opens a new series of TCG Pocket expansions after the B-series sets that ran through 2026, and The Pokémon Company says it brings significant changes to the game beyond the cards themselves. Those are laid out in the October 2026 Producer Letter, not in the expansion announcement. With a new series, a new card mechanic and the anniversary all arriving within a few days of each other, it is worth reading that letter before the update downloads.
When to log in
Dual Fusion goes live on iOS and Android on October 28 at 6:00 p.m. PDT (9:00 p.m. EDT, and 1:00 a.m. UTC on October 29). TCG Pocket remains free to play. The anniversary pack ticket and the elite deck mean even lapsed players can try the dual-type cards without spending anything, and the six rental decks will stay available until mid-December.
