Since their previous message confirming that the original and much-loved Trading Card Game Online service would be sunset in March to make way for the incoming updated platform in Trading Card Game Live, the development team behind the digital version of the Pokémon TCG has released a significant update!
This update addresses a number of issues that were brought up in their previous message. The team has now established an official shutdown date for the original service, which is set for June 5, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. PDT. At that time, both the servers and the smartphone applications for the original Trading Card Game Online will be turned down and withdrawn from their respective app stores.
After the shutdown, the newly updated Pokémon TCG Live game will officially launch on June 8, 2023, and it will exit the ongoing closed beta. Current beta players who log in to Pokémon TCG Live between May 2, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. PDT and June 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. will receive gifts in-game that include a one-of-a-kind global beta coin, deck box, and card sleeves. These gifts will expire on June 8, 2023, when the game officially launches.
Pokémon released the following statement about the Pokémon TCG Live:
We're excited to announce that on June 8, 2023, the Pokémon TCG Live game will officially launch. To celebrate our community and the end of global beta, any player who logs in to Pokémon TCG Live between May 2, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. PDT through June 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. PDT will receive a special gift that includes a unique global beta coin, deck box, and card sleeves.
With these dates announced, it's important to note that players can still migrate their accounts even after the servers have been shut down. There's currently no assigned cutoff date for migrating your account and collection. Should that change, we will update the community in advance of any final migration cutoff. In the meantime, we invite you to take an opportunity to read here about what to expect before and after migrating your account to Pokémon TCG Live.
Let us know if you will be tuning in to the re-launch of Pokémon TCG Live this June in the comments below!