Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket has generated an estimated $1.3 billion in its first year on the market, dethroning Pokemon GO, new market data reveals. Japanese developer DeNA is not resting on its laurels and has already made concentrated efforts to carry this momentum into Pokemon TCG Pocket's second year.
The hit digital trading card game celebrated its first anniversary earlier today, October 30. Industry watcher estimates indicate that Pokemon TCG Pocket had the third-largest mobile game launch of all time, generating $1.9 million in revenue in its first 24 hours on the market.
A year later, Pokemon TCG Pocket is still going strong. New data from AppMagic states that the trading card game currently sits at over $1.3 billion in total revenue, including both Android and iOS player spending. The figure indicates that it has dethroned Pokemon GO as the most successful Pokemon mobile title to date based on first-year earnings.
Pokemon TCG Pocket revenue reached $208 million in its first month and surpassed $1 billion by late May 2025, according to the same source. One week ahead of the game's first anniversary, The Pokemon Company reported that the mobile TCG had exceeded 150 million downloads. When...
