Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has got off to a flying start on mobile devices, but one feature trainers have been unable to access at launch is trading. It was previously mentioned trading would not be available at launch and now in an update The Pokémon Company has confirmed it will be released early next year in January 2025.

While trading is still a few months out, though, the Pokémon TCG Pocket team did say Wednesday that it plans to add new booster packs “by the end of the year,” but did not specify a date. Other “new features” are in development, too, which the company plans to announce more in the future.

Pokemon TCG Pocket trading – an essential feature for a game with “trading card” in its name – is finally happening soon, though it comes with a catch. It’ll only work with “certain cards.” Read more: The best mobile games to play in 2024The Pokemon Company made the announcement on the game’s  official Twitter account and said Pokemon TCG Pocket trading will start rolling out in January 2025.