Version 1.30.0 - Patch Notes

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Hello Trainers.

The Pokémon TCG Live game client will be updated on September 23, 2025. The game will be offline starting at 8 AM PT (15:00 UTC) and is estimated to be down for 8 hours. Please see below for the list of changes:

Note: For Version 1.30.0, players on Windows and MacOS will be directed to the Pokemon.com website to install the latest version of Pokémon TCG Live when clicking the Update Now prompt within the game client.

While we approach the end of the memorable era of the Scarlet & Violet Series, we're excited to welcome the triumphant return of Mega Evolution Pokémon with the first expansion of the newest series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution!

Special

• Mega Evolution
  
  • These powerful Pokémon cards, last seen in the Pokémon TCG: XY—Evolutions expansion released back in 2016, are finally back with updated rules and mechanics!
• Code Cards
  • All code cards starting with Mega Evolution are getting a makeover featuring a brand-new Pokémon illustration. Pikachu is the featured Pokémon for all code cards in Mega Evolution Series products!
    • To celebrate this new aesthetic, we are giving away a deck-accessory set featuring Pikachu in Pokémon TCG Live! Log in any time on or after September 25, 2025, to receive a deck box, coin, and card sleeves featuring the new Pikachu code card illustration. These items are yours to keep forever, and this giveaway will remain available indefinitely.

Featured

• Added support for the Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution expansion.

Gameplay/Battle

• Pokémon TCG Live Mega Updates
  • Beyond the changes Mega Evolution Pokémon ex will introduce to the game itself, the Pokémon TCG Live game client will also be evolving to celebrate the return of Mega Evolution!
  • We have a brand-new lobby music track for when you are out of battle, which brings the hype of Mega Evolution Pokémon into the auditory realm. Make sure to turn up the volume!
  • We're launching a new Battle Board to celebrate the powerful Mega Evolution Pokémon coming in the Mega Evolution Series!
    • New visual effects when Mega Evolution Pokémon cards are played on the Battle Board.

Cards

• Fixed an issue where Kyogre ex's (SVP #178) Winding Waves attack would always swap the opponent's Benched Pokémon.
• Fixed an issue where Ethan's Quilava (DRI #033) Bonded by the Journey Ability would still search the deck with four copies of Ethan's Adventure (DRI #165) in the discard pile.

Competitive/Economy

• New Battle Pass for Mega Evolution, starting September 25, 2025.
  • This Battle Pass will once again feature 100 tiers to unlock!
  • All players receive a Mega Lucario ex deck
  • All players who reach tier 50 in the Battle Pass will also receive a Mega Gardevoir ex deck
• Adjustments have been made to Ranked Ladder resets to reduce the number of ranks dropped!
  • As we continue to adjust our Ranked Ladder experience to be the best that it can be, we are reducing the number of ranks that some players fall when a new Ranked Ladder begins. Starting from the current August 2025 Ladder, players now drop a maximum of eight full ranks when a Ladder turns over.
    • This means that players who have reached Master League, for example, will start the next Ladder off from the Gardevoir rank of Great League, as opposed to being returned to the bottom of Quick League. Players in the Gardevoir rank of Great League and below will continue to drop to the Pikachu rank of Quick League, and the Nest League will be unaffected by this change.
• New Trainer Trials are being added. For more information and detailed scheduling, visit the dedicated Trainer Trials Schedule announcement.

For more information about Battle Pass decks, check out our Mega Evolution Battle Pass Deck Strategies article.

General

• Only daily quests with no existing progress on it will be refreshed each day.
• Fixed an issue where progress bars didn't update properly when navigating to "Expansion" in the shop.
• Various other fixes/polish.