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Any updates on Expanded full support?

Rithium
Rithium Member Posts: 1 ✭
edited May 2025 in General Pokémon TCG Discussion #1

I'm aware that a lot of the features from PTCGO are still in the works and they do not have all of the features quite yet. Although, has there been any updates on Expanded being updated? Would there even be a ranked ladder for expanded similar to how we switch the modes in Casual?

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  • 10types
    10types Member Posts: 245 ✭✭✭✭
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    #2

    TBH, I think that Pokémon is gonna permanently change the Expanded format to Sun & Moon on, which is probably a better format anyway. I still have no idea why there is no ranked ladder or especially friend battles for Expanded tho

  • TechHog
    TechHog Member Posts: 2,900 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    #3

    Nope, nothing. It probably won't be for a few years.


    https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/comment/8097#Comment_8097

    That's not happening. The Live team has nothing to do with the actual game.

  • MrPirate20000
    MrPirate20000 Member Posts: 17 ✭✭
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    #4

    I would LOVE if they could bring back a "theme" deck type format where users can only play with pre-made decks that are designed to be roughly equal. I absolutely loved being able to play with 'standardized' decks sometimes.

    Would be nice if they could add back the old "theme" format and maybe have an "expanded and standard" style were the old (retired) theme decks appear in the expanded and the newly releasing "ex battle" decks (the old theme and v battle deck replacements) would appear.

  • 10types
    10types Member Posts: 245 ✭✭✭✭
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    #5

    @TechHog Pokemon's dropping of expanded format in events as well as the fact that obtaining bw xy cards is harder than ever is a possible sig

  • OldManHutch
    OldManHutch Member Posts: 7 ✭
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    #7

    At the rate they develop small, broken patches - I'd expect XY block support by 2042 and BLW block support by 2069.

  • 10types
    10types Member Posts: 245 ✭✭✭✭
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    #8
    https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/comment/8102#Comment_8102

    Pokemon's dropping of expanded format in events as well as the fact that obtaining bw xy cards is harder than ever is a possible sign of this tho

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