The next major Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket update, dubbed Space-Time Smackdown, is scheduled for Jan. 29, but several cards are already starting to appear online, presumably through datamining. Let’s break down some highlights.

Pokémon TCG Pocket has a host of missions to complete for wonderful and helpful rewards. Some of these are temporary missions, available during limited-time events or monthly TCG Pocket Premium missions,

Pokémon TCG Pocket is warning players of the consequences for cheating, just ahead of the expected release of in-game trading later this week. In an announcement pushed to the app yesterday, players were warned about violations of the Terms of Service that specifically relate to cheating:

The creators of Pokémon TCG Pocket have issued a warning to all players not to tamper with game data or participate in real money trades, or risk getting their accounts banned. The crackdown comes right before card trading and a new Space-Time Smackdown set are added to the mobile hit.

Another Pokémon TCG Pocket ban wave seems to be inbound as the developers are taking aim on real money trading and other offenses.

Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket introduces trading feature, initially limited to select cards and timed. Real money trading is explicitly prohibited in the game, with consequences for violators. Trading restrictions and time-gating aim to deter profiteering and prevent quick completion of Card Dex.