Celestial Guardians release time and date in Pokémon TCG Pocket

Celestial Guardians is an upcoming expansion for Pokémon TCG Pocket that will add more than 200 cards to the game.

Celestial Guardians focuses on Pokémon from the Alola region and features the legendary Pokémon Solgaleo and Lunala. You can look forward to collecting cards like Alolan Raichu ex, Oricorio, and Alolan Marowak. The trailer also teased supporter cards like Lana and Kiawe.

Here’s when the Celestial Guardians expansion will be released in Pokémon TCG Pocket in your time zone, plus details about what to expect.

Pokémon TCG Pocket Celestial Guardians expansion release time

According to a press release on the official Pokémon website, Celestial Guardians will release on Wednesday, April 30, at 2 a.m. EDT. Here’s when that is in your time zone:

What to expect from the Celestial Guardians expansion in Pokémon TCG Pocket

As mentioned, Celestial Guardians will focus on Gen 7 from the tropical Alola region. There will be two booster packs — each inspired by the legendary Pokémon Solgaleo and Lunala — that players can open in this expansion.

This update will add an event to celebrate the six-month anniversary of the game’s release. From May 12 to May 28, players can partake in solo battles to collect special promo cards and complete missions to earn a full-art version of Rayquaza.

It looks like there are some pretty dang cute cards that will be added in this expansion. Here are some highlights of what’s on the way: