{"id":11908,"date":"2026-01-12T11:11:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/01\/12\/they-really-are-going-the-pokemon-route-palworld-is-getting-an-official-trading-card-game\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:11:16","slug":"they-really-are-going-the-pokemon-route-palworld-is-getting-an-official-trading-card-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/01\/12\/they-really-are-going-the-pokemon-route-palworld-is-getting-an-official-trading-card-game\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;They Really Are Going the Pok\u00e9mon Route&#8217; \u2014 Palworld Is Getting an Official Trading Card Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"article-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/01\/12\/screenshot-2026-01-12-110939-1768216187258.png\" \/>\n<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"><\/section>\n<p>Pocketpair has made the surprise announcement of an official Palworld Trading Card Game, due out this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Pocketpair has partnered with Japanese TCG specialist Bushiroad for Palworld Official Trading Card Game, which has a July 30, 2026 release date. The teaser trailer is below.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the official blurb:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This game is a 2-player competitive card game where you can enjoy strategic and tactical battles through deploying various unique Pals. Players fight alongside their Pal companions, gathering resources, and building bases as they aim for victory. These adorable and dependable Pals will utilize their own unique traits to lead you to victory. Team up with your trusty Pals and experience the thrill of overcoming formidable enemies through this exciting trading card game.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<section data-transform=\"ignvideo\" data-slug=\"palworld-official-card-game-official-teaser-trailer\" data-loop=\"\"><\/section>\n<p>As you\u2019d expect, the announcement has sparked further comparisons between Palworld and Pok\u00e9mon, which has a hugely popular trading card game of its own. \u201cThey really are going the Pok\u00e9mon route and merchandising everything,\u201d said one fan. \u201cPalworld anime when?\u201d added another. \u201cNintendo: heavy breathing,\u201d said one YouTube commenter. \u201cNOW THEY JUST TROLLING!!!!\u201d laughed one fan.<\/p>\n<p>In September, Pocketpair announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/palworld-palfarm\">Palworld: Palfarm<\/a>, a farming and crafting spinoff that was revealed just a week after Nintendo revealed cozy farming sim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/pokemon-pokopia\"><u>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/u><\/a>. Pocketpair ended up issuing a response after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-tinfoil-hats-are-out-in-force-pocketpair-dev-responds-after-pokmon-fans-question-timing-of-palworld-palfarm-announcement-just-a-week-after-pokmon-pokopia-nintendo-direct-reveal\">some Pok\u00e9mon fans questioned the timing of the Palworld: Palfarm announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pocketpair has certainly moved quickly to capitalize on Palworld\u2019s explosive success. (In March 2024, Pocketpair boss Takuro Mizobe said the company couldn\u2019t handle the massive profits the game had generated.) While working on its 1.0 release, the Japanese studio is developing Palfarm, working on this new Palworld TCG, running a publishing studio of its own, and it has its other game, Craftopia to update.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"slideshow\" data-slug=\"palworld-palfarm-first-screenshots\" data-value=\"palworld-palfarm-first-screenshots\" data-type=\"slug\" data-caption=\"\"><\/section>\n<p>Pocketpair is of course embroiled in a high-profile patent battle with Nintendo and The Pok\u00e9mon Company over Palworld, which is expected to progress this year. The Nintendo-Palworld lawsuit, which has been ongoing in Japan since its announcement in September 2024, involves three patents, two related to monster capture and release, and one related to riding characters. For more details, check out IGN\u2019s coverage of the lawsuit, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/nintendo-rewrites-patent-mid-case-in-ongoing-lawsuit-against-palworld-dev-pocketpair-but-why\"><u>why Nintendo re-wrote patents mid-case<\/u><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/nintendo-says-mods-dont-count-as-prior-art-as-theyre-not-full-games-attempting-to-sway-judge-in-palworld-lawsuit\"><u>Nintendo\u2019s recent move to discount mods as &#8220;prior art.&#8221;<\/u><\/a> All the while, Nintendo has been busy obtaining patents \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/nintendo-should-never-have-received-controversial-summon-character-and-let-it-fight-pokmon-patent-ip-lawyers-say\"><u>some of which IP lawyers said should never have been granted<\/u><\/a> \u2014 as it develops its case against Pocketpair, which has vowed to defend itself in court.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"divider\"><\/section>\n<p><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pocketpair has made the surprise announcement of an official Palworld Trading Card Game, due out this summer. Pocketpair has partnered with Japanese TCG specialist Bushiroad for Palworld Official Trading Card Game, which has a July 30, 2026 release date. The teaser trailer is below. 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