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.

We all want the slickest cards in Pokémon TCG Pocket, but rampant cheaters and sellers are prompting action from The Pokémon Company.

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.

Eurogamer report The Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is stepping up penalties for "inappropriate conduct" as it addresses issues like data tampering and real money trading.

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: "We are aware that some players have engaged in data tampering,

Pokémon TCG Pocket issues a warning players who break their ToS will be penalized as the new expansion and trading feature release this week.

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.