Pulsing Aura arrives April 27

Pokémon TCG Pocket will add its Pulsing Aura expansion on April 27, with new cards going live at 6:00 p.m. Pacific time. (pokemon.com) The official reveal names Mega Lucario ex and Mega Sceptile ex as the headline cards, alongside new Trainer cards including Korrina and Arena of Antiquity. The Pokémon Company also said Mega Lucario-themed covers and backdrops will follow on April 30. (pokemon.com) Pulsing Aura is coded B3 in the game’s set numbering, and community references such as Bulbapedia list it as the seventeenth expansion overall in Pokémon TCG Pocket. The Japanese trailer says the pack goes live on April 28 at 10:00 a.m. Japan time, which matches the April 27 evening launch in the United States. (bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net, youtube.com) Pokémon TCG Pocket is the mobile card-collecting version of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, where each expansion adds a new digital booster pack and shifts which decks players can build. Polygon reported that Pulsing Aura is centered on Lucario and Fighting-type cards, giving that part of the game’s card pool a new monthly reset point. (polygon.com) This update also changes systems outside the card list. Polygon reported that Dex Missions and Emblem Tickets are being discontinued, with a revamped mission structure arriving alongside Pulsing Aura and gold card frames being added at the same time. (polygon.com) The official announcement confirms one of those cosmetic changes directly: starting with Pulsing Aura, gold frames become available as flair for one-diamond, two-diamond, and three-diamond cards across every series. That means the April 27 patch is both a set release and a user-interface update for collectors. (pokemon.com, pocketmonsters.net) Mega Evolution is the other thread running through the release. After Mega Lucario ex helped define the previous Mega Shine cycle, Pulsing Aura adds more Mega cards instead of treating that mechanic as a one-pack feature. (polygon.com, limitlesstcg.com) The trailer and early card listings point to a combat-heavy mix beyond Lucario, including Treecko, Riolu, Croagunk, Wooper, Kubfu, Single Strike Urshifu, Rapid Strike Urshifu, and Zygarde ex. Those previews suggest the set is building around direct battle pressure rather than a broad multitype theme. (youtube.com, pokemon-zone.com) For players, the next date is simple: April 27 in the United States, April 28 in Japan, when Pulsing Aura becomes the next monthly expansion to reshape Pokémon TCG Pocket’s card pool and mission screen. (pokemon.com, youtube.com)