All Pokemon TCG Pocket Shiny cards and how to get them

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The PTCGP Shiny cards are obtained through booster sets like Celestial Guardians, and a few promo rewards

Pokemon TCG Pocket Shiny Blastoise
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Shiny cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket are now an integral part of the game, as both the Shining Revelry and Celestial Guardians booster sets have folded in Shinies, with nearly 40 to collect at time of writing. Cards like Lucario, Blastoise, Machamp, Mewtwo, Charizard, and even the humble Wugtrio have all got shiny variants.

It's worth acknowledging that Shiny cards don't change how they work or that they do. Like in the core games, being Shiny is just a visual tweak that's good for bragging rights, but that doesn't mean they're not worth getting. We've listed all the Shiny cards in PTCGP here, as well as what you need to know to get them.

Shiny card list in Pokemon TCG Pocket

Shiny cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket

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There are 39 Shiny Pokemon in PTCGP for players to collect, all of which we've laid out below, as well as what booster set they're part of.

  • SHINING REVELRY
    • Weedle (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Kakuna (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Charmander (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Charmeleon (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Wiglett (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Dondozo (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Pachirisu (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Riolu (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Varoom (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Revavroom (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Beedrill ex (Tier 2 Rarity)
    • Charizard ex (Tier 2 Rarity)
    • Wugtrio ex (Tier 2 Rarity)
    • Lucario ex (Tier 2 Rarity)
  • CELESTIAL GUARDIANS
    • Exeggcute (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Exeggutor (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Squirtle (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Wartortle (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Blastoise (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Staryu (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Starmie (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Ghastly (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Haunter (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Gengar (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Machop (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Machoke (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Machamp (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Cubone (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Marowak (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Jigglypuff (Tier 1 Rarity)
    • Venusaur ex (Tier 2 Rarity)
    • Exeggutor ex (Tier 2 Rarity)
    • Blastoise ex (Tier 2 Rarity)
    • Starmie ex (Tier 2 Rarity)
    • Machamp ex (Tier 2 Rarity)
    • Marowak ex (Tier 2 Rarity)
    • Wigglytuff ex (Tier 2 Rarity)
  • PROMO CARDS
    • Mewtwo ex (Promo Card)
    • Cyclizar (Promo Card)

To be clear, none of these function differently to non-shiny versions - they're just an aesthetic variation that gives you bragging rights on the battlefield (and yes, non-shiny versions of these cards will also be present in the expansion set, so it's still fairly easy to get them if they turn out to make up the new Pokemon TCG Pocket best decks).

How to get Shiny Pokemon in Pokemon TCG Pocket

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Shiny Pokemon Cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket can be obtained from booster packs, but not any Booster Pack. Right now, they're specific to the Shining Revelry and Celestial Guardian booster sets, and it seems like they'll be the norm going forward. However, they are rare drops, with low offering rates.

When you open a pack, there are two tiers of Shiny Card, with different drop rates. Assuming you don't get a Rare "God Pack", the chance of getting any Tier 1 Shiny Cards is 3.571%. The chance of getting the better Tier 2 Shiny Cards is 1.666%. With that being the case, you'll have to keep opening packs to get a wide range of them.

There are two exceptions to this, specific Shiny cards which are earned in different ways.

  • Shiny Mewtwo ex: A promo card and part of the Paid Poke Gold Package in the shop. You'll have to pay money to obtain it - right now there's no other option.
  • Shiny Cyclizar: A promo card reward as part of the ex Starter limited-time event, which you can earn by Collecting 50 cards before 27 April 2025. If you're doing these missions, we have a guid on the Pokemon TCG Pocket best ex Starter deck.

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Joel Franey
Joel Franey
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Joel Franey is a writer, journalist, podcaster and raconteur with a Masters from Sussex University, none of which has actually equipped him for anything in real life. As a result he chooses to spend most of his time playing video games, reading old books and ingesting chemically-risky levels of caffeine. He is a firm believer that the vast majority of games would be improved by adding a grappling hook, and if they already have one, they should probably add another just to be safe. You can find old work of his at USgamer, Gfinity, Eurogamer and more besides.

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