Pokemon TCG Pocket is giving away 120 hourglasses for free

Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket players get a special package for the holiday season from the development team, although there is a limited time to collect the rewards. Pokemon cards continue to be hugely popular and in many cases sell out incredibly quickly and can be hard to come by. Although it may not be quite the same, many have chosen to play and collect digitally through Pokemon TCG Pocket mobile games.

New campaign cards and expansions arrive quite often, giving players new cards to pursue and add to their collection. In December 2025, Pokemon TCG Pocket added the Crimson Blaze expansion, which also added a handful of mega evolution cards, including Kanto starters Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise. Thanks to a special Holiday Event, players can not only get their hands on some booster packs, but earn tons of hourglasses to help them keep opening cards every day.

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Pokemon TCG Pocket brings a Christmas gift to players

The official one Pokemon TCG Pocket social media channels have teased players with a special gift through the already Christmas-themed generation 2 ice type known as Delibird. The account sent out a teaser showing a bunch of Delibirds preparing gifts for players, and gave many updates until December 25th. By requesting that the players send their thanks to cheer them on, it seems the group was able to not only prepare the gifts, but successfully deliver them to the players before the December 25th deadline. Here's what players can expect to find when they log in.

The Pokemon TCG Pocket the dev team is giving players a pack of 120 hourglasses, which should now be available until January 7th. Players must log in and claim the gift or it will disappear if not checked before the end date of January 7, 2026. Hourly Pokemon TCG Pocket is an important resource used to reduce the time it takes to open new packages. Players have a limit on how many daily packs can be opened, with a cooldown timer preventing additional packs from being opened. Players can use hourglasses to reduce the cooldown, allowing more packs to be opened much sooner than normal.

But there is another option for those chasing even more hourglass objects in the game. During the last week of December, players can complete limited-time event missions, including 7-day login rewards. While up to 36 Pack Hourglasses are part of the rewards on offer, players can also get their hands on Crimson Blaze and Mega Rising booster packs as well. Here's the full breakdown of events from December 25-31.

While all of this can be earned completely free, DeNA and Creatures have a little something extra for those who don't mind spending a little money in the in-game store. From December 25, 2025 to January 7, 2026, the store will have a holiday sale Pokemon TCG Pockets Poke Gold premium currency, while providing a small bonus for purchases. For example, buying 30 Poke Gold will give an extra 30 for a total of 60. The more Poke Gold bought, the bigger the free gift too, with 80 for buying 100, while players get 145 for buying 200.

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Even with the holiday event only lasting a short time, there is much more to look forward to in January 2026. Pokemon TCG Pocket revealed a content release schedule for both December 2025 and January 2026, with the next big drop starting on January 1st with Mareep. Then, on January 4th, players will find Bonus Week missions to tackle, followed by a Heliolisk and Buneary Wonder Pick event, then a Mega Latios ex Drop in the latter half of the month. Finally, on January 29, players can look forward to a new Themed Booster Pack release, which is expected to add 100 new cards to the popular mobile title.

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Released

30 October 2024

Developer

DeNA, Creatures Inc.

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

Cross-platform play

Yes