{"id":8741,"date":"2026-08-27T16:23:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-team-rockets-ambition-august-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T16:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:23:29","slug":"pokemon-tcg-pocket-team-rockets-ambition-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-team-rockets-ambition-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket: Team Rocket&#8217;s Ambition Is Live \u2014 All the New ex Cards and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Team Rocket is taking over Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket. The <strong>Team Rocket&#8217;s Ambition<\/strong> expansion is live right now \u2014 and it brings Giovanni&#8217;s legendary bird trio, nefarious Trainer cards, and over a month&#8217;s worth of events packed with free rewards for Singapore players who are still grinding the <a href=\"\/blog\/tag\/pokemon-tcg-pocket\/\">Pocket app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Prepare for Trouble: What&#8217;s in Team Rocket&#8217;s Ambition<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/team-rockets-articuno-ex-card.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Team Rocket's Articuno ex card \u2014 HP 130, Ice Wing 40, Hailstorm 130\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is the B4a expansion \u2014 a themed booster pack rather than a full-series update \u2014 which means you pull from a single, tightly curated pool of cards all centred on Team Rocket. The three headline ex Pok\u00e9mon are the Legendary Birds reimagined with the iconic <strong>R-mark<\/strong> branding: Team Rocket&#8217;s Articuno ex, Team Rocket&#8217;s Zapdos ex, and Team Rocket&#8217;s Moltres ex. Alongside them you&#8217;ll find Team Rocket&#8217;s Mewtwo, Lapras, Houndour, Arbok, Persian, Marowak, and Tinkaton \u2014 plus Trainer cards that lean hard into Team Rocket&#8217;s scheming identity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/01YvVL2qJYA\" title=\"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket: Team Rocket's Ambition | Official Trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket: Team Rocket&#8217;s Ambition | Official Trailer \u2014 via Pok\u00e9mon Asia ENG on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Three Legendary Bird ex Cards, Broken Down<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/team-rockets-ambition-legendary-birds-ex.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Team Rocket's Articuno ex, Zapdos ex, and Moltres ex cards side by side\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These are the pulls you&#8217;ll be chasing, and each one has a distinct role in the app&#8217;s battle meta:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Team Rocket&#8217;s Articuno ex<\/strong> (Water, 130 HP) \u2014 Ice Wing hits for 40; Hailstorm hits for 130 and splashes 20 damage to every benched Pok\u00e9mon your opponent controls. At a glance this is a bench-punishing water pivot that rewards wide setups.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Team Rocket&#8217;s Zapdos ex<\/strong> (Lightning, 120 HP) \u2014 Electro Ball for 40, then Thunderclaw for 90 and an extra 30 to a benched Pok\u00e9mon that already has damage on it. Stack chips from Hailstorm first, then clean up with Thunderclaw \u2014 the two cards play well together.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Team Rocket&#8217;s Moltres ex<\/strong> (Fire, 130 HP) \u2014 Heat Charged is a coin-flip Energy accelerator; Netherwing hits for 130 at the cost of discarding an Energy. Fire decks that have struggled with Energy recovery may find Moltres the glue they needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Other Team Rocket Cards and Trainers to Know<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/team-rockets-lapras-card.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Team Rocket's Lapras card \u2014 Ruthless Whirlpool 40+\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Beyond the ex cards, <strong>Team Rocket&#8217;s Lapras<\/strong> is an early standout \u2014 its Ruthless Whirlpool attack does 40+ damage, bumping by another 40 if this Pok\u00e9mon has more Energy attached than the opponent&#8217;s Active. In slower control builds, that conditional damage spike is very real. <strong>Team Rocket&#8217;s Mewtwo<\/strong> is the Psychic wild card to watch, and <strong>Team Rocket&#8217;s Tinkaton<\/strong> offers an unusual Steel-type entry point for the faction.<\/p>\n<p>On the Trainer card side, <strong>Team Rocket&#8217;s Boss<\/strong> should see play as a disruption pivot \u2014 the card lets you target a specific benched Pok\u00e9mon, pulling it to the Active position whether your opponent likes it or not. <strong>Team Rocket&#8217;s Thieving Machine<\/strong> and <strong>Team Rocket&#8217;s Master Plan<\/strong> round out the suite, both building on the theme of resource denial and tempo denial that Team Rocket decks have classically embraced. New <strong>Team Rocket&#8217;s Shady Tickets<\/strong> will also appear as special event rewards \u2014 they&#8217;re tied to mystery redemptions, so hang on to them.<\/p>\n<h2>A Month of Events and Free Rewards<\/h2>\n<p>Events tied to Team Rocket&#8217;s Ambition run through <strong>28 September 2026<\/strong>, so there&#8217;s plenty of time to top up your collection even if you can&#8217;t grind daily:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Battle missions<\/strong> reward Team Rocket&#8217;s Shady Tickets \u2014 keep an eye on what they unlock as the event unfolds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Solo battles<\/strong> let you farm B-series vol. 12 promo packs, which include a promo version of Team Rocket&#8217;s Lapras.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wonder Pick event<\/strong> features Fennekin and Meowstic promo cards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Great Puzzle Challenge<\/strong> runs on a dedicated campaign site \u2014 solve the web-based puzzles to earn serial codes that drop pack hourglasses directly into your account.<\/li>\n<li>From <strong>1 September<\/strong>, new covers and backdrops featuring Giovanni and Persian become available \u2014 the noir-style artwork is worth collecting even if you just play casually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Team Rocket&#8217;s Ambition is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokemon.com\/us\/news\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-team-rockets-ambition-expansion-is-coming-soon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket app<\/a> globally as of today. If you&#8217;re heading to the <a href=\"\/blog\/pokemon-go-world-championships-2026-new-pikachu-featured-moves-guide\/\">Pok\u00e9mon Worlds 2026<\/a> watch party this weekend, there&#8217;s no shortage of Pocket pulls to chase between matches.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Pokemon\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Rocket&#8217;s Ambition lands in Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket on 27 August \u2014 here are all the new cards, the three legendary bird ex cards, Trainer cards, and a month of free-reward events running until 28 September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[1118,63,354],"class_list":["post-8741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-pokemon-2","tag-pokemon-tcg","tag-pokemon-tcg-pocket"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/team-rockets-ambition-hero.jpg?fit=1439%2C809&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-2gZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4202,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-everyday-wonders-june-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":8741,"position":0},"title":"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket: Everyday Wonders Launches 30 June \u2014 Mega Diancie ex, Cosy Cards, July Events","date":"June 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket's Everyday Wonders expansion launches 30 June at 9am SGT \u2014 featuring Mega Diancie ex, Dedenne ex, Pikachu, Snorlax, Piplup and a packed July events calendar for Singapore players.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-everyday-wonders-key-art.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4569,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-everyday-wonders-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":8741,"position":1},"title":"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket: Everyday Wonders Drops Now With 100+ New Cards","date":"July 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Everyday Wonders is live in Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket \u2014 100+ new cards featuring Pikachu, Sylveon, Snorlax and a Mega Diancie ex debut. 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