Pokemon GO X Pokemon TCG Collaboration Confirmed
By Andrea Saravia Pérez | Mar 5, 2021, 3:35 PM EST
Pokemon Go X Pokemon TCG has confirmed a collaboration. On March 4, the official Pokemon GO website went on to explain that because 2021 marked the 25th anniversary of the Pokemon Trading Card Game, as well as the release of Pokemon Green and Pokemon Red, the two games would come together in different phases.
2021 marks the five-year anniversary of Pokémon GO and the 25-year anniversary of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. To celebrate, Professor Willow will appear as a Pokémon TCG card! More details to come. https://t.co/YIF2HVWh3i #PokemonGO #PokemonTCG pic.twitter.com/iBx5Yk3peQ
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) March 5, 2021
According to the website, a Professor Willow card will be released this summer of 2021 which would mark the fifth anniversary of Pokemon GO. The card will be sold on an international scale, or more specifically wherever Pokemon Trading Cards are being sold.
The press release published on Twitter claims that more details regarding the crossover will come soon. This may be referring to the Pokemon Go Team's plan of announcing the art and content of the upcoming Professor Willow card sometime in "late May 2021." Later on, they state that even more announcements will be made "as further collaborations are determined."
Although the announcement was broadcasted on various social media websites like Twitter and Facebook, some fans noticed that there was difficulty accessing the news from the Pokemon Go app itself. In a response to the tweet showing the crossover, some followers shared a similar screenshot where they could see the main logo but not the details that followed.
Ok so aren’t we gonna talk about this? pic.twitter.com/SaKPwkWRDy
— Mikun? (@MikunGamer) March 5, 2021
Other users claimed to have a similar problem, but thankfully the announcement was broadcasted through different channels so that everyone can read what the crossover entails. More announcements should arrive in late May, and the Pokemon Go Team has alluded to even more crossovers to come in time for the celebration of the 25th anniversary.