{"id":32209,"date":"2025-11-21T20:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/?post_type=news&#038;p=32209"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T10:43:38","slug":"pokemon-tcg-pocket-won-google-play-best-game-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-11-21\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-won-google-play-best-game-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket won Google Play\u2019s \u2018Best Game\u2019 of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"spgn__article__hero__news horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__title wp-block-post-title\">Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket won Google Play\u2019s \u2018Best Game\u2019 of 2025<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__image --with-bg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" 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class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>Wuthering Waves earned \u201cBest Ongoing,\u201d while Dunk City Dynasty earned the \u201cBest Multiplayer.\u201d<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper narrow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content__main spgn__content\">\n\t\t<p><strong class=\"game\">Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket<\/strong> earned \u201cBest Game\u201d at Google Play\u2019s Best Games of 2025. Google said that it felt that Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket went above and beyond, delivering an authentic version of the physical card game while retaining the joy of collecting cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In Google&#39;s announcement today, Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket won the &quot;Best Game 2025&quot; award in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GooglePlayBestOf?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#GooglePlayBestOf<\/a> annual celebration. \ud83c\udf89 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qbYhUejhA3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/qbYhUejhA3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket (@PokemonTCGP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PokemonTCGP\/status\/1991236879006466055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom flipping coins to tearing open booster packs, its well-designed effects add palpable weight and texture for a vividly tactile experience that brings the whole experience to life,\u201d Google said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/editorial?id=mc_games_cmp_bestof2025_fcp&amp;hl=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">announcement<\/a> listing all the winners.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a list of other games that received awards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Best Multiplayer: <strong class=\"game\">Dunk City Dynasty<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Pick Up &amp; Play: <strong class=\"game\">Candy Crush Solitaire<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Indie: <strong class=\"game\">Chants of Sennaar<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Story: <strong class=\"game\">Disco Elysium<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Ongoing: <strong class=\"game\">Wuthering Waves<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best on Play Pass: <strong class=\"game\">Dredge<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The mobile game initially released on Oct. 30, 2024, and has received a steady stream of updates through expansion booster packs. 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