United Kingdom, Nov. 20 -- Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket has been crowned Google Play's Best Game of 2025.

Announced as part of Google Play's Best of 2025 awards, the free-to-play card battler topped all other mobile releases this year thanks to its painstaking recreation of the physical Pokemon TCG - from tearing open packs to collecting beautifully illustrated cards rendered in high fidelity.

Google said the game's "thoughtful touches" and faithful attention to detail helped bring the 28-year-old franchise "into a new era," earning it the platform's highest gaming honour.

Pokemon TCG Pocket has been one of 2025's breakout successes, quickly climbing download charts and introducing millions of new players to the fundamentals of dec...