About r/PokemonTCG
In its own words:
A community for players of the Pokemon Trading Card Game to show off pulls and discuss the game.
Community guide
r/PokemonTCG (#736, about 1.4 million subscribers) — A community for players of the Pokemon Trading Card Game to show off pulls and discuss the game. A recent sample averaged 206 posts a day (~47% image, ~25% text, ~25% gallery). Its public rules include: Treat others with respect; Pack weighing and tampering; Pricing, selling, buying, trading cards; No begging for codes; Referral links.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own channel or shop. Civility/anti-harassment rules apply; personal attacks get removed.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Common flairs include: Help/Question, Pulls, Discussion, Other. Volume is high—clear titles help your post survive the firehose.
The community was created on Dec 11, 2009, which makes it 16 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 3,564 subscribers (+0.25%). Among the 20 communities on our Pokémon list it is number 3 by size. It sits just behind r/IASIP (#734) and ahead of r/Scams (#736) in our ranking.
What sets r/PokemonTCG apart
Compared with other large communities, r/PokemonTCG leans heavily on images (47% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 22%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 142.4 new posts a day per million members, more than 98% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 1.84% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 97% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 4.5× as many posts as the quietest (08:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/PokemonTCG went up from 1,417,923 to 1,444,039 subscribers (+26.1K, +1.84%). That is about 512 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/PokemonTCG this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Mom confiscated my Christmas Pokémon cards decades ago. Just found them. Still sealed.u/Icy_Alternative_5873 · Nov 3 · gallery
- This Halloween, I was a Pokémon vending machine.u/3magdnim · Nov 1 · video
- Sign at my local Targetu/RarestKind · Nov 6 · image
- Holo Splice Error Lapras: Bathing In Bloodu/Brehella · Nov 1 · gallery
- Bought a Delta Reign ETB yesterdayu/iFightForUsers · Nov 3 · image
- Scalpers lining up for the newest releaseu/Snoborder95 · Nov 6 · video
- Pokemon robbery in broad daylightu/TheBostonCardHunter · Nov 1 · video
- Pulled a SIR mew ex at a Halloween party dressed as Ashu/tonyy2012 · Nov 1 · video
- So I opened a Delta Reign ETB. I’m so sorry….u/BackgroundGlass9054 · Nov 7 · image
- Autumn themed binder page.u/samcollects_ · Nov 4 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/PokemonTCG, from 2023 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Idiot child me stashed this away inside a book. Found 20 years lateru/Radiantgreninja · Feb 6, 2025 · image
- In my opinion everyone should handle pokemon cards like thisu/Forward-Position798 · Aug 17, 2026 · image
- Mom confiscated my Christmas Pokémon cards decades ago. Just found them. Still sealed.u/Icy_Alternative_5873 · Nov 3, 2026 · gallery
- Pulled it! (ignore Pablo)u/IStealFromTheLibrary · May 18, 2025 · image
- Don't have the card so I made himu/Ovreel · Feb 15, 2025 · image
- Girlfriend painted Latios & Latias as a Christmas gift for meu/plutoXYODA · Dec 26, 2024 · image
- Pulled a Mew 30th SIR Erroru/lejuuju · Sep 18, 2026 · gallery
- My little brother (8) made his own binder for his favorite pokemon!u/jingIesss · Feb 6, 2025 · gallery
- Beat Cancer today and bought a booster box for myself!u/ONION_CAKES · Jun 3, 2025 · image
- Scalping is ruining the hobbyu/jeffthrowonemore · Mar 19, 2025 · image
What r/PokemonTCG talks about
Across 700 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “cards”, “card”, “pokemon”, “collection” and “pokémon”. Other frequent themes are pack, found, binder, packs, set and halloween. Recurring phrases include “delta reign”, “pokémon cards”, “pokemon cards” and “pokémon tcg”. By format, 47% are images, 25% are text posts and 25% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: Help/Question (140), Pulls (72), Discussion (61), Other (50), Competitive (4), Showcase (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/PokemonTCG gets about 210 new posts a day. The public archive holds 876,556 posts and 7,415,996 comments in total, about 8.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (224 posts) and the quietest was Friday (169). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 08:00 UTC.
Rules of r/PokemonTCG
The moderators of r/PokemonTCG list 10 rules. In short:
- Treat others with respect
- Pack weighing and tampering
- Pricing, selling, buying, trading cards
- No begging for codes
- Referral links
- Off Topic and Spam
- Video restrictions
- Card Grading and Card Authenticity
- Sealed and Store Haul Content
- Promotion
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/PokemonTCG and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/PokemonTCG have?
r/PokemonTCG has 1,444,039 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #735 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 26,116 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How old is r/PokemonTCG?
r/PokemonTCG was created on Dec 11, 2009, so it has been around for 16 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from May 31, 2011.
How active is r/PokemonTCG?
Very active: r/PokemonTCG gets about 210 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 876,556 posts and 7,415,996 comments. In a sample of 700 recent posts we counted 639 different authors.
When is r/PokemonTCG most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 08:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/PokemonTCG about?
The community describes itself as: “A community for players of the Pokemon Trading Card Game to show off pulls and discuss the game.” Recent post titles often mention cards, card, pokemon, collection and pokémon. Most posts are images (47%).
Is r/PokemonTCG safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/PokemonTCG as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/PokemonTCG?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/PokemonTCG accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Treat others with respect”; “Pack weighing and tampering”; “Pricing, selling, buying, trading cards”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/PokemonTCG?
Communities with similar topics include r/pokemon (4.9M), r/PokemonGoFriends (1.3M), r/PokemonScarletViolet (1.4M), r/pokemongo (5.7M) and r/hearthstone (2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/PokemonTCG.