Pokémon TCG Live 1.44.0 to Add 'Mega Evolution—Delta Reign' on Nov 5; Expanded Friend Battles Now Available

Pokémon TCG Live is adding 'Mega Evolution—Delta Reign' in its 1.44.0 update. The operator, The Pokémon Company International (TPCi), posted the 1.44.0 patch notes on the official forum on October 30. According to the patch notes, the client update is scheduled for November 4, and game access will be suspended for approximately 4 hours starting at 1:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (21:00 UTC). In Korea, this will be from approximately 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM on November 5. The patch notes post is marked as edited, and this article follows the content of the post at the time of verification.

Mega Evolution—Delta Reign on Nov 5, Expanded Friend Battles Added

There are four major update items in the patch notes.

| Item | Content | |---|---| | New Expansion | 'Mega Evolution—Delta Reign' and related in-game content to be released on November 5 | | Inbox | A new feature to collect and view friend invites and battle requests | | Expanded Friend Battles | Ability to invite friends to Expanded format battles | | VFX Settings | Visual effects options can be changed to suit accessibility and device performance |

The physical card release date for Mega Evolution—Delta Reign listed on the official expansion page (tcg.pokemon.com) is November 6. This means the cards will be available in the app one day before the physical release. For deck builders, the addition of Expanded Friend Battles is a noteworthy item. According to the patch notes, players will be able to challenge friends to Expanded format battles starting with this update. A way to test Expanded decks with acquaintances has been created within the app.

5 Card-Related Bugs Fixed

Battle-related fixes include items that could affect gameplay decisions. Issues where private cards shuffled into or redrawn from the hand could be revealed to the opponent when using their effects, and where certain card effects failed to select Prize cards, will be corrected. Problems where cards could not be selected by dragging in the Learning Lab and where the large card view window overlapped with the card selection menu were also added to the fix list.

Individual card fixes include the following five cases:

| Card (Patch Note Notation) | Fix Details | |---|---| | Nitro {R} Energy (CRI #086) | Fixed an issue where it appeared enlarged when moved from the discard pile to the hand | | Night Stretcher (SFA #061) | Fixed an issue where the game could freeze if a selection was not made within the time limit | | Espathra (SSP #095) 'Mystical Eyes' | Fixed an issue where it failed to devolve the opponent's Benched Evolution Pokémon | | Grafaiai (SSP #121) 'Mischievous Painting' | Fixed an issue where it did not allow for 0 Energy on the field | | Team Rocket's Nidorina (DRI #115) 'Dark Awakening' | Fixed an issue where it did not allow for selecting 0 Pokémon |

Additionally, issues where the expansion options in the Deck Editor sort menu were slow to appear, friend invites appeared as blank spaces, the Build & Battle Deck Editor appeared empty after clearing search terms, and Rank Ladder reward icons were displayed as uncollected after being claimed will be fixed. For card and attack names, the English patch note notations were used as official Korean names could not be separately verified.

Points for Domestic Players

For players who test decks in advance based on the English version, November 5, when the Mega Evolution—Delta Reign card pool enters the app, will be the day the practice environment changes. The card fixes in the table above correct how effects are processed within the app and do not represent changes to physical card rules.

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Sources

• Pokémon Forums (TPCi) · Version 1.44.0 - Patch Notes (2026-10-30)
• Official Pokémon TCG · Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution — Delta Reign (Accessed 2026-11-03)
• Official Pokémon TCG · Pokémon TCG Live (Accessed 2026-11-03)