Pokemon TCG Pocket has reintroduced fans to the Pokemon TCG, but in some ways, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Pokemon has always been bigger than video games. Since the mid-1990s, Pikachu and friends have dominated everything from anime to McDonald's Happy Meal toys. Now, Pokemon TCG Pocket modernizes another Pokemon pillar.

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket was released on Oct. 30, and already the game’s second in-game event is live. The event — which appeared on the author’s app around 1 a.m. EST Tuesday and which runs through Nov. 17 — allows collectors to add a powerful Lapras ex and a handful of other new cards to their digital binders.