The Toy Foundation's Toy of the Year Awards announced that Pokemon TCG: Pokemon GO Elite Trainer Box by The Pokemon Company International is their 2022 Game of the Year.

Pokemon TCG has been the dominant force in the games space since 2021 (see "A New Year, A New King of the TCG Hill"), and the bestowing of the TOTY all but cements this trend in mass markets. The Pokemon Trading Card Game: Pokemon GO Elite Trainer Box was released over the summer (see "'Pokemon TCG: Pokemon GO'") as part of a bigger TCG product line revolving around the popular mobile game. It was named as a finalist for the 2022 TOTY in August (see "'Pokemon TCG'") and was up against Catch the Moon by Thames & Kosmos LLC, Connect 4 Spin Game by Hasbro, Inc., Mantis by Exploding Kittens Inc., Star Wars Villainous by Ravensburger, T.A.P.E.S. by Hog Wild, LLC, and Tacto Doctor by PlayShifu.

The following products were also announced as TOTY winners: 

For more information on Pokemon TCG releases, check out ICv2's release calendar (see "Calendar").