Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Launches

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The Pokémon Company group launched the highly anticipated Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. The new free-to-start app for iOS and Android reimagines the experience of collecting Pokémon TCG cards in an innovative digital format!

Pokémon Trading Cards kept comfortably in your phone

Now available around the world, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket offers a fresh take on card collection, inviting fans to experience the thrill of opening booster packs, discovering cards with unique visual effects and engaging in quick battles — all easily accessible from their mobile devices.

With the launch of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, fans can begin building their card collections with the first expansion, titled Genetic Apex, which features many fan-favourite Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region.

There’s a whole new world of cards waiting to be opened

Key Features

In addition, players will be able to enjoy a new Pokémon TCG experience with the following key features:

Open booster packs: Players will be able to open two booster packs per day at no cost. In addition, the wonder pick feature allows players to randomly select one card from packs opened by other players around the world. Thus providing an opportunity to collect cards in other supported languages.
Collect cards: Players can collect cards with nostalgic illustrations and new artwork found only in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. In addition, some cards feature special visual effects that can only be achieved digitally, such as parallax effects that add stunning depth and dimension to cards. There are also “immersive cards” that allow players to leap into the world of the card’s illustration.
Customize card collections: Players can decorate their digital card collections with various features, including display boards, binders and flair. You can also add special effects that can be applied to a card. In addition, players can customize their decks with various accessories, including playmats, card sleeves and coins.
Engage in quick battles: With optimized rules for mobile devices, players will be able to enjoy quick single-player and multiplayer battles. The app also introduces various features that make battling approachable for beginners and casual players. This includes automatic battles, rental decks and auto-build.

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My favourite kind of games are the ones that make you cry… and by cry I mean throw your controller at a wall because I definitely dodged that attack but I’m still somehow dead. Or cry because that jumpscare was just uncalled for and now I need to recover before I can make my way down another scary, dark corridor.

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