Pokémon TCG Pocket has lastly launched the long-awaited commerce characteristic – however followers aren’t proud of the sophisticated new system.
Pokémon Pocket launched late final yr and whereas gamers may open packs of playing cards and construct decks to battle fellow gamers of the free-to-play cellular recreation, the commerce perform was lacking.
Buying and selling lastly went dwell right now (January 29) after being introduced final week however followers aren’t impressed. Not solely is buying and selling restricted by Commerce Stamina, a slowly-replenishing forex that mirrors the prevailing Surprise Choose mechanic, however swapping playing cards of three-diamond rarity and better additionally requires Commerce Tokens. These could be earned by destroying your duplicate playing cards or from in-game occasions.
Buying and selling can also be restricted to associates, although there’s nonetheless no chat characteristic, and two-star playing cards can’t be swapped in any respect which means it’s nonetheless powerful to finish your card assortment.
Pokémon TCG Pocket Buying and selling. Ngl, at this level, type of not value it since it’s a must to dismantle a shit ton of playing cards simply to commerce. Until you place hella cash into this recreation aka a whale then certain. However F2P gamers (LIKE ME) then epic No. pic.twitter.com/Rvy7a6Wx60
— House-Time Smackdown ready room (@oddishu) January 29, 2025
“Let’s face it, the sport does NOT need you to commerce playing cards,” reads a viral publish on the Pokémon Pocket subreddit.
“I used to be positive with not having the ability to commerce 2 stars and up. If you wish to preserve these playing cards uncommon, positive. However this? That is fucking madness,” replied one participant. “I can already see myself dropping curiosity within the subsequent month after I get tired of the brand new set and seeing the top already isn’t a very good signal.”
Wait to get commerce forex i’ve to mud the playing cards im attempting to commerce? 😭 pic.twitter.com/KvYuX1l5uE
— Jeudy ➡️ Pokemon Pocket (@SoulSurVGC) January 29, 2025
“It’s bizarre that they made buying and selling this tough when it’s a Pokémon TRADING Card Sport,” wrote one fan. “Buying and selling is utter rubbish. What a multitude,” stated one other.
“It’s such a grasping cash seize. Buying and selling solely advantages the individuals who have like 5 duplicates of ex playing cards and star rarity playing cards. On high of that, they need us to kill our personal duplicates in order that we run out of playing cards and want extra packs. These duplicates must be used for buying and selling, not trashing! Worst commerce system I’ve ever seen,” stated one other fan.
Tomorrow (January 30) will see the primary main enlargement of playing cards come to Pokémon Pocket. House-Time Smackdown will characteristic over 200 new playing cards and might be led by legendary ‘mon Dialga and Palkia, who have been the mascots of the 2006 Diamond & Pearl video video games.
In different information, Future 2 has confirmed a wave of recent Star Wars-inspired cosmetics are heading to the sport as a part of the Heresy replace.