“Pokemon TCG Pocket” Immersive Collecting App Coming in 2024!

[Water Pokémon Master]

A new card collecting app called Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket will release for iOS and Android later this year! It was revealed during today’s Pokemon Presents.

The app allows you to open virtual booster packs to collect digital Pokemon cards. You can open two packs per day at no cost. You can also trade cards in the app. It’s classified as a “free-to-start” app.

Some of the cards feature 3D...

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[Tapu Lele]

now you get to buy and purchase me, in 3D!

 

[TheRainmaker]

I wonder if they deeply regret not having in-app purchases in PTCGO and PTCGL (minus code cards in RL products) and are now going to have those in the new game... also wonder when/if they shut down PTCGL, because the new app is acknowledged globally, unlike PTCGL. Might explain why PTCGL has had such a (seemingly) small team.

 

[dineinunes]

This is so weird. Like, they are gonna design whole sets of cards with awesome art that are never gonna actually interact with the real TCG? What's even the point?

 

[NevGuy]

No, this will not replace Live. This is essentially the Pokemon equivalent of Duel Links, a game made for casual fans with simpler mechanics and a limited card pool. Honestly, really interested in seeing how this game's meta will develop. Many absolutely terrible YGO bulk cards were actually top meta in Duel Links, so I'm curious if the same will happen here.

 

[Chicken008]

Just seems like a worse version of TCG Live?
What is this company doing?

 

[Yaginku]

POKEMON
TCG
TWO
It unironically might be okay? It seems like it's taking Pokemon TCG to its most basic elements - no energies, no resistances, maybe even no supporters. In short - no engines and making the game actually focused on Pokemon.

On the other hand, it is very clearly aimed at the casual collector market. Sorry, but people collect Pokemon cards to get the real thing in the binder, not to get PNGs on the screen.

 

[dineinunes]

POKEMON
TCG
TWO
It unironically might be okay? It seems like it's taking Pokemon TCG to its most basic elements - no energies, no resistances, maybe even no supporters. In short - no engines and making the game actually focused on Pokemon.

On the other hand, it is very clearly aimed at the casual collector market. Sorry, but people collect Pokemon cards to get the real thing in the binder, not to get PNGs on the screen.

There is a Brock card in the trailer, so likely there will be other trainer cards

 

[cardgjammer]

POKEMON
TCG
TWO
It unironically might be okay? It seems like it's taking Pokemon TCG to its most basic elements - no energies, no resistances, maybe even no supporters. In short - no engines and making the game actually focused on Pokemon.

On the other hand, it is very clearly aimed at the casual collector market. Sorry, but people collect Pokemon cards to get the real thing in the binder, not to get PNGs on the screen.

Maybe gen 1 trainer mechanics(supporters as item cards)? If not, and no engine for drawing for a game that claims to be bare-bones tcg w/ QofL updates, what else can be a realistic engine to get your needs on the bench for the six prizes quicker?

 

[Eyeofthestorm]

Looking forward to this. I've been collecting since 1999, but have never actually learned to play, so maybe I will start.

 

[Saur17]

This is Pokemon Duel Links. Want to catch the most casual people to get into the game without going to a store to play, and more likely, having in game purchases and probably will be with less prizes and nothing broken.

 

[serifAizawa]

I'm actually eager to try it out and see how a new meta's like with a drastically lowered power level. Been theorycrafting stuff out of the limited pool and I can already tell from a mile away that Greninja's going to be the undisputed BDIF

 

[sonicjms]

Likely microtransaction hell but looks fun
edit: Effectively Pokemon's equivalent of YGO Dual Links/Speed Duels

 

[thegoldentoad]

Beautiful cards! Hope they get a physical release…

 

[piyuv]

I don’t think they’ll sunset tcg live. This is just a casual version of it - usually tcg live matches take around 15-20 mins, too long to play when you have short breaks.

With this being mobile only, they can do crazy mechanics like heartstone. I think I’ll stick with real tcg - i like playing in real life, but I’ll give this a shot too.

 

[koala cub]

i was mad confused when this first got announced an hour ago but looking at it now, it makes more sense

with pokemon go and pokemon masters ex being fairly complete mobile projects, the next generation of pokemon mobile games has been going on (starting with pokemon sleep)

this honestly addresses the two biggest concerns about pokemon tcg: scalping and power creep. with it being purely virtual, there aren't accessibility issues like with physical cards with finite physical limitations. and since this is a spinoff / soft reboot, power creep can at least be slightly reset.

it's like if NFTs didn't severely damage the environment and weren't a ponzi scheme lol

 

[RogueMike95]

I don’t think they’ll sunset tcg live. This is just a casual version of it - usually tcg live matches take around 15-20 mins, too long to play when you have short breaks.

They won't. It seems pretty clear that this is designed with its own card pool in mind.

 

[koala cub]

some things to note:
1. that artwork is gorgeous
2. is that shiny gardevoir?
3. what is an "energy zone"?

 

[RogueMike95]

If anything, this is kinda the way they should have handled Pokemon TCG Classic to begin with.

 

[sonicjms]

3. what is an "energy zone"?

Looks to be in the bottom right in the gameplay