If you've been playing Pokemon TCG Pocket for a while, you'll know that the ability to trade cards has been one of the most anticipated and highly requested features since the game's launch. As of last night, it looked like the developer had finally turned last year's words into action, giving eager fans all the information they need about the upcoming feature.
The article, which can be found on the official Pokemon TCG Pocket Twitter account, discusses many of the key details of the trade, including which cards can be traded to other players and which card packs can be traded once the feature goes live. launch, and exactly who can trade with each other. Oh, and also, the team has announced a new pack coming later this month!
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Okay, let's break it down. First, what types of cards can you trade? Well, according to the post, only cards between one diamond and one star rarities are tradeable. This means you'll be able to complete your collection of regular breed cards more easily, although those super rare breeds will be locked to your account. No reason was provided, but we can assume that those who want those super rare cards (in the case of Golden Pikachu EX) will have to keep opening the packs. This is one way to keep whales engaged, if nothing else.
So, which card expansions can be traded? Well, when the trading feature launches, you will only be able to trade cards from Myth Island and Genetic Apex. This doesn't sound like a big deal since these are the only packages available as of this writing. However, given that we will be getting new card packs later this month, it appears that this limit has been set so that when new card packs appear, players will still open the packs as normal rather than obtain them from other players trade.
Speaking of other players, who can trade with whom? Well, according to the post, only friends can trade with each other. Presumably this restriction is so that you can't just go to Google Community Center and search for people who have the specific card you want. However, you can still do this as long as you add them to your friends list first, but that's another hurdle for a method of collecting cards without actually opening the pack.
So, all in all, this seems to be a set of guardrails that allow for trading between friends without taking away players' desire to keep opening packs. In fact, at the end of the post, the team urges readers to “open your package every day.” So hopefully it's the best of both worlds. This will certainly disappoint those dreaming of making big deals for the rarest cards in the game, but for what it's worth, it's probably the most healthy thing for the game for casual players. You can still trade basic EX cards and everything else you need to build a great deck. It just won't be the flashiest deck in the world.
Enough of my thoughts, what are your thoughts on these details of the Pokemon TCG Pocket deal? Let us know below!
