Pokémon Trading Card Game Online "Sunset FAQ" Explains Shut Down Process

The fact that not everything from the old game is transferable has already p*ssed off a multitude of players.

It’s meant that all the booster packs they’ve been hoarding that held value now have to be opened in order for compatible cards to be transferred.

Any unopened packs etc will be converted into crystals in the new game and essentially it’s not a fair trade-off.

Shame.

Aw man, I foresee a nightmare time of incorrect usernames and passwords in my future.

The lack of Switch version seems to be the main source of frustration for people

“Sunset” oh one of those lovely PR terms, “ This was not called execution. It was called retirement”.

Hope the new one is as fair as the old one

@AndyRogan Indeed, just make it touch for handheld and gyro pointer for docked. We already have multiple card games on Switch, there is no reason not to.

End of an era. Let me complain even though I only hoarded the cards and didn’t actually play.

I've read that you can't actually trade cards any more?! Is that true? It's called a trading card game for goodness sake. I can understand why some are calling it a down grade. I'm still looking forward to trying it out as I've been enjoying the current version on PC, but seriously, let's not lose the roots of the game that we all love.

TCG Online is a lot of fun because you can play without spending a single cent. In fact there are zero IAP’s. I would say this has everything to do with the game shutting down. A real shame but I knew it was only a matter of time before it became touched by greed.

@KiraMoonvalley

This one you can play without spending Money.
It is pretty fair.

It is more a extended Advertisment for the real Game.
If you buy a Pack in real Life, you can transmit the Code to play with it online.

It does have a 'Game Pass' option. So yes, not sure if that's good or bad tbh.

I spent £40 on eveliving skies codes off ebay last month, 250 in total and I opened half and kept half to trade but now I'm forced to open the rest

But... are my card boxes, sleeves, dice, and all that stuff going to be transferred? Or is it just card packs and cards that can be transferred?

I have like 400 tickets…

As someone who religiously plays the TCGO due to the lack of IRL tournaments due to COVID seeing TPCi reveal this new app and give a barebones explanation on how the TCGO-TCGL transferral works is just terrible. It reeks of blatant monetization (as if the new MTG: Arena/YGO Duel Links/Hearthstone-styled graphics weren’t warning enough), catering towards a streamer-heavy crowd, and is extremely disrespectful towards older players.

I’d get into the nitty-gritty but it’s just too many words. Long story short, I wholly expect to lose a large amount of my trade-locked cards and my ability to play the game at a competitive level once the shift occurs due to TPCi only looking at their bottom line and NOTHING ELSE.

@AndyRogan I’ve seen people asking for this ever since the Switch came out and it never happened so I highly doubt it’ll be released on the Switch. And why would you want on Switch anyways? It seems superfluous considering that PTCGL is already coming to mobile devices.

@ShadowWeaver421 It depends on the accessories. Avatar items aren’t transferring over at all and card accessories (sleeves, deck boxes, and coins) will be transferred if they’re tied to a TCG product or event. And no, I won’t shed a single tear for those who paid exorbitant amounts of money for those Vivid sleeves and deck boxes. That’s what they get for indirectly (or directly if they were Canadian players due to Gems only being available in Canada) supporting the TCGO’s terrible Gem currency.

@Azuris I REALLY doubt it, it seems that they’re trying to shift the digital game into being more like MTG: Arena or Hearthstone and I’ve heard those games are REALLY unfair when it comes to card crafting.

@thejuice027 Use ‘em while you can, tournament tickets won’t transfer over and you can trade the packs for cards you need or open ‘em to help buffer your potential PTGCL Credit count.

@KiraMoonvalley
That's true, but it's hard to find cards now that people are bulk buying them so we're kinda stuck 😅

I would've thought they'd shut down the old servers shortly after launching the new game, but fair enough I suppose.

Glad something's coming along to replace the old client. Somewhere along the way the spaghetti code of the old one stuck my client in a permanent persistent lag after an update and I just stopped playing. It would be nice to have it back as a casual time sink I can play on my phone.

@KiraMoonvalley
If you're buying the physical card packs anyway, you get a code for a digital pack each time (currently at least). I played it a few times, it's pretty nice to be able to play against people around the world and it doesn't cost anything.

Having said that I'm guessing this new version will be more in-line with Hearthstone economy-wise.