Following a release date announcement at the World Championships in August, The Pokémon Company has now released a gameplay video for its upcoming mobile title Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket.
This new video takes trainers through the steps of joining in on the fun. It's as simple as opening a booster pack and collecting the cards. You'll also get two free booster packs per day and as part of the experience, there are new "immersive" animated cards that transport you to the world of Pokémon.
Apart from opening packs to obtain cards, you'll also be able to receive one card from packs someone else has opened. And to top it off, there are casual battles, which have been simplified.
As previously announced, TCG Pocket is currently planned for a 30th October 2024 release, with pre-registrations on iOS and Android devices now live.
Will you be trying this game out when it's released? Let us know in the comments.
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Quite looking forward to this, but I'd much rather see something like the excellent GBC games, and with the amount of cards they produce, it could have been an annual series (or perhaps once every two years to avoid potential brand fatigue).
Nice, been looking forward to this! It's going to be even more fun to play now with all the drama that Pokémon haters are desperately stirring up.
I do not care for the recent games but I have a soft spot for the card game. Probably going to check it out. (I should really get into magic or something)
Neat to see they're going VG route again with this. A part of me is still somewhat salty about MLP CCG never getting anything like that - but then again, the whole G4 never even reached consoles until... a DLC pinball table in 2023.😅
Am I the only one who thinks that collecting the cards is fun but playing the actual game is a bit dull
@dannym2091
I kinda agree with that. I love collecting the cards, but can’t personally be bothered building a crack. All the Energy Cards, plus how many you’d need, and evolution mechanics make it seem a bit much compared to other card games.
I suppose we'll have to wait and see what the in game economy truly ends up being like and what the power cards end up being, but with only two packs of five cards per day without paying, it seems like it's going to be extraordinarily difficult to build a coherent deck. Granted, with the back-to-Base-Set style of card design they've got going on, the standards for what constitutes a coherent deck will likely be a lot lower than they are in the game proper, but they won't stay that way forever...
As much as I'd also love to see a new game à la Pokémon TCG ones on Game Boy Color this is great, so looking forward to it!
Wait, is there no trading? I was hoping this would take off like Pokemon Go and that I would meet strangers at the pub who would want to trade.
I don’t understand why we need this game to be honest
Pokemon tcg live is good, why do we need another?
Brilliant move by Game Freak/The Pokemon Company.
@Tantani
Do you guys not have phones?
@FatWormBlowsASparky tcg live is on phones…. Do I miss a joke or something?
@thenikdavies I can't remember if previous trailers explicitly mentioned it, but if you look at 2:25 what's shown in the middle looks like trading (unless it's something else, but that would be pretty weird) so it seems like the trailer just glossed over it for some reason.
@Tantani
https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/do-you-guys-not-have-phones
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