Pokémon TCG Pocket reverses a controversial feature

Good news, everyone - the Pokémon TCG Pocket team realized that the newly added trading token feature was pretty lame, so they addressed it and promised to make it a better system. Trading is a core part of all the best Pokémon games, be it the physical TCG, Pokémon Go trading, or simply swapping ‘Mons to evolve them in the mainline titles. But Pokémon TCG Pocket’s trading upended this by making it so players need trade tokens in order to swap cards. While you can fill this with hourglasses or gold, it still adds an annoying limit on what you can actually do. Needless to say, players were not pleased. A few weeks ago, the Pokémon Company released a statement addressing the trading restrictions, claiming that the system’s purpose is to weed out bots and “other prohibited actions.” However, legit players found it very hard to earn trading tokens. The company went on to mention that in the future, “multiple ways to obtain tokens through event(s)” would appear in the game. Continue reading Pokémon TCG Pocket reverses a controversial feature MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: Pokémon TCG Pocket tier list, Pokémon TCG Pocket friend codes, Pokémon TCG Pocket decks

Mar 14, 2025 - 15:48
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Pokémon TCG Pocket reverses a controversial feature
Pokémon TCG Pocket reverses a controversial feature

Good news, everyone - the Pokémon TCG Pocket team realized that the newly added trading token feature was pretty lame, so they addressed it and promised to make it a better system.

Trading is a core part of all the best Pokémon games, be it the physical TCG, Pokémon Go trading, or simply swapping ‘Mons to evolve them in the mainline titles. But Pokémon TCG Pocket’s trading upended this by making it so players need trade tokens in order to swap cards. While you can fill this with hourglasses or gold, it still adds an annoying limit on what you can actually do. Needless to say, players were not pleased.

A few weeks ago, the Pokémon Company released a statement addressing the trading restrictions, claiming that the system’s purpose is to weed out bots and “other prohibited actions.” However, legit players found it very hard to earn trading tokens. The company went on to mention that in the future, “multiple ways to obtain tokens through event(s)” would appear in the game.

MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: Pokémon TCG Pocket tier list, Pokémon TCG Pocket friend codes, Pokémon TCG Pocket decks