Summary

Having only been released three weeks ago, there’s still plenty for players to discover inPokemon Trading Card Game Pocket. Players have analyzed battles tofind the most meta decks, figured outthe perfect Mewtwo ex deck, and run all kinds oftests on pack openingsandwonder picksto see if they can influence the cards that they receive.

But one major fact may have gone unnoticed: TCG Pocket’s Pack Points will eventually expire.

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Pokemon TCG Pocket’s Pack Points Will Expire

Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket’s Pack Points are useful for a number of reasons. Accumulated at five for every pack opened, these points can be spent inthe Pack Point exchange, allowing you to create any one of the game’s cards—including the rarest Crown Rares and Immersive Cards. This is a great option for both collectorsand battlers.

For collectors, it provides the perfect opportunity to craft cards missing from an expansion’s card dex, and for battlers, it’s great for creating cards required for building the most meta-relevant deck. The problem is, and it’s not made very clear, that these points will eventually expire.

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Hidden by an information button, as pointed out by Reddit userdattra, the game says, “If the availability for a given booster pack ends, its pack points will no longer be available for exchange.”

If the availability for a given booster pack ends, its pack points will no longer be available for exchange.

Now, there’s no suggestion you need to panic and spend all of your pack points immediately; it seems likely that the Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket developers will make packs available for a while, even when the next set isdue for release in December. But it’s a little fact worth keeping in the back of your mind should DeNA decide that it wants to remove an expansion from the marketplace.

WHERE TO PLAY

Experience the fun of collecting Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) cards with Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, an upcoming game for iOS and Android devices from Creatures Inc., the original developers of the Pokémon TCG, and DeNA Co., Ltd.

In this game, you will be able to open two booster packs every day at no cost. You can collect digital cards featuring nostalgic artwork from the past as well as brand-new cards that are exclusive to Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket.Be on the lookout for new “immersive cards,” which will make you feel as though you’ve leapt into the world of the card’s illustration.