Pokemon TCG Pocket’s unpopular buying and selling system will probably be dramatically overhauled quickly, with an in-game notification stating an replace to transform the system is approaching July 29.
Buying and selling, a extremely requested characteristic, was added to the free-to-play cell card sport again in January, but it surely did not take lengthy for gamers to seek out loads of flaws with the system. It launched a brand new particular buying and selling forex, Commerce Tokens, and featured tons of restrictions on what playing cards might be traded and with who.
Shortly after buying and selling was added, The Pokemon Firm acknowledged it had missed the mark. In a press release, it stated the sport’s restrictive buying and selling system was made to “stop abuse from bots and different prohibited actions utilizing a number of accounts,” however truly ended up “stopping gamers from having the ability to casually benefit from the characteristic as meant.” It said it will be taking a look at methods to extend modifications, however within the meantime would supply extra methods to earn Commerce Tokens by means of occasions.
Come July 29, no less than a few of these issues will probably be addressed, as the sport’s particular buying and selling forex will probably be no extra and buying and selling will not require further playing cards to be consumed to be able to commerce. As a substitute, gamers will have the ability to use one Pokemon TCG Pocket’s present currencies, Shinedust, to commerce. A brand new wishlist characteristic will moreover make it simpler to point what playing cards somebody needs to commerce for.
To accommodate for Shinedust’s new function (it was beforehand used for beauty upgrades), the quantity of Shinedust earned from duplicate playing cards will probably be doubled. Gamers may even have the ability to alternate Commerce Tokens they already personal for different currencies, together with Shinedust or pack hourglasses used to open card packs.
The Pokemon Firm beforehand indicated the replace to transform buying and selling would come earlier than the top of Autumn 2025, so the very fact it is coming so quickly is a pleasant shock. Pokemon TCG Pocket’s newest growth, Eevee Grove, launched June 26 and added 100 playing cards to the sport along with numerous Eevee-themed cosmetics. The sport continues to be widespread, having surpassed 100 million downloads again in February.
Extra information on Pokemon TCG Pocket and different Pokemon video games will probably be coming July 22 as a part of a Pokemon Presents livestream.