Summary
- TCG Pocket’s competitive mode differs from the real-world game, with 20-card decks, no energy, 4 in-play Pokemon max, and 3 points to win.
- Newcomers are using Pocket’s simpler rules to enter the competitive world of the TCG, appealing to a wider audience.
- Players are enjoying battling with physical cards using Pocket’s rules, such as the Scarlet and Violet 151 expansion, making it a fun date night idea.
Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket is perfect for every type of fan of the real-world TCG. It offers stunning art for the collectors and a streamlined competitive mode for the battlers.
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TCG Pocket’s competitive mode, while more basic than its real-world counterpart, has proven such a hit that players are bringing it to life with friends.
Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Competitive Mode Hits Real Life
Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket’s competitive mode features a few key differences from the real-world trading card game. Decks are comprised of 20 cards instead of 60, energies aren’t included, players can only have a maximum of four Pokemon in play instead of six, and only three points are required to win, versus the real-world TCG’s six, each of which gives a prize card.
While these more straightforward rules may not appeal to the hardened Pokemon TCG player, newcomers have been using them as a way to enter the competitive world of the trading card game.
As shared on Reddit by user Trycity_23, he and his girlfriend have been battling each other using physical cards, but Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket’s battling and deck-building rules.
The pair both built their decks using cards from the incredibly popular Scarlet and Violet 151 expansion and began their battles. They bent the rules a little by using 24-card decks instead of 20, but when asked if it was a good date night idea, Trycity said, “If your partner is even mildly into Pocket you two are going to have a fun time.”
If your partner is even mildly into Pocket you two are going to have a fun time.
151 was cited by other players in the thread as the perfect way to play the TCG using Pocket’s rules with a fair spread of Pokemon. It was noted, though, that branching these rules out to every available Pokemon card may not work, considering the real-world TCG cards are designed with 60-card decks in mind.
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.