Key Takeaways
- Collect foreign language cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket by connecting with players in Versus Mode.
- Slow but rewarding method to collect Japanese cards by changing game settings to the desired language.
- No easy way to sort foreign language cards in the game, but creating a binder can help organize them.
Being active in the Pokemon Trading Card Game community, you meet all kinds of collectors. There are loads, like myself, who like to master every set they start, there are some who only collect the cards they like, and others who specifically collect foreign language cards—namely Japanese.
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While at first glance, it seems Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket only caters to the first two, there is a way in which players can collect cards in different languages and fulfill a different collecting mission.
You Can Collect Foreign Language Cards In Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket
This was something I encountered in the game by chance. After battling loads of Japanese players in TCG Pocket’s Versus Mode, I started receiving a ton of friend requests, and I accepted them. Any Wonder Pick I did with those friends thereafter offered me cards in the language that they had their game set to and, therefore, collected their cards in.
Incidentally, if you’re looking to strictly collect in a different language, changing the game’s settings to your language of choice will mean you can open packs that bless you with cards in that language. The Japanese Gyarados in the header image for this article is one I pulled when testing this method.
With only two ways to do it, it’s going to be a slow, costly feat to collect lots of Japanese cards, but it certainly opens the door for those who want to complete different collection goals.
It’s going to be a slow, costly feat to collect lots of Japanese cards.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like there’s an easy way to sort these cards currently. You can view the foreign language cards you know by selecting it in ‘My Cards’ and changing the language at the top. However, there is no ‘sort by language’ option. Of course, you can create a binder with all of these cards, but even then, the process is a little wonky.
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.