Summary
- January’s Premium Pass includes a standard Moltres ex card, lacking the uniqueness of previous promos.
- Despite the Moltres card, everything else in January’s Premium Pass is Charizard-themed.
- January events for Pokemon TCG Pocket lack innovation, with recycled events causing player disappointment.
Last month, sentiment began to turn on Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket’s Premium Pass. It was slated for being “boring”, with very little reason to subscribe outside of a few packs and a promo card.
December arrived, and a new Mewtwo promo spiced things up a little, but didn’t really move the dial as, once again, it didn’t offer much more than that.
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Now, January’s Pokemon TCG Pocket Premium Pass contents have been datamined, alongside the month’s event details, and it looks like things have got even worse.
January’s Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Premium Pass Details
First up, as shared on Reddit by user ComboAnalyst, is Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket’s January Premium Pass.
While both November and December’s pass included a really unique take on a Pikachu and Mewtwo card, January’s is just a slightly different version of the standard Moltres ex. Sure, the card has competitive viability, but for those who use the app to collect cards rather than battle, it’s a little boring.
The decision to include Moltres didn’t go down too well on Reddit. Tyketro said, “Feels a bit odd that the premium pass card is not an illustration full art. Bit of a downgrade from Pikachu and Mewtwo,” with SirBattleTuna adding, “I can see them trying this to test out which sells more. A promo that will never see play but looks nice or a reprint of an ex but one that sees play.”
The choice is made stranger by the fact that the two previous Premium Pass promos have been of Genetic Apex’s featured Pokemon. The expectation was that Charizard would now get the treatment that both Pikachu and Mewtwo received.
And the mystery gets even deeper as, aside from the promo, everything else included is Charizard-related. Players who subscribe in January will get a Charizard coin, backdrop, playmat, sleeves, and display.
January’s Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Events Leak
Just like last month, Pokemon TCG Pocket’s events for January have leaked. Unfortunately, it looks like there’s going to be more disappointment.
Sure, limited trading is set to be added to the game, and the next set of booster packs will be released, too, but the main events are, once again, just rehashes of events that have already happened.
January will feature the 45-win Emblem Event and the five-consecutive win Emblem Event, a Blastoise Solo Battle Event, two Mass Outbreaks, and one Chansey Pick Event.
It seems like the game is just going through the motions with the event variety, and there’s a feeling that the developers will need to switch things up a little in order to keep the game fresh.
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.