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Pokémon TCG pocket finally arrived on iPhone and Android this week after a soft launch last month in New Zealand, much to the delight of series fans around the world. However, after participating in the soft launch last month, I noticed a big change in the in-game store, and I’m not impressed.
For those who don’t know, the currency for purchasing new packs in Pokémon TCG Pocket is mainly hourglasses. During the soft launch you could buy six-pack hourglasses for the price of 12 store tickets – yes, I know this is going in a very mathematical direction, but stay with me. Now, after going global, six-pack hourglasses cost 18 store tickets, adding a cool 50% to the original asking price and making it even harder to track down some of the big players from our region. Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier List.
It seems I’m not the only one who noticed the change. The Pokémon TCG Pocket’s second most popular post at the time of writing Reddit is one person who complains about the change, calling it “a huge damper on the long-term purchasing of tickets.” Honestly, I couldn’t say it better myself, and while it’s not unusual for a mobile game to make these kinds of changes to entice users to spend money on in-game resources, it’s still disappointing.
It wouldn’t be such a big deal if the in-game store wasn’t already a bit frustrating, limiting the number of pack hourglasses you can pick up per month with store tickets at 70. That’s the equivalent of just five packages. with ten hourglasses left, every month. Sure, you get two packs for free every day, three if you’re a premium user, but that still makes purchasing cards quite slow, as there are over 200 cards to collect from the first three sets. Simply put, collecting them all will be no easy feat.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem likely that the change to the Pokémon TCG Pocket store will return to what it was during soft launch, so we’ll have to get used to spending more resources on pack hourglasses. If that’s putting you off playing the new game, why not remind yourself why you still love the series with our guide to the best Pokémon games? Or, if you’re more interested in the real TCG, check out our sister site Wargamer’s guides for the most powerful Pokémon cards and the rarest Pokémon cards.