The ‘Pokémon TCG Pocket’ Trading System Is So Bad Players Are Revolting

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Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket players are in revolt over the game’s newly introduced trading system. Since its release last week, fans across Reddit, X, YouTube, and even the game’s official site all agree: trading in Pocket is very, very bad.

Pocket, which launched last October for iOS and Android, is a free-to-play adaptation of the physical card game that digitally streamlines card-collecting and battling. Mimicking the gotta-catch-‘em-all hype that dominated the ‘90s and early aughts, the game’s developers frequently drop new card sets to keep players tearing open digital packs in the hopes of getting rare Pokémon. Those cards can then be used to battle either solo against AI, or online against other players. Prior to last Wednesday, the one thing missing from the game was trading, which would allow players to swap cards and fill in their decks.

Now, players are threatening to cancel premium subscriptions—a $9.99-per-month membership with additional perks like extra items and cards—in response to the newly released feature. “Shame, it was really fun for a few months,” wrote a player in a post on Reddit where they encouraged others to cancel their subscriptions. “Now it feels gross.”

“This might hit them a little harder rather than just leaving reviews,” another player wrote on the same subreddit. “They will see in real time that the trading feature is costing...

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