Pokémon TCG Pockethas promised to look into improvements to its much-derided trading feature. This week,Pokémon TCG Pocketlaunched a major update that added the newSpace-Time Smackdownexpansion as well as the ability to trade certain cards with friends. However, the new trading system was metwith near-universal derisiondue to the way that players collected Trade Tokens, the currency needed to make trades. Players have to exchange multiple high-rarity cards to collect enough Trade Tokens to make a single trade.
The developers ofPokémon TCG Pockethave promised that they are looking into ways to improve the trading system. In a statement releasedto social mediaon Friday,Pokémon TCG Pocket’s devs explained that the trading system was set up to prevent abuse from bots and users with multiple accounts. However, after receiving feedback from players,the developers have acknowledged that the system prevents players from “casually enjoying” the trading system.In addition to promising to distribute more Trade Tokens, the developers are also looking into other ways to improve the system.
Pokémon TCG Pocket’s Controversial Trading Feature Explained
Trading Involves New Tokens That Are Obtained Through Exchanging Cards
Pokémon TCG Pocketcurrently uses two separate trade currencies -Trade StaminaandTrade Tokens. While Trade Stamina limits how often players can make trades, Trade Tokens are meant to limit what cards can actually be traded. Players have to use Trade Tokens to trade a card of a certain rarity. As of now, the main way to collect Trade Tokens is by exchanging cards of 3-Diamond rarity or higher. The main problem is that to trade a 4-Diamond or 1-Star card,players have to exchange four cards of the same rarity to generate enough Trade Tokens.
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Pokémon TCG Pocketis addressing some of the problems by giving out free Trade Tokens, which will let players make some trades without getting rid of cards from their collection.Pokémon TCG Pocketjust gave away 500 Trade Tokens,which is enough to let players make a single 1-Star or 4-Diamond trade. Another easy solution would be to allow low-rarity cards to also be exchanged for Trade Tokens, which would allow players to thin out their collection without getting rid of their hard-to-get cards.
Our Take: A Quick Acknowledgment Of A Big Problem
However, Until Solutions Are Presented, The Problem Remains
Fans' opinions ofPokémon TCG Pocketturned drastically overnight once the game released its trading feature. Not acknowledging the problem risked having players turn against the appand lose interest in what’s been a popular and profitable game so far.
I’m glad thatPokémon TCG Pocketacknowledged that the current system doesn’t work. However, until we see howPokémon TCG Pocketfixes the problem, it’s too early to tell if trading can be salvaged in the game or not.
