The Pokémon Company International has confirmed to Screen Rant that Pack Hourglasses inPokémon TCG Pocketwill be usable in future expansion packs “for the foreseeable future.” Rumors indicate that the nextPokémon TCG Pocketexpansion will be released at theend of this month. However, last week,rumors startedto circulate thatPokémon TCG Pocketwould introduce a new kind of Pack Hourglass and that current Pack Hourglasses would be usable only on Genetic Apex and Mythical Island packs.
Screen Rant reached out toThe Pokémon CompanyInternational for comment on these rumors and received the following reply from a representative:“Pack Hourglasses in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket can be used for future expansions released in the app and will not be limited to Genetic Apex and Mythical Island. Each Pack Hourglass will continue to allow players to reduce time to open booster packs by one hour regardless of the expansion for the foreseeable future.”
How Pack Hourglasses Work In Pokémon TCG Pocket
Pack Hourglasses Provide Players With The Ability To Open More Packs
The confirmation that players can still use Pack Hourglasses is welcome news to many members of thePokémon TCG Pocketcommunity.Since rumors abound that the next expansion is coming out at the end of January, many playersare hoarding Pack Hourglassesto use when the next set comes out.If the new set used a different kind of Pack Hourglass, it would have ruined the plans of many players hoping to get a jumpstart on the new set.
Pack Hourglasses can be used to shorten the 12-hour clock before players can open a new pack. Each pack hourglass decreases the timer by 1 hour, with any overflow reducing the next 12-hour timer. Players can only use Pack Hourglasses to reduce the pack timer, although Wonder Hourglasses and Stamina Hourglasses fulfill similar roles for Wonder Pick timers and Stamina timers for events.Players can earn 4 Pack Hourglasses daily by completing missions and many events also give away Pack Hourglasses as rewards.
Adding Secondary Pack Hourglasses Would Have Hurt The Game
Honestly, this rumor didn’t make a ton of sense to begin with, but we are glad thatThe Pokémon CompanyInternational quickly debunked it. Since Pack Hourglasses are part of universal missions, it wouldn’t have made sense to add a new kind of hourglass specific to any kind of pack. What will be fascinating is how long older expansions remain active inPokémon TCG Pocket.
Will they remain available forever, or willPokémon TCG Pocketstart to cycle out older sets as new ones become available?
