Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket might be a digital version of the physical cards, but it does plenty of things differently from its real-world counterpart. Besides adding fun visual extras like Flair and simplifying many of the cards, the app also introduces one major difference in the TCG’s booster packs.
In the real-world version of Pokémon TCG, booster packs from any one particular set all have the same cards within them. Even when there are different cover images for each pack, the chances of getting that set’s cards are the same no matter which image is on the cover. In TCG Pocket, this is not the case. Instead, each pack design in the game works similar to the way the different varitions of games work, with each version having a few Pokémon that are exclusive to that version.
Why Booster Packs Matter In Pokémon TCG Pocket
Each TCGP Booster Pack Contains A Different Collection Of Cards
There’s some debate over whether the specific booster pack that players choose matters, but there’s no doubt that the cover art of each pack does make a difference. For instance, at launch there was just one set, the Genetic Apex, but three booster pack designs featuring Pikachu, Charizard, and Mewtwo. Each of these packs contains a number of cards that can’t be acquired through any of the other versions. For instance, the Mewtwo pack has a chance of pulling Weedle or its evolutions, while the Charizard has Caterpie and its evolutionary line.
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This can make it exciting to choose which TCG Pocket pack to open first, since each version has the chance to draw exclusive cards. On the other hand, this can also make it difficult to decide which pack to open next for the highest chance of pulling something new. Luckily, there’s a way to filter the cards in the game to make it immediately apparent which cards are missing from each booster pack.
How To Filter Pokémon TCG Pocket Cards To See Which Ones Are Missing
There’s An Easy To Check Exactly Which Cards You Haven’t Acquired
If you’re struggling to decide which pack to open, you can use this method to check which booster packs have more missing cards:
- Navigate to the “My Cards” page and toggle the Pokédex view on the top right.
- Click on the magnifying glass to start a search.
- Scroll all the way down to the “Booster pack” option near the bottom.
- Click on the drop-down menu (it will say “not specified” by default).
- Choose the specific booster pack you want to see.
- Click the “X” at the bottom, then “OK.”
You can now browse the filtered Pokédex, which is only showing cards that you can get from the booster pack you selected.
You can further filter the results to see only cards of specific rarity levels, Type, and more. Note that you’ll have to select the booster pack you want to see every time you start a new search.
The Pokédex is set up to show missing cards as numbers, so it’s now possible to scroll through the cards and see exactly how many are missing from that particular pack. This filtered list will make it easier to decide which booster pack to open next in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket.
- Released
- October 30, 2024
- Developer(s)
- DeNA , Creatures Inc.
- Publisher(s)
- The Pokemon Company
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
