Pokemon TCG Pocket Developers Are Being Too Coy About Whether Pack Choices Really Matter

In fact, it may not matter which package Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket players choose when making their daily playthroughs, as developers remain coy about mechanics. A part of Pokémon TCG Pocket experience is choosing which deck of cards to open. After choosing one of three types of Genetic Apex packs, each containing a different subset of cards, the app sends players to a carousel of packs to choose from. However, this carousel may not provide fans with any sort of real choice. and the developers will not provide a clear answer.

Several data points indicate that carousel selection doesn’t really matter Pokémon TCG Pocket. Players can skip the carousel experience entirelywhich seems to indicate that it’s an empty animation rather than a truly meaningful selection. Responding to Polygon on the matter, The Pokémon Company remained coy, telling the publication:

“While the Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is inspired by the experience of opening physical booster packs from the Pokémon TCG, we are unable to share details at this time.”

Bundle choices may not matter in Pokémon TCG Pocket

Players are conflicted over whether the pack carousel is real or just a talent

There are currently two camps on whether carousel selection really matters in Pokémon TCG Pocket. The first group points to datamines, highlighted here by Redditor Rusty Wolfand other evidence that suggests the game chooses cards when players “open” a pack. This not only keeps up with how other digital card games work, but is also common sense. Why would any app waste time selecting cards for 10+ card packs every time the carousel appears? That seems a lot wasted functionality and computing power.

The other camp points to anecdotal evidence about remove rare cards from packs that have a slight wrinkle. While there is no code or datamining to suggest the issue actually affects card withdrawals, a persistent rumor has spread on YouTube from creators such as AboveTheTableNews.

Users on Reddit and elsewhere also suggest that rare cards like Pokemon ex-cards are more likely to appear in these crumpled packs. Most likely, players who have had random success with wrinkles are spreading the word that this is legit, while players who have had no success with packs are keeping silent.

Our Take: Does It Matter?

Pokémon TCG Pocket already contains enough RNG as is

Pokémon TCG Pocket It already has enough RNG to frustrate players. Anyone who has ever chosen the common card in a Wonder Pick with several rare cards available knows how frustrating it can be to miss out on something special. Honestly, it would be even more disappointing to know that a bunch of gods were sitting on a bunch carousel without being chosen, so I sincerely hope the game is just presenting the illusion of choice rather than pure luck, since there’s already so much randomness built in in the game. game.

However, it is difficult to truly program true randomness into any game, and Pokémon TCG Pocket is probably no exception. Luck will always be a factor in games like Pokémon TCG PocketBut I hope you don’t have too much luck.

Source: Polygon, Rusty Wolf/Reddit, AboveTheTableNews/YouTube