The free and easy Pokémon TCG Pocket made me want to collect real cards - and the hostile community immediately made me give up that dream.

The rarest cards in Pokémon TCG Pocket either have very low pull rates, can only be obtained by meeting certain requirements, or are exclusive to limited-time events. The rankings will change as new cards and packs are added to the game.

Unlike when the 'Mythical Island' mini-expansion dropped late last year, the arrival of 'Space-Time Smackdown' has pushed the original 'Genetic Apex' set off the TCG Pocket home screen. In fact, when you first open up the app now, Charizard, Mewtwo and Pikachu are nowhere to be seen, replaced by the new Dialga and Palkia art and the Mew addition.

When Pokémon TCG Pocket’s trading functionality was first teased last year, it sounded like it could become a solid way to keep players coming back to the game. Trading seemed

The update bringing trading to Pokémon TCG Pocket went live earlier today, and if you’re not seeing it yet that means you need to go to your app store of choice and manually force the update. After it installs,

You can no longer choose to open booster packs from the launch-day expansion, Genetic Apex, directly from the home page. This guide will show you how to switch booster packs in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Switching which pack you open in Pokémon TCG Pocket is a matter of opening an extra menu.