Pokémon TCG Pocket

Opponents never flip tails on coin attacks but you always flip tails. Otherwise game is just ok.

Good game

Battle mechanics are broken.

Coin flip is rigged. Every time I coin flip with Misty I get instant tails. Every. Single. Time. While the computer can do it and get 7 Heads before 1 Tails. Additionally get 10 packs and not a single rare, reverse holo, or anything. The more you spend you just get trash cards. Game incentivizes you to spend money in the hopes you can get a good card. Not today Satan. Uninstalled.

The pull rates were good at game launch. Now, in the last 50 packs I’ve opened haven’t gotten anything special. Boring.

The game is fine, but it is solely based around using EX-mons. There are so many amazing decks that could be made without them, but the meta doesn’t give people a chance to branch out. If there was another dueling option where it doesn’t permit EX-mons I think that would be a way to see those decks

This is the most fun I had playing a game.

What on earth were they thinking! This is a painful series of menus - all this time waiting for a proper Pokémon game and it’s a slog to actually play :(

Just grinded the new solo challenges to open a 10 pack, and all I got was a regular ex and a full-art that I already had, extremely disappointing and likely the last time I play

Pros: It’s Pokémon! The art is really well done. Battle system is simple to learn. Auto battle feature makes it even easier. Deck building is easy and intuitive. The Pokémon themselves are cute, cool and fun to collect. They keep introducing new cards and variations on old ones which keeps the game fresh. Cons: Battle system is a bit too simple once you understand it. Going second is an advantage that doesn’t exist in the original card game. The energy supply system is better in the original card game and more fair. Needs a power balance as Charizard EX is simply too OP, capable of dealing over 200 damage which is more than any Pokémon has. Moltres EX can add 1-4 energy every turn meaning you could have Charizard at full charge in 3-4 moves (counting evolutions). It’s really just poor balancing. I think power creep could be an issue. If you keep increasing power to match charizard, you risk power creep and then anything under 200 hp that deals less than 200 damage will no longer be viable. If you work out a battle system closer to the original card game where there are energy cards and both players have equal opportunity to add them, it could help balance a bit without the power creep being a factor. Final take: play the game! Don’t take it too seriously and just have fun and collect Pokémon. It’s great for what it is and I’m confident it will continue to be interesting with added card sets and new solo challenges. If you want the nostalgia, you’ll get the nostalgia. If you are new to Pokémon, this is a really fun way to start.