Werewolf Jones
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Pokemon TCG Pocket just dropped
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Codes 208
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The og gbc game via the NSO extension
This one’s strictly a mobile game just like pokemon go
Kataploom
Gold Member
That one I want to give it a shot again, but I meant if there was an app like Yu Gi Oh Duel Links for Switch, but for Pokemon TDC, it would be an absolute winner and it's weird that it's gonna be on phones but seemingly not on console
Power Pro
Gold Member
I really wish we could get another game like the Pokemon TCG gameboy game...need something that can be enjoyed a single player experience for a change, especially since it's been so damn long since the GBC title.
ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
will have to try, has to be better than the horrible desktop app for tcg online
ShakenG
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Spend a bit more time on it. Definitely dont have to wait 12 more hrs to get to battles. Spend items to open more.. can open a fair few at the start.
Werewolf Jones
sent request. Mostly just for the collecting.
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nikos
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Spending items to open two more packs did it. They should have opened with a tutorial of the battle system, for those of us who don't even know if we'll like the game.
ShakenG
Member
From what i can tell, the whole start is a tutorial. Its just broken up into segments. Definitely could be improved though.
There's also auto battling for those that might be a bit intimidated. Im not too into the vs other people stuff. But solo battle vs ai has been ok. Can learn a lot from it.
V1LÆM
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Gambling laws?
TNT Sheep
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Yup... I could look into VPNs, but I am probably not even going to bother then. Fingers crossed for an actual console game down the line.
CuteFaceJay
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So collecting digital pokemon cards? Seems weird, Is this because the next few generations of kids won't be able to afford rent or homes in the future thus won't have storage for actual pokemon cards but has just enough for phone payments so Pokemon cards become digital.
That's my tin foil hat take on it.
That's my tin foil hat take on it.
BlackTron
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Had no idea they brought back the GBC TCG. It's honestly necessary if you simply want to play and practice the card game. That's how I used the game back then, in fact I built and refined my IRL deck through testing in the game.
But it was also because I had no one else to play with during the week. I'd have killed for the online TCG they just dropped. Not sure why we can't get a modern game that does that and also accomplishes the role of an ancient GBC title that we still require to round out the feature set.
But it was also because I had no one else to play with during the week. I'd have killed for the online TCG they just dropped. Not sure why we can't get a modern game that does that and also accomplishes the role of an ancient GBC title that we still require to round out the feature set.
Werewolf Jones
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Added both of you.
Seems to be a bit of a slower process if you don't pay pig a little bit but I'd rather take it slow and casual.
Little Mac
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My code: 2310238728031824
Best card I got out of like 20 packs in terms of rarity was a Wigglytuff EX. I also got an awesome looking foil Charmander. Some of these card's artwork is abhorrent though.
Best card I got out of like 20 packs in terms of rarity was a Wigglytuff EX. I also got an awesome looking foil Charmander. Some of these card's artwork is abhorrent though.
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Impotaku
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Fun fact they also made a version of the TCG for the DS too that's the last time it's appeared on a console, it would be a nobrainer to make a switch game for it as there's already several TCG on switch dual spirits & yugioh been two off top of my head. Problem i could see is the sheer volume of cards that's been released over th the decades there's thousands of them now, where would they start vintage or a specific set?
BlackTron
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Didn't know there was a DS version too bad it wasn't localized. I'm sure it made very good use of the two screens.
The timing is funny because I just played the GBC game for the first time in over maybe 20 years this past summer. Saves were gone though lol. I was hoping a record of my deck still existed.
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rubik's dude
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I want this too. The GBC games were a lot of fun, and I'd prefer a new entry of the GBC games on the Switch 2, with an optional online component, rather than this.
Pokemon Pocket isn't even the first mobile PTCG. First there was PTCG Online, which got shutdown last year for its successor PTCG Live. Now we have Pokemon Pocket which is replacing that. And they all fucking suck.
They just keep replacing the mobile games with new ones, and they've all been rampant with people running nothing but meta decks, or people who timer stall, or people who drop on initial hand draws when they don't get what they want.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
I don't think the DS version is much of anything... I haven't played it but I recall that it's basically a tutorial and then a few AI opponents, but lacks the complexity of the GBC title where you had a whole story, collecting & deck building, highly varied opponents, etc.
The best is actually the sequel to the original GBC game. It was never released outside of Japan but there are fan translations easy to boot up on a flashcart or emulator.
That second game was amazing... expanded world, bigger adventure, and the battles were all themed around the different regions you visit, with effects / limitations on each battle that are sort of like fixed stadium cards, so that for example in one place you can only use basic pokemon, in another you get a bonus on certain energy types, etc. It forces you to build very different decks to win every region.
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Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
rubik's dude
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It really was crazy. They literally fit the entirety of the first game, plus a whole second game in the sequel, while refining the gameplay.
The only downside of the GBC games is the rigged coin tosses lol. They're awesome games otherwise.
AV
We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Dunno how long I'll play it, but today was my final day at work before a long break and I've not put this down between finalising stuff all day. Already got 10 mates on there, all the 30 years old woke up and installed this today apparently!
The Gamer Triple H
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I sent request to those who posted their id's on here. Name is badger.
My ID is 4747641949658291
My ID is 4747641949658291
ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
were they rigged? I saw different discussions of this.
The best that I can determine is: they're not rigged, but "fixed" by a RNG seed based on the whole game state. So... if you reload a save, you'll get the same coin flips you got before every time, but that's because you've reloaded the same randomization / game state, which deterministically will yield the same order of next coin flips. But within that order, the balance is still supposed to be roughly 50/50 and not cheated.
However, it's unclear. Maybe someone will decompile and check the code for fun.
Codes 208
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Im actually surprised we never got a new version on the gba or ds. Even yugioh and dbz still got card games during the gba era (the former still getting games)
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Ai sucks
Lambogenie
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TCG Live is the full rules TCG game. Pocket is beginner and new cool, unique card art (not all).
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touchfuzzy
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Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
Just be aware that unsuspecting new players are about to get ganked.
Some of use have have been playing the New Zealand version for a month now and have stocked up a wealth of Meta knowledge and card collection.
Of course their official stance is that this is an attempt to bring back Gen 1/Gen 2 players who fell off the TCG or never got into it as a kid without having them deal with the "complications" of the modern game Meta.
Some of use have have been playing the New Zealand version for a month now and have stocked up a wealth of Meta knowledge and card collection.
You can open a pack every 12 hours so that 2 packs a day unless you have the premium pass in which case that's 4 packs a day.
Well if your interested in the actual reason it's because TCG Live is not available in Japan due to local gambling laws and because they made a promise not to add the ability to directly buy digital packs in TCG Live (you need to purchase a physical card pack to get a code that gives you a digital card pack) TCG Pocket gives them the ability to circumvent these two issues in order to properly monetize the game with their meager Micro Transactions.
Of course their official stance is that this is an attempt to bring back Gen 1/Gen 2 players who fell off the TCG or never got into it as a kid without having them deal with the "complications" of the modern game Meta.
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ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
I just tried it and noticed some major rule differences -- how many are there?
So far from the tutorial and intro match...
- bench is 3 (!?) instead of 5
- energy is totally changed, to a system of one automatic energy per turn, unclear how the type is chosen (based on your whole deck, or just the pokemon you already have in play?). This is a huge change to the game... shifts the strategy considerably and I guess you no longer even have to think about energy when deckbuilding
- "points" instead of prize cards, which is a real shame because drawing a powerful prize card after a knockout used to be such a thrill that could change a battle
- I've only seen one Pokeball card but I think the rules are different here too... instead of searching for a basic, it said to take one random basic from my deck. So are all "search for..." cards out and replaced with random? Or is it just this card
What else is different? Will there be stadium cards etc?
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Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
- Deck size limit is 20 cards instead of 60
- Card limit is 2 copies of each card instead of 4 copies
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ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
not a totally insane deck size given the 3 prize cards (half game; usually would do 30 cards for that, and energy isn't included here so 20 makes sense)
card limit at that size matches as well
Actually, so far I don't really mind the fast rules here. I could even see using these for expedited tabletop battles, with a separate energy deck you make and shuffle for one energy card a round, etc. It's not terrible. It would screw up or negate certain cards of course, and change the balance of how energy requirements typically impact the player.
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Been playing some matches. Never played the original game but what's here seems fun enough, although I'm not sure about the strategic possibilities since so far in my experience the person with the better cards will win 90% of the time.
In any case, I'm a total noob so I hope I'm mistaken and the game has more depth than it looks. I'll keep playing the game and see how it's later on.
Oh and here's my fren code: 1533-2731-0157-1939
In any case, I'm a total noob so I hope I'm mistaken and the game has more depth than it looks. I'll keep playing the game and see how it's later on.
Oh and here's my fren code: 1533-2731-0157-1939
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ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
It's very fun, but I've only been playing through the solo vs CPU battles so far.
With CPU battles, it's a fun little maximization game; I'm pretty much always going to win (haven't gotten to the higher levels yet, still on intermediate, so hopefully that will change) but I enjoy trying to build a deck that will win with style and power. Or build a deck around a cool new card I pulled, etc.
I wish they'd take the single player part even further with specific trainers to fight, each with their own specialization and hard difficulty. Basically make it more like the GBC games. Playing against random humans never appeals to me in any gaming.
With CPU battles, it's a fun little maximization game; I'm pretty much always going to win (haven't gotten to the higher levels yet, still on intermediate, so hopefully that will change) but I enjoy trying to build a deck that will win with style and power. Or build a deck around a cool new card I pulled, etc.
I wish they'd take the single player part even further with specific trainers to fight, each with their own specialization and hard difficulty. Basically make it more like the GBC games. Playing against random humans never appeals to me in any gaming.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Just noticed that you can get the premium pass for free for 2 weeks, just do a payment of 0€ and cancel the subscription.
What you get is 2 weeks of one more pack per day, plus more missions and shit to do. There's also a unique Pikachu card you can only get this way.
What you get is 2 weeks of one more pack per day, plus more missions and shit to do. There's also a unique Pikachu card you can only get this way.
Herbspiceguy
Member
I don't usually play mobile games, but this piqued my interest. My only history with the card game was buying a few Japanese boosters, before the original GB games were translated. So this is my first time actually playing the card game.
Well, I started playing Friday and feel this digital crack, time-gated by the booster timers. Both the collecting experience and card game itself feel very good. I bought premium yesterday, which was quite the quest since the game is banned in my country (the Netherlands). After a some failed attempts and frustration (you won't believe how 'stubborn' the Google Playstore is when it comes to country settings) I came to understand I had to use a VPN to create a new Google account from different country and link it to my payment options.
Today I started playing matches against live players. From my third game onwards, in the beginner league, I was already met with meta builds, that I read about on Reddit, dropping Articuno ex's and Mewtwo ex's from their first hand.
My main build is Pikachu ex with 2 x Zapdos ex and so far I haven't lost a game (out of 8 or so) yet. The Articuno ex builds tend to prioritize water, so that gave me a big advantage.
Here's a screendump from my binder with some rare cards:
Well, I started playing Friday and feel this digital crack, time-gated by the booster timers. Both the collecting experience and card game itself feel very good. I bought premium yesterday, which was quite the quest since the game is banned in my country (the Netherlands). After a some failed attempts and frustration (you won't believe how 'stubborn' the Google Playstore is when it comes to country settings) I came to understand I had to use a VPN to create a new Google account from different country and link it to my payment options.
Today I started playing matches against live players. From my third game onwards, in the beginner league, I was already met with meta builds, that I read about on Reddit, dropping Articuno ex's and Mewtwo ex's from their first hand.
My main build is Pikachu ex with 2 x Zapdos ex and so far I haven't lost a game (out of 8 or so) yet. The Articuno ex builds tend to prioritize water, so that gave me a big advantage.
Here's a screendump from my binder with some rare cards:
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Yeah same here, I never play mobile games but this is digital crack indeed. Oh and that Misty card you have is great! Specially paired with Articuno. If you get lucky you might add 4 energies to the bird fuck in a single turn.
It's at times like this when I hate the internet, with people already looking for meta-builds and such. I'd rather figure and make my own builds, since imo it's half of the fun of those games.
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ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
It's the same with competitive Pokemon TGC... I have zero interest in any of it once the internet ruined card games by "just use this deck list!" and also, even worse, the "go to this website and pick out the deck you want, they'll mail you exactly those cards."
I played Magic back in the 90s when none of that existed, and it was a totally different experience. If someone brought a rare or powerful card to the table, you were huddled over to see it; it was amazing, and you knew they either got it by pulling it randomly or by trading with some other player.
And every deck build was totally different, since most people's strategy was downstream from the luck of whatever interesting cards they'd picked up over time.
For this reason, I'd much rather play the variation of Pokemon that I do with my son: we'll pick a couple colors of Pokemon randomly (he has a ton of cards organized by type in boxes), then we'll do a kind live "draft" round on the table where we flip over groups of them randomly and each player can take turns making their picks. We live build the deck like this, then shuffle up and split the supporter cards into decks for each person to pick through, then you build energy however you want. Building the deck is part of the battle.
I would love to see that kind of thing at a real tournament; it might actually be fun to watch for once. But the way things work now in trading card games, it's just boring as hell and everyone buys powerful cards they need online. I don't have any interest in the online mode of this game either, for the same reason. I enjoy the CPU battles and playing against my son, though. We've had a blast with about 10 matches the past 24 hours.
