Pokemon TCG Pocket’s unpopular trading system will be dramatically overhauled soon, with an in-game notification stating an update to rework the system is coming on July 29.
Trading, a highly requested feature, was added to the free-to-play mobile card game back in January, but it didn’t take long for players to find plenty of flaws with the system. It introduced a new special trading currency, Trade Tokens, and featured tons of restrictions on what cards could be traded and with who.
Shortly after trading was added, The Pokemon Company acknowledged it had missed the mark. In a statement, it said the game’s restrictive trading system was made to “prevent abuse from bots and other prohibited actions using multiple accounts,” but actually ended up “preventing players from being able to casually enjoy the feature as intended.” It stated it would be looking at ways to make bigger changes, but in the meantime would offer more ways to earn Trade Tokens through events.
