On July 29, just before the A4 set drops, Pokemon TCG Pocket will be receiving an anticipated update that will likely fix its struggling Trade feature. Introduced in January 2025 as a new way to acquire cards, trading quickly became one of the biggest letdowns in Pokemon TCG Pocket's short history.
Almost immediately after launch, Pokemon TCG Pocket's Trade feature came under fire. Players were disappointed that it was limited mostly to common cards, required a scarce currency, and offered little to no communication features. DeNA eventually acknowledged the backlash and promised to overhaul the feature, a pledge that took nearly six months to fulfill.
Pokemon TCG Pocket will make big changes to trading this year, and it will give players two major benefits at once.
The overhauled Trade feature is slated to hit the game on July 29. It will replace Pokemon TCG Pocket's Trade Tokens with Shinedust, let players display up to three wanted cards, and double the amount of Shinedust earned from duplicate pulls. Even better, the update will allow players to convert their soon-to-be-useless tokens into Shinedust and up to 60 Pack Hourglasses. Basically, DeNA seems to be aiming for more than two birds with...
