Being active in the Pokemon Trading Card Game community, you meet all kinds of collectors. There are loads, like myself, who like to master every set they start, there are some who only collect the cards they like, and others who specifically collect foreign language cards—namely Japanese.
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While at first glance, it seems Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket only caters to the first two, there is a way in which players can collect cards in different languages and fulfill a different collecting mission.
This was something I encountered in the game by chance. After battling loads of Japanese players in TCG Pocket's Versus Mode, I started receiving a ton of friend requests, and I accepted them. Any Wonder Pick I did with those friends thereafter offered me cards in the language that they had their game set to and, therefore, collected their cards in.
Incidentally, if you're looking to strictly collect in a different language, changing the game's settings to your language of choice will mean you can open packs that bless you with cards in that language. The Japanese Gyarados in the header image for this article is one I...
