The game “Pokémon Pocket” is available in France. Discover our tips for getting the best cards quickly and progressing in the game.
After several weeks of open beta in New Zealand, the mobile game “Pokémon Pocket” is available in France. This new title allows you to find many playing cards of your favorite Pokémon in order to collect them, show them to your friends or even challenge them during duels. Available on iOS and Android, “Pokemon Pocket” is full of tips to progress and improve your player profile, your level and the cards you obtain.
Which booster to choose at the start of Pokémon Pocket?
The first time you open “Pokémon Pocket”, the game allows you to open a few boosters to get started. The first two that you will open are fixed and guarantee you an EX card as well as an Alternative card depending on the booster you choose:
- Pikachu Booster: an EX Arcanine and an ALT Squirtle
- Charizard Booster: an EX Noadkoko and an ALT Charmander
- Mewtwo Booster: an EX Boneslayer and an ALT Bulbasaur
To get started in the competitive game, we recommend choosing the Mewtwo booster which will offer you very good cards to carry out your first missions.
Each booster type contains different cards that are not found in other types. A Moltres EX is, for example, only found in Charizard boosters.
Which boosters should you open first in Pokémon Pocket?
If you want to obtain the best cards to make a competitive deck, it is recommended to open the Pikachu booster as a priority then the Mewtwo booster. The cards present in the Pikachu booster will allow you to make a deck centered around the little mouse and electric type Pokémon. This deck is easier to put together than the ones you might consider with Mewtwo or Charizard boosters and that’s why we recommend prioritizing Pikachu boosters.
Be careful though since many players choose to prioritize Pikachu for their first deck. It would therefore not be surprising if others bet their strategy on Pikachu’s counter.
The Mewtwo booster is also very interesting to consider thanks to its cards like Articuno EX capable of hitting hard, fast and multiple targets.
Be careful though, this advice only applies if you want to perform well in online duels. If your goal in “Pokémon Pocket” is to simply collect cards, you should definitely not settle for just one type of booster pack but open several depending on the cards you are looking to obtain.
The game “Pokémon Pocket” allows you to open 2 boosters every day. However, it is possible to open a 3rd booster if you subscribe to a Premium pass subscription. The latter can be found in the game store and costs 9.99 euros per month while granting you some bonuses and exclusive cards.
In order to open your boosters more quickly, it is possible to use a booster hourglass. Each hourglass reduces the time needed to open a new booster by one hour. Using 12 hourglasses therefore allows you to directly open a new booster.
When you’re starting out, don’t hesitate to look at the missions available at the bottom right of the screen. These will allow you to obtain multiple hourglasses to open more boosters. It is also recommended to visit the store once a day to obtain free items, but also possible letters or gifts sent by the development team.
If you want to open more boosters, there aren’t really too many options other than paying in-game or investing yourself in the missions. So go looking for cards to increase your collection and unlock new missions or go to online or solo battles to obtain hourglasses while increasing your player level.
What are the best cards in Pokémon Pocket?
The question mainly depends on the deck you want to use in competitive combat. If you have a Water deck, the Undine trainer card can be excellent for generating energy for your Pokémon. For a deck based around Fire-type Pokémon, the Moltres EX card will greatly help you get energy to launch your attacks.
Among the generally good cards, there are several items and trainers likely to interest many decks:
- Poke Ballallows you to take a Pokémon from your deck.
- Professorial researchallows you to draw two cards.
- Potionallows you to heal a Pokémon.
- Giovanniallows you to increase your Pokémon’s damage.
- Morganeallows you to change your opponent’s active Pokémon.
We particularly recommend that you complete the combat tutorials offered by the game. Some of them allow you to obtain some of these very interesting cards for your deck.