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Pokémon TCG Pocket
The Pokemon Company · 645,073 ratings · ★ 4.8
4.8
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Top complaints - extracted from 23 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"game"
14 negative reviews mention this · 61% of all complaints
★★★★★ "This game js a fraud. They keep erasing my review this game sucks they know it." - Cool then not cool
2
"packs"
7 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Holy pull rates.. I opened 25 packs and got maybe 2 full arts and an ex. cant build any decks with the new sets with rates like this. theres no system that makes sure your ten packs have at least an EX in them. its a fun game thats out of the question. I pla…" - lemmechooseanamedang
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"cards"
6 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Worst Pokemon game. 1. Same events and updates with nothing new 2. Don’t expect new cards, you’ll get 30 of the same card before you get a new one, even if it’s a common. 3. Not enough points to even use to buy a card you’d like without spending $5k plus 4. Hi…" - AltecLanky
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"card"
6 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Worst Pokemon game. 1. Same events and updates with nothing new 2. Don’t expect new cards, you’ll get 30 of the same card before you get a new one, even if it’s a common. 3. Not enough points to even use to buy a card you’d like without spending $5k plus 4. Hi…" - AltecLanky
5
"playing"
5 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Poor Performance/Health Risk. Performs very poorly on most devices. Lights are incredibly migraine-inducing and cause issues for epilepsy. Power creep has negatively impacted the fun of the game. Would recommend simply playing the regular TCG." - cthc2
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"rates"
4 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Holy pull rates.. I opened 25 packs and got maybe 2 full arts and an ex. cant build any decks with the new sets with rates like this. theres no system that makes sure your ten packs have at least an EX in them. its a fun game thats out of the question. I pla…" - lemmechooseanamedang
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"decks"
4 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Holy pull rates.. I opened 25 packs and got maybe 2 full arts and an ex. cant build any decks with the new sets with rates like this. theres no system that makes sure your ten packs have at least an EX in them. its a fun game thats out of the question. I pla…" - lemmechooseanamedang
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"play"
4 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Holy pull rates.. I opened 25 packs and got maybe 2 full arts and an ex. cant build any decks with the new sets with rates like this. theres no system that makes sure your ten packs have at least an EX in them. its a fun game thats out of the question. I pla…" - lemmechooseanamedang
9
"money"
4 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Worst Pokemon game. 1. Same events and updates with nothing new 2. Don’t expect new cards, you’ll get 30 of the same card before you get a new one, even if it’s a common. 3. Not enough points to even use to buy a card you’d like without spending $5k plus 4. Hi…" - AltecLanky
10
"system"
3 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Holy pull rates.. I opened 25 packs and got maybe 2 full arts and an ex. cant build any decks with the new sets with rates like this. theres no system that makes sure your ten packs have at least an EX in them. its a fun game thats out of the question. I pla…" - lemmechooseanamedang
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"makes"
3 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Holy pull rates.. I opened 25 packs and got maybe 2 full arts and an ex. cant build any decks with the new sets with rates like this. theres no system that makes sure your ten packs have at least an EX in them. its a fun game thats out of the question. I pla…" - lemmechooseanamedang
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"worth"
3 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Holy pull rates.. I opened 25 packs and got maybe 2 full arts and an ex. cant build any decks with the new sets with rates like this. theres no system that makes sure your ten packs have at least an EX in them. its a fun game thats out of the question. I pla…" - lemmechooseanamedang
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This game js a fraud
They keep erasing my review this game sucks they know it.
Worst Pokemon game
1. Same events and updates with nothing new
2. Don’t expect new cards, you’ll get 30 of the same card before you get a new one, even if it’s a common.
3. Not enough points to even use to buy a card you’d like without spending $5k plus
4. Hit rates have become so much worse than ever. You’re better off spending money on a real pack. The chance of an “alt art” is now 1 in about 30 packs.
5. “10-packs” are just trash. Just a way to waste your time, effort, or whatever and not even guarantee a holo.
6. My kids downloaded this game and all have uninstalled it due to being let down constantly.
6. Save your time, energy, and fun for another game, this won’t provide anything of benefit.
2. Don’t expect new cards, you’ll get 30 of the same card before you get a new one, even if it’s a common.
3. Not enough points to even use to buy a card you’d like without spending $5k plus
4. Hit rates have become so much worse than ever. You’re better off spending money on a real pack. The chance of an “alt art” is now 1 in about 30 packs.
5. “10-packs” are just trash. Just a way to waste your time, effort, or whatever and not even guarantee a holo.
6. My kids downloaded this game and all have uninstalled it due to being let down constantly.
6. Save your time, energy, and fun for another game, this won’t provide anything of benefit.
They hate you the players
Sleep scum. Instead of actually fixing the problem you made it worse. Everyone is upset. No one is happy.
Not worth the effort
The game is ok but has terrible draw rates and repetitive battles. Don’t waste your money on this as the game is lack luster at best.
Poor Performance/Health Risk
Performs very poorly on most devices. Lights are incredibly migraine-inducing and cause issues for epilepsy. Power creep has negatively impacted the fun of the game. Would recommend simply playing the regular TCG.
no more forgotten characters
Add more banette cards. One hasnt been released in 11 packs. I think it should be added in mire cards and not re use characters thats already been in a bunch of packs
Intermediate mode too hard
The intermediate mode for the fighting one it’s too hard it almost always has a Pokémon card that counters yours so it makes it almost impossible
Manipulation / Rigged System
I’ve run several tests to confirm this game is definitely rigged to manipulate outcomes for matches. They do this by using the “random” aspects of the game, like coin flips or card draws, to rig outcomes. This is done to keep you playing in hopes of beating that step up battle that seems impossible (because it practically is) or leveling up in rank from versus matches so that you spend more money within the app. If you’re looking to just open packs for collecting digital cards, then this app is great. Otherwise, its battle programming is just shameful and disappointing.
Games shafting and less fun
They reduced rewards and changed them. Games been stale long time. No new context worth playing in it. Needed new game modes and more. Better card games out. Nice for two free packs daily. They really in my opinion don’t care about fans. They would have improved game with new modes or better events.
あたりつきアイス消せカス
そのグッズ作ったカスもクビにしろ、 これほどつまらないクソカード作れるのは、さすがですね、⭕️ね
Sucks
Will not let me play no matter what I tried everything
Terrible developers
Awful gameplay with bad hit rates. Haven’t updated the gameplay since the first release of the game in over 2 years.
Worst card battling in all of time.
I’ve played quite a few card battling games namely ptcgl which is far more fleshed in and a far better fighting system than Ptcgp whoever came up with the 20 cards in a deck should probably never come near a video games development again. However deck slots are always something that could be changed as more decks constantly synergies with more cards as the game goes on with the only drawback being some cards would likely be pretty heavily nerfed or buffed indirectly but these changes could be adjusted and would make for a far more engaging competitive landscape but Dena doesn’t care!
Frustrating
Ranked will make you mad. the game will make you lose 7 games straight. Always hit masters but not without wanting to delete the game everyday.
Always at a disadvantage when playing against AI.
Always at a disadvantage when playing against AI.
Cards not random
I’ve played this game a lot. You really have no chance against players who spend a lot of money on this game. The cards are not random. They are definitely set in a way to give the bigger spender the advantage. You’ll see what I’m talking about when you play
Login it won’t even let me figure it out there’s nobody to talk to
I’ve literally tried to login with two different accounts. It wants me to book a username, but then it changes my username. It doesn’t tell me what the username is or the password so I have no clue how to get into this random account that they randomly designed for me. It makes no sense whatsoever. 10 out of 10 don’t recommend.
Holy pull rates.
I opened 25 packs and got maybe 2 full arts and an ex. cant build any decks with the new sets with rates like this. theres no system that makes sure your ten packs have at least an EX in them. its a fun game thats out of the question. I play all the time and have reached masterball rank on many occasions. its just getting tiring opening all my saved timers worth of packs on a release day and not getting anything to play the game with.
Deluxe bring it back
Bring back deluxe packs please
EX
Ex Pokémon counting as 2 and attacks that give 200hp damage ruin the battling in this game
AI is crazy
How the hell are we supposed to win the Expert challenges when the AI model is made to win 9/10 of the time?? I’ve always had issues with the crazy imbalance and it turns me off the game. Skill is one thing, but having your deck scrambled to benefit the AI is crazy work
Another pay to play
2 star because it’s fun… until you stop paying. It’s not your decks that loses, it’s algorithms making others win.
Horrible odds updates.
Been playing the game since it came out, loved it for the longest time; it really scratched the itch and grind for Pokemon and the deck battles were great. First, the same one or two meta decks take over every new set drop and that’s the only thing seen in ranked matches and it totally ruined the fun of the match. In the past few updates the pulls from packs have been changed and are horrific. I am constantly pulling the same cards 2-3 of the same one in a single pack or 2 doubles of the same card. It’s gotten so bad I am thinking of deleting the app.
Sentiment summary
95%
Positive (4-5★)
2%
Neutral (3★)
3%
Negative (1-2★)