The Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) is a Pokémon battle simulation tabletop game. It may seem daunting to start playing a game that has been around since 1996 and features over 1000 different Pocket Monsters.

Pokémon TCG Pocket's trading feature has too many restrictions for most fans. Changes are promised, but it will be months before they are implemented.

Pokémon TCG Pocket ’s developers say they will scrap the unpopular Trade Token currency in a sweeping update to how cards can be traded in the popular mobile game. A full update on the state of trades in Pocket was posted to the game’s forums early Friday morning, though the changes won’t be coming to the game until “the end of autumn 2025.”

Pokemon TCG Pocket is rapidly expanding its collection, and one Pokemon TCG card may struggle to find the right balance in the mobile game.

The Pokémon Company has announced a host of changes coming to Pokémon TCG Pocket following backlash from fans after the introduction of trading earlier this year. When card trading was added to Pokémon TCG Pocket,

Trading in Pokémon TCG Pocket will get easier later this year when the game does away with Trade Tokens in favor of using Shinedust. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

According to the development team for Pokémon TCG Pocket, trading will no longer utilize trade tokens, and instead will use Shinedust.