The long-awaited feature will appear in Pocket TCG Pokemon application sometime this month: Trade. In the game, which The Pokémon Company released on mobile devices late last year, players can collect cards by opening digital booster packs. They can then use the Pokémon cards they receive to battle each other. When the trading feature launches, they will also be able to improve their decks by trading with other people, although this feature will have some limitations.
Players will only be able to trade cards with their friends, and the cards must be of the same rarity. Both criteria potentially limit the number of cards players can receive. Note that there are eight rarity tiers in the game, and the three highest tiers of cards—those that are the hardest to draw—cannot yet be traded. Additionally, The Pokémon Company said that “trading requires consuming items,” although it did not specify what those items would be or how much would be spent per transaction. Finally, while only certain cards from the Genetic Apex and Mythical Island booster packs will be tradeable at launch, the company said it plans to expand the selection of packs players can trade from.
There is no specific release date for trading yet, but the company appears to be open to suggestions to improve the feature. His inviting everyone to try out this feature and provide feedback when it becomes available so “the game can continue to evolve while being fun for everyone.”