Pokémon TCG Pocket Beginner Guide: Packs, Decks and Wonder Pick

Open every free pack

Free packs recharge over time, so open them as soon as they're ready to avoid wasting the timer. Pack Hourglasses from missions and events speed things up. Focus on the expansion with the cards you want most rather than spreading packs around.

Use Pack Points

Every pack opened gives Pack Points for that expansion, which can be exchanged for specific cards. Save them for rare cards you need for a deck rather than spending them on common ones you'll pull anyway.

Wonder Pick

Wonder Pick lets you pick a card from another player's opened pack. Use it when the pack contains a rare card you want, so the odds are worth the stamina or hourglasses spent.

Build your first deck

Decks are small, so every card matters:

• Focus on one or two energy types to keep your Energy Zone consistent.
• Include a strong main attacker and a backup.
• Add draw and search cards so you find your key Pokémon quickly.
• Copy a popular deck to learn, then adapt it to your collection.

Missions, events and trading

Missions and solo battles reward hourglasses and items — complete them every day. Trading with friends lets you swap duplicates for cards you need, within the game's rarity limits and costs.

Frequently asked questions