Pokemon TCG Pocket Beginners Guide *EVERYTHING You Need To Know!*

[@spragelsPocket]

Hope it was helpful! See you at the global launch

[@user-nt3cn2qr1o]

@@spragelsPocket can't wait to get the dopamine hit opening all those starter packs

[@Jrssnjr]

You're the best Jake, thanks!🙌

[@ArianesDrawingPH]

Thanks Jake the Cowboy!! Yeehaaw!!

[@Magneto8768]

How to use shinedust !?

[@chambergames6451]

@@spragelsPocket your a snowflake and you don't offer consistency with your videos you often say o we will discuss resetting your account after this and then go onto another topic this may work for your brainrot subscriber's but not for the smart ones that leave a like

[@kyllernotkiller]

Professor Oak, the new pot of greed Edit: why did people take this comment so seriously? It was meant as a joke because they had the same effect of drawing 2 cards

[@SlammieDee]

I SUMMON PROFESSOR'S RESEARCH! THEN I PLAY PROFESSOR'S RESEARCH! "That's not how you play.." YES IT IS AND NOW I PLAY PROFESSOR'S RESEARCH!

[@DarKit-hu7yr]

Professor Oak, the Pocket Bill

[@PokePecha]

hahaha yugioh reference

[@traincore1955]

Yep

[@francescoparazzini5291]

@@kyllernotkiller coming from the irl version drawing two is so underwhelming for a professor research ahaha

[@A-lik]

3:25 When I used to work retail, we kept Pokémon and other trading cards in a locked display case. An employee had to take the cards from the case too the register. Retail is soul crushing, but one thing I always did enjoy was fanning out all the card packs and asking the kid (or sometimes adult) to choose the packs they wanted, rather than just grabbing the first one and saying "here's your pack." It was never store policy, but that's the only way you can do it. That, and it prevents the customer from coming back and saying "YOU GAVE ME THE PACK WITH THE JUNK CARDS!" Nope, you picked the pack, and that's how it should be! :)

[@Jesse-lv2yo]

I looooved when people at the store did this. Thank you for your service.

[@emiliorojas5010]

I'm from Chile, in a local family store near home, an old lady sells stationery articles and also Pokemon cards. She always does this, I'm shure his nephew told her to 😂. One time I pulled a 2 gold star rare from her store, it was crazy. Sadly is that golden Charizard of obsidian flames that lost value, but a cool card anyways.

[@ayeshafareedsyed8560]

@@A-lik you just wrote my childhood down

[@R1ver7th]

honestly im super excited to take this game slowly. enjoy the journey, see the cool hits, watch my account progress over time, yanno? build up the currencies and then spend them on a really cool thing to keep forever! get flairs for my favorite cards! i hope this is a maxable f2p game (i.e. you can obtain cards faster than they're released) but even if its not itll still be fun.

[@SnapshotRC]

@@R1ver7th i am in the same boat. Just excited to have to opportunity to play something like this.

[@elSteeler]

yeah the reason i dropped Unite is that the roster ceased being maxable.

[@stew8fpv]

@@R1ver7th lol

[@AnotherAyushRaj]

I have a question. Do they buff/nerf cards in this game? I got pretty annoyed playing Marvel Snap where they nerfed shit out of my fav cards. I regret buying battle pass om that game

[@R1ver7th]

@AnotherAyushRaj no idea but I'd say likely not. it's closer to a gatcha game than a deckbuilder, and I don't know a single gatcha game that nerfs characters. also, MTG arena doesn't nerf cards and that's the only other example of a paper tcg made online that I know of

[@travismcconnell760]

Hey man, just wanted to say that your best tip ever, is actually the best tip ever. It's something that absolutely gets overlooked in any game. Nice video.

[@spragelsPocket]

Glad you liked it!

[@sebastiandunning9236]

Completely agree! Lately I've been playing MTG and kind of got sucked into the whole meta deck thing (pretty much since I started playing it), but some of my favorite TCG memories are still with that betaed Japanese game I played for 2 weeks that didn't have any influencers talking about it, any tier lists or deck lists, and it was all just about finding your own decks. Man, it was just so exciting and addictive trying to test and find out the best decks and your favorite cards along with everyone else, and the sheer satisfaction of jumping up the ranks once I found an amazing deck to play with. Nothing really compares to that nowadays (at least that I could find). It still saddens me that they ended up making that game Japanese-only after the beta period 😢 But yeah, so I'm absolutely planning on doing some basic research on what the best cards to reroll for are, and then just making my own decks and exploring my favorite cards. At least for the first few weeks before I get sucked into meta decks again lol

[@sircharlietheragdollcat3334]

@@sebastiandunning9236 Do you still remember the name of that game?

[@sebastiandunning9236]

@@sircharlietheragdollcat3334 No, it was a while ago... They had a 2 week beta on the play store, but I guess it wasn't popular enough or something, so after the beta they took some time to refactor the code and then re-launched the game in Japan, in Japanese only. OH I found it! Duels Ex Machina was the English name!

[@sebastiandunning9236]

@@sircharlietheragdollcat3334 yep! Duels x Machina. It was a DeNA game actually! Had to go back to my emails to find it lol

[@TopThrillNagster]

I really wish I had seen this before I started. I learned a lot of this naturally, but to confirm it is really nice. Only four minutes in and already subscribed. Very well done on the video can’t wait to finish this one and watch some more!

[@dewbuon]

For those just discovering spragels, congratulations! He makes some of the best guides out there. S tier content creator. Stick around!

[@Hopps515]

@@dewbuon 3 minutes in and I don’t doubt that

[@TheAveryZay]

Eh, not bad per say but i really don't like how he yaps for runtime. A lot of this video just feels like filler talk.

[@crowzet0]

Nah I'm good

[@nikunjkhangwal]

He's targeted towards kids more, not suited for everyone.

[@TheAveryZay]

@nikunjkhangwal he isnt on youtube kids wym

[@syllo-sg3mx]

I hope the trade feature is similar to the global trade system used in the main series games, where you can request certain mons in exchange. being able to search by type, name, ex, special illustration, etc

[@eyeofthetyger8504]

If it's anything like in Online, It'll be interesting to get back to my flipping tricks to get rich again. But, I don't think Pokémon is gonna make that mistake again (buy one pack to essentially get all the packs and Pokémon only gets the money off the one pack).

[@Asakedia]

You have everything in this guide. Don't let the length scare you. Just take notes and breaks. You can always come back and look at the timestamps/chapters too. 10/10 video Jake, loved to watch it even as an experienced TCG player 🫶

[@luxgooze917]

Resume? (Of the key points that I should do)

[@Asakedia]

@@luxgooze917 i apologize for not understanding your question, could you elaborate?

[@andresvillamilduenas2095]

😂 it's like 2 different species talking each other 😂

[@Asakedia]

@andresvillamilduenas2095 lmao i can see why 😹

[@sniperpaintcorrection]

Not a cosmetic person but the coins look great . Looking forward to collecting some nice ones.

[@fenceju76]

Sometimes there are bent packs. The Japanese community seems to believe that these may have higher chances of pulling rare cards. Don't know if it's true.

[@poowet1311]

@fenceju76 nah. The bent up packs gave me commons. I just spin the packs then click on one. Ive gotten more EXs that way.

[@justinyassin4780]

So far, 90% of the bent packs I've opened had some good stuff in it.

[@ant21089ram]

Can confirm, most of the time if I see a bent pack, 8/10 times it’s a rare of some form. Low rare (holographic) to high (I got a super rare moltres from this pack)

[@anthonyjoy9719]

It's not, also the packs are all the same once you go to choose them in the carasoul. Wonder pick is truly random though

[@mxstrikk]

Can confirm: bent pack method does not work

[@EnterCombie]

That ending saying to enjoy the experience yourself for the first time I couldn't agree more. That being said, this video was so informative, new sub here.

[@drewgonzalez3617]

15:08 *Fun story about about the Wonder pick*: A few day ago I came across for the 1st time ever a "use 4 wonder picks" and in that 5 choice of cards was a RAINBOW edge (not sure what its actually called) MOLTRES EX card. Went with my gut "pick" & pulled that dope card on my 1st try. Cheered so loud I thing I woke up the neighborhood. Haha True story! It is now my favorite card in my card deck.

[@mostawesomestnamever]

As a previous fan from pokemon unite, I'm stoked both to see how good this game is, and also that you are leading the charge in disseminating vital information.

[@shannonashleigh]

This is very informative, I can see myself creating binders and wanting to collect the full set. Not sure I’ll love battling as much as I currently don’t play the game but who knows I might enjoy it! 😊 thanks for the video!! 🎉

[@jessequest8575]

It's very easy and accessible. Give it a try 🤗

[@Jesse-lv2yo]

I've gotten really lucky with pulls so far. Not enough to make any fully-loaded EX deck but my Pidgeot / Gren deck has been super fun in the interim. Infinite Sabrina / Giovanni combos that attack the whole mat. No bench is safe!

[@gdiogoagenciadigital]

I wish they had filters for each pack type(Pikachu/Charizard /Mewtwo). So you could easily see the cards missing for each of them.

[@jasonandrews1770]

Ideally theyd put a precentage on each pack so you can see how complete the set is for u

[@kingsam2866]

There is a filter option to select booster.

[@gdiogoagenciadigital]

@@kingsam2866 but not to see cards of each pack type, just genetic apex, or whatever it's called

[@kingsam2866]

@@gdiogoagenciadigital if you select the deck box icon and then filter by booster, it shows you what number of cards you have per booster pack.

[@robertsnitchler3016]

I do like how streamlined the battle is. Energy's being a separate deck is something that the physical T.C.G could really benefit from

[@Moon-eu8pt]

When starting I was confused with all the different currencies but after a day or two it all made sense. Fun game you really don’t need to spend money been playing for almost a week and have a good fire type deck wins a lot

[@Svenn_]

43:12 Fun fact about the pokeball card, since it works by searching through your deck, it will also shuffle the deck after it's played. This is different from the professor since he will draw from the top of the deck so there's no need to shuffle. If you have a way of looking at your next card(s) like porygon or the pokedex item, you can use a pokeball card to reroll your next cards before you play a professor card if they're bad.

[@masaoni9534]

Hi. I play Pokemon go and have heard some positive news about the tcg pocket. I stumbled across your video and decided to watch it to the end ( an important part of the KZbin algorithm) and I downloaded the game and plan on giving it a try. Looks like a great game. Thanks for the in-depth look into the game

[@reubenhugo6450]

Downloading this right now… heard about this coming out ages ago but completely forgot thank you

[@Kholdstare4]

The intro is so good

[@spragelsPocket]

told you

[@avishek3030]

Best Beginner guide so far, you covered everything

[@spragelsPocket]

Glad you think so!

[@ashking4434]

Been playing for 15 mins and I’m really happy I decided to do some research before going crazy far into game

[@BoneHeadPlaysGames]

A good tip I have found is if you plan on evolving pokemon you don't need multiple of the final form. Two ratata and only one radicate for example. If you have three step evolution you can maybe have 3 charmander 2 charmelon and one Charizard and one Charizard ex

[@Legend0fBarry]

at 3:44 he says the packs are all different, but I saw a twitter thread basically saying "once you enter the pack carousel, the cards are decided", so just wondering if anyone has any more information. good video tho, and the last tip is so true

[@fallguybuddy2654]

Watched all of it! Thanks Spragels, looking forward to more Pocket content in the future.

[@spragelsPocket]

Nice!

[@gmagz0647]

This game is awesome, perfect for me since I don’t have the funds right now (full time student) to buy real cards. Pokémon TCG was always the best way to play Pokémon in my humble opinion.

[@eternity449]

I'm so nervous playing this game LOL I wish to be over this phase sooner rather than later. Just imagining someone strategizing against me, or even reading my own strategy, my heart pounds!!

[@demontamerbf18]

Thanks for this! I'm so glad I watched this even though I've been playing the game since launch because I completely forgot about the other tutorial steps, the optional ones, so I was missing on a few free rewards.

[@ffiiyyaahh5418]

13:50 Actually you can get a pack in different language. Just change your language in setting when you open a pack . You'll have cards in that language. Just remember the steps when you change the language. I hope I knew this before! Charizard ex in japanese would be cool.

[@werguns2670]

i just noticed, it happened to me twice, if you open a pack sometimes there's a small glitter that'll burst pop out indicating that there's a special card included.

[@HowToNotMeta]

You mentioned getting a crown rare from a normal pack, and it was after I learned, from you, that I can view the last card, see if it’s good. I got a Mewtwo EX CROWN RARE.

[@drewk5981]

This must have taken so long to create!! Thanks, I'm now going to play this game.

[@Aventurine4lyfe]

Just started instantly went for Arcanine ❤️

[@malignentsin]

Great stuff, Blastoise is my favorite, personally every time I get him in play, I win the game. The problem is Warturtle. It just dies to too many things and doesn't provide enough counter pressure.

[@elvismoisesgalvezmartinez7588]

Blastoise no es fuerte actualmente. No te hagas ilusiones

[@MikeyyPokemon]

Thanks so much for this! I'm really excited to build both digital and physical collections

[@spragelsPocket]

You're so welcome!

[@rocketfish7408]

Thank you we need to make it normal to give thanks at every opportunity !

[@chelsey-6887]

I was fairly lucky early on. I think. Got Charizard ex, and moltres. My personal preference is currently picking whatever pack is flipped over. Just because it feels more fun

[@awi11o]

This is insane for a free game, I love this so much

[@Jiyuu69]

For wonderpicks, I usually pick where the card was positioned because sometimes they don't get shuffled and stay where they are.

[@duck490]

yes.. 20 percent of the time.

[@Hellebore-waves]

17 minutes in, I'm not even done but you already won a new subscriber! (I'm so hyped for release tomorrow)

[@danielfaz5780]

@@Hellebore-waves It depends where do you live. Because it may launch at 29th October at 8 p.m PDT.

[@Hellebore-waves]

@@danielfaz5780 I'm in France so for me it's like midnight so I'll be sleeping so playing on the 30th

[@electric_dream_machine]

I finally learned pokemon tcg thanks to this game!

[@DevDreCW]

I really hope they add a ton more cards, it's kind of a sad number right now and the Meta is very basic because we have so little to work with. I found out most of my deck's build is just 'the build' that many people are using because we dont have enough interesting cards or supports

[@Xparkman30]

The pack you get is generated the moment you click open 1 pack pucking any of those 10 doesnt change what you got.

[@mercurythiocynate]

Hey ! For choosing packs there is a visual of how to know which one to pick! :) It will have a little bit of a bend to it

[@adamluthfie7]

For someone who play yugioh master duel, im hype to try pokemon tcg. They say pokemon TCG is quite balance comparecto yugioh.

[@haydenschaff8179]

I got the app like 2 hours after global launch, found some of your videos a day later, and subscribed 5 minutes in. I really appreciate everything I’ve seen from you so far!

[@NAPLEGROVE]

Subbed as I found you thanks to this, kids are awesome and helpful, thank you!

[@LeCabinetAlchimique]

I cant wait to play this game. Since the closure of tcg online I have been yearning for a good tcg game to play on the go since tcg live is...not very good XD. I just hope code redemption will come to this game so I can use my addiction in physical and digital form XD

[@Crushanator1]

Code redemption is the thing I am MOST hoping for

[@drewwootten6770]

Wow, watching this really makes me realize how lucky I was to get the black mewtwo in my like 5th pack. Screen recorded the sick animation too.

[@chetanrover598]

W Vid. So far from what I have got to know about rerolling, I dont think I will. I will stick to whatever cards I get.

[@LLJVBass]

0:19 Thanks for keeping it real there. Sick of generic KZbinrs

[@aurumarma5711]

It reminds me of when I worked in a toy store and would buy a pack a couple of times a week. It scratches that gamble itch, but it's a heck of a lot cheaper (or free).

[@HPengui]

awesome! thanks for sharing definitely one of the best guide i have seen so far ❤ counting down to global launch from Singapore 😂 subscribed!

[@spragelsPocket]

Thank you!

[@Belesprit656]

I can't wait to play it without needing a VPN. I have an account with lots of cards when I used a VPN, but can't login anymore.

[@BigMacEEYUP]

While it is true that you can never know for certain which of the 5 cards you get form any given wonderpick, a 20% chance to obtain that really rare card is the best shot you get aside from spending pack points. the chance to pull a 2 Diamonds card from Genetic Apex is 2.571%, while the pullrates of the 1-3 Stars to Crown rares range from 0.321% to 0.013. Compair that to the 20% in the Wonderpick, where you know you have a shot for the specific card every time and it becomes clear that it is always worth trying for the 3 cost picks aside from maybe the occasional 1 cost just to not lose out on the resource when it is all filled up.

[@PsychoPenguin1919]

great video, really helped a TCG newbie get started! Thanks!

[@davidcaravella2748]

Great guide, thank you for putting this together. Excited for global launch!

[@spragelsPocket]

Glad you liked it!

[@darryl_young]

Awesome guide. Thanks, man. Much appreciated.

[@teebox5578]

I have been following your channel for about a month now. Thanks for taking the time to make this video and thanks for all your pocket content. I can't wait to play this game.

[@nidaime619]

Just watched this video, got on the game, and immediately got Mewtwo EX! Spragels ftw!!

[@joelmartinez2896]

Btw, when pulling a pack, it’s been proven that it doesn’t matter which pack you pick, you will get the generated Pokémon for all packs available. In other words, no, each pack in the carousel is not a different set of cards, all cards you get are already generated when you hit open pack.

[@combxt2044]

just now watching the videos haha i didnt reroll sadly but i did all the solo challenges and now im waiting for more content.

[@dementedp]

I pulled my first Crown card in my first 10 pulls so I’m happy with my account. Not to mention the EX card I was looking for. :)

[@zeesweezy9533]

Very well said at the end! I'm very excited to see where the pocket community goes

[@jordankalt]

I greatly appreciated this video. I've only played in one tournament formatted this way so far and was at a loss for how to handle this. Really love the depth you discuss in videos like these--hope there will be more!

[@jeanpitre5789]

I pulled 2 inmersive Charizard EX cards, a Starmie EX full art and a rapidash and gloom full arts from a single pack. I didn't know God packs were a thing so maybe that's what it was but it was like on of my first 10 packs

[@xhxcxdrummerx]

Started a few days ago, and in 10 uses of the Misty card, 9 were straight tails flips, and the one time I flip a heads, it was a single heads. Misty is a straight up B to me...

[@And1DJ]

Thanks for the Guide! Very Helpful to get started and get a overall overview of the mechanics :) keep it up / Greetings from Germany! :)

[@linkpwnsevery1]

There's actually a way to find more rare cards on the booster pack pick. Sometimes, there's one pack that has a wavy upper part, and it's has a higher% it can be a rare+.

[@ilovestattrak]

not true unfortunately bro

[@linkpwnsevery1]

@ilovestattrak if it works for me then it works. I still getting cards I don't get from this way. So...yeah. even got the mewtwo that escaped from the chamber.

[@kaylyxry]

I just started playing and got the emmersive mewtwo ex on my first pack :D

[@joshstanley5657]

You can change your language in settings before opening packs or buying cards and it will stay in that language. I have all the shop cards in every language lol

[@Legomaster561]

just pulled 2 full art dragonites in a row I'm hype!

[@BetarayBillLover]

My buddy talked me into getting this game today and I got super lucky and pulled 2 ex mewtwo in a grouping of 10

[@JustCheekyYT]

For opening packs I’ve noticed myself there are some with a slight bend when you go to inspect it either top left or right corners before opening I have from my experience I’ve gotten more rares although I have tested a large amount

[@shehzadsingh3411]

I am literally the unluckiest person alive. he had 6 ex cards and said it was a bad start meanwhile i just got the Marowak ex from the start and 3 machamp ex's. Nothing else, no legendary bird, nothing.

[@animalchin5082]

Didnt know i could get a Sandslash beginner deck (my favourite mon) so i rerolled very early. Got 2 Mewtu Ex today so guess that reroll was worth haha, tyvm for this in-depth guide

[@zergo.z1]

3:30 should of mentioned the creased corner gives higher chances for better pokemon

[@Ma5t3rKush89]

I pulled Mewtwo ex from a regular pack. I didnt know it was super rare pull but i guessed it was due to the animation that plays

[@rafaelsassi]

The final tip gave me goosebumps! U're the best, man! Greetings from Brazil

[@xXKIKOXx0]

The last tip was the best one :)

[@pixality7902]

I got the 3 star full art Pikachu on my first wonder pick. I thought it was part of the tutorial because I've been having insane luck on picks.

[@antoniop5276]

Pulled the crown zard on my 1st pack, already love this game lol

[@Kira-np1df]

Thanks for the video! Want to build a Charizard Alakazam deck just because I always used these guys in Pokemon Red and got the Immersive Charizard on the first few boosters 😭😭😭😭 so lucky

[@jeb.c.1063]

Bruh I clicked coz I thought you were Mogwai discussing pokemon pocket, and I was not disappointed 🙌

[@Gaeta1988]

Thank you, this has been great! I don't know if I missed it but what dose highlights cards? Do?

[@CAW139]

I'm excited, haven't watched much Spragels content since I got burnt out on United but I'm back and all-in on Pocket now. I've missed enjoying the content cowboy's content

[@wretch9514]

I actually linked my account from the very first night 😅. Paid off though because I got some great cards later on. Can’t wait to buy the BP.

[@Jazzamonroe]

Just got one of those super packs while watching this. Pulled crown mewtwo!

[@ChiliRellano]

I found that some packs have a little crease on them on the corners, and you can see it when you turn a pack around. Idk how reliable it is in getting rarer cards in those, but i figure that detail wouldn't be there if it didnt't mean something...

[@michaelmurray6197]

Played an interesting battle today. It was at 1 KO point for both of us, and we both had an Ex Marowak out that both had been hurt and was down to 80 hp or less. Ex Marowak's attack flips two coins and deals 80 damage per head. It was my opponents turn, so if they attacked they had a 75% chance of winning. But in the 25% chance they got two tails I'd get to attack and would have a 75% chance of winning. So instead they retreated and switched out another pokemon, but they only had base pokemon that couldn't deal enough damage to take me out. I then also retreated and put another pokemon up. It actually ended with Marowak versus Marowak again, although ironically it was my opponents second Marowak. This time it was my attack, but I need two heads to win cause they had over 80 hp, and I still had under 80 hp. So 25% chance of winning, then they would have 75% chance, then I would have either 25% or 75% depending on if I got 1 tail or 2 tails. I ended up getting two heads and winning. Also had a game that I lost because I didn't know what dragonite did as a card. Should have filled my bench and evolved everything I could. Instead I had two basic pokemon wiped out on my bench which I had the ability to evolve and give more hp. Opponent evolved their dragonair and then destroyed me. I still had a chance if I could have survived another turn, but I couldn't get my bench up to the point where it would survive 4 random 50 damage hits. Anyway I guess that is just to say that I'm enjoying the battles in this app. I do wish they would let us pull more packs each day though. 2 packs a day is kind of bad since you are unlikely to pull anything that actually makes your deck(s) better.

[@Murdok9999]

Another tip for opening packs. You can spin the packs around, one of the buch might have one of the top corners a little bent, those have a bigger chance of having a rare card.

[@tachi5408]

False

[@Murdok9999]

@tachi5408 It is true, I can send you proof if you need it, or you can test it yourself.

[@tachi5408]

@@Murdok9999 It's not true, I live in the UK and by law, the game would have to provide the odds of a "Bent pack." As it's part of an RNG system that effects potential rewards. If it isn't disclosed then the game is participating in illegal practices. Some critical thinking can prove that it's not a real thing.

[@Murdok9999]

@tachi5408 dude, I have videos of it, it does happen.

[@tachi5408]

@@Murdok9999 Take as many videos as you like, you're still wrong.

[@astralgnostic2404]

literally got the immersive art mewtwo on the second pack the game gives you when i installed the app on my old ipad T_T it can happen even before the wonder pick. good luck out there yall

[@M_M386]

Woah that's a long beginners guide 😅

[@spragelsPocket]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@nikunjkhangwal]

I got Immersive Charizard and two star Moltres EX just after my first rerole so I'm satisfied. Don't care too much about Crown cards, i like Rainbow ones much better (Hopefully I'll get them)

[@Li_Quid8]

😅Just dl the app. I just wanted to check it out and now im hooked

[@glenanfield6343]

Cheers for the great video and information! Was just about to start on another account, got the 10 packs from the challenges and pulled 2 mewtwo ex immersive. Guess I’ll be keeping account 😂

[@eatsushi8991]

I wish I knew all of these before I started playing. Still, I feel pretty lucky. My first pack gave me a 2 star Pikachu EX. That same day, at night, I got my first immersive 3 star Charizard EX (I now have 3). Not once did I get Charmelion though. This game is so addicting.