Let’s get down to basics! Pokémon TCG Pocket has an array of different items that are used for a variety of different shops and exchanges throughout the app. One of those items that is a little more hidden is Pack Points.
Pack Points are a useful currency that allows you to craft any card in the TCG Pocket, but in order to earn it, you need to open a he
Pack Points can be seen on the booster pack screen. The booster pack screen can be found by clicking onto the booster packs shown on the home screen.
Once you have clicked into the booster pack screen you will see a small number in the bottom right of the screen that indicates how many Pack Points you currently have. The screenshot below shows 315 Pack Points.
Clicking on this icon will take you into the Pack Points menu where you can now use your Pack Points.
Pack Points are accumulated by opening booster packs and using Pack Stamina. For every booster pack you open, you can obtain 5 Pack Points. This means for players without the premium pass you can obtain 10 Pack Points per day. For players with a premium pass you can obtain 15 Pack Points per day. You can obtain extra Pack Points each day if you choose to use items or gold to open more booster packs.
You can spend your points on cards. The cost of cards vary, with common cards being much cheaper than Illustrative Rares, and Immersive Cards being the most expensive. This can be a good way to add a specific card to your Deck that you need, or to save up for cards you want to add to your collection.
You can only have a maximum of 2500 Pack Points at any one time, so be sure to spend them occasionally!
The costs to craft Cards is as follows:
| Rarity | Symbol | Pack Points Needed |
|---|---|---|
| Common | ♢ | 35 Pack Points |
| Uncommon | ♢♢ | 70 Pack Points |
| Holographic | ♢♢♢ | 150 Pack Points |
| EX | ♢♢♢♢ | 400 Pack Points |
| Illustration | ⭐ | 500 Pack Points |
| EX/Supporter art work | ⭐⭐ | 1250 Pack Points |
| Immersive art | ⭐⭐⭐ | 1500 Pack Points |
| Crown Rare/Golden full art | 👑 | 2500 Pack Points |
Best uses for Pack Points
- Use the Pack Points to complete a deck when you are one card away from completing it. Crafting that one card is well worth the cost
- Wait until you’re completely done pulling a booster pack, and then use them to get what you’re missing from that pack
- The odds to get a Supporter card from opening boosters is very low, so that is not a bad use of Pack Points
- Saving Pack Points is very hard for free-to-play players, you earn them incredibly slow
