The rarest cards currently in Pokémon TCG Pocket
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How to get and use Pack Points in Pokémon TCG Pocket

Time to get on the grind

Pack points are a type of currency that can be earned in Pokémon TCG Pocket, and you can use them to get some pretty rare cards. If you’re wondering how to get Pack Points or how to spend them, here’s everything🌠 you need to know. 

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Booster packs in Pokémon TCG Pocket
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Each time you open up a booster pack in TCG Pocket, you’ll earn five Pack Points. These can then be saved and then used to effectively “craft” chase cards. I 🃏don’t mean that you can get some glue and do some arts and crafts, but you can spend the points to guarantee the appearance of a chase card in a booster pack. 

How to use Pack Points in Pokémon TCG Pocket

Exchange points for specific cards in Pokémon TCG Pocket
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Each ꦕcard has a pre-determined rarity, and you’ll need to spend a fixed number of Pack Points in order to guarantee the appearance of a card of that rari꧃ty. The minimum number of Pack Points you’ll need for the most basic of cards is 35. The maximum for the rarest type of cards is 2,500. 

At a base level, you can only open two booster packs per day, threওe if you’ve unlocked the Premium, and more if you use Pack Hourglasses to unlock more packs. That means a minimum of 10 Pack Points can be earned each day, so however you look at it, you’re in for a grind. 

Here’s how many Pack Points you need for each rarity of the card, along with how many 𝓀days you’d need to play if you open two booster packs per day:

Card rarity iconPack Points costDays played
One diamond354
Two diamond707
Three diamond15015
Four diamond40040
One star50050
Two star1250125
Three star1500150
Crown2500250

To exchange Pack Points, you’ll need to press the Pack Point Exchange button on the 🅰booster pack screen,🌊 as shown below:

How to get to the Pack Points menu in Pokémon TCG Pocket
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This will bring up a screen where you can see how many Pack Points you currently have and a full list of cards that can be guaranteed in the next booster pack. This is a good way to get specific cards, and you’ll need to be quick – once the availability period for a certain booster pack ends, you won’t be able to spend your Pack Points on those cards anymore. 


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