Should you get the Premium Pass in Pokemon TCG Pocket

The Premium Pass in Pokemon TCG Pocket is a handy choice for those who, like Ash, want to “Catch ’em all.”

But unlike the anime, you’ll have to shell out extra money if you want to quicken your in-game progression. To be more precise, you’ll have to spend $10 every month if you’re looking at getting the Premium Pass. Since Pokemon TCG Pocket is a free-to-play title, there’s always a question of whether spending any real-life money is actually worth it.

Pokemon TCG Pocket Premium Pass content

So, it’s clear that we have to pay $9.99 per month to get the benefits of the pass. But what do we get in return?

• One extra daily pack, totaling 30 if you manage to log in once every day.
• Monthly premium missions.
• Access to the Premium shop, which lets you get special cards and accessories in exchange for Premium Tickets.

If you manage to complete all the premium missions (which is pretty easy to do), you’ll get a total of 11 pack Hourglasses, eight Wonder Hourglasses, and 29 Premium Tickets. For comparison, if you were to spend the same money on the “Release Celebration” sale, you’d get 72 Poke Gold. One Poke Gold will help to reduce the waiting time for a pack by two hours. Hence, you’ll need six Poke Gold to grant a pack and a total of 12 packs.

Hence, spending the same amount on the Premium Pass is a far better way to spend if you want to do so. The only benefit of getting the Poke Gold is immediate access to the extra packs. Unless you’re in desperate need of new cards, the Premium Pass is perhaps the best way to spend money on Pokemon TCG Pocket.

That said, you can simply play for free, as Pokemon TCG Pocket isn’t your typical digital TCG. While there is PvP, the game doesn’t have a ranked mode. The lack of a progression system means that you can enjoy the game casually, and for that, having a meta deck isn’t necessary.

As long as you remember to log in daily to the game and complete the missions, the Premium Pass is well worth buying inside the game. Opening 30 extra packs over a month can help build up your collection nicely and let you build more decks.