Pokemon TCG Pocket (PTCGP) Strategies & Guides Wiki

The Pokemon TCG Pocket (PTCGP) Walkthrough Team

Last updated on: November 12, 2024 08:09 PM

PTCGP - Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket

Welcome to Game8’s walkthrough wiki and complete strategy guide for Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket) on iOS and Android devices. Our guide covers the latest news, tips and tricks, and battle guides for the game!

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Site Map	News		Cards
Tips & Tricks	Tier Lists		Battle Guides
Decks	Missions		Flairs
Items	Achievements		Illustrators
Events	Message Boards		Game8 Discord
About TCG Pocket		All Pokemon Wikis

Pokemon TCG Pocket Site Map

Site Map
News	Cards
Tips & Tricks	Tier Lists
Battle Guides	Decks
Missions	Flairs
Items & Accessories	Achievements
Illustrators	Events
Message Boards	Deck Builder
Discord

Pokemon TCG Pocket News

Gifts

All Gifts

Updated 11/5/2024

Learn about all the claimable gifts in the game!
Special Release Celebration Gift

Updated 10/30/2024

Log in between Oct. 30 - Jan. 30 to get an Advance Ticket gift celebrating the game's release!

Patch Notes and Updates

Bugs and Error Codes

Bugs and Errors
101-8101	102-032-014
102-063-014	102-065-014
102-091-014	Unable to Open
Premium Pass Bug	Coin Toss Bug
Private Match Not Working	-

Latest News

News Articles

Pokemon TCG Pocket Review
(First Impressions)

Check out our in-depth review of Pokemon TCG Pocket!

Pokemon TCG Pocket Cards

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Cards

Pokemon TCG Pocket Card List

All Card Lists

Card Lists
Basic Pokemon Cards	Stage 1 Pokemon Cards
Stage 2 Pokemon Cards	ex Pokemon Cards
Supporter Cards	Item Cards
Immersive Cards	Unreleased Cards
Chansey Wonder Pick Cards	List of New Cards
Pokemon Cards with Abilities	Full Art Cards

Card List By Type

List of Pokemon Cards by Type
Colorless	Grass	Fire	Water	Psychic
Fighting	Lightning	Metal	Darkness	Dragon

Cards by Rarity

List of Cards by Rarity
1◇	2◇	3◇	4◇
1☆	2☆	3☆	Crown

Cards by Generation

List of Cards by Generation
Gen 1	Gen 3	Gen 5
Gen 6	Gen 7	Gen 8

All Expansion Sets

Expansion Sets
Genetic Apex Cards	Promo Cards

Booster Packs

All Booster Packs
Pikachu Pack	Charizard Pack	Mewtwo Pack
Promo Pack A Vol. 1 Cards

Tier Lists

Tier Lists
Best Cards Tier List

Pokemon TCG Pocket Tips & Tricks

Tips and Tricks

Gameplay Guides

Is There a Pity System?	How Booster Packs Work
Best Starter Booster Pack	How to Reroll for the Best Start
How to Use the Wonder Pick Feature	Trading Release Date
Best Device to Play Pokemon TCG Pocket on	Gameplay Loop: List of Daily Tasks
F2P Guide: How to Play Without Spending	Level Up Guide
How to Link Accounts	How to Add Friends
Best Pack To Open	Daily Reset Time: What Time Do Servers Reset?
How to Change Your Profile Icon and Settings	How to Change Your Username
Social Hub and Multiplayer Features	Bonus Pick Guide
10 Packs: Cost and Differences vs Single Pack	No Items Can Be Claimed From Thanks Explained
Pokemon TCG Pocket UI Explained	-

Card and Pull Rate Guides

Card Rarity Guide	Best and Rarest Pull Rates
Alternate Language Cards	God Pack Pull Rates
Bent Corner Packs: Is There a Way to Identify Rare Packs?	-

Premium Pass Guides

Premium Pass Guide

Premium Missions and Rewards

Pokemon TCG Pocket Tier Lists

Tier Lists

All Tier Lists
Best Cards Tier List	Best Meta Deck Tier List
Best Rental Deck Tier List	Best F2P Beginner Decks

Best Pack Pulls

Best Pack Pulls
Best Pikachu Pack Pulls	Best Charizard Pack Pulls	Best Mewtwo Pack Pulls

Tools

All Tools
Tier List Maker

Pokemon TCG Pocket Battle Guides

Battle Guides

All Battle Guides
Energy Zone Explained	Are There Ranked Battles or a Ladder System?
How Do Weaknesses Work?	Are There Resistances in Pokemon TCG Pocket?
How do Retreat Costs Work?	Time Limit Explained
Point System Explained	Solo AI Battle Mode
How Do Types Work?	How Many Cards in a Deck?
How Do Multiplayer Battles Work?	All Pokemon TCG Pocket Rule Differences
Pokemon TCG Pocket Meta Guide	Is it Better to Go First or Second?
Auto-Battle Guide	How to Change and Edit Decks
Coin Toss Bug: Can You Rig to Always Flip Heads?	-

Status Effect Guides

All Status Effects Explained
Poison	Sleep	Paralysis

Solo Battles

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Solo Battle Guides:
All Decks, Battle Tasks and Counters

Event Battles

Lapras Deck	Lapras & Starmie Deck
Lapras ex Deck	Starmie ex & Lapras ex Deck

Event Solo Battle Guides

Step-Up Battle (Beginner)

Ivysaur Deck	Charmeleon Deck
Wartortle Deck	Heliolisk Deck
Swoobat Deck	Grapploct Deck
Nidorina & Nidorino Deck

Step Up Beginner Solo Battle Guides

Step-Up Battle (Intermediate)

Venusaur & Exeggutor Deck	Charizard & Arcanine Deck
Blastoise & Gyarados Deck	Magneton & Eelektross Deck
Alakazam & Mewtwo Deck	Golem & Machamp Deck
Nidoking & Muk Deck

Step Up Intermediate Solo Battle Guides

Step-Up Battle (Advanced)

Venusaur ex Deck	Charizard ex Deck
Blastoise ex Deck	Pikachu ex Deck
Mewtwo ex Deck	Machamp ex Deck
Nidoqueen & Nidoking Deck

Step Up Advanced Solo Battle Guides

Expert Solo Battle

Venusaur ex and Exeggutor ex Deck	Charizard ex and Moltres ex Deck
Starmie ex and Greninja Deck	Pikachu ex and Raichu Deck
Mewtwo ex and Gardevoir Deck	Machamp ex and Marowak ex Deck

Expert Solo Battle Guides

Pokemon TCG Pocket Decks

Decks
Deck Building Guide

All Deck Tier Lists

All Tier Lists
Best Cards Tier List	Best Meta Deck Tier List
Best Rental Deck Tier List	Best F2P Beginner Decks

Deck Articles

Deck Articles
How Rental Decks Work	Staple Cards for Decks
Aggro Decks Explained	Deck Matchup Statistics
Best 18 Trainers Decks	Best Misty Decks
Best Erika Decks

Meta Decks

Best Meta Decks
Starmie ex Deck	Mewtwo ex Deck	Dragonite Deck
Articuno ex Deck	Arbok Lock Deck	Venusaur ex Deck
Blaine Deck	Pikachu ex Deck	Marowak ex Deck
Charizard ex Deck	Machamp ex Deck	Blastoise ex Deck
Frosmoth Deck	Exeggutor ex Deck	Centiskorch and Moltres ex Deck
Arcanine ex Deck	Gengar ex Deck	Gyarados Deck
Wigglytuff ex Deck	Melmetal Deck	Lt. Surge Deck
Alakazam and Jynx Deck	Zapdos ex Deck	Greninja Deck
Primeape Deck	Grapploct Deck	Cinccino and Weezing
Raichu and Pikachu ex Deck	Mewtwo ex and Weezing	Greninja and Weezing Deck
Venusaur ex and Weezing	Lapras ex Deck	Brock Deck
Dragonite and Weezing	Kabutops	Aerodactyl and Dragonite
Omastar and Articuno ex	Eeveelutions and Ditto	Kingler and Articuno ex
Lickitung

Rental Decks

All Rental Decks
Venusaur ex Rental Deck	Charizard ex Rental Deck	Blastoise ex Rental Deck
Pikachu ex Rental Deck	Mewtwo ex Rental Deck	Machamp ex Rental Deck
Nidoking and Nidoqueen Rental Deck	Kanto Fossils Rental Deck	Koga Rental Deck
Brock Rental Deck	Blaine Rental Deck	Lt. Surge Rental Deck

Starter Decks

All Starter Decks
Pinsir Starter Deck	Rapidash Starter Deck	Sandslash Starter Deck

Pokemon TCG Pocket Missions

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All Missions and Themed Collections

Mission Articles
List of Themed Collections	List of Daily Missions
List of Dex Missions	List of Deck Missions
List of Event Missions	List of Secret Missions

Pokemon TCG Pocket Flairs

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Flairs Partial

All Card Flairs

All Flair Types

Flair Types
Cosmetic Flairs	Battle Flairs

Pokemon TCG Pocket Items & Accessories

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Items

All Items and Accessories

Shop Items

All Shop Items	New Shop Items
Limited-Time Event Shop

Accessories

Binder Covers	Display Board Backdrops
Emblems	Coins
Card Sleeves	Playmats
Profile Icons

Currencies

Pack Hourglass	Wonder Hourglass
Poke Gold	Shop Ticket
Emblem Ticket	Special Shop Ticket
Premium Ticket	Advance Ticket
Event Shop Ticket	Pack Points
Shinedust	Rewind Watch
Pack Stamina	Wonder Stamina
Event Hourglass	Event Stamina

All Currencies Explained

Pokemon TCG Pocket Achievements

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Achievements

List of Achievements

Pokemon TCG Pocket Illustrators

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Illustrators

Cards by Illustrators

Pokemon TCG Pocket Events

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Events Partial

All New and Upcoming Events Schedule

Current and Upcoming Events

All Events
Wonder Pick Event Part 1	Duration: Nov 1 ~ 15 (Event) Nov 1 ~ 20 (Event Shop)
Wonder Pick Event Part 2	Duration: Nov 8 ~ 15 (Event) Nov 8 ~ 20 (Event Shop)
Lapras ex Drop Event	Duration: Nov 5 ~ 18 (Event)
Genetic Apex Emblem Event 1	Duration: Nov 7 ~ 28 (Event)

Event Guides

Wonder Pick Events

Pokemon TCG Pocket Message Boards

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Message Boards

Message Boards

All Message Boards

Message Boards
Main Message Board (95)	Battle Codes (1)
Friend ID Codes (3410)	Bragging Board (1)

Game8 Pokemon TCG Pocket Discord

Pokemon TCG Pocket Discord

Join our Pokemon Discord to exchange friend id codes, take part in PVP battles, and share your rarest pulls! This is also your one-stop shop find everything Pokemon related!

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Pokemon TCG Pocket Discord

About Pokemon TCG Pocket


Soft Launch	September 27, 2024 (New Zealand)
Release Date	October 30, 2024 (Worldwide)
Version	1.0.7
Price	Free
Genre	Card Game
Available Platforms	iOS and Adroid Devices
Required OS	Android 7.0 and up (Android) iOS 13 (iOS)
No. of Players	1 - 2 Players
Developer	Creatures Inc. and DeNA Co., Ltd.
Game File Size	392MB
Official Site	Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket

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List of Achievements

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