Don’t get too excited, this is just a card game – “Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Edition”. To put it bluntly, it’s a small game that allows you to tap the screen on your commute or in between meetings. Of course, if you tap well, you can draw Charizard EX, and if you are luckier, you may draw Childhood.
The main focus of the game is not battle, but “collection” and “socialization” – that is, it is more like the old Pokémon card you put in your junior high school diary, or more like “Who liked Mewtwo the most when you were a child” when you chatted at a dinner party, all in the past tense, but quite gentle.
Three packs of cards at the beginning, Pikachu, Charizard, Mewtwo. It’s similar to the old three, electric, fire, and psychic. There’s nothing much to say, it’s all fate if you can draw it, and if you can’t draw it, just wait for activities. The rarity of the cards is divided into diamonds and stars, to put it bluntly, “what you draw may not be awesome, and what you don’t draw is always God.”
Charizard EX does look cool, is expensive, very powerful, and is very good against Grass-types. The question is whether you can draw it. Pikachu EX has a nice pattern, and can deal 90 damage with two energy points, which is quite energy-efficient. Mewtwo EX has a lot of health and can also deal very hard damage. The key is that it symbolizes a kind of “maturity”, a mental state of “I know this game can’t make me stronger, but I’m still playing it.”
This game has a “Get Card Challenge”, which means that you see what others have drawn, and do you want to get one yourself? It’s very similar to the state of showing off car keys, visas, and children in the circle of friends. You can also have a little illusion of “I have it too” by pressing it three times.
Some people think that it’s not exciting without a combat system. Brothers, who still fights in the adult world? They all pay attention to “low risk, low cost, and maximum emotional value”, and this game just meets all of them.
You can get a pack every 12 hours. The pack opening simulation animation is very attentive, with rotation, special effects, and surprises. It’s like a fried chicken after working overtime late at night. Even though you know it’s unhealthy, you still want to open it.
When it comes to recharge, you can of course not pay, but you also know that the difference between “free players” and “true fans” is just a few dollars of shame. Treabar is holding an event with a maximum discount of 22%, and the money will be credited to your account in 3 minutes, which is faster than the speed at which you think of your crush and reply to a message. Trustpilot has rated it 9.9, isn’t it enough for you to feel at ease?
To sum up: this game is very light, not brain-burning, not showy, not oppressive, and not very PVP-intensive. It is a decompression toy on your commute, a small happiness to post card pictures on your circle of friends, and one of your last commemorative acts of your childhood. It is not for “winning”, but for “owning”.
So, don’t ask if this card is strong. Did you like Charizard when you were a child because it was really strong? Or because it breathes fire, flies, and is a bit aloof? That’s the answer.