I’m not lying it’s actually pretty great. I’m surprised Pokémon Go is still alive after this. You get to open two card packs every day for free. There are no lives or “energy’s” so you can battle as much as you want every day which is nice. You get points from opening packs that you can use to buy certain cards. You even get to physically slice open the packs so it feels real. You can exchange duplicates for flare which just makes the cards sparkly or surrounded by particles during battle or stuff. It’s really fun to show off that you have so many of these super rare cards that you can afford to trade a few for some sparkly particles. It’s so fun seeing friends and telling them about your latest pull. It’s essentially the card game, just perfectly digitalized. There are actually no ads. I’m not joking, and they’d better not change that. Not even ads asking you to get premium, which is like $10 a month to open an extra pack and unlock special missions with special awards. But you don’t have to do it to proceed. They offer the ability to buy things like Poké Gold but they don’t force you, or show any ads telling you to. They are constantly updating it to fix bugs and make it better. You can have friends and I think pretty soon they’re opening trading, which will make it very interesting. If I could change anything at all, I would add more cards, with different Pokémon on them, which I think they plan on doing. I want a Fuecoco so bad! Also the music does get a little annoying after a bit, but honestly just mute it. It’s worth it

I’ve been playing/collecting all things Pokémon since I was 9, and when I heard about this game I was worried it would end up being a cash grab, but it’s completely playable and enjoyable without spending a dime. It’s hard to pass up some things in the shop, like I had to splurge on the Lillie set cause she’s my fav (back when Sun and Moon came out I had never seen anyone with my name spelling, so for there to be a Pokémon character, who is also blonde like me, have my exact name made me feel special, so she’s always been my fav!)There isn’t a whole lot I would change other than the ability to see all collected emblems on profiles and up the number of binders and display boards (there’s so many cards and covers/backdrops being added, it’s hard to work with the limit) I’ve got so many emblems I’m proud of that I want to have on my profile, but we’re only able to have 3 shown, so if we could do like the wishlist even and have 3 shown on the profile then click to see the rest of them, that would be awesome!Also, the pull rates feel off. I’ve gotten amazing pulls way more often in the beginning than I have the last few months. I get dupe common after dupe common and it makes pulling feel way less fun. I have opened 227 packs of Eevee Grove trying to get the 2 star Sylveon since it released and still nothing. I have 20+ dupes of the common cards each like I can’t get hardly anything and that’s when I feel like the shift in odds started cause it has continued on that way since then. Please readjust the pull rates cause it feels impossible to get good cards now.

I love the game and idea of it. Do not get me wrong the game is pretty fun. But for a trading card game the trading feature and concept is very very lackluster and could’ve been done better especially when that was the one thing that excited most fans. When I got the update and even saw reviews online I already knew the trading feature was going to tank. The concept is there but to be honest the fact that there is a limit to what to trade and there is a cost to to it is very disappointing. At the very least having to introduce a brand new “Trade” currency when we have the Shinedust readily available with majorly users having thousands already is pretty much unnecessary. I suggest to take a good look at the trading system back during the Pokémon XY era on the 3DS where players used to nickname Pokemon to form sentences as a way of communication so a chat box feature would’ve been nice (obviously no bad words) and you can see what exactly what they are wanting to trade. Another way around this is basically a “Request Trade feature” where you can essentially let the player you are trading with know what card you want specifically. Lastly, bringing back Wonder Trade and the GTS System would be great. A Local Trade system would be nice also as it would be more efficient and easy if someone standing right in front you has the game and wants to trade. I hope you guys really consider this in the future.

Pros:It’s Pokémon! The art is really well done. Battle system is simple to learn. Auto battle feature makes it even easier. Deck building is easy and intuitive. The Pokémon themselves are cute, cool and fun to collect. They keep introducing new cards and variations on old ones which keeps the game fresh.Cons:Battle system is a bit too simple once you understand it. Going second is an advantage that doesn’t exist in the original card game. The energy supply system is better in the original card game and more fair. Needs a power balance as Charizard EX is simply too OP, capable of dealing over 200 damage which is more than any Pokémon has. Moltres EX can add 1-4 energy every turn meaning you could have Charizard at full charge in 3-4 moves (counting evolutions). It’s really just poor balancing. I think power creep could be an issue. If you keep increasing power to match charizard, you risk power creep and then anything under 200 hp that deals less than 200 damage will no longer be viable. If you work out a battle system closer to the original card game where there are energy cards and both players have equal opportunity to add them, it could help balance a bit without the power creep being a factor. Final take: play the game! Don’t take it too seriously and just have fun and collect Pokémon. It’s great for what it is and I’m confident it will continue to be interesting with added card sets and new solo challenges. If you want the nostalgia, you’ll get the nostalgia. If you are new to Pokémon, this is a really fun way to start.