How To Open More Packs for Free in Pokemon TCG Pocket

Pokemon TCG Pocket has included virtual boosters for players who love the thrill of opening trading card packs. Following are several ways to get more free cards: the free-to-start app limits how many free packs you can open each day, but there's a way around this. 

What's the daily limit for opening booster packs?

You will have a few bonus packs available when you first log in, going through the tutorial of Pokémon TCG Pocket, that you can open. Then, a timer will be there showing how much time is left to have the next free booster pack.

In the game, there are two free booster packs given away for every player each day. Premium Pass subscribers get a third booster pack every day.

This isn't a hard limit, and there is a way to reduce wait times and satisfy your urge to open packs without spending real money.

A Guide to Earning Free Packs in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket

In Pokemon Trading Card Game, there is one unique item-a Pack Hourglass. It's the item which serves to accelerate receiving the next free booster pack.

These Pack Hourglasses will cut that waiting time in half. A few are given through the early stages of the tutorial but beyond that, you'll have to complete in-game quests to get more.

Shop Tickets are awarded from completing tasks and participating in Wonder Trades, which you use at the game shop to buy Pack Hourglasses.

Using Your Pack of Hourglasses Properly

It could be tricky trying to work out the usage of the item Pack Hourglass, since tapping on it on the screen just describes what it is, but doesn't actually use it.

Save your Pack Hourglasses to unlock other packs until you have enough to take the stamina bar down to zero. That's to say, in case one intents to use 4 Pack Hourglasses, then it's recommended not to fill the stamina bar above 4 hours.

Next, after being on the main screen, one needs to click on one of the three Booster Packs in order to enter into its page, called Booster Pack. In order to open this pack, click on it.

After that, you'll be able to open packs with stuff in one of two ways: Open 10 Packs or Open a Pack. You may think that you need PokeGold for this, but fear not! Your free Pack of Hourglasses will be used first.

Click Open a Pack to access items that reduce the time. Make sure here that you won't have to use PokeGold to open your next pack by checking how many Pack Hourglasses you have.

If all is well, click OK, and you will be forwarded onto a page where you will be able to open another free booster pack of digital Pokemon cards.

Free cards aren't only available in the Pokémon TCG Pocket, nor must one rely on packs as the sole avenue. If you are interested in other ways to make your collection strong, without having to spend too much, here they are:

Surprise Selections

Another way to get free cards is by participating in Wonder Pick, which allows you to draw one random card from a player who has just opened a pack. These also have their own separate stamina limit but grant you additional free cards daily.

Trade Pack Points

With Pack Points, you can purchase any card that you want. Whenever you open any booster pack, you will receive Pack Points. You can then use this in-game currency to search for virtual Pokemon TCG Pocket cards directly on the booster pack website.

The price per card could range from 35 to 500 Pack Points, depending on the rarity of the card.

Supporter Cards and in-game Merchandise

With Pack Points, you are able to buy Pokémon cards, items, and supporter cards from the in-game shop, most of which are useful in combat. 

Just like the Pack Hourglasses, you will be able to purchase them using Shop Tickets. You can get a couple for free if you have a recent inflow of Shop Tickets through in-game activities and objectives, although most of them go for something around 2 tickets per card.

We hope these steps can help to solve your doubt, and now you can open more free packs in Pokémon TCG Pocket until next time.