@@kgarrett107 tcg pocket (and any tcg for that matter) is a gacha. if they stop releasing new cards and content, they cant earn money and the game will die lmao
@@kgarrett107 December and January are supposed to have releases I'm assuming January since it's supposed to be more significant content will be a new set of packs , and December will probably be an event of some kind maybe Christmas themed with some ice pokemon
@BroadPNG I have 1000 cards and only like 15 - 20 rare cards only 5-6 of those are op in battles. The rng pick rates can be terrible my buddy has about the same amount of cards and has all but 3 of the rares he has all the ultra rare and has all of the current strongest cards. It's literally all just luck
I only just discovered both games. For some reason Pokemon Pocket videos popped up in my recommended section like a day before the launch, so I checked it out. And then after watching some videos of that, Pokemon Live started popping up earlier today, and I've since checked that out. And I gotta say, I'm kinda digging both games.
@@ItMyWeapon tbf dl had like 5 years to improve their game and this just came out. Rn I prefer pocket since it's somewhat fresh and I like a more interactive back and forth battle than a ygo ftk/floodgate fiesta experience.
@@ItMyWeapondid you not play at the DL launch? The game was trash with one strategy. Pokemon tcgp is so far way better and many times more diverse and it still hasn't launched globally 😂 try again pal. DL took along time to get to the point it is now.
@TheMysticRabbit0wnzu I did and don't think this is any better then duel links. I might be biased because I play the tcg and I'm already bored vs duel links had nostalgia too it.
I’m totally new to the Pokémon TCG and started with pocket a few days ago! I feel like I got a quick and easy understanding of the game before I realized live was even a thing. Kind of happy I did it that way because when I tried Live, I definitely would have been confused 😂
I actually came from PTCG pocket because people kept talking about how it was the better option due to it being simpler and beautiful. However, after playing for 5 days I found the game way TOO SIMPLE, so when I tried to play PTCG live for the first time, I absolutely loved how dynamic the gameplay was (and realized how dumbed down Pocket's gameplay was which was funny cus it's supposed to make battles last shorter yet the average battle lasts for like 10-15 mins while Live's last for atleast 20). There were so many things you can do in a turn and stuff so I guess I prefer playing Live. Ofc Pocket is still new so more cards are gonna be added later on and design wise Pocket is way more pleasing to the eye.
This is EXACTLY my take on things. Pocket seems like it's specifically for children or people who know nothing about the card game (like me at first) but I QUICKLY found myself wanting more strategy and a more complex experience and thats when I found out that POCKET is not even the correct way to play pokemon trading card game, and that pokemon tcg LIVE is a lot better experience. And yes their is a LOT more to the ACTUAL game which pokemon LIVE delivers on. The shop is so overwhelming with a ridiculous amount of packs I dont even know what to spend my currency on 😂
Live just sucked because they just give you stuff right from the start I played it until I checked the cards I had saw the holo giratina and mews it gave me and deleted it, I'm not playing for handouts of legendary and holos without opening a single pack
@@chrisread6292 lmfao they give you those cards and decks to give you a chance on matchmaking. Did you atleast look at the amount of cards the game offers? those "Holos" are just a few of a many rarer cards in the game. bro, if the game didnt even give you those cards in the first place, then I wish you luck surviving even the lowest bracket of matchmaking.
@stevestrashbin6168 that's not the point, I don't care about match making or battles I want to open packs and get cool cards, not be given them right away so when I pull them I don't care... I'd be stoked to pull a legendary like giratina the fact that it just gives you it for whatever reason is stupid and ruins the feeling when you actually pull one. If I want to just battle I can just play actual pokemon games on GBA. But to each their own I guess if you wanna just be given shit off the bat then you do you
@@chrisread6292if you’re comparing the TCG to the GBA Pokémon games for gameplay then you have no clue what you’re talking about. If you want to open packs go out and buy some?
Pocket > Live Live has the potential to be the best TCG altogether. The Devs don't want it to be the case though Pocket looks like it's made with love Live looks like it's made to just exist to please people who loved PTCGO.
if thinking is boring for you now we understand why companies make all these fast -satisfaction , microtransactions , paytowin games yall brains are dead from all the dopamine haha lol
@@manuell.5696 live is region locked and way more pay to win than pocket. sorry as a ptcg online player enjoyed over 10 years ... pocket did awesome jobs. unlike live being abormination wannabe of online. Of course, pocket is playable not buggy shit like live...(i saw you are commenting negative about pocket and worshipping buggy shit live in some videos is cringe as hell)
@@skylarlwin3793Pocket gameplay is too bad in terms of design, too many cards have the ability to flip coins. In addition, the hand cards are not really shuffled, because the same cards often come out in sequence, this is very annoying. In the end, pocket relies more on luck in coins and hand cards than thinking about strategies to win
Old tcg online was fire, i bought so much booster to trade them online to build my favorite deck. The season offered nice and valuable cards. I miss those whitr night playing. F.. that pay to play...
My biggest problem with pocket is the cointoss heavy card design. I was all in on low power level but it doesn't even feel like the power level is low anyways. Getting heads does a lot and getting tails does literally nothing. It's too much even even for a casual game.
There's no reason why these games cant be combined into a single TCG game subdivided into beginners and advanced sections. There are a lot of enjoyable things playing the full standard format on Live. Pocket is a much more graphically slick game and that UI overhaul could really help LIVE too.
I really think what makes people like pocket more is the lighter interface, sends a much more "clean look" the booster opening is more fun.. and the entire layout is better
I wonder if they want to make pocket players transition to the physical tcg it focuses a lot in collecting but digital cards are minimal to actual cardboard.
so far as a free only pocket player after doing all the intro battles basically i got enough free packs to almost have five "meta" decks (games been out only so little time only so little place so i hardly feel the tag of meta is fair yet) i focused on only one pack type (all mewtwo baby) and I've got a fully functional mewtwo/gardevoir and marowak, and a nearly finished dragonite, koga, and arbok/pidgeot dragonite will take me a bit longer unless i get hella lucky with wonderdraws or move on (need a card from the pikachu pack) but the other two almosts i feel like i'll achieve before next weekend. with the game just having fewer decks in general i feel like you can get good enough headway at the start to get rolling, but there will be a sharp drop off after. The first packs you choose to focus on i think are probably the most important decision one could make for their entry into pocket don't know why i felt the need to anecdote so much about starting also i liked this vid, it helped me to understand more about the things i like more about pocket lol
As a returning tcg fan after 8 years, I have been loving pocket, but did miss the full game, but both have their place and I could see myself bouncing between the two
TPCI and Gamefreak are not small indie companies. Are their numbers small? Yes. Do the have the largest grossing media franchise? Yes. Do they choose to be small at the expense of their fans? Also yes. But calling them a small indie company unironically is putting them in the same light as a company that is just starting out. It’s basically like allowing them to operate under the same umbrella of excuses the less fortunate and less experienced companies have. An excuse that is valid for them and not TPCI or Gamefreak who have been at this since 1998 and just make the choice to be incompetent. Although, All that said. I love pocket. Been playing it and I think the game is amazing
they should honestly add a few payable things in live (cosmetics)... Why does it still feel like we were robbed from PTCGO... trading needs to be a thing on live.
I see poket evolve into the full experience somewhere down the line.When lots of ppl have tons of cards. Two game modes aren't that crazy of an idea and handing out extra cards to just work in certain modes also harmonizes well with selling more pacs.
I am more on the collectible side. I’ve never played physical TGC. I think that pocket suits much more my interests, because it’s more about collecting rather than the pure duel aspect. I also love its design which is really pleasing and nice to see. Maybe I will try live in the future but my main focus will be pocket.
Never played the Pokémon tcg. But I immidiatly recognized its duel link, but pomemon. And it's perfect for newcomers, I think it's very well done :) I enjoy learning the basic game now.
Live is an extension of the physical cards and Pocket is an independent version of the physical cards, with a new meta, new cards, and more importance is given to the collection.
Ive always been curious about Pokemon tcg, pocket got me interested enough to try live and potentially get a deck to play irl. It looks fun to me and im a yugioh and magic player. May be being new has my rose tinted lenses on, but im finding the Pokemon car game to be so fun and unique.
So in other words Pokémon TCG pocket is some weird quick play version compared to how the game is actually played compared to TCG live which is a fun alternative to the irl game that has great progression and deck building with the actual TCG rules while also letting you experiment with new cards or decks I get why some people might like it but but it just seems kinda pointless to me
Pocket is more casual and inviting for new players and I see it being way more successful and imo it is already driving a new boom in pokemon interest.
Idk what some of you are experiencing on tcg live i play on a moto g stylus 5g the 2021 model and i have no issues with the game there was 1 but didnt affect the gameplay and went away after an update but what i like about pocket is that you can change the frame rate caps and display settings something i wish tcg live would do
Personally, I like Pocket. I've tried to play the official TCG game but I still don't have enough info to fully understand it. Like it feels a bit overwhelming even when I was younger in the past. I'm not the best strategist and can't come up with a new plan on the fly and still get lost on some of the rules but I feel that Pocket allows me to understand the game in a simpler form. Now all we need is for the TFG game to get revived again whether it be another attempt of Pokémon Duel or physically.
I've started with Pocket, but tomorrow I will go to my local fantasy store and get myself a "My first Battle" for the actual TCG. Now I just need some real life friends to play with lol
As much as I hate micro transactions I gotta admit live has some serious issues that need to addressed and funding would probably fix that. It's wild to me pokemon made a whole new app just for micro transactions even tho pockets much better suited as a game mode within live IMHO. It's still lacking tournament play as well.
The switch from TCGO to Live was so bad I stopped playing Pokemon. I stopped buying Pokemon cards. And when I saw Pocket I realized I was never coming back. Sad.
Not using real cards is a deal breaker for pocket. Half the fun is collecting cards that exist so you have reference for what’s rare and it simulates pulling real boosters. Pocket making up cards adds a sense of inauthenticity, your collecting virtual made up cards like any indie card collecting game
Pocket is very old school rules mixed with new "style". Research is just Bill now, CharizardEx is Base Charizard with better energy requirements. That should explain all. Also, It is jus Pokémon printing more money and splitting in the face of the TCG community. I think it is BS. Also, that's a very dumb take on live. I don't think they did it right. Trading should be back to how it used to, and you can buy crystals in some places (jus vpn). It is a monetized game they just removed it mostly by taking real trading away.
Well Yugioh is a good example of what happens to card games when they don't do set rotations. So unless they want to repeat the problems, I'd imagine Pocket will start doing rotations eventually. Once there are decent number of expansion sets out, of course,
i am new in the world of Trading card game. i played tcg live before but i deleted the game right after my first match well, it confused me alot good thing that there is a simple version of itm
I prefer pocket (but no hate on live. Im glad people who prefer the more competitive side have something to play too) but god damn i wish it had a desktop client like live does. I love the slow collecting, and as someone who isnt hardcore into pokemon, i love the simplified battles. I just wish i didnt have to fuck my phone battery in the ground to play it. Hopefully it gets released onto GPG some time in 2025
This is a great video detailing the differences between the games. 100% sending this to any of my friends wondering if they should get into Pocket or Live and then telling them Live is better you get usable stuff for free there and in pocket it's "ooooo shiny"
Insert Golden Castle of Stromberg "Once per turn, during your Standby Phase, you must banish 10 cards from the top of your Deck face-down (this is not optional), or this card is destroyed. During your Main Phase: You can Special Summon 1 monster from your Deck that specifically lists the card "Golden Castle of Stromberg" in its text. You cannot Normal Summon/Set the turn you activate this effect (even if this card leaves the field). You can only use this effect of "Golden Castle of Stromberg" once per turn. When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Destroy the attacking monster, and if you do, inflict damage to your opponent equal to half the ATK that monster had on the field." I've had people trigger this 3 times back to back before actually reading it
I hate Pocket so much, and its because its really good (not battling or microtransactions, hate that a lot). The cards look better fidelity-wise, fps is better, the pack having a chance for god packs is better, ect. And now there's a second, un-combinable digital collection, separate from live? The cards are digital only? I could not care less if they paid me $50,000,000. Live has integrity, but needs the budget of Pocket. The fact they didn't just update live to have all the best parts of pocket is so pokemon coded. Pokemon is the king of painfully missing the mark and avoiding slam dunks like the plague. Stupid company run by stupid money grubbing assholes.
First off I realize that you're not a Yu Gi Oh Channel and I also Realized that at Least on Other had made this sort of Comment but I would like to Expand on it a Little. Anyways it sounds like Pokemon Pocket is like the Equivalent to Yu Gi Oh Dual Links as they both are the Watered Down Version of the Actual Respective Card Games. But with the Deferent that with Dual Links it Still Focuses on the Game Play but with just a Simpler Form of of the Yu Gi Oh Card Game with an Added Element to it in the form of Skill Cards. Instead of the Card Opening Aspect of it, Yes it still has that but You Don't Feel like that's what the App is all about, if you don't want to. And Pokemon Live is Much Like Yu Gi Oh Master Dual as they're Both are the Digital Version of their Respective Card Games.
Pocket is good for collection and looking at pretty cards, Live is for actually playing the game. The game is already easy enough to get into IMO, especially compared to games like Yu-gi-oh and Magic, dumbing it down feels like a baby mode instead of a "let them fail and learn" approach. I did learn through TCGO tutorial and Live doesn't have something like that so I see how it could be harder, you can only practice against random opponents, you get matched up against someone who has played for a couple years, get smoked, and have no idea why. but do you really want the pokemon TCG equivalent of tiktok teaching you a version that's pretty far removed from the actual game? I think they should have just added a better tutorial to Live. I miss TCGO, the market was a MESS but it was a really good way to start and get better at PTCG. Live just needs some campaign or some decent PvE fights and it could very well make battling on pocket obsolete even for newcomers and make it a little bit better of a successor to Online. (RIP Zach, gone but not forgotten)
Live= Master Duel
Pocket= Duel Links
Thankfully no skills lmao
This is the comment I needed
🤣 of course
Exactly that's what I was going to Comment Thanks, And also Glad that I wasn't the Only one Who Noticed the Similarities. 😅
the funny thing is it even parallels the monetization, master duel is just so much more generous than duel links
I prefer pocket it's shorter and faster can't wait for more upgrades in the future
So they will keep adding Pokémon? Couldn't find anything to confirm it
@@kgarrett107 tcg pocket (and any tcg for that matter) is a gacha. if they stop releasing new cards and content, they cant earn money and the game will die lmao
@@kgarrett107 December and January are supposed to have releases I'm assuming January since it's supposed to be more significant content will be a new set of packs , and December will probably be an event of some kind maybe Christmas themed with some ice pokemon
@BroadPNG I have 1000 cards and only like 15 - 20 rare cards only 5-6 of those are op in battles. The rng pick rates can be terrible my buddy has about the same amount of cards and has all but 3 of the rares he has all the ultra rare and has all of the current strongest cards. It's literally all just luck
@chrisread6292 I have 3,226 cards almost done
I only just discovered both games. For some reason Pokemon Pocket videos popped up in my recommended section like a day before the launch, so I checked it out. And then after watching some videos of that, Pokemon Live started popping up earlier today, and I've since checked that out. And I gotta say, I'm kinda digging both games.
Tldr: its duel links, but pokemon
And worse somehow😂
@@ItMyWeapon tbf dl had like 5 years to improve their game and this just came out. Rn I prefer pocket since it's somewhat fresh and I like a more interactive back and forth battle than a ygo ftk/floodgate fiesta experience.
@@joaquinchua3348and handtraps😂
@@ItMyWeapondid you not play at the DL launch? The game was trash with one strategy. Pokemon tcgp is so far way better and many times more diverse and it still hasn't launched globally 😂 try again pal. DL took along time to get to the point it is now.
@TheMysticRabbit0wnzu I did and don't think this is any better then duel links. I might be biased because I play the tcg and I'm already bored vs duel links had nostalgia too it.
I’m totally new to the Pokémon TCG and started with pocket a few days ago! I feel like I got a quick and easy understanding of the game before I realized live was even a thing. Kind of happy I did it that way because when I tried Live, I definitely would have been confused 😂
I actually came from PTCG pocket because people kept talking about how it was the better option due to it being simpler and beautiful. However, after playing for 5 days I found the game way TOO SIMPLE, so when I tried to play PTCG live for the first time, I absolutely loved how dynamic the gameplay was (and realized how dumbed down Pocket's gameplay was which was funny cus it's supposed to make battles last shorter yet the average battle lasts for like 10-15 mins while Live's last for atleast 20). There were so many things you can do in a turn and stuff so I guess I prefer playing Live. Ofc Pocket is still new so more cards are gonna be added later on and design wise Pocket is way more pleasing to the eye.
This is EXACTLY my take on things. Pocket seems like it's specifically for children or people who know nothing about the card game (like me at first) but I QUICKLY found myself wanting more strategy and a more complex experience and thats when I found out that POCKET is not even the correct way to play pokemon trading card game, and that pokemon tcg LIVE is a lot better experience. And yes their is a LOT more to the ACTUAL game which pokemon LIVE delivers on. The shop is so overwhelming with a ridiculous amount of packs I dont even know what to spend my currency on 😂
Live just sucked because they just give you stuff right from the start I played it until I checked the cards I had saw the holo giratina and mews it gave me and deleted it, I'm not playing for handouts of legendary and holos without opening a single pack
@@chrisread6292 lmfao they give you those cards and decks to give you a chance on matchmaking. Did you atleast look at the amount of cards the game offers? those "Holos" are just a few of a many rarer cards in the game. bro, if the game didnt even give you those cards in the first place, then I wish you luck surviving even the lowest bracket of matchmaking.
@stevestrashbin6168 that's not the point, I don't care about match making or battles I want to open packs and get cool cards, not be given them right away so when I pull them I don't care... I'd be stoked to pull a legendary like giratina the fact that it just gives you it for whatever reason is stupid and ruins the feeling when you actually pull one. If I want to just battle I can just play actual pokemon games on GBA. But to each their own I guess if you wanna just be given shit off the bat then you do you
@@chrisread6292if you’re comparing the TCG to the GBA Pokémon games for gameplay then you have no clue what you’re talking about.
If you want to open packs go out and buy some?
For people who also play the physical tcg, essentially pocket is like a slightly more advanced version of the "My First Battle" decks
My exact thoughts.
I actually came back to Live and the game in general. I see Pocket as a casual option.
Same bro
Pocket > Live
Live has the potential to be the best TCG altogether. The Devs don't want it to be the case though
Pocket looks like it's made with love
Live looks like it's made to just exist to please people who loved PTCGO.
I loved PTCGO. Still not on PTCGL though, preferring simulators.
@@Sarmachus which simulator do you use?
Pocket has amazing art and card design.
Pocket has actually made me open to getting into the physical cards. Love the game
pls stop insulting people that love PTC online!!! we never accept live as a replacement crap. It sucks compared to online
The main difference between them is that Pocket is fun to play and is actually a functional game.
if thinking is boring for you now we understand why companies make all these fast -satisfaction , microtransactions , paytowin games yall brains are dead from all the dopamine haha lol
@@manuell.5696 live is region locked and way more pay to win than pocket. sorry as a ptcg online player enjoyed over 10 years ... pocket did awesome jobs. unlike live being abormination wannabe of online. Of course, pocket is playable not buggy shit like live...(i saw you are commenting negative about pocket and worshipping buggy shit live in some videos is cringe as hell)
@@skylarlwin3793 yet your argument is "I prefer pocket because is less buggy" 😂
@@manuell.5696 how is that a bad argument?
@@skylarlwin3793Pocket gameplay is too bad in terms of design, too many cards have the ability to flip coins. In addition, the hand cards are not really shuffled, because the same cards often come out in sequence, this is very annoying. In the end, pocket relies more on luck in coins and hand cards than thinking about strategies to win
Old tcg online was fire, i bought so much booster to trade them online to build my favorite deck. The season offered nice and valuable cards. I miss those whitr night playing. F.. that pay to play...
My biggest problem with pocket is the cointoss heavy card design. I was all in on low power level but it doesn't even feel like the power level is low anyways. Getting heads does a lot and getting tails does literally nothing. It's too much even even for a casual game.
There's no reason why these games cant be combined into a single TCG game subdivided into beginners and advanced sections. There are a lot of enjoyable things playing the full standard format on Live. Pocket is a much more graphically slick game and that UI overhaul could really help LIVE too.
I really think what makes people like pocket more is the lighter interface, sends a much more "clean look" the booster opening is more fun.. and the entire layout is better
I wonder if they want to make pocket players transition to the physical tcg it focuses a lot in collecting but digital cards are minimal to actual cardboard.
so far as a free only pocket player
after doing all the intro battles basically i got enough free packs to almost have five "meta" decks (games been out only so little time only so little place so i hardly feel the tag of meta is fair yet)
i focused on only one pack type (all mewtwo baby) and I've got a fully functional mewtwo/gardevoir and marowak, and a nearly finished dragonite, koga, and arbok/pidgeot
dragonite will take me a bit longer unless i get hella lucky with wonderdraws or move on (need a card from the pikachu pack) but the other two almosts i feel like i'll achieve before next weekend. with the game just having fewer decks in general i feel like you can get good enough headway at the start to get rolling, but there will be a sharp drop off after. The first packs you choose to focus on i think are probably the most important decision one could make for their entry into pocket
don't know why i felt the need to anecdote so much about starting
also i liked this vid, it helped me to understand more about the things i like more about pocket lol
Pocket is the perfect gateway into live and the physical card game.
As a returning tcg fan after 8 years, I have been loving pocket, but did miss the full game, but both have their place and I could see myself bouncing between the two
Thanks for linking this! I wish I saw it before I started pocket lmao
TPCI and Gamefreak are not small indie companies. Are their numbers small? Yes. Do the have the largest grossing media franchise? Yes. Do they choose to be small at the expense of their fans? Also yes. But calling them a small indie company unironically is putting them in the same light as a company that is just starting out. It’s basically like allowing them to operate under the same umbrella of excuses the less fortunate and less experienced companies have. An excuse that is valid for them and not TPCI or Gamefreak who have been at this since 1998 and just make the choice to be incompetent. Although, All that said. I love pocket. Been playing it and I think the game is amazing
they should honestly add a few payable things in live (cosmetics)... Why does it still feel like we were robbed from PTCGO... trading needs to be a thing on live.
No point having trading in Live as the game gives you pretty much everything for free
im surprised you didnt say "you can even beat off your friends" at this point lol i was kinda hoping for it woulda been funny af
Never was into These Type of Games but Pocket hooked. Trying to get into tcg live now
This video is so extremely helpful! Thank you!
So sad they took down TCGO 😢
I see poket evolve into the full experience somewhere down the line.When lots of ppl have tons of cards. Two game modes aren't that crazy of an idea and handing out extra cards to just work in certain modes also harmonizes well with selling more pacs.
I am more on the collectible side. I’ve never played physical TGC. I think that pocket suits much more my interests, because it’s more about collecting rather than the pure duel aspect. I also love its design which is really pleasing and nice to see. Maybe I will try live in the future but my main focus will be pocket.
Never played the Pokémon tcg.
But I immidiatly recognized its duel link, but pomemon.
And it's perfect for newcomers, I think it's very well done :)
I enjoy learning the basic game now.
Would be cool if they add a mode to be able to play Tcg rules
I miss online ❤
Live is more harder and more difficult and enjoyable to play. Pocket is a short term gameplay.
I think I'll just stay with TCGL....
Please don't say that
I'll stay too,pocket is ehhhhhhh
@Aziko349 please don't say that
Why?@@soulshock210
Live is an extension of the physical cards and Pocket is an independent version of the physical cards, with a new meta, new cards, and more importance is given to the collection.
Ive always been curious about Pokemon tcg, pocket got me interested enough to try live and potentially get a deck to play irl. It looks fun to me and im a yugioh and magic player. May be being new has my rose tinted lenses on, but im finding the Pokemon car game to be so fun and unique.
So in other words Pokémon TCG pocket is some weird quick play version compared to how the game is actually played compared to TCG live which is a fun alternative to the irl game that has great progression and deck building with the actual TCG rules while also letting you experiment with new cards or decks I get why some people might like it but but it just seems kinda pointless to me
Pocket is more casual and inviting for new players and I see it being way more successful and imo it is already driving a new boom in pokemon interest.
Idk what some of you are experiencing on tcg live i play on a moto g stylus 5g the 2021 model and i have no issues with the game there was 1 but didnt affect the gameplay and went away after an update but what i like about pocket is that you can change the frame rate caps and display settings something i wish tcg live would do
Thank you so much
Personally, I like Pocket. I've tried to play the official TCG game but I still don't have enough info to fully understand it. Like it feels a bit overwhelming even when I was younger in the past. I'm not the best strategist and can't come up with a new plan on the fly and still get lost on some of the rules but I feel that Pocket allows me to understand the game in a simpler form. Now all we need is for the TFG game to get revived again whether it be another attempt of Pokémon Duel or physically.
I still want to be trade again, that is why I used to play the old school game before the sunset of the game happened
Pokemon tcg live is the replacement for the original Pokemon tcg online, which was shut down a few years ago
I would honestly almost prefer a paid premium pass in Live if it meant the app worked
What do you mean? i havent played TCGL but i've seen this sentiment a few times, what exactly is wrong with it?
the most fun part for me in pocket are the battles. I dont care to collect cards I dont want to use. So maybe Ill try out live.
It's gives you a lot of premade decks that you can customize to your liking, but it does take a while to get new cards
pocket is such a smart move by tpc to attract more people of all demographics into the hobby
I've started with Pocket, but tomorrow I will go to my local fantasy store and get myself a "My first Battle" for the actual TCG.
Now I just need some real life friends to play with lol
If you want to get something more competitive, there's a Charizard ex League Battle Deck coming out on November 15th for $30.
@@TrustYourPilotTCG Thanks for the heads up, I'll take a look. Though I probably will still pick up "My First Battle" to actually learn the game.
As much as I hate micro transactions I gotta admit live has some serious issues that need to addressed and funding would probably fix that. It's wild to me pokemon made a whole new app just for micro transactions even tho pockets much better suited as a game mode within live IMHO. It's still lacking tournament play as well.
We've come a long way since the TCG on Game Boy Color
Why play Duel Links when Master Duel exists
Different formats. You can always play both just like ptcgl and pocket
Bc it’s boring game they just one turn kill if they have one turn full of op monsters and trap
Sooo you can’t play live without getting physical cards ?
Live gives you lots of free decks in-game for simply logging in.
Pocket has a 30 turn limit, not 50. @3:42
Pokemon tcg Pocket=collecting
Pokemon TCG Live=competing
The switch from TCGO to Live was so bad I stopped playing Pokemon. I stopped buying Pokemon cards. And when I saw Pocket I realized I was never coming back. Sad.
Pocket is a product made to target Children already groomed to be addicted to gambling. It's sad just how far Nintendo has fallen.
The irony is it always has been, but, at least when you bought a physical good you got a digital one. Now you will own nothing, and never be happy.
@@freedomgaming9987 When will you understands that Nintendo has nothing to do with The Pokémon Company
They just own the IP
@@alejandromolinacriado6039 Creatures Inc and The Pokemon Company are a Co Owed Subsidiaries of Both Nintendo & Game Freak.
Not using real cards is a deal breaker for pocket. Half the fun is collecting cards that exist so you have reference for what’s rare and it simulates pulling real boosters. Pocket making up cards adds a sense of inauthenticity, your collecting virtual made up cards like any indie card collecting game
“We equally focus on the card collection experience”
By making sure you can’t have a master set without years of investing… in one set
Live = Atem
Pocket = Yugi
When are they gonna open up Expanded for more sun and moon cards or even XY cards. I miss break cards too.
We've been waiting 3 years for Expanded in Live.
Guys can we get the carda from live to pocket? Or do j have to start from the beginning with pocket?
i find that it is easier for me to collect more cards on live than the pocket
I never liked any kind of TCG in my life, but Pocket TCG I really like it
but can you trade??
Pocket is very old school rules mixed with new "style". Research is just Bill now, CharizardEx is Base Charizard with better energy requirements. That should explain all.
Also, It is jus Pokémon printing more money and splitting in the face of the TCG community.
I think it is BS. Also, that's a very dumb take on live. I don't think they did it right. Trading should be back to how it used to, and you can buy crystals in some places (jus vpn).
It is a monetized game they just removed it mostly by taking real trading away.
Not people pretending like they never hated ptcg live since it came out
Miss your gameplay video, pilot
#BlamePTCGP
I wonder if that means pocket won't have set rotations if so than it's already better than live😂
Well Yugioh is a good example of what happens to card games when they don't do set rotations. So unless they want to repeat the problems, I'd imagine Pocket will start doing rotations eventually. Once there are decent number of expansion sets out, of course,
@Xynth22 Yugioh doesn't have a no rotation problem it has a konami problem
@@rokmare I'd say both are problems.
i am new in the world of Trading card game.
i played tcg live before but i deleted the game right after my first match well, it confused me alot good thing that there is a simple version of itm
Misty op, my opponent got 13 energies
Looking forward to playing pocket, hope the store doesn't get very abusive
So basically it's the pokemon equivalent of Yu-Gi-Oh duel links.
I prefer pocket (but no hate on live. Im glad people who prefer the more competitive side have something to play too) but god damn i wish it had a desktop client like live does. I love the slow collecting, and as someone who isnt hardcore into pokemon, i love the simplified battles. I just wish i didnt have to fuck my phone battery in the ground to play it. Hopefully it gets released onto GPG some time in 2025
I like tcg live but I dont like the new cards. BUT if LIVE gets CPU battle at some point, I will come back and play it again
Do both games allow you to use your code cards for Packs in game?
Sorry if this was already stated in the video, I didnt catch it if it was.
Just Live.
For me TCG pocket feels like 50% of TCG LIve
This is a great video detailing the differences between the games. 100% sending this to any of my friends wondering if they should get into Pocket or Live and then telling them Live is better you get usable stuff for free there and in pocket it's "ooooo shiny"
Interesting, I never play pokemon tcg and just starting with pocket now.
live is just more fun
Too much text? try reading YGO card text xD
Insert Golden Castle of Stromberg
"Once per turn, during your Standby Phase, you must banish 10 cards from the top of your Deck face-down (this is not optional), or this card is destroyed. During your Main Phase: You can Special Summon 1 monster from your Deck that specifically lists the card "Golden Castle of Stromberg" in its text. You cannot Normal Summon/Set the turn you activate this effect (even if this card leaves the field). You can only use this effect of "Golden Castle of Stromberg" once per turn. When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Destroy the attacking monster, and if you do, inflict damage to your opponent equal to half the ATK that monster had on the field."
I've had people trigger this 3 times back to back before actually reading it
so if i don't buy pokemon cards in real life can i still play livee?
Yes. It's very easy to get started in Live and there's no micro-transactions - ua-cam.com/play/PL7aWMdyM6cCNR07bSxsUsTPIWei7NZHB7.html
Can I play real physical cards using TCG pocket rules?
No if you mean an in person event.
I spent on live haw do I get my deck to pocket with out starting a new
I wonder if i can be f2p in both game ?
So Pocket is Duel Links
I hate Pocket so much, and its because its really good (not battling or microtransactions, hate that a lot). The cards look better fidelity-wise, fps is better, the pack having a chance for god packs is better, ect. And now there's a second, un-combinable digital collection, separate from live? The cards are digital only? I could not care less if they paid me $50,000,000. Live has integrity, but needs the budget of Pocket. The fact they didn't just update live to have all the best parts of pocket is so pokemon coded. Pokemon is the king of painfully missing the mark and avoiding slam dunks like the plague. Stupid company run by stupid money grubbing assholes.
anyone else not able to login using the right info? And even now I can’t get emails for verification codes when trying to reset my password.
First off I realize that you're not a Yu Gi Oh Channel and I also Realized that at Least on Other had made this sort of Comment but I would like to Expand on it a Little. Anyways it sounds like Pokemon Pocket is like the Equivalent to Yu Gi Oh Dual Links as they both are the Watered Down Version of the Actual Respective Card Games. But with the Deferent that with Dual Links it Still Focuses on the Game Play but with just a Simpler Form of of the Yu Gi Oh Card Game with an Added Element to it in the form of Skill Cards. Instead of the Card Opening Aspect of it, Yes it still has that but You Don't Feel like that's what the App is all about, if you don't want to. And Pokemon Live is Much Like Yu Gi Oh Master Dual as they're Both are the Digital Version of their Respective Card Games.
I wish they make the avatar less horrific to look at.😂
How greedy the companies that own these two applications are.😂
Pocket is good for collection and looking at pretty cards, Live is for actually playing the game. The game is already easy enough to get into IMO, especially compared to games like Yu-gi-oh and Magic, dumbing it down feels like a baby mode instead of a "let them fail and learn" approach. I did learn through TCGO tutorial and Live doesn't have something like that so I see how it could be harder, you can only practice against random opponents, you get matched up against someone who has played for a couple years, get smoked, and have no idea why. but do you really want the pokemon TCG equivalent of tiktok teaching you a version that's pretty far removed from the actual game? I think they should have just added a better tutorial to Live.
I miss TCGO, the market was a MESS but it was a really good way to start and get better at PTCG. Live just needs some campaign or some decent PvE fights and it could very well make battling on pocket obsolete even for newcomers and make it a little bit better of a successor to Online. (RIP Zach, gone but not forgotten)
i wish there was a middle finger emot for live
Pocket is way better imo
if only live could get mony，it will be better
It would take so much time to make a current deck as a new player in live it’s very off putting
Live is better
At least pocket works on my phone, live on my pc stopped working from day to night and the support couldn't help even with the error code lol
Live reminds of the Game boy color TCG.
Pokemon pocket tcg is just for collecting beautiful pokemon cards😂
The battle is boring asf
I have a job and start college soon. I don't have time to learn TCG Live. TCG Pocket is low stakes. Not a time suck like Magic Arena or TCG Live.
Both are so bad I wish they updated the old tcg online instead
pocket has the worst monetizaiton and incentive i have ever seen in my life
i prefer pocket for easy tuts to play the game
Hope to play this game soon! We'd like to make a video about this! Are u interested in collaboration?
they target is casual ppl~