Pokémon TCG Pocket’s New Set Has Shiny Mewtwo Behind A Paywall

New units are coming to Pokémon TCG Pocket at a frantic tempo—Shining Revelry is the fifth assortment added because the recreation’s launch on the finish of October final yr. It additionally marks the primary time the gacha cell recreation has locked a card inside one among its extraordinarily costly bundles: if you need the inevitably sought-after shiny Mewtwo ex full artwork promo, you’re going to wish to pay $25.

This isn’t the primary time the sport has put a card behind a paywall—each month there’s one card held again for individuals who subscribe to the beautiful dreadful $10 Premium battle cross. However the cell app has by no means locked one inside one among its expensive bundles earlier than. To get the shiny Mewtwo full artwork, you’re going to wish to pay that further 25 bucks.

Shining Revelry marks the looks of shiny Pokémon to Pocket. It’s a time period that bemuses billions of oldsters, who understandably suppose it refers to holographic playing cards, however as an alternative means pocket monsters coloured in a different way to their standard look. Within the real-world card recreation, these are enormously well-liked, because of their rarity and novelty. Collectors love ‘em, so it’s not the loveliest transfer to make some of the fascinating playing cards locked behind such a hefty paywall.

What’s much more irritating is that these bundles don’t even supply worth for cash. (Nicely, relative “worth,” given your complete retailer relies on the self-esteem of us paying actual cash for imaginary “gold,” in flip to purchase sealed packs with extremely poor pull-rates. We’re paying to gamble, however the prizes don’t tangibly exist.) Inside you get 120 Poké Gold, then a bunch of meh cosmetics (coin, playmat, sleeves, a body), and the Mewtwo card. To purchase 120 Gold on the common worth would value $20, so that you’re not even getting a reduction!

And to reiterate, that “Gold” doesn’t assure you something new. I lately made a sucker of myself and acquired some so I might open a bunch of packs without delay—I spent $20 and obtained not one single card I didn’t have already got, and solely duplicated two particular artwork playing cards throughout 20 packs. (I had seven packs in a row comprise nothing however two-diamond or decrease playing cards!) That’s the character of gacha.

When you load Pocket at the moment, it’ll ask for an replace, which provides Shining Revelry to the app. As has been the case for the previous few new units, there’s no celebratory supply of bonus hourglasses, or enjoyable new challenges to unlock the identical. You both spend a small fortune, otherwise you open you’re standard one or two packs. Weeeee.

There’s one other small change: the sport has tweaked how Marvel Picks work. The excellent news: it’s now far quicker, with out that pointless pause earlier than shuffling. The unhealthy information: for some godforsaken motive it now reveals the opposite 4 playing cards you didn’t “decide” first, so that you be taught you didn’t get the cardboard you wished earlier than it reveals the majority crap you truly obtained. Wow, nice stuff guys. Actually pondering this by way of.

It’s additionally price noting that of the 2 packs I’ve opened, and the eighteen I can see in my Marvel Picks, not a single one among them encompasses a shiny Pokémon. However at the least you possibly can pay $25 to ensure getting one of them!

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