I'm always amazed how there is just that one wild well spoken content creator for every game that I have never heard of. Hope you can ride the wave and become the top content creator for this game, absolutely deserved and a joy to listen to.
@nikunjkhangwal Just because he is already a great content creator for one doesn't mean that he will be the definite top dog for this one as well, especially with a lot of competition and because Unite and PTCGP are completely different games with different audiences. That's what I hope for though because he seems like a genuinely cool dude, that's all.
@@deliro8758 Fair enough I just think he has great chance because he's committed to it. Most other ptcgp videos I've seen are from channels who are into tcg or card collecting already and playing ptcgp because it's another pokemon cards game.
@@frankdamici5865 right? For me it’s the fact that the crown card art is already shared with their 2 star counterparts. The immersive art is way more unique for it to be less rare than the crown cards
An alternative to crafting trainers is picking them up from wonder pick! You might need a little patience but it just costs 1 stamina (unless there's a high rarity card amongst the 5) for an attempt at picking a trainer, that's how I picked up my Sabrinas for my deck.
Same. I’ve been using wonder to pull trainer cards, but only attempting when they’re in a 1 stamina set. So far using this method I’ve gotten Misty, Sabrina, and Erica.
I agree, Wonder Pick seems fantastic for scouting Supporters. So far I have picked up Erika x2, Sabrina x2, and Misty x1 from them. EX are also potentially worthwhile...they cost 3 stamina minimum to try but I mean an EX costs 500 dust to craft so...bleh
Assuming the next main set comes out on 29 Jan (from leaks), here's how many more points you'll get from today: F2P: 84 days * 2 packs per day * 5 points per pack = 840 points Pass: 84 days * 3 packs per day * 5 points per pack = 1260 points Happy collecting!
Yup, that's good to know too! With these estimates you can project what card(s) you'll be able to craft from the first set by then, assuming that you'll be more interested in pulling the new pack when it releases (or assuming that they might remove / vault the first set in place of the new set).
Damn, if that calcs true then I could possibly get 2x Moltres Ex by feb/mar f2p, but by Jan if I buy the pass :( 'card crafting' in this game kinda sucks. Master duel makes it easy af when it comes to card crafting.
Free2Play here. I've exclusively opened Mewtwo decks. Goal: build a Dragonite/Weezing deck and a Mewtwo/Gardevoir deck. I used the Pack Points earned to unlock my second Gardevoir to complete my Mewtwo deck. As of now, I'm only missing my second Weezing. In the meantime I have some Dragonite/Alternative combos to experiment with. Best of luck everybody!
Bro no joke this is exactly what I went into and done down to crafting a second gard and needing the weezing still. You can honestly just get a misty and use the lapras ex as a substitute for now and the dragonite deck works well.
Hey, I have done similar! An ever changing Marowak list, a Mewtwo list with x1 Fossil tech, and two somewhat incomplete deck Venu/Weezing & Dnite/Weezing...missing that 2nd Koga lol. I've since moved in to Charizard as well and I think I need to bite the bullet and craft Koga, I've been hoping to get him via wonder pick but no luck so far
Got my second wheezing in wonder pick today 😮. I don't wonder pick unless it's what I want for the deck I'm building. Going for mew2 now have the Gardivore and everything else Just needs the two mew2
Just get stuff you value the most, whether that's saving for something big or getting Omastar either is fine. You could save for Omanyte too, you have options.
What's that? Your opponent just loaded their EX Pokemon with a metric ton of energy and are about to wipe out your entire team? Not if Omastar and Ancient Whirlpool have anything to say about it.
I have opened 100 Pikachu packs. I have 2x of everything I need. I have all the 1 stars, 2 stars, as well as immersive and crown Pikachu. Except… I DONT HAVE REGULAR NIDOQUEEN! No joke. I spent 300 to get 2x of her and now I don’t need Pikachu packs at all. I made the right call.
I've been playing since NZ launch, and have opened a ton of Pika pack. I have opened quite literally about 8+ Nidoqueen full arts, but I only got my first regular one yesterday..
Good solid tips, Jake. Allow me to reinforce your focus on trainers for newer players. I ran a card shop some decades back. Meaning I sold all the chase rares. The only way I could make decks to play with customers was by collecting trainers. With a play set, I could slot in whatever Pokémons available and make countless decks for years. Hope this is useful to some younger folks. Best wishes ^^
I crafted Gard day 2 to finish my Mewtwo deck (got really lucky). Has been 100% worth it. Working towards pika deck now since I got lucky again with 1 pika and 2 Zapdos.
3:24 I am totally free the play and got 410 pack points 👍 You can get quite some hourglasses from missions/achievements or get hourglasses in the shop from the shoppoints you get.
You really do know how to make some of the most helpful videos! Listening to the community and answering the questions in a concise and comprehensive manner. Thanks!
It is more efficient to get EX from wonder pick because they are too expensive to craft. It is also more efficient to wonder pick or craft an EX from a pack after you have moved on to another pack.
On God, I started watching this video while deliberating what pack to pull on my free pull, and I pulled the full art Sabrina. I do love hearing everyone share their pulls, it's really fun having that communal experience
Timestamps and summary of the whole video: 2:03 - (You are a player who wants the most rare cards) recap: There is not a real strategy. The cards just cost too many points, so the best strategy is to shop with real money. 3:41 - (You just want to finish your collection) recap: It is obvious that you want to spend money on cards you don't have however spend pack points on 3/4 diamonds cards. 4:32 - (You want your cards for your decks) recap (might be longer than the other because the video focuses on this point): of course there are some cards that work in more decks than the others so these might be your priority to craft. Also you don't want to craft the cards shown in the following timestamp 5:44 (that's because you can find them in every type of pack). If you want to go in detail for the most important cards to craft just watch the video from 6:38.
I’d reroll. The odds of getting two EXs is not great, and the amount of pack points to craft just 1 is 500…so it’s going to be a long time if you’re unlucky and don’t pull them before you use up your initial free timers.
I've been running a steel (metal) deck, and it's pretty great. Haven't heard anyone talking about how good Melmetal is. 130hp, an ability that reduces 20 damage from every attack you take, and a 120 power attack, plus Meltan's attack means you can have your 4 energies setup and be sweeping your opponent by your third turn. Having Mawile in for some support to do small chip damage and remove energies from your opponent's active mon is useful, but the real pairing to get with it is Wigglytuff EX. Sleep can be an incredibly useful status effect in this game. A failed coin flip means no attacking and no retreating for your opponent their next turn, which isn't quite as nice as paralysis which guarantees that for one turn, the fact that Wigglytuff can take any energy means you only have to run metal.
Plus the fact that Melmetal is a strong or stronger than most EX cards without being an EX itself, means you don't have to worry about them getting 2 points if they knock it out.
Can you make a video about the basics of building a deck? How many 1st evolution Pokémon should I have compared to the 2nd and/or 3rd evolution for example, how many items and supports etc. Thanks!
Dunno if you've found the answer yet but typically you want 2 of each evolution. Some simple tips: -Two each of Pokeball and Professor's Research go in every deck. Period. Potion, X-Speed, Sabrina, and Giovanni are also good support cards. -Your deck should be roughly half pokemon, half support. -Make sure you have your deck-specific Trainer cards. Don't expect much from a water deck without Misty, don't expect much from Rapidash without Blaine. -Filler pokemon should be efficient or serve some purpose. -Pokemon with abilities can be a force multiplier, since most effectively give "free cards" and/or "free energy". Pokemon like Wheezing, Greninja, and Gardevoir are extremely useful because of their abilities, and can be slotted into decks even when you aren't using their "type."
Man the weird rarity thing is so accurate. I’ve almost exclusively been pulling Charizard packs and I’ve gotten a Crown Rare, *Three* of the immersive Chars, plus the 2 start EXs of Machamp and Starmie. Still haven’t pulled a Charmeleon. I’ve come close to crafting one but it just feels dumb when I know I’m gonna come across it eventually
Agree with almost all the recommendations, apart from greninja since it's an upcoming promo card as others have mentioned (and your video even shows early on lol) I would add Electrode as an honourable mention from Pikachu packs. I somehow managed to pull none while pulling 3 each of pikachu and Zapdos ex, and it's definitely the best non ex electric pokemon. I also think Aerodactyl will see more play as people become increasingly aware of the usefulness of fossils as anti-Sabrina tech. If you're gonna include one or two of those, might as well throw in an aerodactyl...
@@guerrero975 they function as an alternative chump blocker instead of a combo piece you have yet to finish assembling. Additionally, even if they aren't knocked out, you can simply discard them and have a free retreat to bring forward the pokemon you want in the front space.
Thank you for this. I hadn't realized that the pack points expire, so that will save me a major headache in January. I'm currently trying to get the mew card, so I'm just gonna keep saving the points until I know what I need when the packs are about to swap out.
GOOD TIP: this is kinda a wonder pick tutorial too. All he said works for wonder pick too besides super rare cards that dont spawn there. If you need wonder pick hourglasses, do the lapras ex missions. If youre really desperate and have nothing else to do, battle people and try to get likes after the battle. This will give you each a shop point (you can only get like 5-7 shop points from likes) and you can buy wonder pick hour glasses from the shop edit: you can farm the meowth/chansey event too for bonus picks every hour and try to get the hour glasses that way
I’m f2p and I finally pulled Venusaur EX last night while opening pack 9 of 10. It was a great feeling after 8 packs in a row of nothing too exciting. Now I’m just glad I don’t *have* to choose the MewTwo pack anymore. This is a really fun game. Time to make a deck around my fav beefy, leafy boy
Im watching you video and you're talking about the Crown rares and I'm getting bummed out because I can't spend real money on this. I decide to pause the video and go open a pack and BOOM Crown Rare Mewtwo. Thanks for the luck, I'm totally subscribing!
I've been using a Blastoise deck and haven't lost more than twice in the last 30 games i've played it's actually a really good counter to MewTwo decks especially if you get a lucky hand
Appreciate your vids, F2P with Mewtwo packs and got my goal of getting 2 venasuar EX, along with 1 Articuno EX, 2 marawak EX, 2 Koffings, and 1 Dragonite. Gave up on the Mewtwo EX, got the regular ones which is fine, switching to charizard packs for starmie and Excutor and gonna craft that 2nd dragonite. Felt super worth to craft 2 mistys and sabrina.
This is a pretty awesome game. I usually don’t find out about these things when they’re new but I just happened to be interested in a TCG and searched for it randomly like a couple days after release. 😊
Machamp ex, Arcanine ex, and Exeggutor ex are in an interesting place where they are the same energy cost, more damage, and more hp compared to the regular one
I'll save my pack points for the end of the expansion just in case, i don't want to waste points on a chase card just to get it for free later on. as a constant F2P player i think you could get a minimum of 1300 points by February, but i suck at math, so i'm not sure, and i'm also not counting the daily rewards and other chances of getting pack hourglasses like in PVP or PVE events or by completing collections and stuff, so maybe there's a chance to reach the 2000 or even 2500 mark as a F2P. You also need to keep in mind wonderpicks, that can help you get chase cards, complete your collection or decks, and even get awesome cards from packs you don't want to open. I personally play this game primarily for playing and deck building, and then collecting, so when the time comes i'll have to think about what i will do. My top chase card is the cool Gengar Ex Full Art, but i already have a Gengar Ex for playing, so would i choose 1 cool art card over for example 2 Venusaur EX for decks, or even 1 Venu and 1 Wiggly Ex? I'm not sure. I love being able to make a lot of decks, so i would even prefer to have 6 different and fun Ex cards, than 3 twice, even if my decks are a bit more inconsistent. My missing chase cards are: 1-Venusaur Ex 2-Gengar EX full art 3-Weezing 4-Dragonite full art 5-Gardevoir outside of them i also want another blaine, misty and surge, to have 2 of every supporter (except brock cuz he sucks) and other fun cards like primeape, and awesome EX cards from other packs like Wiggly, Moltres, Exeggcutor and Starmie. And by the time the next expansion comes, i'd sooner use my pack points on chase cards, like Ex or Full arts over small cards, cuz you're likelier to get the small 2 diamond or 3 diamond cards by opening a pack of genetic apex every once im a while, which i'm sure we'll be able to do.
This is why I love your Channels. you know what content to put out for your audience. this is very helpful. I haven't used any pack points yet because I don't know what to use it on. Now I have an idea. YEEEEE HAWWWW JAKE!
I got 2 Immersive Full Art Mewtwos 2 Mewtwo EXs 1 2 star Articuno EX 1 Articuno EX a 1 Star Venosaur EX and a Venosaur EX. I got all of these before a Single Gardevoir! Like Gahdamnn (I ended up crafting 2 Gardevoirs instead wasted 300 craft points😭)
Hey there! You probably answered this already in another video but, do the pack opening time-reducing hourglasses taper out as I level up? Should I be saving them up for later or use them to to 10 pack pulls ASAP?
Very helpful advice. I already felt that was a good choice, but needed some extra validation to decide if I would craft or not the two Mistys and one Gardevoir I need.
The Blastoise + Variants elude me! You say 3 Diamond Venasaur and I find it so funny as I have all the variants on it, but none for Blastoise. I have opened a good amount of all packs and just have some holes to fill.
I'd not thought of splashing Koga and co in a non-dark deck. It's working great with Gengar EX. Thanks for the advice, I bought the 2nd koffing I needed to build that deck.
great video... ive just started and got 4 vinasaur ex... 1 bolbasaur and 0 ivisaur... funny....3 mewtwos exs but no evolutions for ralts xD tnk good u can win with allmost any card/deck
Day 3 playing opened god pack with 2 crown golden pikachu ex, FA zapdos ex, FA Wigglytuff ex and FA brock! Haven´t spent any money :D Also first day playing got immersive FA mewtwo ex.
I'm saving them until i stop pulling on these packs, so that i don't craft cards i might get later. What i need the most right now are Zapdos EX and Charmeleon for their respective decks, as well as a copy of Sabrina
I just started a day ago with a bunch of info already out so I had a good idea of what I was doing and after getting mewtwo in my second pack I hunted for gardevoir and used my first pack points for get my second gardevoir so I could start playing a real deck. I also waited untill I wanted to start opening charizard packs so I didn’t have to worry about two packs later I opened what I bought
Everybody needs to understand this: If you don't care about full-art rares, then specific 3-diamond cards are the rarest in the game. Pulling a specific 3-diamond card is 1.8%, whereas pulling a specific ex card of any rarity is 1.9%. Pulling Pikachu ex, Charizard ex, or Mewtwo ex of any rarity from their booster is much higher at 3.1% Any specific 2-diamond card has a 4.3% chance of being pulled. All of this aside, the best way to complete a 1-4 diamond collection is to not spend any pack points until you only have a handful of cards left to obtain.
I'm trying to be patient and use Wonder Pick for now. I'm still pulling the Mewtwo packs until I get another Mewtwo EX. I have 2 Sabrina, 3 Giovanni, and 1 Koga. Once I get the other Mewtwo, I'll move on, and if I don't have the second Koga, then I'll craft it. I guess this is all to say: my strategy is to try and go for 1 pull for one craft. It's a bit optimistic, but I'm hoping it will work out
i have done like 3 chansey wonderpulls and missed them each time. not relevant to the video but I just did it again... great video, only started playing yesterday and youre videos have been a massive help.
I’m waiting until the last minute to craft. I try to use wonder pick for what I’m missing for now. I have a solid pika deck that won everything for me. Right now I’m just focused on a fire deck for the venasaur event next.
I did not craft a Weezing; I crafted two Koffing, since I pulled two full art Weezing and zero Koffing. No regrets, cost me 70 pack points to complete two decks 🙌 kinda weird how your luck can be opening packs right, I also pulled two full art Alakazam and two full art Rapidash before pulling a single regular one, and before pulling their pre evos 😅
As a League of Legends and Magic: the Gathering player, I feel like completionism doesn't matter in this game. You will never be able to trade every card, and thus there is no secondary market or inherent "value" to cards like there is in paper TCGs. In League, while you can flex a skin, you can't really flex that you have a full collection of skins. And in that game it's more important to flex rank and mastery badges. In Magic, you can foil out a full deck or run all full art lands, etc., but no one is giving you backpats for collecting every card. Value and price is directly tied to Constructed viability, not rarity. Which brings me to Pokémon TCG Pocket. Literally the only thing that matters is gameplay. Lol. Also, an unsung factor you don't touch on: Effects. You need to trade in cards for an effect. So it's actually a bigger flex to play a deck with all max-unlock effects. You need to craft like a dozen Starmie EX in order to get two the top level battle effects. Lmfao. That's what I do, because no one is checking your Showcase. But everyone has to stare down your turn 1 Moltres EX every game. Might as well fully upgrade Moltres and flex a flame effect Charizard EX. That's a bigger flex than the hideous gold versions of the cards.
I’m new to Pokémon I got a lot of these cards from the little random one you can pick. I believe on my Ex card where from there. I’m just collecting card and haven’t spent any money and have almost if not all of these cards.
I got a crown Charizard out of a daily pack. Just missing a few cards for mewtwo trying to pull and wonder for it. Melmetal + greninja has been a good and fun deck.
Centiscortch is very good but you need a card like moltres ex so you can get those extra energy. I been doing very good with him but it is self preference. Great game though!
Pulled three of the fancy art Mewtwo ex and no Gardevoir yet. Also pulled a Blastoise ex and still haven't pulled any Squirtle or Wortortle. Crazy RNG haha. Can't wait for trading to be a thing to help get those lower cards that you just can't pull for your deck. Then you can save all points for rare collection crafts
Great tips as always❤. I’m f2p got 2 mewtwos early, and had to craft 2 gardivores. Don’t regret it a single bit, now I’ll be pulling from charizard deck for Sabrina’s
I had been opening charizard packs and wanted to swap off to a different pack when i got my 2nd moltres but still hadn't gotten any sabrina's yet so i crafted those.
I've gotten 35p (Mikopi rejoice) cards and some 70p cards, because I just wasn't pulling Misty or Erika. Hell, I had 4 Zard Ex before I even got my first Charmander and it was a full art. For some cards, I have more full arts than I do their normal versions, like Porygon, Rapidash or Bulbasaur and it's not from cashing in for Flairs. It's been a nice change for me, because normally I have pretty garbage Gacha Luck. With TCGP, I have been able to put together two versions of Mewtwo Ramp, I also have Zard and Articuno Ramp. I have an Annual Venusaur, Rush Marrowak and even a Denial Gengar Deck that trolls with Dactyl. All for $0.
Question, if I’m only missing 1 moltres ex but I already have the Mewtwo deck and articuno starmie ex deck built is it worth to spend the points to get the moltres or will it be outdated by the time I can craft it? I also need 2 weezings and kogas.
I got sooo lucky on my first day install i pulled 2 moltres EX, 2 regular charizards and EX charizard. Then i just crafted ninetails. Also managed to pull 2 sabrinas as well. I was basically set for a full fire deck day one. Now trying to get that dam pikachu ex has been a NIGHTMARE
Do you think these generally apply to the second copy of an EX? I have everything for a venusaur deck as far as that evo line goes, aside from the second venusaur ex, and I feel like I struggle to find the set of three when I don't have the second copy of each in there, so it's my number 1 most wanted card, but I'm not sure if it's worth spending pack points on to complete.
3 Diamond cards really are a pain in the ass to get. I have TWO Immersive Mewtwo cards, but ZERO Gardevoir cards. And I'm all out of pack hourglasses.
It’s a shame cus I got 7 of them, but had to craft my second ivysaur. Can’t wait for trading to be introduced.
Yea I actually recommend you only craft 3 diamonds cards as they’re decently hard to find in general, and are not bad cost wise for crafting.
I crafted 2 of them, 3 alt art mewtwo ex and one normal ex.. 0 gard
Bro. I used my free PackPoints today just to unlock her. Worth it lol
Same
I'm always amazed how there is just that one wild well spoken content creator for every game that I have never heard of. Hope you can ride the wave and become the top content creator for this game, absolutely deserved and a joy to listen to.
He will. He has a main channel about Pokemon Unite and you can tell this one is specifically for tcg pocket now.
@nikunjkhangwal Just because he is already a great content creator for one doesn't mean that he will be the definite top dog for this one as well, especially with a lot of competition and because Unite and PTCGP are completely different games with different audiences. That's what I hope for though because he seems like a genuinely cool dude, that's all.
@@deliro8758 Fair enough
I just think he has great chance because he's committed to it. Most other ptcgp videos I've seen are from channels who are into tcg or card collecting already and playing ptcgp because it's another pokemon cards game.
"You got Lapras for free" Hah, jokes on you, I got 8 Clefairys.
You got lapras for free, i got 8 clefairies we are not the same
Sitting on 4 Lapras EX right now ...😅
@soulance8342 Just trying to get that 2nd Lapras EX. Otherwise, I've already done tasks for rewards.
lol dang yeah clefairy central over here
@M_M386 Ha I beat you. I have 11 clefairy!
gotta say, the card border around the face cam is so smart and cool 👀👀
Fits the card theme so well! 🦋
Those arts being rarer than the immersive art is crazy
@@frankdamici5865 right? For me it’s the fact that the crown card art is already shared with their 2 star counterparts. The immersive art is way more unique for it to be less rare than the crown cards
@@TryhardSnake exactly like I pulled an immersive charizard like 10 mins after downloading the game and thought I was so damn special
I have a crown charizard I got 2nd day xD but literally 0 immersives!
@@sunnykhurana657 we’re all special. Don’t make this about just you.. you gremlin 😂
An alternative to crafting trainers is picking them up from wonder pick!
You might need a little patience but it just costs 1 stamina (unless there's a high rarity card amongst the 5) for an attempt at picking a trainer, that's how I picked up my Sabrinas for my deck.
Same. I’ve been using wonder to pull trainer cards, but only attempting when they’re in a 1 stamina set. So far using this method I’ve gotten Misty, Sabrina, and Erica.
I got all my sabrinas from wonderpick and 0 from actual packs(30+ opened)
I agree, Wonder Pick seems fantastic for scouting Supporters. So far I have picked up Erika x2, Sabrina x2, and Misty x1 from them. EX are also potentially worthwhile...they cost 3 stamina minimum to try but I mean an EX costs 500 dust to craft so...bleh
Good idea
Sabrina’s are evading me like my crush
Assuming the next main set comes out on 29 Jan (from leaks), here's how many more points you'll get from today:
F2P: 84 days * 2 packs per day * 5 points per pack = 840 points
Pass: 84 days * 3 packs per day * 5 points per pack = 1260 points
Happy collecting!
Pack points are set specific
Yup, that's good to know too! With these estimates you can project what card(s) you'll be able to craft from the first set by then, assuming that you'll be more interested in pulling the new pack when it releases (or assuming that they might remove / vault the first set in place of the new set).
this is just with daily packs btw its not accounting for time glasses like from the lapras event
Damn, if that calcs true then I could possibly get 2x Moltres Ex by feb/mar f2p, but by Jan if I buy the pass :(
'card crafting' in this game kinda sucks. Master duel makes it easy af when it comes to card crafting.
@@VSayes again this is just with your daily packs not any packs from quests/battles/events. DONT FEEL DISCOURAGED
Free2Play here. I've exclusively opened Mewtwo decks. Goal: build a Dragonite/Weezing deck and a Mewtwo/Gardevoir deck. I used the Pack Points earned to unlock my second Gardevoir to complete my Mewtwo deck. As of now, I'm only missing my second Weezing. In the meantime I have some Dragonite/Alternative combos to experiment with. Best of luck everybody!
Bro no joke this is exactly what I went into and done down to crafting a second gard and needing the weezing still. You can honestly just get a misty and use the lapras ex as a substitute for now and the dragonite deck works well.
@@zorro5235 he said he’s missing his second weezing I’m assuming that’s the decks he’s going for anyway
Hey, I have done similar! An ever changing Marowak list, a Mewtwo list with x1 Fossil tech, and two somewhat incomplete deck Venu/Weezing & Dnite/Weezing...missing that 2nd Koga lol. I've since moved in to Charizard as well and I think I need to bite the bullet and craft Koga, I've been hoping to get him via wonder pick but no luck so far
Got my second wheezing in wonder pick today 😮. I don't wonder pick unless it's what I want for the deck I'm building. Going for mew2 now have the Gardivore and everything else Just needs the two mew2
@@RJsYourBOSS can I ask how ur planning to run Dragonite + Weezing? Sounds like a cool combo
I crafted a 2 star Sabrina. No regrets at all. I'll get a crown rare if I don't get them by the time the next packs come out.
Same, I was tired of getting shafted in battles
Correct me if I’m wrong, but if you’re going for mew, just know promos don’t count towards the secret mission to unlock it
I think you're correct.
Oof, that's not a good news for me, I thought I had Lapras and Pikachu cleared but apparently not 😭
Yeah, they do.
@@TheFlameFoxx nah, they don't count.
In the video as well as in your comment you mention a secret mission. Can someone explain what secret mission and how I can find/achieve it?
They nerfed Misty secretly by making her roll tails 8 out of 10 times
@@emperoremperor7514 gangis Kahn as well.
My opponents must not have update yet. Last Misty dropped on me rolled 6 heads in a row.
Haha yh I don't play misty but the moltres energy gain power seems to love running 0/3 fire xD
Legit had someone roll ten heads on a misty yesterday
Flip 5 heads and rest tails, no nerf. Could be bad flip.
Just get stuff you value the most, whether that's saving for something big or getting Omastar either is fine. You could save for Omanyte too, you have options.
Praise be to the mighty helix fossil
What's that?
Your opponent just loaded their EX Pokemon with a metric ton of energy and are about to wipe out your entire team? Not if Omastar and Ancient Whirlpool have anything to say about it.
I have opened 100 Pikachu packs. I have 2x of everything I need. I have all the 1 stars, 2 stars, as well as immersive and crown Pikachu. Except… I DONT HAVE REGULAR NIDOQUEEN! No joke. I spent 300 to get 2x of her and now I don’t need Pikachu packs at all. I made the right call.
Wonder picks bruh
I have no nidoqueens
Same for me I couldn’t pull any of the Dnite line in Mewtwo bought them with pack points and moved on
I pulled two alternate art Nidoqueens, but I have yet to pull a single regular Nidoking.
I've been playing since NZ launch, and have opened a ton of Pika pack. I have opened quite literally about 8+ Nidoqueen full arts, but I only got my first regular one yesterday..
Please keep the daily vids coming. Im addicted to this game and you're the only content creator I've been enjoying
I'm definitely a deck builder guy while enjoying the collecting aspects of the game so this video is good information to have
Good solid tips, Jake. Allow me to reinforce your focus on trainers for newer players. I ran a card shop some decades back. Meaning I sold all the chase rares. The only way I could make decks to play with customers was by collecting trainers. With a play set, I could slot in whatever Pokémons available and make countless decks for years. Hope this is useful to some younger folks. Best wishes ^^
I crafted Gard day 2 to finish my Mewtwo deck (got really lucky). Has been 100% worth it. Working towards pika deck now since I got lucky again with 1 pika and 2 Zapdos.
3:24 I am totally free the play and got 410 pack points 👍 You can get quite some hourglasses from missions/achievements or get hourglasses in the shop from the shoppoints you get.
Bruh i was opening a pack while watching and literally on the exact same moment he said "If you haven't pulled a Sabrina ...", I pulled a Sabrina 😂
Really good Pokemon Pocket RUclipsr really quick into it's release. Subscribed cause straight ✨ quality ✨
You really do know how to make some of the most helpful videos! Listening to the community and answering the questions in a concise and comprehensive manner. Thanks!
It is more efficient to get EX from wonder pick because they are too expensive to craft.
It is also more efficient to wonder pick or craft an EX from a pack after you have moved on to another pack.
Use crafts to finish a deck you already have mostly built. If you still need 2-3 cards, craft them so you can play it
@@jasonandrews1770 this is what i ended up doing to get the last few cards i wanted for a vileplume deck
On God, I started watching this video while deliberating what pack to pull on my free pull, and I pulled the full art Sabrina.
I do love hearing everyone share their pulls, it's really fun having that communal experience
Timestamps and summary of the whole video:
2:03 - (You are a player who wants the most rare cards)
recap: There is not a real strategy. The cards just cost too many points, so the best strategy is to shop with real money.
3:41 - (You just want to finish your collection)
recap: It is obvious that you want to spend money on cards you don't have however spend pack points on 3/4 diamonds cards.
4:32 - (You want your cards for your decks)
recap (might be longer than the other because the video focuses on this point): of course there are some cards that work in more decks than the others so these might be your priority to craft. Also you don't want to craft the cards shown in the following timestamp 5:44 (that's because you can find them in every type of pack). If you want to go in detail for the most important cards to craft just watch the video from 6:38.
I need 2 moltres ex, that's all I need for the deck I'm working on
Edit: Now I only need 1
If trading was available I would trade
Nice! 500 points for that last one! Not bad.
If it’s not charizard or centiscortch. I wonder what they’re cooking
I’d reroll. The odds of getting two EXs is not great, and the amount of pack points to craft just 1 is 500…so it’s going to be a long time if you’re unlucky and don’t pull them before you use up your initial free timers.
I pulled 3 as F2P 😂
I've been running a steel (metal) deck, and it's pretty great. Haven't heard anyone talking about how good Melmetal is. 130hp, an ability that reduces 20 damage from every attack you take, and a 120 power attack, plus Meltan's attack means you can have your 4 energies setup and be sweeping your opponent by your third turn. Having Mawile in for some support to do small chip damage and remove energies from your opponent's active mon is useful, but the real pairing to get with it is Wigglytuff EX. Sleep can be an incredibly useful status effect in this game. A failed coin flip means no attacking and no retreating for your opponent their next turn, which isn't quite as nice as paralysis which guarantees that for one turn, the fact that Wigglytuff can take any energy means you only have to run metal.
Plus the fact that Melmetal is a strong or stronger than most EX cards without being an EX itself, means you don't have to worry about them getting 2 points if they knock it out.
sounds like a cool strat! haven't seen many metal decks running around, might try this one at some point
Can you make a video about the basics of building a deck? How many 1st evolution Pokémon should I have compared to the 2nd and/or 3rd evolution for example, how many items and supports etc. Thanks!
Dunno if you've found the answer yet but typically you want 2 of each evolution.
Some simple tips:
-Two each of Pokeball and Professor's Research go in every deck. Period. Potion, X-Speed, Sabrina, and Giovanni are also good support cards.
-Your deck should be roughly half pokemon, half support.
-Make sure you have your deck-specific Trainer cards. Don't expect much from a water deck without Misty, don't expect much from Rapidash without Blaine.
-Filler pokemon should be efficient or serve some purpose.
-Pokemon with abilities can be a force multiplier, since most effectively give "free cards" and/or "free energy". Pokemon like Wheezing, Greninja, and Gardevoir are extremely useful because of their abilities, and can be slotted into decks even when you aren't using their "type."
@ thank you!
Man the weird rarity thing is so accurate. I’ve almost exclusively been pulling Charizard packs and I’ve gotten a Crown Rare, *Three* of the immersive Chars, plus the 2 start EXs of Machamp and Starmie. Still haven’t pulled a Charmeleon.
I’ve come close to crafting one but it just feels dumb when I know I’m gonna come across it eventually
Agree with almost all the recommendations, apart from greninja since it's an upcoming promo card as others have mentioned (and your video even shows early on lol)
I would add Electrode as an honourable mention from Pikachu packs. I somehow managed to pull none while pulling 3 each of pikachu and Zapdos ex, and it's definitely the best non ex electric pokemon.
I also think Aerodactyl will see more play as people become increasingly aware of the usefulness of fossils as anti-Sabrina tech. If you're gonna include one or two of those, might as well throw in an aerodactyl...
@@yourstrulytheartfuldodger on the contrary i got 5 pikachu ex 5 electrode and 0 zapdos
Hmm how are fossils anti-Sabrina? Just because the fossils themselves aren’t considered Pokemon so you can’t force them to swap in?
@@guerrero975 they function as an alternative chump blocker instead of a combo piece you have yet to finish assembling. Additionally, even if they aren't knocked out, you can simply discard them and have a free retreat to bring forward the pokemon you want in the front space.
Thank you for this. I hadn't realized that the pack points expire, so that will save me a major headache in January. I'm currently trying to get the mew card, so I'm just gonna keep saving the points until I know what I need when the packs are about to swap out.
GOOD TIP: this is kinda a wonder pick tutorial too. All he said works for wonder pick too besides super rare cards that dont spawn there. If you need wonder pick hourglasses, do the lapras ex missions. If youre really desperate and have nothing else to do, battle people and try to get likes after the battle. This will give you each a shop point (you can only get like 5-7 shop points from likes) and you can buy wonder pick hour glasses from the shop
edit: you can farm the meowth/chansey event too for bonus picks every hour and try to get the hour glasses that way
filled up my friends list for showcase likes. 5 points daily, no effort
does the shop point from battle reset every day?
Been loving your videos tho! Learning a lot about cool strategies, never played tcg before
Oh welcome bro
I’m f2p and I finally pulled Venusaur EX last night while opening pack 9 of 10. It was a great feeling after 8 packs in a row of nothing too exciting. Now I’m just glad I don’t *have* to choose the MewTwo pack anymore. This is a really fun game. Time to make a deck around my fav beefy, leafy boy
Im watching you video and you're talking about the Crown rares and I'm getting bummed out because I can't spend real money on this. I decide to pause the video and go open a pack and BOOM Crown Rare Mewtwo. Thanks for the luck, I'm totally subscribing!
Glad to see you making content on this game! I am on again off again with unite, but your stuff has been my favorite when I'm playing it!
Crazy to stumble on this, haven't seen you since Jim and Them days. Keep up the good work!
I've been using a Blastoise deck and haven't lost more than twice in the last 30 games i've played it's actually a really good counter to MewTwo decks especially if you get a lucky hand
I've only suscribed because of the stache so never shave that bad boy, Spragels.
I pulled both of these Giovanni and Sabrina cards in the last day. Good video, very helpful.
I got so many of these for free today, my first day playing the game. Dope.
Appreciate your vids, F2P with Mewtwo packs and got my goal of getting 2 venasuar EX, along with 1 Articuno EX, 2 marawak EX, 2 Koffings, and 1 Dragonite. Gave up on the Mewtwo EX, got the regular ones which is fine, switching to charizard packs for starmie and Excutor and gonna craft that 2nd dragonite. Felt super worth to craft 2 mistys and sabrina.
This is a pretty awesome game. I usually don’t find out about these things when they’re new but I just happened to be interested in a TCG and searched for it randomly like a couple days after release. 😊
Machamp ex, Arcanine ex, and Exeggutor ex are in an interesting place where they are the same energy cost, more damage, and more hp compared to the regular one
Arcanine just got top 2 in tournament
Do I i use the free premium trial now or should I wait (does it expire?).
I'll save my pack points for the end of the expansion just in case, i don't want to waste points on a chase card just to get it for free later on. as a constant F2P player i think you could get a minimum of 1300 points by February, but i suck at math, so i'm not sure, and i'm also not counting the daily rewards and other chances of getting pack hourglasses like in PVP or PVE events or by completing collections and stuff, so maybe there's a chance to reach the 2000 or even 2500 mark as a F2P.
You also need to keep in mind wonderpicks, that can help you get chase cards, complete your collection or decks, and even get awesome cards from packs you don't want to open.
I personally play this game primarily for playing and deck building, and then collecting, so when the time comes i'll have to think about what i will do. My top chase card is the cool Gengar Ex Full Art, but i already have a Gengar Ex for playing, so would i choose 1 cool art card over for example 2 Venusaur EX for decks, or even 1 Venu and 1 Wiggly Ex? I'm not sure. I love being able to make a lot of decks, so i would even prefer to have 6 different and fun Ex cards, than 3 twice, even if my decks are a bit more inconsistent.
My missing chase cards are:
1-Venusaur Ex
2-Gengar EX full art
3-Weezing
4-Dragonite full art
5-Gardevoir
outside of them i also want another blaine, misty and surge, to have 2 of every supporter (except brock cuz he sucks) and other fun cards like primeape, and awesome EX cards from other packs like Wiggly, Moltres, Exeggcutor and Starmie.
And by the time the next expansion comes, i'd sooner use my pack points on chase cards, like Ex or Full arts over small cards, cuz you're likelier to get the small 2 diamond or 3 diamond cards by opening a pack of genetic apex every once im a while, which i'm sure we'll be able to do.
This is why I love your Channels. you know what content to put out for your audience. this is very helpful. I haven't used any pack points yet because I don't know what to use it on. Now I have an idea. YEEEEE HAWWWW JAKE!
Meanwhile me crafted a regular Sabrina Card coz it's hard to pull.. and want to complete my Deck 😂
Me to Sabrina and misty.
Getting a specific card for your deck is the most important for me. Rare card is the least of my concern
But when is the best time to spend points? Should I wait until the packs are about to change in case I randomly pull what I want?
Just spent my first points on Sabrina before I saw this so I am relieved. I really needed one as it is essential to counter some decks.
I got 2 Immersive Full Art Mewtwos 2 Mewtwo EXs 1 2 star Articuno EX 1 Articuno EX a 1 Star Venosaur EX and a Venosaur EX. I got all of these before a Single Gardevoir! Like Gahdamnn (I ended up crafting 2 Gardevoirs instead wasted 300 craft points😭)
I feel you on the gardevoir, i only crafted 1, next is dragonite, still on 75 points tho
Hey there! You probably answered this already in another video but, do the pack opening time-reducing hourglasses taper out as I level up? Should I be saving them up for later or use them to to 10 pack pulls ASAP?
Yeah. I still don't have any Gardevoir. Might have to craft her
Very helpful advice. I already felt that was a good choice, but needed some extra validation to decide if I would craft or not the two Mistys and one Gardevoir I need.
The Blastoise + Variants elude me! You say 3 Diamond Venasaur and I find it so funny as I have all the variants on it, but none for Blastoise.
I have opened a good amount of all packs and just have some holes to fill.
I'd not thought of splashing Koga and co in a non-dark deck. It's working great with Gengar EX. Thanks for the advice, I bought the 2nd koffing I needed to build that deck.
great video... ive just started and got 4 vinasaur ex... 1 bolbasaur and 0 ivisaur... funny....3 mewtwos exs but no evolutions for ralts xD tnk good u can win with allmost any card/deck
2 questions;
Do we know how long Genetic Apex runs for?
How do I "consume high rarity cards in my collection"?
Day 3 playing opened god pack with 2 crown golden pikachu ex, FA zapdos ex, FA Wigglytuff ex and FA brock! Haven´t spent any money :D Also first day playing got immersive FA mewtwo ex.
Can’t wait for trading. Have tons of Charizard EX but can’t get Moltres ex
I have pulled every single necessary supporter copy for deck building, from wonder picks.. I’ve been extremely lucky lol 😅
Excellent video. New player here. So its great to find a concise breakdown of where to focus as a f2p
When are you going to do a video on when is best to craft vs wonder pick a missing part of deck.
I'm saving them until i stop pulling on these packs, so that i don't craft cards i might get later. What i need the most right now are Zapdos EX and Charmeleon for their respective decks, as well as a copy of Sabrina
I just started a day ago with a bunch of info already out so I had a good idea of what I was doing and after getting mewtwo in my second pack I hunted for gardevoir and used my first pack points for get my second gardevoir so I could start playing a real deck. I also waited untill I wanted to start opening charizard packs so I didn’t have to worry about two packs later I opened what I bought
Everybody needs to understand this:
If you don't care about full-art rares, then specific 3-diamond cards are the rarest in the game.
Pulling a specific 3-diamond card is 1.8%, whereas pulling a specific ex card of any rarity is 1.9%.
Pulling Pikachu ex, Charizard ex, or Mewtwo ex of any rarity from their booster is much higher at 3.1%
Any specific 2-diamond card has a 4.3% chance of being pulled.
All of this aside, the best way to complete a 1-4 diamond collection is to not spend any pack points until you only have a handful of cards left to obtain.
I'm pulling pikachu boosters because I want pikachu ex or zapdos ex. You just made my mind to go for pikachu ex if I need to craft it. 😊
The crazy maniac line made me automatically subscribe and like the video
I'm currently saving for a Full Art Moltres to finish my Charizard deck
I'm trying to be patient and use Wonder Pick for now. I'm still pulling the Mewtwo packs until I get another Mewtwo EX.
I have 2 Sabrina, 3 Giovanni, and 1 Koga. Once I get the other Mewtwo, I'll move on, and if I don't have the second Koga, then I'll craft it. I guess this is all to say: my strategy is to try and go for 1 pull for one craft. It's a bit optimistic, but I'm hoping it will work out
i have done like 3 chansey wonderpulls and missed them each time. not relevant to the video but I just did it again... great video, only started playing yesterday and youre videos have been a massive help.
I’m waiting until the last minute to craft. I try to use wonder pick for what I’m missing for now. I have a solid pika deck that won everything for me. Right now I’m just focused on a fire deck for the venasaur event next.
I did not craft a Weezing; I crafted two Koffing, since I pulled two full art Weezing and zero Koffing. No regrets, cost me 70 pack points to complete two decks 🙌 kinda weird how your luck can be opening packs right, I also pulled two full art Alakazam and two full art Rapidash before pulling a single regular one, and before pulling their pre evos 😅
Umm...wtf is that Mewtwo at 6:29 above Lapras Ex? Where did that art come from? I haven't seen that anywhere in the game and I must have it!
That appears to be the special promo Mewtwo that might not be out yet but is slated to be a mission reward.
@@sicariustresante25 that will be P-A 010, the promo Mewtwo. It seems to be unreleased as of now, not sure how he has it
As a League of Legends and Magic: the Gathering player, I feel like completionism doesn't matter in this game. You will never be able to trade every card, and thus there is no secondary market or inherent "value" to cards like there is in paper TCGs.
In League, while you can flex a skin, you can't really flex that you have a full collection of skins. And in that game it's more important to flex rank and mastery badges.
In Magic, you can foil out a full deck or run all full art lands, etc., but no one is giving you backpats for collecting every card. Value and price is directly tied to Constructed viability, not rarity.
Which brings me to Pokémon TCG Pocket. Literally the only thing that matters is gameplay. Lol.
Also, an unsung factor you don't touch on: Effects. You need to trade in cards for an effect. So it's actually a bigger flex to play a deck with all max-unlock effects.
You need to craft like a dozen Starmie EX in order to get two the top level battle effects. Lmfao. That's what I do, because no one is checking your Showcase. But everyone has to stare down your turn 1 Moltres EX every game. Might as well fully upgrade Moltres and flex a flame effect Charizard EX. That's a bigger flex than the hideous gold versions of the cards.
I’m new to Pokémon I got a lot of these cards from the little random one you can pick. I believe on my Ex card where from there. I’m just collecting card and haven’t spent any money and have almost if not all of these cards.
this game was a brilliant idea and well put together
I got a crown Charizard out of a daily pack.
Just missing a few cards for mewtwo trying to pull and wonder for it.
Melmetal + greninja has been a good and fun deck.
Subbed Because I love Frossmoth too
Frosmoth is such an underrated card. 40 damage is reasonable, and the automatic Sleep makes it pretty easy to rack up damage with it.
As a f2p player I had to craft Sabrina and Giovanni cause rng has been a cruel mistress.
Instructions unclear. Crafted 50 Lickitung.
Centiscortch is very good but you need a card like moltres ex so you can get those extra energy. I been doing very good with him but it is self preference. Great game though!
where do you get the list @5:46 ?
search pokemon tcg pocket database it’s the first result
Pulled three of the fancy art Mewtwo ex and no Gardevoir yet. Also pulled a Blastoise ex and still haven't pulled any Squirtle or Wortortle. Crazy RNG haha. Can't wait for trading to be a thing to help get those lower cards that you just can't pull for your deck. Then you can save all points for rare collection crafts
Great tips as always❤. I’m f2p got 2 mewtwos early, and had to craft 2 gardivores. Don’t regret it a single bit, now I’ll be pulling from charizard deck for Sabrina’s
very informative video! defo getting that primeape now. But a lil sad i wasted it on brock and not gio
I had been opening charizard packs and wanted to swap off to a different pack when i got my 2nd moltres but still hadn't gotten any sabrina's yet so i crafted those.
either extremely lucky in terms of getting the ex i wanted out of the pack or extremely unlucky at getting 0 sabrinas in the process.
@awqweird I've only opened Charizard packs and can't get the 2nd Moltres. I have not had a good card in ages.
Should’ve used wonder pick
I've gotten 35p (Mikopi rejoice) cards and some 70p cards, because I just wasn't pulling Misty or Erika. Hell, I had 4 Zard Ex before I even got my first Charmander and it was a full art.
For some cards, I have more full arts than I do their normal versions, like Porygon, Rapidash or Bulbasaur and it's not from cashing in for Flairs.
It's been a nice change for me, because normally I have pretty garbage Gacha Luck. With TCGP, I have been able to put together two versions of Mewtwo Ramp, I also have Zard and Articuno Ramp. I have an Annual Venusaur, Rush Marrowak and even a Denial Gengar Deck that trolls with Dactyl.
All for $0.
12:34 how dare he assume ive gotten lapras in my 25+ packs...
Question, if I’m only missing 1 moltres ex but I already have the Mewtwo deck and articuno starmie ex deck built is it worth to spend the points to get the moltres or will it be outdated by the time I can craft it? I also need 2 weezings and kogas.
Thanks for the insights!
I recommend crafting kangaskhan. Its used in a lot of decks and if you arent rolling charizard it can be hard to come by
You've mentioned in the past that the gym leaders are really good Wonder Pick options since they cost 1 stamina and unlock rental decks.
Do we know if we'll continue to be able to open genetic apex after new packs release?
Hi Doc is that 180 pack b4 next set is 4 the 2 pack a day?
Ayyo! Was lucky enough to get both the interactive Mewtwo EX and Crown Rare Charizard on my first two packs.
I have gotten 3 Articuno Ex, and 1 additional rarer rainbow one. But I still have not found a single Weezing that I want to build decks around.
I got sooo lucky on my first day install i pulled 2 moltres EX, 2 regular charizards and EX charizard. Then i just crafted ninetails. Also managed to pull 2 sabrinas as well. I was basically set for a full fire deck day one. Now trying to get that dam pikachu ex has been a NIGHTMARE
Do you think these generally apply to the second copy of an EX? I have everything for a venusaur deck as far as that evo line goes, aside from the second venusaur ex, and I feel like I struggle to find the set of three when I don't have the second copy of each in there, so it's my number 1 most wanted card, but I'm not sure if it's worth spending pack points on to complete.