P okémon’s latest free app, TCG Pocket, is out now, but did you know that you can choose your starter deck? While it feels that you get one of the three starter decks at random

Hourglasses are special items in Pokémon TCG Pocket that allow you to open packs and roll a wonder pick sooner. While usually you can only open a pack every 12 hours, you can use a Pack Hourglass to reduce this timer by one hour. You can also use Wonder Hourglasses to reduce the wonder pick timer by one hour each.

Pokemon TCG Pocket is a simplified version of the classic card game, but it's the collecting that really brought me in.

Trading will be a big part of Pokmon TCG Pocket, but exactly when and how remain to be seen. Heres what players can expect at launch and beyond.

Pokemon TCG Pocket is a free-to-play mobile version of the popular card-collecting phenomenon, allowing players to open two packs daily for free. Of course, you can head into the shop and spend real-world money to open as many cards as you want,