While trading is still a few months out, though, the Pokémon TCG Pocket team did say Wednesday that it plans to add new booster packs “by the end of the year,” but did not specify a date. Other “new features” are in development, too, which the company plans to announce more in the future.

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Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket was released on Oct. 30, and already the game’s second in-game event is live. The event — which appeared on the author’s app around 1 a.m. EST Tuesday and which runs through Nov. 17 — allows collectors to add a powerful Lapras ex and a handful of other new cards to their digital binders.

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The developers behind Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket have teased some of the updates players can expect to receive in the coming months, including additional booster packs, trading, and other new features.

Pokémon TCG Pocket is about to get even more content, with The Pokémon Company confirming plans for new packs, updates, and the slow rollout of trading.

Opening up a booster pack in the newly released mobile hit game Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket involves a few steps, including having to choose which pack to open. Does the pack you pick matter and influence what cards you get?

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket developer Creatures Inc. won't say if the content of booster packs actually changes depending on which one players choose on the pack carousel, but it almost certainly does not.