Pokémon TCG Pocket has the workings of a slick virtual trading card game

For Pokemon fans that don't know how to play the collectible card game, you'll soon be able to learn by playing on your phone for free. I got to spend time playing an early preview of Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket,

Uh oh, it looks like The Pokemon Company has cracked the formula to make digital Pokemon TCG as moreish as its erstwhile CCG rivals.

I have a near-mint first edition Charizard card from the original run of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. I traded for it, about 20 years ago, back when Pokémon was new and I was young and nobody’d even considered that grown adults with too much money would livestream themselves opening booster packs for a game designed to be played by children to make money.

Game Rant attended a hands-on preview event for Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket, and we have some general impressions.