Pokemon TCG Pocket Developers Face Backlash Over Restrictive Trading System

Players criticize the game's trading feature for its complex mechanics and currency requirements, prompting developers to promise improvements without offering a timeline.

The newly added trading feature in Pokemon TCG Pocket requires Trade Tokens and Trade Stamina, which players find overly restrictive and unintuitive.
Trade Tokens can only be earned by sacrificing duplicate cards, frustrating players who have already used duplicates for other in-game upgrades like Flair.
Developers stated that the restrictions were designed to prevent abuse by bots and multiple accounts but admitted these measures hinder casual enjoyment of the feature.
In response to player feedback, the developers announced plans to offer more ways to earn Trade Tokens, such as through event distributions, but stopped short of a major overhaul.
Players are calling for simpler solutions, such as scrapping the token and stamina systems entirely or adding a trade block feature to streamline the process.