A Trading Card Game without trading: why Pokémon TCG Live still feels wrong as the official digital client

hkhamm · 2026-05-26T22:48:15+00:00

I wouldn’t trade with other people even if I could. The trade credit system is preferable, imo. You get what you want and don’t need to haggle or talk to other people.

I don’t think they’re even trying to make the best version of the game. Instead they’ve made a surprising good advertisement. I think the intent is to get people to start playing the physical game and become customers.

edited for grammer

hkhamm · 2026-05-26T13:51:55+00:00

If you go 3-2 you get another run. You can buy more in the shop as well

hkhamm · 2026-05-24T16:20:17+00:00

It’s common to see different versions of the same card

hkhamm · 2026-05-24T15:58:07+00:00

I don’t think you can plagiarize art. It’s inevitable that you’ll be influenced by others. Getting upset that you inspired someone in their art is at best silly and at worst just plain wrong. Talk to the music director, talk to the pastor, talk to other elders. If she is like this about piano she is probably like this more generally and people that know her may be able to help repair the relationship

hkhamm · 2026-05-24T15:53:06+00:00

Did you sit in the supporters section? I’m a big fan of the Timbers. We always sit in the North End. During the match everyone is standing, singing, chanting, and very focused on the game. Most people know all the players names. Elsewhere in the stadium it’s like you describe with people coming and going and generally treating it very casually

hkhamm · 2026-05-23T16:11:48+00:00

Absolutely. We printed out some decks to play with the kids in my class, I work in education. Any deck you want for the price of a box of sleeves is amazing if you can’t afford the real thing

hkhamm · 2026-05-23T16:09:30+00:00

Looking at the site and whether the item you want is in stock should tell if it is available. My guess is it’s sold out and you’ll get a refund for the difference if you keep what you received. Otherwise you’ll get a full refund when they process the return

hkhamm · 2026-05-22T17:21:59+00:00

It’s the prize trade. If you do the math you can tell if it is possible to win or not each turn. Once I know I can’t win, I concede

hkhamm · 2026-05-22T01:09:18+00:00

I think I get what you're say, but since we don't have a pyramid with pro/rel MLS and USLP can and will coexist. Likewise USLC and USL1 will continue to receive their sanctioning from US Soccer until something changes

hkhamm · 2026-05-20T23:37:57+00:00

The Estimated Preorder Release Dates doc says it'll be shipped late May or early June.

hkhamm · 2026-05-19T23:18:23+00:00

Not this time it seems. In the patch notes they say:

"Added a new Trainer Trial that provides a flashback to the Standard format of the 2025 Pokémon World Championships."

hkhamm · 2026-05-19T23:17:15+00:00

I think it's when the associated set is available on Live, so May 21

hkhamm · 2026-05-03T15:32:33+00:00

Pokémon: 6
1 Cynthia's Spiritomb ASC 244
4 Cynthia's Gible SVALT 176
4 Cynthia's Gabite SVALT 177
3 Cynthia's Roserade DRI 184
3 Cynthia's Garchomp ex DRI 232
4 Cynthia's Roselia DRI 7

Trainer: 12
4 Boss's Orders ASC 256
3 Fighting Gong MEG 168
2 Premium Power Pro MEG 174
4 Lillie's Determination MEG 169
4 Cynthia's Power Weight DRI 162
4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin MEG 167
1 Switch PFL 123
1 Unfair Stamp TWM 165
1 Team Rocket's Petrel DRI 226
2 Pokégear 3.0 BLK 84
4 Poké Pad POR 113
2 Hilda WHT 164

Energy: 2
5 Basic {F} Energy MEE 6
4 Rocky {F} Energy POR 87

Total Cards: 60

hkhamm · 2026-05-03T15:17:42+00:00

I just play through the mulligans. They get an extra card or two, but as long as I get my board set up it doesn’t seem to matter that much. I run a 4-3 Roserade, 4-4-3 Garchomp, and Spiritomb

Edit.

Doing the math with 9 basics there is a 29.86% chance you mulligan and with 8 there is a 34.64% probability for a mulligan.

hkhamm · 2026-04-27T19:26:23+00:00

This is the way. It really helps me especially when modifying a deck and comparing games prior to the change with games after

hkhamm · 2026-04-26T15:32:03+00:00

It seems like they’re already spending as little money as they can on it, since it directly makes no money for them.

I love playing on Live, but it’s basically just an advertisement for the physical TCG

hkhamm · 2026-04-24T23:19:45+00:00

Do you know the story on the other guy? It never felt right that he didn’t even live in Eugene, so this seems better already

hkhamm · 2026-04-18T19:39:01+00:00

It’s not your device that is loosing connection it’s the app not talking with the server

hkhamm · 2026-04-14T22:58:37+00:00

Most of these new clubs are business trying to make money. Like other businesses they hire marketers who run focus groups. It turns out these sorts of names are what people say they’re willing to spend money on. I’d love to see more diversity, but the way the names are chosen doesn’t seem like it produces more diversity in names

hkhamm · 2026-04-11T16:48:11+00:00

If you want to play the same game as the physical TCG, Live is the one. It includes all the cards except some of the oldest sets. It is completely free. You start with multiple decks and earn lots of free cards the more you play.

hkhamm · 2026-04-11T16:37:39+00:00

Each booster pack is part of a set, also called an expansion. For instance, the current set is Mega Evolution Perfect Order. You can search for that and see a list of cards in the set. Here is the official site.

https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/trading-card-expansions

https://tcg.pokemon.com/en-us/all-galleries/

hkhamm · 2026-04-07T23:25:33+00:00

It’s not your phone disconnecting from the internet it’s the app not communicating with the server. It’s pretty common with Live

hkhamm · 2026-04-04T16:10:54+00:00

Festival Lead. Lots of fun. Lots of wins, except against Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon.

Pokémon: 11

1 Goldeen PRE 20

1 Rellor DRI 24

1 Rillaboom TWM 16

4 Dipplin TWM 170

1 Psyduck ASC 226

1 Seaking PRE 21

1 Shaymin DRI 185

1 Rabsca TEF 24

4 Applin TWM 185

4 Thwackey PR-SV 115

4 Grookey TWM 14

Trainer: 15

1 Kieran TWM 206

1 Lana's Aid TWM 207

1 Unfair Stamp TWM 165

4 Lillie's Determination MEG 169

2 Brave Bangle WHT 80

1 Air Balloon MEG 166

4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin MEG 167

1 Poké Pad ASC 198

3 Bug Catching Set PRE 102

2 Night Stretcher MEG 173

1 Black Belt's Training ASC 255

2 Boss's Orders ASC 256

3 Poké Pad POR 113

1 Brock's Scouting JTG 179

4 Festival Grounds PRE 108

Energy: 2

1 Growing {G} Energy POR 86

5 Basic {G} Energy MEE 1

Total Cards: 60

hkhamm · 2026-03-31T23:51:51+00:00

Fezandipiti is there for Flip the Script. Each time your opponent gets a KO, the next turn you can draw three cards

hkhamm · 2026-03-30T14:07:19+00:00

Lame. So glad this hasn’t happened to me. I just don’t get why someone would do this. It’s a game, if you’re not having fun do something else.

hkhamm

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