The free and easy Pokémon TCG Pocket made me want to collect real cards - and the hostile community immediately made me give up that dream.

The Pokémon Company probably sees the circuitousness of Pocket ’s trading system as a clever way to make the game stickier. But compared to other tactics like Pocket ’s regular events built around battling, it feels somewhat predatory and like something that doesn’t offer much value to players.

The update bringing trading to Pokémon TCG Pocket went live earlier today, and if you’re not seeing it yet that means you need to go to your app store of choice and manually force the update. After it installs,

You can no longer choose to open booster packs from the launch-day expansion, Genetic Apex, directly from the home page. This guide will show you how to switch booster packs in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Switching which pack you open in Pokémon TCG Pocket is a matter of opening an extra menu.