Pokemon TCG Online

 iOS
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. 148Apps
    Oct 13, 2014
    100
    Pokémon TCG is a collectible card game done perfectly for mobile.
  2. Pocket Gamer UK
    Oct 2, 2014
    90
    The Pokémon TCG is a truly engrossing card battler. This digital version is generous with content and feels great, but technical hitches hold it back from greatness.
  3. IGN Italia
    Oct 6, 2014
    85
    This is a great card game: quick, deep and extremely fun. And there are Pokémons too. A lot of them. Gotta battle ’em all.
  5. Modojo
    Oct 1, 2014
    80
    This is a quick, simple, and clean way to enjoy a fantastic card game on the go, and while it may be a far cry from the Game Boy Color version released so many years ago, it's a great start and an option that you'll want to choose if you want to reignite your love for the game or simply get started with it -- and besides, it's free!
  6. Gamezebo
    Oct 6, 2014
    70
    There are plenty of rewards for those who dive in, but I still think Pokémon TCG Online’s entry to the iPad could have been smoother.
  7. IGN
    Oct 20, 2014
    60
    The only strength of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online is that it recreates a great real-world trading card game, but it does it in such a half-hearted, slapdash way that I would much rather be playing the real thing.
  8. Arcade Sushi
    Oct 6, 2014
    50
    If you want to play Pokemon on the go, play the real games, play the card games, or play a game you’ve made up in your head, but do yourself a favor and don’t bother with this free-to-play pile of Trubbish.

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#14 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2014
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#1 Most Shared iOS Game of 2014

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User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 67 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 67
  3. Negative: 14 out of 67
  1. tsakiym
    May 11, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. waiting too long for this game but after you play it you will realise some cards need nerf. unbalanced. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters.… Full Review »
  2. HohenheimOfDark
    Oct 13, 2015
    1
    This review is only for the Mac version (which I assume to be the same as the PC)

    Unplayable and horrible deck editor. The game, when    This review is only for the Mac version (which I assume to be the same as the PC)

    Unplayable and horrible deck editor.

    The game, when you finish the annoying registration process, starts off with absolutely no real instructions on what to do to actually start playing. It does have a tutorial, which only gives instructions on HOW to play, which, for people like me who've played since they were kids, is not necessary.

    After mousing over the different icons, you see a "play" option, which looks like the typical arrow pointing right. Clicking on it gives you options for battling AI trainers, versus, tournament (which I never tried) and some others which I didn't try. The biggest problem I have is really the deck editor. 95% of this review will be about it:

    I spent about twenty minutes fiddling around with the deck editor to find out that:
    1) All the cards I put in my deck were not even owned by me, somehow
    2) My deck was not fit for standard play

    Firstly, how does this **** game get off by telling me I didn't even own the cards I put in the deck? I used the **** card list shown to me when making a deck! You CAN click on an option to view cards you don't own, but I never clicked on it. As far as I knew, I was using cards I **** owned.

    Secondly, THERE IS NO OPTION TO VIEW CARDS ONLY FIT FOR STANDARD PLAY! This is a giant detractor for people who actually want to make legal decks for standard play. I used to play pokemon in the past, sure, but I have not been keeping up with the latest packs. Why can't I have an option to view cards ONLY fit for standard play so I can actually play with decks made by me?

    Thirdly, the deck editor shows very small cards. There is no way to zoom in on a list of cards but rather you must zoom in on each individual card and scroll through. Each pack of pokemon cards contain probably around 100 or so cards, so you'll be scrolling left and right a LOT. It's retarded. It's like a brain-dead child video game developer designed this with absolutely no goddamn functionality in mind.

    Fourthly, The deck editor's decks don't even matter when battling AIs, because you use "themed" decks against them. In fact, you can only use your deck against people. And if it's not standard, good **** luck with tournaments. Why can't I simply use my deck against AIs in a story mode? Speaking of which...

    No story mode. No fighting gym leaders. No beating AIs to earn packs and open them to edit your deck. None of that. It's really, really backwards.

    You all are better off downloading gameboy color emulator and downloading the ONLY good pokemon game made by Nintendo once upon a time ago. Seriously, these guys made such a **** good pokemon game in the past that I played and replayed over and over because it was that good. But not this game. I don't know what this game is, but it's not a pokemon card game. That's for sure.    … Full Review »
  3. mmysterej
    Apr 1, 2016
    9
    very good strategical game if u can make a perfect deck , chance factor will be limited. Very good point, the game has been continuouslyvery good strategical game if u can make a perfect deck , chance factor will be limited. Very good point, the game has been continuously progressing
    Only negative issue is this game requires at least 2 MB RAM I think.    … Full Review »
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