Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket accommodates a secret, full artwork Mew card and continues the long-running custom of solely letting gamers seize the legendary pocket monster by finishing some fascinating quests.
The Mew card, which is a part of the Genetic Apex set however comes unnumbered as a result of its standing as an alternate artwork card (regardless of there not truly being a daily model), can solely be obtained after gamers full the Kanto Pokédex.
This means gamers should purchase the primary 150 Pokémon from the unique Red and Blue era, that means all the pieces from Bulbasaur to Pikachu to Dragonite to Mewtwo. Once gamers have collected one in all every of those Pokémon the three Star Mew card will unlock.
The solely situation is the playing cards should even be from Genetic Apex, that means, for instance, that amassing the promotional Butterfree card from the particular Lapras ex occasion will not rely in the direction of the 150 whole regardless of it being among the many first 150 Pokémon. Any model of the Pokémon from Genetic Apex will work, nonetheless, whether or not it is an ex or different artwork or common or no matter else.
While easy, amassing so many playing cards should take a while. One participant lately labored out it may take nearly two years of day by day play to gather each card within the set, although fortunately hitting the 150 mandatory for Mew would require significantly much less time.
Mew holds a particular place within the set as one in all simply 4 3 Star playing cards, that means it is one of many particular immersive playing cards with totally animated paintings. It joins Charizard, Pikachu, and Mewtwo on this class, the three Pokémon which characteristic on the booster pack covers of Genetic Apex.
Pokémon TCG Pocket arrived in October as a streamlined, digital model of the beloved buying and selling card recreation. It has gamers opening packs, amassing playing cards, constructing decks, and battling others; a easy system that is already proved common given it made $12 million in 4 days.
Players could in any other case wish to maintain a watch out from playing cards from the 2 decks at the moment dominating the Pokémon TCG Pocket meta, headlined by traditional suspects Charizard ex and Mewtwo ex. Those who love a conspiracy concept may uncover what some gamers assume is one of the best ways to acquire such playing cards.
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