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.

Good news! You can finally trade cards with friends in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Bad news! It sucks. It feels even more limited and backwards than when it was originally teased, and fans are in full revolt over the long-anticipated feature’s completely bungled rollout.

Players are disgusted and hate how Pokemon TCG Pocket's trading works and are planing to quit the game for good.

Pokemon TCG Pocket players can look forward to the release of a brand-new set of cards, dubbed the Space-Time Smackdown expansion. This set includes two booster packs featuring Dialga and Palkia, the core legendary Pokemon from Gen 4,

In this Pokemon TCG Pocket Trading Guide, we’ll go over how to trade your pokemon, detailing how the process works. Furthermore, we’ll explain what resources you’ll need in order to complete a trade and earn new pokemon.

Prior to trading, make sure your Pokémon TCG Pocket app is updated to the latest version. Go to the Pokémon TCG Pocket store page on either the App Store on iOS devices or Google Play store on Android devices and update it. To trade, head over to the “Social Hub” tab and click on the unlocked “Trade” button.

Trading is the one feature every Pokemon TCG Pocket player has been waiting for. Here’s how to make the most of it.

Trade Stamina is a type of resource in Pokémon TCG Pocket that you need to exchange cards with other players. For reference, Polygon did a trade where we exchanged two three-diamond rarity Pokémon cards and it required one unit of Trade Stamina. There are two ways you can recover this stamina.