The “T” in Pokémon TCG Pocket stands for “trading,” but ironically that’s been the worst part of the game ever since the feature launched earlier this year. Finally, the mobile hit’s developers have promised a major overhaul of the busted system,

Good news for Pokémon card collectors on mobile... The Pokémon Company and DeNA announce an overhaul of the trading system in Pokémon TCG Pocket. From autumn 2025, tokens will disappear in favor of Shard Powder, a more accessible resource. Here's an update!

As shared on Pokemon's official site, trade tokens will be completely removed from the game by this fall. In their place, shinedust will now be the currency used to trade cards. Any trade tokens that remain in players' collections after the switchover will be converted to shinedust.

Pokémon TCG Pocket's trading feature has too many restrictions for most fans. Changes are promised, but it will be months before they are implemented.

The Pokémon Company has announced a host of changes coming to Pokémon TCG Pocket following backlash from fans after the introduction of trading earlier this year. When card trading was added to Pokémon TCG Pocket,

The developers of Pokémon TCG Pocket have finally offered specific details on major improvements coming to the game's much-loathed trading function, which has been an absolute mess since launch. And the improvements sound genuinely great,

Pokémon TCG Pocket’s developers say they will scrap the unpopular Trade Token currency in a sweeping update to how cards can be traded in the popular mobile game. A full update on the state of trades in Pocket was posted to the game’s forums early Friday morning,