One of the most exciting announcements - for me, at least - during February's Pokemon Presents stream was the Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket reveal. Despite being a somewhat lapsed Pokemon TCG Live player for a number of reasons, the idea of a Pokemon TCG with faster matches, optimized for digital play rather than physical cards, has me buzzing.
I'm an OG with Pokemon cards, having been collecting and battling on and off with what is arguably one of the best card games for around 20 years, give or take. But Pokemon TCG Online - now Pokemon TCG Live - never gripped me like other digital card games have, such as Hearthstone in its heyday, and now Marvel Snap. There are seemingly thousands upon thousands of cards available, and so many different mechanics in play such as EX, GX, VMAX, Rapid and Single Strike, Ancient and Future cards. Despite originally being a simple game, Pokemon TCG is now frustratingly complex.
