10 Most Ridiculous Pokémon TCG Pocket Memes

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Pokémon is no stranger to memes but is in a realm of its own. The digital version of the popular physical card game lets players experience the joy of opening booster packs and battling live opponents with none of the associated spending. This has made the game immensely popular, and the app reached 30 million downloads less than a month after it launched.

Within mere weeks of its release, the digital trading card game gave rise to countless memes and in-jokes. Some of these memes make sense to even the most casual fan, while others are of a more «you had to be there» nature. Playing even a little bit of the game makes it abundantly clear that even the most ridiculous memes are hilarious.

adapts as much of the card game experience to the digital world, but it misses out on one key element: Resale value. Many real-world cards and packs gain value as time passes, and it can sometimes make more sense to keep packs sealed rather than open and risk pulling duds. Collectors often go after one single «chase» card, but if profit is the goal, then keeping packs sealed might be the way to go.

The best type of card in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket are ex cards, with high HP and powerful attacks. These are the ten best ex cards, ranked.

This, of course, doesn't apply to where booster packs are opened immediately after they're selected. When bbressman2 on Reddit realized that event promo card packs are sent to the inbox, they began saving them up. In this meme, they joke "", applying real-world logic to in-game packs. Of course, the digital packs cannot be resold and would actually disappear within a certain time period, but in the physical game, this is a real dilemma that collectors face.

Sometimes, memes cross the streams between franchises, and this is one of those cases. Exodia is a card that's actually made up of a collection of cards. If a player manages to put together all five parts of Exodia, they win the match by default. Although it's not an instant-win has its