Should You Spend Pack Hourglasses on Pokémon TCG Pocket’s Mythical Island?

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While many players stockpiled Pack Hourglasses for the new expansion, the new set's small size might not justify spending significant resources. The new expansion officially launched for on December 17, offering the first significant new card additions to the game. The set is highlighted by a handful of new Pokémon ex cards, including Mew ex and Celebi ex. Additionally, the set also contains a handful of new alternate art cards, including a brand-new immersive art card featuring Celebi.

However, while players have stockpiled their Pack Hourglasses in preparation for to open dozens of booster packs all at once, it might not be necessary to get the full card set. Including full art and alternate art cards, only has 86 cards in the set. While the odds of pulling alternate art cards are largely the same in both and, it should take fewer packs to collect a nearly complete set of cards.

Both and have the exact same pull odds per pack, with odds based on both card rarity type and card positioning. The key difference is that only has one pack choice, while has three different packs, each with separate subsets of cards. So, while players still have about a 1.1% chance of pulling an Immersive Art card in, there's only one Immersive Art card they'll need to collect in compared to three in. Assuming a full six-week period to open cards,players will get 84 free packs to collect everything they want.

The other thing to keep in mind is that the set will be followed by a -sized expansion in about six weeks. So, while there may be a desire to grab as many cards as possible now, players will still be faced with a shortfall in a few weeks. Ultimately, players will need to decide whether they need cards immediately or if they can wait to pull cards by using their daily allotment of free packs.

The one caveat for is that it does contain what appears to be a very potent new deck build.Celebi ex and Serperior appear to be a deadly combination that should make waves immediately in