The new Pokémon TCG Pocket mobile game available here offers a particularly immersive booster opening experience. Players can rotate the packages and observe their smallest details before opening them. It is precisely by manipulating these virtual boosters that some have noticed a peculiarity with boosters having folds on their upper corners.
This simple observation quickly ignited the networks. Many players report that these famous folded boosters systematically contain cards rarer than average. A theory that divides the community between skeptics and believers.
Folded boosters that are worth gold
These special boosters were quickly nicknamed “God Packs” by the communityin reference to their potentially legendary content. Reportedly, these packages regularly offer several rare full art cards in the same opening. A boon for collectors looking for the most prestigious cards in the game.
How to recognize them?
In order to test the theory, we decided to open a Charizard booster. To find the booster with folded corners, you will have to take the time to observe the packages from every angle. Once the booster with the folded corner has been identified, you know that it is the one that will offer the best chance of having good cards. As you can see in our video as well as our photos, the theory was verified every time a booster with bent corners was available.
Another tip, that of the returned package
You have probably been surprised when you arrived at the booster carousel to see that one of them had been turned over. The developers have once again provided a clue. Even easier to spot, these returned card packs promise better opening with rare models.
The best boosters in the game?
The game already offers a menu “obtainment rate” precisely detailing the probabilities of obtaining each card. This unusual transparency in the gacha gaming industry raises the question: why implement a special booster system in Pokémon Pocket if the rates are already clearly displayed?
The most likely hypothesis remains that of an intentional game mechanic. By creating these visually different packs, the developers may have wanted to replicate the excitement collectors feel when faced with physical booster packs with special features. The developers surely see here a way to make the application more interactive, and opening packages even more interesting.
