Fans believe that whatever you choose in the Pokémon Pocket TCG pack opening carousel, you'll get the same cards anyway.
That's right: it doesn't matter to carefully choose the booster pack you want to open from the game carousel.
Whether you're looking for a bent corner, crossing your fingers, or spending a lot of real-world money on the game instead of playing for free, the cards are all the same and, in fact, predetermined. The choice is an illusion!
Where is the evidence? Well, YouTuber Rustywolf came up with this compelling video where he shows off a script he authored that tracks data packets sent by Pokémon TCG Pocket to the game's servers.
Behind the scenes, you can see that pack opening data is determined as soon as a pack is purchased, before the user chooses the on-screen pack they want to open or sees any of their cards.
The video below shows all of this in action, with card IDs received from the game server and can be checked against the game's card database, revealing which cards you'll get no matter which pack you choose, even before you've chosen it. .
Eurogamer previously reported on the various Pokémon TCG Pocket conspiracy theories spreading among the game's player base about how to “hack” or “glitch” the game to get better cards.
Pokémon TCG Pocket appears to be off to a great start, with $12 million earned during the game's first four days and more than 30 million downloads after one week. Do you want to get ahead of the game's first expansion, scheduled for January? Here's our Pokémon TCG Pocket Tier list for the best Pokémon cards, Trainer cards, rental decks, and decks.