Pack Points Explained: How to Craft Rare Cards

Pack Points can be obtained by opening booster packs in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCGP). Keep reading to know what Pack Points are, how you can obtain and how to use your Pack Points, and how much you need to craft a certain type of card.

What are Pack Points

Main Method of Getting Specific Chase Cards

Pack Points are Pokemon TCG Pocket's equivalent of a Spark System. For every booster pack you open, you can get 5 Pack Points.

After accumulating a certain amount of points by opening Booster Packs, you can spend these points to guarantee getting a Chase Card.

Keep in mind that the rarer the card, the more points you need to spend to get the specific card. For example, it will take an F2P player 230 days of saving Pack Points to get a single Crown Rare Card, which has a golden crown icon for its rarity.

How to Get Pack Points

Pull on Booster Packs

You can get 5 Pack Points per Booster Pack that you open. This will net you 10 Pack Points per day or 15 if you have the Premium Pass.

Use Pack Hourglasses for More Packs

To be able to open more booster packs in a day, you can use Pack Hourglasses to shorten your Pack Stamina cooldown timer.

How Booster Packs Work in Pokemon TCG Pocket

How to Use Pack Points

Purchase Booster Pack Chase Cards

You can use Pack Points to obtain a specific card within a Booster Pack. The table below shows how much Pack Points you need to spend to obtain a specific card for each rarity.

In-Game Rarity	Pack Points Needed
	35 Pack Points
	70 Pack Points
	150 Pack Points
	400 Pack Points
	500 Pack Points
	1250 Pack Points
	1500 Pack Points
(Crown Rare)	2500 Pack Points

Card Rarity Guide

Best Cards to Get with Pack Points

Most Decks Benefit from Sabrina

Sabrina
Effect	Switch out your opponent’s Active Pokemon to the Bench. (Your opponent chooses the new Active Pokemon.)

Sabrina is a powerful Trainer Card that, when activated, forces the opponent to switch their active Pokemon. It's a staple trainer card in almost all deck compositions due to its ability to disrupt your opponent's own strategy, allowing you to potentially take out a weaker card.

You can get this card from opening Charizard Booster Packs!

Best Cards Tier List

Prioritize Cards Not in the Pack You're Drawing

Example: Best Cards for Articuno EX Deck
Articuno ex Cost: 500	Starmie ex Cost: 500	Misty Cost: 70
Mewtwo Pack	Charizard Pack	Pikachu Pack

We recommend getting cards that are not included in the packs that you're currently opening or have low rarity.

If building an Articuno EX Deck, you will most likely prioritize pulling Articuno ex from a Mewtwo Pack when rerolling, and then opening a Charizard Pack for Starmie ex.

It might be a waste to open a Pikachu Pack just to get Misty, so you can instead use the Pack Points you've earned to exchange a Misty card!

Best Pack to Open

Get Pre-Evolved Pokemon

Getting pre-evolved or Stage 1 Pokemon is also a good choice for spending your Pack Points. These cards are relatively cheap, so you can get them easily as you open your booster packs!

Rerolling is Recommended for EX Cards

Ex Cards cost 500 Pack Points which mean you have to open at least 100 Booster Packs. If you don't have the ex cards you need for your deck, we recommend instead to reroll to get the ex cards you want to get!

Reroll Guide: How to Reroll for the Best Start

Promo Cards Require Shop Tickets

Sample Promo Cards
Red Card	Potion	X Speed

Promo Cards of trainers or items such as the Red Card, Potion, and X-Speed cannot be obtained with Pack Points. You'll need to exchange them from the Shop using Shop Tickets which you can obtain from missions.

How to Get and Use Shop Tickets: Farming Guide

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