What can you do as a free member?

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and unlock all our premium features and tools to enhance your gaming experience.

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and save articles to your watchlist and get notified when they're updated with new information.

Member benefits illustration

Create your free account today and save your favorite games for quick access later, synced across all your devices.

Member benefits illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you'll receive instant notifications when someone replies to your posts.

Comment rating feature illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you can make use of convenient features in the comments section, such as rating and sorting comments.

Premium archive feature illustration

By creating a Game8 account and logging in, you can access Premium articles that are exclusively available to members.

Site Interface

Guest
Free Member
Article Watchlist
Game Bookmarks
Cross-device Sync
Light/Dark Theme Toggle
User Profiles
Direct Feedback
Comment Rating

Game Tools

Guest
Free Member
Interactive Map Access
Interactive Map Pins
Interactive Map Comments
Interactive Map Pins Cross-Device
Check List
Event Choice Checker
Deck Builder Cross-Device
Message Board Notification
Message Board Cross-Device
Build Planner
Stat Calculator
Diagnostic Tool
Weapon/Armor Wishlist

Want more information?Learn more

Pokemon TCG Pocket (PTCGP)

How to Get and Use Shop Tickets: Farming Guide

Add to Watchlist (1)

Pokemon TCG Pocket - How to Get Shop Tickets
Shop Tickets are one of the currencies used in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket). Learn how to get Shop Tickets and spend them here.

Pokemon TCG Pocket Shop
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Shop Ticket Image Shop Ticket Pokemon TCG Pocket - Emblem Ticket (Genesis Apex) IconEmblem Ticket Pokemon TCG Pocket  Special Shop Ticket Image Special Shop Ticket
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Premium Ticket Image Premium Ticket Pokemon TCG Pocket - Event Shop Ticket Meowth IconEvent Shop Ticket Pokemon TCG Pocket  Poke Gold Image Poke Gold
Trade Token Icon Trade Token

How to Get Shop Tickets

Claim Your Daily Gift at the Shop

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Daily Gift
A Shop Ticket can be claimed from the Daily Gift package found in the shop. It resets everyday so make sure to claim it when you log in.

Gameplay Loop: List of Daily Tasks

Set Up a Showcase

Set Up a Showcase
You can also get Shop Tickets if other players like your displayed binders or display boards under Community Showcase in the Social Hub.

You will need to set your chosen display board or binder to public and set it in Player's Featured on your profile. It is recommended that you choose a binder that you update regularly, as this may help you appear more often in Community Showcase.

However, keep in mind you can only get 5 tickets per day through likes or thanks.

Like Your Friends' Showcases

It is likely that you will receive likes in return if you like your friends' showcases. You may like a handful of showcases after each daily reset for a chance to get likes in return.

Receive Thanks From Other Players

If you receive a Thanks from another player after a Battle, Trade, or Wonder Pick, you will obtain 1 Shop Ticket.

If you have not reached the daily ticket limit yet, you may enter Private Battle Lobbies. Enter THANKS, Thanks or thanks as the password and concede when the battle starts.

When using these lobbies, be sure to give your opponent a Thanks. This will ensure that they will get a Shop Ticket as well.

How to Use the Wonder Pick Feature

Complete First-Time Solo Battles

You can quickly earn shop tickets by participating in solo battles for the first time. Participating in solo battles will give 6-7 Shop Tickets per completion, in addition to the shop tickets earned from Battle Tasks.

All Missions and Themed Collections

Complete Battle Tasks

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Battle Task

Accomplishing Battle Tasks will also give extra Shop Tickets as a reward.

Battle Tasks require the player to fulfill certain conditions (like defeating opponents with a specific pokemon type) so build your decks accordingly.

Solo Battle Guides: All Decks, Battle Tasks and Counters

Battle Task Rewards

Battle Task Reward
Beginner Battle Task 3 Shop Tickets
Intermediate Battle Task 4 Shop Tickets
Advanced Battle Task
Expert Battle Task
5 Shop Tickets

Complete Themed Collections

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Themed Collections
By acquiring specific cards, you will be able to form a Themed Collection. Completing a Themed Collection will also grant Shop Tickets as a reward.
List of Themed Collections

Best Way to Spend Shop Tickets

How to Use Shop Tickets Effectively

1. Buy Hourglasses First
2. Buy 10 of Each Trainer Card
3. Buy All of the Accessories You Like
4. Save Up for Special Shop Tickets

Buy Hourglasses First

Item Cost Stock
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Pack Hourglass Image Pack Hourglass x1 2 Shop Tickets 10
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Pack Hourglass Image Pack Hourglass x6 12 Shop Tickets 10
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Wonder Hourglass Image Wonder Hourglass x1 2 Shop Tickets 10
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Wonder Hourglass Image Wonder Hourglass x6 12 Shop Tickets 10

Both Pack Hourglasses and Wonder Hourglasses can be purchased using Shop Tickets at the Shop. These are only available in limited quantities, but they refresh at the start of every month.

It’s a good idea to buy all stocks of these items before the month ends if you want to obtain as many cards as possible.

All Currencies Explained

Buy 10 of Each Trainer Card

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Item Cards

Most Item Trainer cards can only be obtained by purchasing them at the Shop. It’s a good idea to prioritize getting these cards, especially the X Speed and Poke Ball cards, if you’re building your own decks.

If you have a lot of Shop Tickets to spare, consider buying 10 of each Trainer card, which allows you to unlock all the Flairs for two of each card. There are four Flair designs available for each Trainer card, and one duplicate is required to unlock each Flair.

A maximum of two copies of a card are allowed to be added in one deck, so if you want both copies of a particular Trainer card to be glammed up, buy a maximum of 10 copies of that card.

List of Item Cards

Buy All of the Accessories You Like

Genetic Apex Covers from the Tickets Shop

If you want to have a complete accessory collection or if you’re eyeing a particular accessory, try to get it as soon as you can. Shop stocks refresh every month, and the accessories displayed for the current month may change or rotate in the following month.

Item offerings in the Shop Tickets section of the Shop appear to be less likely to change, but it’s still a good idea to buy an item as soon as possible once you’ve made up your mind about getting it.

All Collection Items and Accessories

Save Up for Special Shop Tickets

Item Cost Stock
Pokemon TCG Pocket  Special Shop Ticket Image Special Shop Ticket x1 300 Shop Tickets Unlimited

Special Shop Tickets are costly at 300 Shop Tickets, but since you won’t have to sacrifice any of your precious rare cards, it seems like a good deal.

If you really want something from the Special Shop, you should definitely save up your Shop Tickets to purchase a Special Shop Ticket. The only other way to get a Special Shop Ticket is to exchange a star or crown rarity card, but these are best saved for Flairs or for trading once that feature becomes available.

Pokemon TCG Pocket Related Guides

Pokemon TCG Pocket - Items

All Items and Accessories

Shop Items

All Shop Items New Shop Items
Limited-Time Event Shop

Accessories

Binder Covers Display Board Backdrops
Emblems Coins
Card Sleeves Playmats
Profile Icons

Currencies

Pack Hourglass Wonder Hourglass
Poke Gold Shop Ticket
Emblem Ticket Special Shop Ticket
Premium Ticket Advance Ticket
Event Shop Ticket Pack Points
Shinedust Rewind Watch
Pack Stamina Wonder Stamina
Event Hourglass Event Stamina
Trade Tokens -

All Currencies Explained

Author

    Please participate in our site
    improvement survey
    12/2025
    Would you assist in
    improving Game8's site?
    ×
    This survey will take about 1 minute.
    Your answers will help us to improve our website.
    We are listening to our users' valuable opinions and discussing how to act on them.
    The information collected through this survey will be used for the purpose of improving our services. In addition, the information will only be disclosed a part of a statistic in a format that will not allow identification of personal information.
    Begin Survey

    All rights reserved

    Guide Index