Looking to trade rare cards in Pokémon TCG Pocket? Before you dive into the exciting world of swapping high-rarity cards, you’ll need to master two crucial currencies: Trade Tokens and Trade Stamina. These new mechanics ensure every trade is strategic-earn Trade Tokens by exchanging duplicate rare cards, then manage your Trade Stamina to keep the trades flowing. Ready to complete your collection or snag that elusive card? Here’s how to get and recover these essential trading resources in Pokémon TCG Pocket.
This guide will go over how to get Trade Tokens in Pokémon TCG Pocket, and also explain how to recover your Trade Stamina.
How to get Trade Tokens in Pokémon TCG Pocket
To get Trade Tokens in Pokémon TCG Pocket, you need to exchange duplicate rare cards that have a rarity of three diamonds or higher. You must have at least three copies of the same card to convert them into Trade Tokens, ensuring you keep at least two copies in your collection. To do this, go to your card collection, select a high-rarity card with duplicates, tap the “Obtain Items” button, then choose the Trade Token icon and confirm the exchange. The number of Trade Tokens received depends on the card’s rarity, with higher rarity cards yielding more tokens. Trade Tokens are required to trade rare cards with other players, making them essential for completing your collection or acquiring elusive cards.
You earn Trade Tokens by converting them for duplicates of rare cards. Once you exchange a card for Trade Tokens, you will no longer have that card. That card will be removed from your collection forever, just like with Flair.
To convert a card into Trade Tokens, you need three or more copies of the same card. The game will not allow you to exchange a card that you have two or fewer copies of into Trade Tokens. Here are the steps on how to get Trade Tokens:
- Go to the “My Cards” section of the app.
- Find a card that is a three-diamond rarity or higher. Make sure you have three or more copies of the card.
- Tap the card in your collection.
- Touch the “Obtain Items” button.
- Tap the icon that looks like a green card with two arrows circling it.
- Click “Exchange” and then “OK.”
- A short animation will play and the game will award you with your new Trade Tokens.
The amount of Trade Tokens you get for a card depends on the rarity of the card you convert. Here is the exchange value for each rarity of card:
- Three-diamond rarity gives you 25 Trade Tokens
- Four-diamond rarity gives you 125 Trade Tokens
- One-star rarity gives you 100 Trade Tokens
- Two-star rarity gives you 300 Trade Tokens
- Three-star rarity gives you 300 Trade Tokens
- One-crown rarity gives you 1,500 Trade Tokens
How to recover Trade Stamina in Pokémon TCG Pocket
To recover Trade Stamina in Pokémon TCG Pocket, there are two main methods. The first is to wait for it to regenerate naturally, which takes 24 hours to recover one unit of Trade Stamina, with a maximum of five units stored at once. The second method is to use Trade Hourglasses, a special in-game item that can speed up the recovery process; 24 Trade Hourglasses are needed to restore one unit of Trade Stamina. Trade Hourglasses can be earned through missions and other activities, and players can also spend Poké Gold to reduce the waiting time, though it is recommended to save this currency as Hourglasses may become more accessible through quests in the future.
Trade Stamina is a type of resource in Pokémon TCG Pocket that you need to exchange cards with other players. For reference, AELGAMES did a trade where we exchanged two three-diamond rarity Pokémon cards and it required one unit of Trade Stamina. There are two ways you can recover this stamina.
The first way to recover Trade Stamina is simply to wait. It takes 24 hours for one unit of Trade Stamina to recover.
The second way is to recover Trade Stamina using Trade Hourglasses. The information page for the currency in the game said Trade Hourglass are “obtainable as missions rewards and so forth.” As of this writing, the game’s shop did not have any way to purchase or exchange other currency for Trade Hourglasses. We also couldn’t find any quests where it was a reward. However, its description suggests it will eventually become a reward you can get for free doing other quests, just like other Hourglasses.
You can always buy Trade Hourglasses using the purchasable in-game Poké Gold currency. (One Poké gold shortens the time you need to wait for the Trade Stamina by four hours.) That said, we don’t recommend this since it looks like it’s likely you will be able to earn it for free eventually.
What secret methods can help me recover Trade Stamina faster in Pokémon TCG Pocket
To recover Trade Stamina faster in Pokémon TCG Pocket, beyond simply waiting for natural regeneration (which takes 24 hours per stamina unit), you can use Trade Hourglasses. These Hourglasses can be earned as rewards from missions and other in-game activities, though currently they are not purchasable directly in the shop with other currencies. Spending 24 Trade Hourglasses will restore one unit of Trade Stamina, allowing you to trade more frequently without long waits.
Additionally, you can use Poké Gold to speed up recovery time, with one Poké Gold reducing the wait by four hours. However, this method is less recommended since Trade Hourglasses are expected to be obtainable for free through future quests and events.
The key secret methods to speed up Trade Stamina recovery, therefore, are:
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Actively complete missions and tasks to earn Trade Hourglasses as free rewards.
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Save and strategically spend Trade Hourglasses to replenish stamina when needed.
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Use Poké Gold sparingly to reduce wait times if you want faster recovery immediately.
Consistent mission completion is the best sustainable way to stockpile Hourglasses and keep your Trade Stamina replenished without spending real money.
Can using Trade Hourglasses speed up stamina recovery without spending money
Yes, using Trade Hourglasses can speed up Trade Stamina recovery in Pokémon TCG Pocket without spending real money. Trade Hourglasses are earned as rewards from missions and other in-game activities, allowing you to replenish Trade Stamina faster than waiting the natural 24-hour regeneration per unit. Each Trade Stamina unit requires 24 Trade Hourglasses to fully restore, and since these Hourglasses are primarily earned through gameplay rather than purchased, you can accelerate stamina recovery without spending money.
Similarly, for other stamina types like Pack Stamina and Event Stamina, corresponding Hourglasses can be earned through missions and events and used to reduce wait times for free, making Hourglasses a key resource for faster progression without microtransactions.
