{"id":1110351,"date":"2026-01-29T09:23:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=516648"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:23:23","slug":"how-to-switch-booster-packs-in-pokemon-tcg-pocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-switch-booster-packs-in-pokemon-tcg-pocket\/","title":{"rendered":"How to switch booster packs in Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0TCG Pocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-to-switch-booster-packs-in-pokemon-tcg-pocket.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The Space-Time Smackdown expansion is live in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/pokemon-trading-card-game-pocket\/453103\">Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket<\/a><\/em>, but no, it doesn\u2019t mean the Genetic Apex expansion is gone. You just need to <strong>switch booster packs<\/strong> to see it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This update brings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-guides\/504997\/promo-a-cards-list-all-how-to-get\">140 new cards<\/a> to the game and introduces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-guides\/484754\/trading-release-date-unlock-restrictions\">trading<\/a> to the game. It also changes how the application looks on the frontend. Most notably: You can no longer choose to open booster packs from the launch-day expansion, Genetic Apex, directly from the home page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This guide will show you <strong>how to switch booster packs in <em>Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0TCG Pocket<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to switch booster packs in Pok\u00e9mon&nbsp;TCG Pocket<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Switching which pack you open in <em>Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0TCG Pocket<\/em> is a matter of opening an extra menu. Here is how to do it:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From the game homepage, select any booster pack you see. (I tapped Mythical Island, but it doesn\u2019t matter which you pick. The directions from here are still the same.) <\/li>\n<li>You should see the booster pack. From there, look at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. Tap the button that says, \u201cSelect other booster packs.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>From there, you will see a screen that allows you to select any expansion. As you see, old packs, like Genetic Apex are shown there. Tap whichever pack you like, and boom! You are ready to pull from older packs in <em>Pok\u00e9mon&nbsp;TCG Pocket<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-to-switch-booster-packs-in-pokemon-tcg-pocket-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-to-switch-booster-packs-in-pokemon-tcg-pocket-2.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">You\u2019ll earn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-guides\/498088\/pack-points-how-to-get-exchange-rates\">pack points<\/a> for the expansion you switch to. And in the meantime, here\u2019s a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-guides\/512734\/space-time-smackdown-expansion-new-cards-all-list\">Space-Time Smackdown cards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-guides\/516648\/how-to-switch-booster-packs-expansions\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Space-Time Smackdown expansion is live in Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket, but no, it doesn\u2019t mean the Genetic Apex expansion is gone. You just need to switch booster packs to see it. This update brings 140 new cards to the game and introduces trading to the game. It also changes how the application looks on the frontend. Most notably: You can no longer choose to open booster packs from the launch-day expansion, Genetic Apex, directly from the home page. This guide will show you how to switch booster packs in Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0TCG Pocket. How to switch booster packs in Pok\u00e9mon&nbsp;TCG Pocket Switching which pack you open in Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0TCG Pocket is a matter of opening an extra menu. Here is how to do it: From the game homepage,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-switch-booster-packs-in-pokemon-tcg-pocket\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1110352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1110351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to switch booster packs in Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0TCG Pocket | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Space-Time Smackdown expansion is live in Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket, but no, it doesn\u2019t mean the Genetic Apex expansion is gone. 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