This hesitation could temporarily depress demand for Japanese cards, driving prices further downward in Q1 as the market anticipates the English rollout
How it plays Players open 5 free packs daily (6 with Cascade Badge, 7 with Hive Badge), earn coins by selling duplicates at real TCGPlayer market value (10% base sell rate, scaled by trainer level and badge multipliers), buy Basic (50), Premium (150) or Hunt (350) packs from the in-game shop, complete 3 daily / 1 weekly / 4 super quests, and progress through 16 Gym Badges (8 Kanto, 4 Johto, 4 Hoenn) that unlock permanent gameplay perks
It's both an enabler for mana bases with heavy color requirements, and a payoff/wincon for those decks
it met its goal of US$4,000 (equivalent to $5,906 in 2025) in two weeks