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Recently, players have noticed a strange pattern when opening booster packs in Pokémon TCG Pocket, that packs with a bent or "folded crimp" seem to get more rare cards. Are there any truth behind this theory, and how does it work? Let's find out!
Opening a Booster Pack
Opening a booster pack in Pokémon TCG Pocket is the core experience of the game as players collect cards to create decks and battle other players or take of solo battles. When players choose to open a pack, players are given a selection of packs to choose and open from:
Booster Packs with Bent Corners
During the pack opening time, players are also able to rotate each of them before opening them, and get a "feel' for them. To simulate the pack-opening experience further, some packs even look slightly different - they have folded crimps on the top:
Players have been sharing on social media that opening these packs are giving them more rare cards than usual!
Is this theory a hidden feature of the game, and should you be looking for them every time you open a pack? The short answer is NO, and all packs are the same regardless of what you choose. We explain how the system works below.
Booster Pack Offering Rate
Games that have a randomized chance of obtaining certain items must legally display the odds. In Pokémon TCG Pocket, you can check the full rates for each booster pack by clicking on the "Offering Rates" button on the bottom left corner in the booster pack screen. There would be serious legal repercussions if these rates are manipulated in such a way.
Furthermore, the cards you open are determined as soon as you press the Open a Pack button, and the game gives an illusion of choice that gives players feel like they are in control of their luck. If you close the game before making the booster pack pick and open the game again, you can see what cards are automatically added to your collection.
Conclusion
To reiterate, the bent booster packs are just a graphical detail added to the packs that have no effect on the rates of cards being opened. Whatever pack you pick does not matter. It is confirmation bias that players reporting that these packs give better cards, and have just happened to be lucky.
So enjoy the game, and may luck be with you!
