Pokémon TCG Pocket has released a statement regarding the new Trade feature of the game, which was met with negative criticism from the community due to the restrictions and resources required to trade with other players.

Since releasing the first iteration of the trading feature a few days ago, we have received a large number of comments. Thank you all for sharing your feedback.
The item requirements and restrictions implemented for the trading feature were designed to prevent abuse from bots and other prohibited actions using multiple accounts. Our goal was to balance the game while maintaining a fair environment for all players and preserving the fun of collecting cards that is core to the Pokémon TCG Pocket experience.
However, thanks to your feedback, we understand that some of the restrictions put in place are preventing players from being able to casually enjoy the feature as intended. We are actively investigating ways to improve the feature to address these concerns. Going forward, we also plan to offer multiple ways to obtain trade tokens including through event distributions.
Currently, extra Trade Tokens has been datamined to be obtained from:
- 200 from February 2025 Premium Pass Missions
- 50 from Wonder Pick Event Part 1 and Part 2
- 500 from Trade Feature Celebration Gift
Feedback Survey
The community is currently collecting all feedback to submit to the official team at DeNA, which you can also contribute here.