By Sickr on March 15, 2025

The official Pokemon TCG Pocket support site has confirmed what many of you were hoping for and that is the removal of the Trading Tokens. These will be replaced with Shinedust, which will be the currency used to trade cards going forward. After the switchover any Trade Tokens you own will automatically be converted to Shinedust. While these fixes wont be implemented immediately, the team assures fans that they are looking to introduce the changes down below by the end of Autumn 2025.

Removal of Trade Tokens

Trade tokens will be completely removed and players will no longer need to exchange cards to obtain the currency required for trading.
Instead, trading cards of three-diamond, four-diamond, and one-star rarity will now require shinedust.
When you open a booster pack, shinedust will be automatically earned if you obtain a card that is already registered in your Card Dex. Currently, shinedust is also required to obtain flair, so we are looking into increasing the amount offered since it will also be needed for trading. Altogether, this change should allow you to trade more cards than you could before this update.
Trade tokens you currently own can be converted to shinedust when the item is removed from the game.
There are no changes in how one-diamond and two-diamond rarity cards are traded.

Additional Updates in Development

A feature will be added that allows you to share cards you're interested in trading for via the in-game trading function.

"In addition to the changes above, we are also looking into how to accommodate cards that are currently unavailable for trades, such as promo cards and two-star rarity cards. Keep an eye out for more information about this topic in the future."

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