Pokémon TCG Pocket includes hundreds of cards, and the best ones require a lot of work, and your time, to collect. Fortunately, there are some cards that you can grab with little to no effort, and those include a shiny Pikachu promo card and a cool Mew card.

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The main way to get more Poke Gold is by spending real-world money, although there's thankfully another way. Free-to-play players can get their hands on a decent amount of Poke Gold just by playing through Pokemon TCG Pocket,