While trading is still a few months out, though, the Pokémon TCG Pocket team did say Wednesday that it plans to add new booster packs “by the end of the year,” but did not specify a date. Other “new features” are in development, too, which the company plans to announce more in the future.

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket developer Creatures Inc. won't say if the content of booster packs actually changes depending on which one players choose on the pack carousel, but it almost certainly does not.

Despite the non-answer from the devs and Pokémon Company, you can find people who have dug into the code and looked at how Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket actually works and according to their findings, the pack you pick doesn’t matter. So why won’t The Pokémon Company say that?

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has been a big hit since its worldwide launch last month, and the team behind it has shared a brief roadmap of a couple updates to come — including the ability to trade cards with other people.

Pokémon TCG Pocket has introduced a decent amount of cards through its Genetic Apex expansion. And even though all of its many currencies and systems can make for a confusing impression, it didn’t take long for players to figure out metas.

We’re just a couple weeks into Pokémon TCG Pocket’s life out in the wild and the devs behind the hit mobile card game adaptation have already teased some big upcoming plans. Those include new booster packs before the end of the year,

Pokémon TCG Pocket's online mode is a viper's den, so we've rounded up the best cards in the game to help you fight off all the ex Pikachus.

Players will be able to trade certain cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket after the January update, and the feature will expanded over time.

It’s midnight. The room is pitch black. I gingerly creep into bed so as not to disturb the amorphous blob of children that may be residing somewhere near its center. I’m sleep-deprived but unable to turn my brain off.