What is the Bent Pack Trick in Pokémon TCG Pocket?

Pokémon TCG Pocket has a ton of cards to collect from common collectibles to Ultra-Rare, Full art designs. Opening packs is one of the main ways to pull cards, and a long-standing rumor suggests certain boosters—”Bent Packs”—give you better luck.

It’s hard to quantify how much money I’ve spent on real-life Pokémon packs at this point. The buzz of opening a pack and not knowing what’s inside never gets old. Pokémon TCG Pocket digitizes the age-old hobby and converts the TCG into an easy-to-digest mobile phone format.

You still get to open Pokémon packs and experience the unbridled disappointment when you get a duplicate for the ninth time. A certain Bent Pack suggests you can boost your odds of getting super-rare cards from packs. Let’s see what all the fuss is about.

How to do the Corner Pack Trick in Pokémon TCG Pocket

The Corner Pack Trick—otherwise known as the Bent Pack—in Pokémon TCG Pocket, is looking through the carousel of packs, and when you come to make your choice, you turn the pack to its side and identify a certain shape of pack noticeably bent in one (if not both) of the corners.

To be honest, I don’t where this theory started, I don’t know who came up with it, but it’s pretty cool nonetheless. I use my own superstitions when opening packs from spinning the packs around in a full circle to opening the pack from the right-hand side instead of the left side.

But if you look closely at the carousel and thoroughly investigate each pack, I can confirm you can see one of these bent packs from time to time. But does it actually mean anything?

Does the Corner Pack Trick work in Pokémon TCG Pocket?

No science or logic proves the bent pack works in Pokémon TCG Pocket, and after checking this out myself, I would conclusively say the corner pack is nothing but a myth—albeit a fun one to distract yourself!

Firstly, if you go onto the packs section of Pokémon TCG Pocket, the game has a button in the bottom-left corner saying “Offering Rates.” This is in line with regulations concerning loot boxes and gambling to protect you, and let you know the odds of getting each card, the rarity of a pack, and what you can pull—especially if you’re spending real money.

A bent pack might sound cool on paper, but it would be deceitful; players in the know would automatically gain an advantage over other players, and it would be a legal issue. Furthermore, I’ve tried these corner-trick packs, and there’s no obvious difference between them and opening a regular pack.

You can check out YouTuber spragels Pocket if you need a visual clue for the bent pack.

If you need a fresh way of opening packs, knock yourself out and hoard all the bent packs you can get your hands on.

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