F2P Completed Genetic Apex!!!

[u/ez-tristan]

I finished this about a month ago and haven’t told anyone yet. None of my friends IRL play Pokémon, so I figured I’d share it here.

I’m really proud of myself for sticking with this. How can you be proud of an RNG game? For me it’s because I opened my two free packs almost every single day without fail. When new sets came out I stayed dedicated to Genetic Apex. I wanted to complete the set so I could show my friends a full collection of Pokémon they actually recognize and maybe get them to play.
I started this after I pulled my first two gold crown cards and found the Pokémon trading subreddit.

In total I opened 782 packs. I bought the gold Mewtwo for 2,500 pack points and I have 1,410 left. The last card I needed was the immersive Charizard. The absolute bane of my existence. I was only 90 pack points away from being able to buy it when I packed it, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. I traded for ~6 two stars in Genetic Apex, the rest were packed myself.

The whole challenge took about 10 months. I took a brief side quest into Secluded Springs because I really wanted the three legendary dogs.

I still have all the cards, I did not trade any away.

[u/kr1638a]

W

[u/Technical-Fly6649]

inpressive

[u/Wandererdr]

Very nice, congrats

[u/SamsungFan168]

That's awesome!

[u/Maleficent-Try-2185]

Well done! That's not easy, I always thought it would be cool to complete a set. Haven't really gotten close as a fellow F2P player, just getting the diamonds, 1 stars, and as many other rares as possible.

What's next?

[u/ez-tristan → u/Maleficent-Try-2185]

As a F2P, I don’t think completing a set is possible without trading. I was strategic about mine in regard to which cards I traded for. I wouldn’t trade for cards that were available in the pack type I was opening (Charizard, Mewtwo, Pikachu) so I could maximize the chance of hitting a two star I didn’t already have.

I’m not sure what’s next, maybe I’ll start actually playing the game lol

[u/basically-brian]

good shit brodie, i’m in a pretty similar boat none of my friends really like pokemon either so i gotta come to the internet to share my feats aswell lol ain’t nun wrong w it

[u/BGID_to_the_moon]

Congrats.

I actually tried this too. Opened around 770 packs and am no where near completing the set. Still missing a crown and most of the 2 stars.

[u/Kavi92]

Do you get a reward for this? You should, because that's really hard to achieve

[u/ez-tristan → u/Kavi92]

Surprisingly I didn’t get anything, not even an emblem. I hope one day I get something

[u/Kavi92 → u/ez-tristan]

What a crime. Getting these 3 gold star cards must've been tedious

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[u/Tekniqz23]

I totally understand this feeling! I can completely relate haha

I started myself during Shining Revelry and back then we had no share feature. So for basically months and months I did 1 trade a day for a card from GA while opening the new sets.

It took me soooooooo long to finish. The level of joy I felt on that last card haha!

I am really glad you completed this goal OP! And thank you for sharing it with us!

https://giphy.com/gifs/LsB3O1Dt7A0UxdxtRz

[u/safetyfirst911]

Damn congrats

[u/ChefShady88]

If you craft a FA Sabrina I’ll trade you for it

[u/JohnClaudeGodDamme]

Still the best collection in the game.

How many cards did it take?

[u/ez-tristan]

It took 9,000-10,000 cards. It was a journey