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Separate three different clocks
Normal booster stamina, special-pack stamina and event availability are separate systems. The producer letter says special-pack stamina recovers weekly. The First Partners press release gives the pack’s availability window, but that does not by itself establish the exact Pacific reset hour. Check the app timer before planning a final opening.
A guaranteed rarity category is not a guaranteed desired card
The press release describes one star-category card guaranteed per special pack and first-partner subjects from nine regions. That is not a guarantee of a particular species, a completion schedule, a resale value or equal odds across all possible cards. Do not extrapolate a full probability distribution from the word guaranteed.
Keep special-pack records outside physical binders
Store game, special-pack name, local number and acquisition context in a digital collection note. Do not merge a familiar first-partner name into a physical-set checklist. No exact pack code or complete card list is asserted here, and no copied card text or official images are needed to explain that separation.
What a useful next check looks like
Open the official announcement and then inspect the current in-app pack details. Confirm the remaining availability and the resource that an opening consumes. If the app differs from the announced plan, record the software/date and current evidence rather than assuming the older article overrides it.
OPEN THE EVIDENCE
Sources & review notes
Source and metadata review date: November 7, 2026 PST. Read the method beside each source; a catalog landing page does not verify every detailed game claim. Linking a source does not license its text or artwork. Native names are identifiers, not a claim of a reviewed translation.
- Official Pocket October 2026 producer letter ↗Primary development plans; special-pack stamina distinct from normal booster stamina. Plans may change.
- Official Dual Fusion / First Partners press release ↗Primary October 20 press release; First Partners availability October 31–December 26, 2026. Dates do not independently establish a Pacific opening hour.