A Complete Beginner's Guide To Playing The Pokemon TCG
So, you want to be a master of the Pokemon TCG? Do you have the skills to be number one? Are we going to quit with the corny references to classic Pokemon anime songs now? Yes. But you've come to the right place because we're about to teach you the fundamentals necessary to pick up your first deck of Pokemon cards and get playing.
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We believe that playing the game yourself is the best way to get a firmer grasp of the Pokemon TCG. Even so, there is good value in reading up on it ahead of time, so that the effort isn't overwhelming. Let's dive right in.
The Pokemon Trading Card game pits two players against each other with thousands of unique cards featuring franchise-famous people, places, items, and of course the true stars of the show — the Pokemon themselves. The Pokemon are, fittingly, the most important part of the Pokemon TCG, as they will be sent out to fight, with set amounts of HP, and attack one another.
Your goal is to claim six prize cards before your opponent does. Prize cards are earned whenever you knock one of the other player's Pokemon out, generally at the rate of one prize card per Pokemon. Certain exceptionally powerful Pokemon called V, VSTAR, and VMAX are worth two, two, and three respectively.
Most Pokemon have two attacks to choose from, though calling them all 'attacks' is a bit of a misnomer. After all, while the majority are designed to inflict damage, many do something else entirely — like letting the player draw more cards, for example. Regardless, nearly every 'attack' in the Pokemon TCG must be powered up by Energy Cards.
Different attacks require different amounts of Energy. Furthermore, Energy Cards come in several elemental types: Fire, Water,
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