Pokemon Trading Card Game: Rules, setup and all you need to know

The Pokémon series, which was started in Japan in 1996, has captivated fans with its well-known “pocket monsters.” Keeping up with Pokémon has undoubtedly lived up to its catch-all catchphrase with everything from animated television episodes and films to video games, stuffed animals, and toys.

What are Pokémon’s fundamentals?

The goal of the Pokémon trading card game is to assemble the strongest deck of Pokémon and compete by taking turns utilizing attacks and abilities to win matches. According to the official Pokémon website, each player uses a deck of 60 cards while playing two players at once.

The Pokémon trading card game uses three different sorts of cards, according to the company’s website:

Character cards
Energy cards
Trainer cards

Breaking down character cards

On character cards, you may find the genuine Pokémon. In the trading card game, there are 11 different types for each Pokémon. According to Bulbapedia, the kinds are:Grass
Fire
Water
Lightning
Fighting
Psychic
Colorless
Darkness
Metal
Dragon
Fairy

Energy Cards, Explained

Your character cards can be equipped with energy cards to strengthen your assaults. They are inserted beneath the character card and remain there until an effect or action decides to get rid of them.

There are nine different sorts of energy cards, according to the official Pokémon website:
Grass
Fire
Water
Lightning
Psychic
Fighting
Darkness
Metal
Fairy
The energy cards are thrown away once a Pokémon retreats.

I choose you! Pokemon turns 25

Silver jubilee GO

Twenty-five years after Pokemon first began delighting children and adults alike, the phenomenon is still capturing hearts, with smartphone craze Pokemon Go enjoying record success in virus-hit 2020. The augmented-reality game raked in $1 billion in just the first 10 months of last year – its most lucrative yet – according to market tracker Sensor Tower, and experts see no sign that interest is flagging as the world’s highest-grossing media franchise evolves.

Catch them all!

Pokemon is inspired by the childhood tradition of collecting bugs – popular during Japan’s hot and humid summer holidays and part of its enduring appeal is its simple goal: to catch them all. Hundreds of round-eyed “pocket monsters” inspired by everything from mice to dragons can be caught and trained to full strength in battles.

“Pika-Pika”

The winning concept has sold countless toys, film tickets and more than 30 billion Pokemon cards since the first black-and-white Game Boy titles were released in Japan in 1996. The character’s signature pronouncement “pika-pika” – meaning shiny and sparkly in Japanese only added to the bright yellow creature’s powers of attraction.

Low-scale celebrations

While real-life 25th-anniversary celebrations are off the cards due to the coronavirus pandemic, a virtual concert featuring US rapper Post Malone – described as a lifelong Pokemon fan is planned.

Pokeballs monsters

The game allows players to roam the outside world throwing Pokeballs to capture monsters that pop up on their phone screens. It has caused real-life mishaps from car crashes to clifftop falls, but it’s still easy to find players on Tokyo’s streets waiting for “wild” Pokemon to appear.

“It feels like you are catching the Pokemon, for real,” said Tsuyoshi Aihori, 22, who was on the hunt in Tokyo’s Akihabara gaming district on a weekday afternoon. He plays around five hours a week and at a recent promotional event, “I played from dawn to dusk and caught 400 or 500 Pokemon,” he told AFP.

Understanding trainer cards

There are three different sorts of trainer cards, each of which offers a unique benefit:
Item
Supporter
Stadium

Step-by-step instructions on how to play Pokémon

Turn the Pokémon cards that are currently in play and those that are on the bench over to begin. Each player’s turn consists of three steps:

Draw
Action
Attack

Draw a card from your deck first. You can then choose the course of action you want to pursue, such as:

Play a basic Pokémon
Evolve a Pokémon
Attach an energy card
Play a trainer card
Retreat your active Pokémon
Use your Pokémon’s abilities

How to obtain reward cards
Six reward cards are placed aside by each player and are given to the rival once a round is won. The player often receives one reward card from their opponent’s deck for each round they win.

A player could receive more or fewer reward cards than one, depending on the card. The winner of the game is the one who collects all of their opponent’s prize cards.

FAQs:

What is the first Pokémon?
Bulbasaur
Which Pokémon has the highest strength?
Arceus

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Pokemon Trading Card Game: Rules, setup and all you need to know

What are Pokémon’s fundamentals?

Breaking down character cards

Energy Cards, Explained