Trading Card Game for Pokemon – Basic Guide

Pokemon is a trading card game where players can purchase more cards and build their deck. A Pokemon deck is a collection as well as a game. Players usually start with a Trainer Kit, which educates them on how to train Pokemon through a card game. After gaining some experience, players can purchase various decks to spice up the game, such as theme decks. If you are also keen to know more about the Pokemon card game, check out this guide. 

Attacking Guide 

When you're ready, go for your opponent's Pokemon trading card. Your turn ends once you assault, so make sure you're entirely read before you go. There are three steps to attacking: 

1. Check your Active Pokemon's Energy: To attack, the Pokemon must have enough energy. The description of the assault and the amount of energy required can be found. Connect the relevant Energy cards to the required energy. 

2. Examine the opponent's flaws and resistance: The lower-left corner of the card indicates which Pokemon are weaker or resistant to others. If that Pokemon's attacker has a weakness, it will be more prone to attack, whereas if it is resistant, it will take less. 

3. Place Damaged Counters on the Active Pokemon of your opponent: Add a single damage mark on the attacked Pokemon for every '10 damage' your attack does when attack your opponent. This appears to the right of the attack's name. Your attack will be finished once this is done. You could see if the attack knocked out any Pokemon. Some attacks affect the attacking Pokémon, so pay attention to the attack results. 

Choose a new Pokemon from the Bench to be activated if a Pokemon is knocked unconscious. You have won the game if your opponent's Bench is empty, and they have no active Pokemon. 

Types of Energy 

The Pokemon trading card game works the same way you have seen in the series. In the case of a card game, Pokemon use their weapons or abilities to beat an opponent's Pokemon. Energy cards are required to power attacks. Within Pokemon, 11 different types of energy correspond to the 11 different varieties of Pokemon. 

• Grass: Pokemon that use grass have the ability to both heal and poison their opponents.

• Fire: Fire Pokemon have potent attacks. They can burn other Pokemon, but they must rest before launching another attack.

• Water: Water Pokemon can manipulate energy and manoeuvre around other Pokémon.

• Lightning: Lightning Pokemon can resurrect used energy from the discard pile. They can also render their opponents immobile.

• Psychic: Psychic Pokemon have particular abilities to influence their opponents in unusual ways, such as lulling them to sleep or confusing them.

• Fighting: Fighting Pokemon deal a lot of damage, and some of them can even execute combo attacks if they flip a coin.

• Darkness: Pokemon utilise sneak attacks to get their opponents to discard their items.

• Metal: Metal Pokemon are more resistant to assaults and can withstand them for longer than the bulk of other Pokemon.

• Fairy: Fairy Pokemon uses tricks on their opponents' Pokemon to make their strikes less powerful.

• Dragon: Dragon Pokemon have potent attacks that usually require two different types of energy.

• Colourless: Colourless Pokemon are versatile and can perform a wide range of moves, making them well-suited to any deck.

Gameplay 

Winning The Game 

• Collect all six of your Reward Cards first to win the game.

• The opponent has no active Pokemon.

• At the beginning of the opponent's turn, his deck is exhausted. 

Starting The Game 

• Shake your opponent's hand when the game begins. The number one priority is sportsmanship.

• The winner of a coin toss determines who goes first.

• Shake your deck and take the top seven cards.

• Look through your hand for any Basic Pokemon; if you find one, place it face-down; it will be your Active Pokemon.

• Increase the number of Basic Pokemon on the Bench to 5. These cards should be dealt face-down, as well.

• Remove the top six cards from the deck and set them to the side face-down. Your prize cards will be these.

• Begin by turning over your Pokemon! 

Conclusion 

The goal of gathering the cards is to assemble a 60-card deck that will help you defeat other trainers in battles. However, one may be more interested in collecting the cards they enjoy or consider precious.