Pokémon Trading Card Game: Difference between revisions

A person must build a deck of sixty cards using a combination of various "Pokémon" cards (creatures that do battle), "Trainer" cards (which have special effects on them) and "Energy" cards (a method of cost). To win, a player must "knock out" six of their opponent's Pokémon creatures. A player can also win if their opponent no longer has any Pokémon creatures left to battle with, or if their opponent runs out of cards in their deck.

Unlike classic card games which uses a single deck of 52 cards, a ''trading card game'' (TCG) is constantly and continuously growing. New cards with new game abilities are released at a steady interval in order to keep the game fresh and alive. The only cost of TCG's, however, is that it forces a player to constantly keep in touch with the game, as well as having to purchase new cards from newly released sets. Players who don't keep up run the risk of falling behind other players. The Pokémon TCG requires a deck of 60 cards for standard or tourney play, while short matches can be held via 'half-decks' which consist of 30 cards instead. During a 60 card match, only four of an individual Pokémon is allowed in each deck to keep things fair and challenging. This is limited to two in a half-deck match.