Pokémon Zany Cards
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Pokémon Zany Cards (Japanese: ポケモンアニメカード大作戦 Pokémon Anime Card Grand Strategy) is a game for the Pokémon mini. It includes several different card games featuring cards with Pokémon decorating them. It was developed by Denyusha Co., Ltd.
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Basic info
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| Platform: | Pokémon mini |
| Category: | Strategy |
| Players: | 1-5 players |
| Connectivity: | Infrared |
| Developer: | Denyusha |
| Publisher: | Nintendo |
| Part of: | Pokémon mini series |
Ratings
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| CERO: | N/A |
| ESRB: | E |
| ACB: | G |
| OFLC: | N/A |
| PEGI: | N/A |
| GRAC: | N/A |
| GSRR: | N/A |
Release dates
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| Japan: | December 14, 2001[1] |
| North America: | November 16, 2001 |
| Australia: | October 3, 2001 - October 11, 2002[2][3] |
| Europe: | March 15, 2002[4] |
| South Korea: | N/A |
| Hong Kong: | N/A |
| Taiwan: | N/A |
Websites
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| Japanese: | N/A |
| English: | Official website |
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Japanese boxart
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Modes
There are four gameplay modes in Pokémon Zany Cards.
Wild Match
1-5 players. Players are given the challenge of matching sets of cards on the table and winning coins. Once a player has played a card, they then draw a card and add it to the table; if this card makes a set that player gets coins. The player with the most coins at the end of the game is the winner.
Wild Match opponents
List of Wild Match card combinations
| Pokémon Required | Combo Name | Coins Earned | Notes | Screenshot |
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| Any | Pair | 3 | Can be performed with any two matching cards | 
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Evolved! | 20 | Match the Chikorita line | 
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Evolved! | 20 | Match the Cyndaquil line | 
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Evolved! | 20 | Match the Totodile line | 
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GS Starters | 30 | A match of Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile | 
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Someday... | 20 | Shows an animation of Tyrogue determined and Pikachu encouraging him | 
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Fly with Lugia! | 20 | Shows an animation of Pikachu flying on Lugia's back | 
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Legendary Encounter? | 20 | Shows an animation of Pikachu seeing Ho-Oh in the distance. The animation is a reference to the events of Pokémon - I Choose You! |
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Pikachu's Forest | 40 | Shows an animation of a forest full of Pikachu | 
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4 Fighting Bros. | 40 | Shows an animation of the Tyrogue family working out | 
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Revelation Lugia | 40 | Shows an animation of the legendary birds followed by Lugia. The name and the animation is a reference to the Japanese name of The Power of One. |
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Legendary Pokémon! | 40 | Shows an animation of Raikou, Entei and Suicune followed by Ho-Oh | 
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| Differs | All Cleared! | 20 | A bonus for matching all cards currently on the table | 
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Special Seven
1-5 players. The aim of this game is to be the first player to get rid of all of their cards. Players can match cards by suit (club, diamond, heart or spade) or by matching the Pokémon on the table. Players can also use the special abilities of some cards to change the suit.
Special Seven opponents
List of Special Seven event cards
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Playing this card changes the suit to the player's choice | Can be played at any time but cannot be played as the final card from the player's hand | 
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When this card is played the next player must draw 2 cards | If the next player has a Meowth card, then the next player in the order must draw 4 cards (2+2=4). If 4 players in a row have the Meowth card, then the next player without a Meowth card (there are only four in the playing deck) will have to draw 8 cards. | 
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When this card is played the next player in the order goes to sleep | The next player skips their turn | 
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Playing this card changes the suit to the player's choice | Can be played as the final card from the player's hand | 
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Playing this card reverses the play order | The first player in the reversed order skips their turn | 
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Playing this card reverses the play order | If the player is being attacked by a Meowth or Gengar card and Wobbuffet is of the matching suit, Wobbuffet can be played to reverse the game order and send the extra cards back to the attacking player. | 
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When this card is played the next player draws three cards and skips their next turn | 
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Card Duel
Two players only. Each player has the same cards. The player that players the highest value card wins the cards on the table. This game can only be played with two players via infrared connection.
Four Kings
Single player only. Four Kings is a variation of Solitaire, only the card piles must be in a certain order and topped off with the King card (which is Magikarp in this game).
Trivia
External links
References
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