Pokémon Trading Card Game: Difference between revisions

After determining which player goes first, both players must {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Shuffle|shuffle}} their own decks and allow their opponent to make a deck cut; alternatively, the opponent may choose to shuffle the other player's deck and allow the deck owner to make a deck cut. Each players then places their deck faces-down in the play area or "{{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Field|field}}" in a north/south orientation, with the short sides of cards facing each player, and any card sleeve openings facing the opponent. The players then each take seven cards from the top of their respective decks. These cards go into their {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Hand|hand}}. Players then place one {{TCG|Pokémon|Basic Pokémon}} from their hand face down as their "''{{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Active Pokémon}}''". If they have more than one Basic Pokémon, they may place the rest face down onto their {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Bench}}. If a player does not have any Basic Pokémon in their hand during this step, they must take a mulligan. For each mulligan a player takes, that player’s opponent draws an additional card and puts it into their hand. Next, each player sets aside six cards from the top of their deck face down as {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Prize Card|Prize cards}}. Finally, each player flips over their Active and Benched Pokémon and the game starts.