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[[File:SP Silver Chansey Coin.png|thumb|150px|right|Pokémon's first coin]] | [[File:SP Silver Chansey Coin.png|thumb|150px|right|Pokémon's first coin]] | ||
'''Coins''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンコイン''' ''Pokémon Coin''), also officially recognized as '''metallic coins''', are one of two types of randomizers that players can use during a Pokémon TCG {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Match|match}}. The majority of coins released for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] are made of plastic with a metallic Pokémon design on the front, which can be of anything from [[starter Pokémon]] and [[Legendary Pokémon]] to designs commemorating a specific event or featuring the original Energy Symbols. Although the majority of coins are made with the current standard of a plastic backing, throughout the history of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, coins made of cardboard and coins made of metal have also been released. Making coins out of these materials has since fallen out of practice for [[The Pokémon Company]] and their subsidiaries, thus most are not recognized as standard randomizers for TCG matches and must be approved by both players. Additionally, the head judge of the tournament has the right to disallow any randomizer if there is reason to believe that the randomizer is unsuitable. | '''Coins''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンコイン''' ''Pokémon Coin''), also officially recognized as '''metallic coins''', are one of two types of randomizers that players can use during a Pokémon TCG {{DL|Appendix:Glossary (TCG)|Match|match}}. The majority of coins released for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] are made of plastic with a metallic Pokémon design on the front, which can be of anything from [[starter Pokémon]] and [[Legendary Pokémon]] to designs commemorating a specific event or featuring the original Energy Symbols. Although the majority of coins are made with the current standard of a plastic backing, throughout the history of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, coins made of cardboard and coins made of metal have also been released. Making coins out of these materials has since fallen out of practice for [[The Pokémon Company]] and their subsidiaries, thus most are not recognized as standard randomizers for TCG matches and must be approved by both players. Additionally, the head judge of the tournament has the right to disallow any randomizer if there is reason to believe that the randomizer is unsuitable. | ||
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Coins have fallen out of favor among the Pokémon player base, who have gradually started to prefer the second officially recognized randomizer, dice, instead, for their utility and convenience, causing coins to be used progressively less as a tool for determining outcomes during a TCG match. When a dice is used, it's generally considered for even numbers to mean "heads" and odd numbers to mean "tails". With the frequency they are released, their occasional limited availability, and their exclusivity to certain countries such as {{pmin|Japan}}, {{pmin|the United States}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, and {{pmin|South Korea}}, coins are quickly being treated more as a collectible. | Coins have fallen out of favor among the Pokémon player base, who have gradually started to prefer the second officially recognized randomizer, dice, instead, for their utility and convenience, causing coins to be used progressively less as a tool for determining outcomes during a TCG match. When a dice is used, it's generally considered for even numbers to mean "heads" and odd numbers to mean "tails". With the frequency they are released, their occasional limited availability, and their exclusivity to certain countries such as {{pmin|Japan}}, {{pmin|the United States}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, and {{pmin|South Korea}}, coins are quickly being treated more as a collectible. | ||
The original cardboard and metal coins for the English release of the TCG were produced by [[Wizards of the Coast]] during [[Generation I]] and [[Generation II]]. Japanese coins during Generation I feature a back with the seven original card type symbols. When {{ct|Metal}} and {{ct|Darkness}} were added to the game in Generation II, however, the backs were changed to a ''Pokémon Card Game NEO'' logo, only to drop the NEO for a more generic design after the initial coins in the Generation. This was too replaced with the standard {{i|Poké Ball}} and the official Pokémon Logo used on all coins now. When Wizards of the Coast lost the license for the card game for {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}} onwards, coins released for English audiences were imported from Japan and distributed in English products. This remained true until August 2010 and the release of the {{TCG|Undaunted}} expansion. All coins for international audiences after this month are produced by [[The Pokémon Company International]], however, leftover stock of the standard sized Japanese coins were still included in TCG merchandise up until April 2014, when the stock was exhausted. English coins started featuring the '''™''' trademark distinction on the back in August 2010, while Japanese coins maintained the '''®''' (Registrated) trademark symbol until [[Generation | The original cardboard and metal coins for the English release of the TCG were produced by [[Wizards of the Coast]] during [[Generation I]] and [[Generation II]]. Japanese coins during Generation I feature a back with the seven original card type symbols. When {{ct|Metal}} and {{ct|Darkness}} were added to the game in Generation II, however, the backs were changed to a ''Pokémon Card Game NEO'' logo, only to drop the NEO for a more generic design after the initial coins in the Generation. This was too replaced with the standard {{i|Poké Ball}} and the official Pokémon Logo used on all coins now. When Wizards of the Coast lost the license for the card game for {{TCG|EX Ruby & Sapphire}} onwards, coins released for English audiences were imported from Japan and distributed in English products. This remained true until August 2010 and the release of the {{TCG|Undaunted}} expansion. All coins for international audiences after this month are produced by [[The Pokémon Company International]], however, leftover stock of the standard sized Japanese coins were still included in TCG merchandise up until April 2014, when the stock was exhausted. English coins started featuring the '''™''' trademark distinction on the back in August 2010, while Japanese coins maintained the '''®''' (Registrated) trademark symbol until [[Generation IIV]] in November 2019 when they also switched over to the'''™''' trademark. Ever since the Pokémon Card Game returned to South Korea in May 2010 with the release of the {{KTCG|Start of an Adventure}} expansion, coins in Korean products are produced in Japan. | ||
With the English {{TCG|Next Destinies}} expansion in February 2012, The Pokémon Company International began producing colored backs alternate to the standard black. Japan has remained with the standard black, only having ever deviated from the black back for one coin during the VS Era in 2001. Up until the release of the English {{TCG|Plasma Freeze}} expansion in May 2013, all standard coins were of the same size. However, in order to remove the ''not for children under 3'' warning from their products, The Pokémon Company International began producing coins of a larger size. Japan, however, continued producing the coins at their standard size. | With the English {{TCG|Next Destinies}} expansion in February 2012, The Pokémon Company International began producing colored backs alternate to the standard black. Japan has remained with the standard black, only having ever deviated from the black back for one coin during the VS Era in 2001. Up until the release of the English {{TCG|Plasma Freeze}} expansion in May 2013, all standard coins were of the same size. However, in order to remove the ''not for children under 3'' warning from their products, The Pokémon Company International began producing coins of a larger size. Japan, however, continued producing the coins at their standard size. | ||