How to play Pokemon TCG
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0:00 – Objective
0:16 – Deck Requirements
0:34 – Types of Cards
0:55 – Starting a game
1:10 – Table Layout
1:50 – Picking starting Pokémon
2:38 – Starting the game
3:03 – Play Pokémon
3:09 – Evolve Pokémon
3:59 – Attach Energy
4:13 – Play Trainer Cards
4:47 – Pokémon Tools
5:04 – Retreating
5:45 – Abilities
6:12 – Attacking
8:26 – Checkup Phase
8:47 – Asleep
9:00 – Burned
9:12 – Confused
9:31 – Paralyzed
9:45 – Poisoned
9:57 – Special Conditions
10:20 – Advanced Rules
RULES:
The object of the game is to be the first player to either take all your Prize cards, knock out all your opponent’s pokemon, or to not run out of cards in your deck before your opponent. Each player provides their own deck of exactly 60 cards. When you are building a deck, you can only have 4 copies of a card with the exact same name, even if the image is different, except for basic Energy cards; and you must have at least one Basic Pokémon in it. There are 3 types of cards: Pokemon, which come in basic, stage 1, and stage 2; Energy, of which there is basic and special; and trainer, which contain itens, supporters, and st…
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