Pokemon Cards

The Pokémon Trading Card Game (Pokémon TCG) is a collectible card game based on the Pokémon video game series, first introduced in Japan in October 1996, then North America in December 1998. It was initially published by Wizards of the Coast, the company that produces Magic: the Gathering. Although Wizards of the Coast lost the licence to publish the game in July 2003, sets continue to be published under the jurisdiction of Nintendo and Pokémon USA, Inc. (PUI).

Pokemon Cards

There are five types of cards in the game - supporters, trainers, stadiums, energies and pokémon. These card types can be sub-categorized like so:

Trainer - trainer, pokemon tool, technical machine, Supporter - supporter, Stadium - stadium, Energy - basic energy card, special energy card, Pokémon - basic pokémon, Stage 1 pokémon, Stage 2 pokémon, pokémon ex, pokémon Lv.X

Pokemon Cards

Though only Basic Pokémon cards are necessary in a deck, both Energy cards and Trainer cards are important to achieving victory. A player's 60-card deck may only contain four cards with the same name, with the exception of Basic Energy cards.

Pokemon Cards

Pokemon Cards