

Once both players have at least one Basic Pokémon, they can play up to five more Basic Pokémon onto their Bench, and then take the top six cards of their deck and place them to the side as Prize cards. If a player does not have any Basic Pokémon, they must call mulligan, shuffle, and then draw another hand until they draw a Basic Pokémon the opponent may draw one additional card per mulligan. This Pokémon is the one that is actively attacking and receiving damage. Players shuffle their decks and draw seven cards, and then each puts one Basic Pokémon in play as their Active Pokémon. The player going first cannot attack or play a Supporter card on their first turn, unless they have a card that specifies otherwise. (Dice may be used in place of coins, with even numbers representing heads and odd numbers representing tails dice are also primarily used in official tournaments organized by The Pokémon Company).

Players begin by having one player select heads or tails, and the other flips a coin the winner of the coin flip will decide who goes first or second. the row behind the Active Spot, fighting Pokémon that houses five additional Pokémon to supplant the Active Pokémon if it retreats or is "Knocked Out") so the opponent has no Pokémon left, or if at the opponent's turn there are no cards left to draw into their deck. Other ways to win are by "Knocking Out" all the Pokémon the opponent has on their Bench (i.e. Prize cards are primary win conditions, with the possession of six Prize cards being an instantaneous win. For each of the opponent's "Knocked Out" Pokémon the victor scores 1 Prize card, although some special card mechanics grant up to 2 or 3 Prize cards in accordance with their higher hierarchy. A Pokémon that has sustained enough damage from attacks–that reaches or exceeds its HP–is referred to as being "Knocked Out". Each player puts one Pokémon into play as their Active Pokémon and attacks their opponent's Active Pokémon. The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a strategy-based card game that is usually played on a designated playmat where two players (assuming the role of Pokémon Trainer) use their Pokémon to battle each other. Active Pokémon, Bench Pokémon, Deck and Discard Pile If you find this in your collection, you're quids in.An official Pokémon TCG playmat with labels of different gameplay aspects, e.g. Still, 'significantly less' in this context still means almost $500 more than the second most valuable Pokémon card. The ones you see in the news are often PSA 9 or 10, but most don't tend to get that grade, meaning most sell for significantly less. While first editions can sell for thousands more than second editions, their value more depends on the quality and PSA-grading of the card. There are two printed versions of Shadowless cards – first editions can be identified by the First Edition symbol under the bottom left corner of the art, while second editions, while still Shadowless, do not have the same mark. This is the one that regularly makes the news, with some auctions for it going up into the hundreds of thousands for a verified pristine copy. Of course, there's no Pokémon card that is more sought-after than a shadowless Base Set Charizard. #1 – Base Set Charizard (Shadowless Holo), $2032 This is a first edition print, identifiable by the stamp to the.
