Nov 15, 2013 · Shuffle, draw, place active, place bench, set prizes, coin flip, both players flip Pokemon. In the vain of "do as much as you can" that is a common theme in Pokemon, you shuffle, draw, place active, place bench, set prizes.

Dec 27, 2024 · Is the Compendium an official Pokémon TCG document? We are always careful to be clear that the rulings are official. The Compendium is not. And it’s the rulings that are important. Despite not being an official document, the Compendium is mentioned as a resource on Pokémon’s support portal under the question “How do I become a Professor ...

Aug 11, 2016 · Rulings, info and fun for Pokemon Trading Card game players and professors and other Pokemon games.

Pokémon TCG Judge Essentials. You can’t be fair and correct without having, knowing and using these resources. There’s more to judging than being fair and correct, but unless you’re basing your rulings off these documents, you’re making stuff up. Pokemon TCG Rulebook. Many rulings questions are only answered in the rulebook.

Jul 8, 2016 · I am very interested in finding out why adults are playing the Pokemon TCG. Watching YouTube, there are plenty of adult gamers playing very serious games of what has always been advertised as a children's card collecting hobby. Although the adults do not seem to be the majority, they are also not exceptions to the rule, either.

Jan 9, 2020 · Attacks Official rulings on Pokemon Attacks; Abilities Official rulings on Pokemon Powers (which includes older Poke-BODYs, Poke-POWERs and Pokemon Powers) Trainers Official Rulings on Item, Supporter and Stadium Cards (including older Trainer cards) Energy Official Rulings on Energy Cards; Gameplay Official rulings on General Gameplay

Mar 8, 2008 · This concept, known as power creep, can kill a lively TCG tournament scene very quickly, if left unguarded.-----Further Explaining Power Creep: Examples Across Time For a further explanation of power creep, let’s look at one card that has been in existence from the beginning of the TCG: Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur started in the Base set reading as so:

Sep 3, 2018 · The Standard Format only permits cards from the most recent Pokémon Trading Card Game sets, however these sets sometimes contain reprinted cards from older sets, making those older cards also legal in the Standard Format. A deck must also contain 60 cards, have at least one Pokemon in it, and cannot have more than 4 cards of any single name.

According to the current "Play! Pokemon TCG Tournament Rules and Formats" document, the procedure is a three-count priming and then the simultaneous throw of the choice, for example, "Rock-Paper-Scissors-Shoot" with the choice thrown on "shoot".

Team Compendium publishes the Pokemon TCG Rulings Compendium, a compilation of all official The Pokemon Company International (TPCi) rulings on cards and game situations.