
Pokemon Trading Card Game - 500 Card Lot - Mixed Commons and Uncommons
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Pokémon is one of several Collectible Card Games based upon Japanese anime that have found success internationally, and is one of the longest surviving CCGs currently available. In fact, Pokémon was one of the first Collectible Card Games to offer any competition to the market dominance of Magic: The Gathering, even though most of the people who buy the product do not play the game, choosing instead to collect their favorite characters from the franchise the game is based upon.[citation needed]
The object of the game is to play your Pokémon cards, that represent different creatures, to battle against each other. The first player to "knock out" (defeat) six opposing Pokémon wins the game. You play the game with a deck of sixty cards that represent your Pokémon, as well as Trainer cards and Energy cards. Trainer cards affect the game, players or Pokémon in different ways, most of them temporary, while Energy cards act as the resources in the game.
You start the game by drawing seven cards. Each player picks a Basic Pokémon from their hand and places it in front of them to start. This is called the Active Pokémon and is the one currently dueling. Players can also place other Basic Pokémon to fill up the five slots on their "Bench". Six cards are then set aside to act as Prizes. Each time you defeat one of your opponent's Pokémon, you get to draw one of these Prize cards. Players take alternating turns during which they can:
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