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 that can house up to five additional Pokémon to support and substitute Active Pokémon if it retreats or is 'Knocked Out'), or by Decked Out–if at the opponent's next turn they have no cards left in deck to draw into.

Other ways to win are by 'Knocking Out' or by removing all opponent's Pokémon in play–the Active and those on the Bench (i.e.

Taking all six prize cards is the most common win condition. Pokémon that have sustained enough damage from attacks–that reaches or exceeds its HP–is referred to as being 'Knocked Out', granting the opponent a prize card however, powerful card mechanics like Pokémon-V and Pokémon ex grant extra prize cards when Knocked Out. The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a strategy-based card game that is usually played on a designated playmat or digitally on the official game client Pokémon TCG Live where two players (assuming the role of Pokémon Trainer) use their Pokémon to battle one another. Active Spot, Bench, Deck, and Discard Pile Gameplay A Pokémon TCG playmat with labels of various gameplay aspects, e.g. Wizards sued Nintendo on Octoand accused the company of poaching employees and violating its patent the lawsuit was settled out of court. In June 2003, Nintendo transferred the publishing rights from Wizards of the Coast to The Pokémon Company.

In 2001, Nintendo created its affiliate Pokémon USA, Inc., so that it could recover the US licensing rights to the game. Hasbro bought Wizards of the Coast in September 1999 for $325 million dollars based on the strength of the Pokémon license. Over the next five years, Wizards of the Coast published more than a dozen expansion sets for the game, allowing the company to sell millions of cards and earn more revenue from Pokémon than they had from Magic: The Gathering in its first 10 years. In the US, it was first published by Wizards of the Coast, towards the end of 1998 to capitalize on the US popularity of Pokémon. It was first published in October 1996 by Media Factory in Japan. The Pokémon Trading Card Game was developed in Japan, based on the 1996 Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow Game Boy video game by Nintendo. As of March 2023, the game has sold over 52.9 billion cards worldwide. The Pokémon Trading Card Game ( ポケモンカードゲーム, Pokemon Kādo Gēmu, 'Pokémon Card Game'), abbreviated as PTCG or Pokémon TCG, is a collectible card game developed by Creatures Inc. Some (order of cards drawn, dice, coin flip)

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