

Some of these cards have special rules, which are seen at the bottom.Īside from those 3, there are also special types of Pokémon trading cards, the EX and GX cards. Trainer cards – these are the support cards that you can use during battles.Special energy cards are also available for unique kinds of boosting power for certain Pokémon. Energy cards – these are the cards that power up the Pokémon.The cards also indicate whether the Pokémon is in its stage 1 or stage 2 form. The creatures are classified into categories: fire, water, metal, psychic, and dragon. Character cards – these cards detail the Pokémon creatures, their traits and inherent powers.There are basically 3 types of Pokémon cards, namely: PTCG or Pokémon TCG otherwise known as the Pokémon Trading Card Game (Pokemon Kado Gemu in Japanese) is a game using collectable cards, based on the Pokémon franchise created by Nintendo. It has expanded to include video games, animated and live-action movies, toys, and other merchandise – not to mention trading card games. Since then, Pokémon has transformed from being a mere name of cute, magical creatures to a blockbuster franchise spanning the globe. Back in the 1990s, Pokémon became an overnight hit when the manga and anime series were introduced first in Japan and then to a worldwide audience.
