How to play Pokemon TCG for absolute beginners

[@commanderraccoon8860]

Omg thank you so much for this video! My nephew (8) has started collecting the cards and since i'm the "Gamer/nerd" of the family, they all turned to me to play with him and I didn't know how. So a HUGE thanks for allowing me to continue my quest is being the Coolest Aunt

[@legthieff]

I respect your nephew. I’ve been collecting the cards since I was 9 and my cards are insane! I’ll never meet your nephew but I wish him luck in getting good cards and hope he gets good progress in the game! Good on you for going out of your way to play with him too.

[@supremecoast8985]

Im in the exact same situation

[@kaneboult3027]

Exactly the same. I play MTG so I'm expected to know how this works 🤣

[@MiamiMike1793]

I’m here for the same reason, my kids always wanna play but they just make up rules, now it’s up to me to teach them the real way lol

[@fryingraijin]

Omg, same here! I played Mtg and Yugioh as a wee lad, but collected the Pokemon cards. As soon as _my_ nephew (8) showed interest, my sister dumped him at my feet and basically said “You deal with this, you’re the godfather.” He owns three folders of his favourites (that’s a lot of favourites) and a few absolute valuables that I told him “never to trade, because one day, you could be looking at a pretty penny ;) “

[@stephbenson7340]

A slight correction: You check for Basic Pokemon at the beginning of the game *before* you set out prize cards. Prize cards only get set once both players have at least one Basic Pokemon.

[@BeWrong666]

This is probably the simples yet most understandable pokemon tcg tutorial i have ever watched :) i jave played and stopped up until wotc let go of the first releases. Other youtubers simply just make thing so complocated. Thank you very much

[@michaelluu3600]

Learned and taught my 6yr old niece how to play as I got her some cards for Christmas. It's a pretty simple game, and she pretty much understood how to play after one game. I recommend getting a premade deck for about £10-12, they are labeled 1 to 3 (I think) and a level 1 deck was perfect entry for niece.

[@gshocknight]

I'm here for the same and it's pretty wow that my niece is 6 as well. I'm so sorry for this but... 🎶Let us be the very best🎶

[@nomeaknat]

Great tips! My nieces and nephews are really into this game and ask me to play on occasion.

[@vee-bee-a]

Lucky you. Non-local board-games are an alien concept in where I live. Ignorant bastards...

[@jrkanaan]

thanks for this video I always thought it was too hard but it’s actually not that hard once you play it a couple times

[@kiwikratos]

Great video. An overview of the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG would also be great!

[@Mr_Phox]

Literally nobody understand Yu-Gi-Oh though.

[@captainblitz9961]

@@Mr_Phox I've played Yu-Gi-Oh quite a few times and I still don't know all the rules(such as ritual and XYZ summons).

[@saying_thingsyt3584]

Ima keep it a buck With you the only way to learn is to play With someone who already knows the rules it’s a stupidly complex game but really fun ounce you learn it

[@DestinyRamos-zj9fk]

My son loves to play Pokémon, and I have a collection for him and his reaction was this and he loves your videos😮

[@dbspurge]

Best tutorial I have watched yet ! Trying to lean the game to play with my grandson!

[@Gw_fishes]

Thank you so much I wanted to learn and you made it so easy!

[@omegafire6253]

When i was younger i just collected these and never knew since then you actually play with them.

[@freshcoastlife]

I’m still like wtf how do i play this

[@vee-bee-a]

Start with one of the most common, quite possibly, un‑written rule; reading the card explains the card. Then again, I hope you're just trolling. Did you even watch the entire video?

[@segaoldschoolsega925]

i’m still confused , and i can’t even go back to yugioh it got too complicated ….

[@gabreolus5883]

Honestly that’s y I switched to Magic

[@mvs-wg5ol]

I highly suggest starting with a begginer friendly deck like the battle academy 2024. Trust me when i say this pokemon is a really simple game and less of a headache compared to yugioh Ps im speaking from experience.

[@SgtDangerWaffles]

I play MTG and this is a very simplistic card game that's really enjoyable you just need to play a few games and you'll get the hang of it.

[@samodikamahawaduge7962]

Same

[@0hron]

You can also win if you knock out all your opponents Pokémon from the active spot or bench

[@edengmc5220]

She mentioned the various win cons at the end. 11:27 Decking, having no present pokemon, and collecting all prize cards

[@zacharygarrison4912]

Ok so im new learned to play it but just curious if i was to go by the official rules is it ok to use v decks against ex or should i use ex vs ex and v vs v

[@MrFLstyle]

You can use any deck

[@zacharygarrison4912]

@MrFLstyle so there isn't any specific decks that can't be played against one another

[@0hron]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@zacharygarrison4912 No there isn’t really any decks that can’t be played against one another. There are cards that do get rotated out of use in official tournaments though

[@NØVA-ARTZZS]

Well you can buy at stores they will have a pack of 2 decks 60 cards each and battle with those

[@Brawlwithapumpkin]

What if when you have your 7 cards you don't have an energy can someone help me?

[@user-mz1wk2he5t]

Without energies, it will still continue the game

[@user-mz1wk2he5t]

Hope that helps

[@vee-bee-a]

You have the option to mulligan, but that being said, your opponent has the option to draw a card for each mulligan. There's no limit to your hand size, by the way. Happy gaming! 👍

[@bhadoreo]

I don’t get it. If I have to pick up a new card each round I will run out first and then loose. Or do I just have to pick up if I have less than 7 in my hand

[@peachiep]

Thank you for the tutorial! So easy to understand - can't wait to start playing my kids :)

[@wadejohnson3051]

But what happens to knocked out pokemon, where do they go?

[@BiscuitTahat]

I have two questions, for the burn you said each turn, do you mean the players turn or both players turn? And for when you said after the coin flips aren’t working we can retreat but you also said the Pokémon can’t retreat? Those two things I was a bit confused on.

[@misholx_]

Burn and poison damage is infected at the end of each player's turn, that means both you and your opponent, you can't retreat only if your Pokémon is asleep or paralysed 😁

[@seansmith4513]

How the heck did this channel fly under my radar?! O.o you are adorable, and it feels very earnest, not fake. Your delivery is brilliant. The explanation was so digestible. Thank you for this! My daughter INSISTED I learned how to play, and my old a55 was having a hard time with it. You broke it down perfectly. We now play every Thursday! Game night!!! Wooo! Cheers.

[@butterbakedkriscuits]

This comment makes me so unexplainably happy

[@NØVA-ARTZZS]

Is there a way to randomize the 60 cards? Can i just pick my best evolutions for battle or my best basics, trainers and energy types, or is there a rule for how you choose or something?

[@Gmann10]

I'm pretty sure that u can put what ever cards you want just al long as there are 60 cards and the deck is shuffled

[@jirachi_fn]

Thank you so much! This was so helpful

[@wagnus1923]

I hope the drawing a card for the other person mulliganing is a MAY and not a MUST or else it'd be really funny to just mulligan until they're out of a library then pass turn 😂

[@AbdulHalim-mo6fq]

So wait, prize cards are for them to take permanently? As in that's what they get for defeating you in a match? I just wanna play for fun, I don't wanna lose my deck

[@AbdulHalim-mo6fq]

Ohh nvm, prize cards are for US. Got it

[@constantineliverakos1950]

I have some questions. One, Smoochum is basic card and Jynx is basic too, that mean Smoochum isn't evolves to Jynx. Two, in my deck how meny types can i have. Three, i have some basic EX card, can evolves or not.

[@misholx_]

Hi, I can answer your questions 😊 1. In the Pokémon tcg baby Pokémon like smoochum do not evolve, that means their evolutions are basic Pokémon too. 2. You can have as many types of Pokémon in your deck as you want. 3. Basic Pokémon ex do not evolve, for example, a Pikachu ex could not evolve into raichu, you can look at a card of raichu and see that above the picture will be written "evolves from Pikachu" not Pikachu ex. I hope I helped, if you have any more questions feel free to ask 😊

[@constantineliverakos1950]

@@misholx_ Thank you, i appreciate your help.🙏🏻✨😁

[@derjeniche5409]

I will start collectiong if they bring back the old-school holo. The actual holo doesnt look good-

[@Nico38905]

Very useful video tysm❤ i learned a lot😁 tho i am not a beginner i just lost interrest for maybe a year but wanted to go back to pokemon again🥰

[@zachthebossman]

What if you have a stage 3 pokemon but not the stage one or two does that mean you just can't use it?

[@misholx_]

Unfortunately you can't use a stage 2 Pokémon without it's basic form.

[@guangshengZhao]

I have hybrid Charizard gold and shiny Charizard gold😂❤❤❤ love vid BTW

[@morenofeo]

Omg i. Learn. So much 😊❤ 🎉

[@CorDharel]

How to play "Pokémon Trading Card Game Live": 1. Go to their homepage 2. Register an account 3. Get an error that you can not register an account 4. Leave their homepage and go play a game where you don't fail at the registration

[@jwrailve3615]

I’ve tried five times and I still DONT GET IT. I’m honestly trying to help my nephew learn right now and I feel like I’m ruining it for him ):

[@animegame5216]

No way! Japan vlogger is also a Pokémon master!

[@noRanchnoService]

How do you know what prize cards to put down.

[@dicebreaker]

You just take cards from the top of your deck and keep them face down so you don't know what is in there!

[@WestOzCards]

EXCELLENT Tutorial.

[@ShawnBonifacio-l9s]

I only have 40 Pokémon cards in the game you have to have 60 cards😢

[@noRanchnoService]

I'm looking to start learning how to play.

[@pradeep.1937]

Tanku so much 😄

[@stephenb2817]

What's the point of rare candy's? If I can just evolve the pokemon with its evolution in hand. Seems like a waste of a card.

[@Dorkyorcy]

Don't think this is right. You draw hand, then resolve Mulligan until you have the starting hand and finally draw prize cards and place them. The video places prizes before Mulligan are resolved and hands finalised

[@adeelahbfazal3483]

I like the idea of 20 cards each topic

[@mohdameruddin7672]

How to play this game with a standard deck of 52 cards? 😂 Just kidding. Love this video anyway ❤🎉

[@aswanikumarparameswaran141]

Guys what do trainers do?😅

[@NatashaNateMadigasekara-t9j]

What If you don't have 60 cards?

[@YourUsernameNotMine24]

Skill issue

[@NatashaNateMadigasekara-t9j]

@@YourUsernameNotMine24 whoops...🙄

[@LionsFC130]

Thank u so much I wrote most of it down😅to help me but over all very useful ❤❤❤

[@100yearsofwealth]

I thought you said this video was for absolute beginners...come on fam

[@drankthetranquil]

the best tutorial

[@Jimmyroblox-y7d]

7:22

[@thomassmith373]

This game seems very complicated and confusing. Is there a video that explains it more clearly?

[@hellboy6661234]

awesome channel

[@ksubookshop7340]

❤❤❤❤❤ tank you

[@Warblertownsend]

Im 13 im going to play with friends and brother

[@ZaphodBeeblebrox-sy8ey]

20-20-20 is absolutely terrible advice. Any real Pokémon deck is closer to like 12 Pokémon, 40 trainer cards, and 8 energy cards. If you want to simplify that to a rounded 10-40-10, and use that as your heuristic, that would be fine. But 20 energy is patently insane unless you're doing some weird build that requires tons of energy cards (like celebrations kyogre). Plus, you can play as many item cards in a turn as you want, whereas you only get one energy attach per turn, and have a fine amount of bench space.

[@robertbaker90]

I’ll bet my bottom dollar I take you 3 for 3 if you’re only using 8 energy cards. That’s horrible advice

[@ZaphodBeeblebrox-sy8ey]

@robertbaker90 You are so wrong. Just go to limitless and look up any recent tournament list. Mew Vmax decks play 6 energy. Charizard Pigeot decks play 6 energy. Roaring Moon decks play 6 energy. Giratina actually is playing 12, which is a lot, but their draw engine burns cards in a way that can't be regained, and their energy costs have 3 different types, which is a bit restrictive. Gardevoir also plays 12, but that's not because they need them for energy requirements. They're searching them up and using them to ping you. You can also just play regular single prize lost box and get away with like 4 energy. In short, shut up. You have no idea what you're talking about.

[@misholx_]

​@@robertbaker90it's true that most competitive Pokémon decks play around 10 energy cards.

[@misholx_]

You're correct, but you need to remember this is a guide for beginners. If they'll play a deck with such low energy count without a good engine they'll struggle to find those energy cards. For beginners I would recommend playing around 15 Pokémon, 12-15 energy and 30 trainers.

[@Dat_SheepMC]

40 trainer cards is crazy

[@marlondiriche]

Thanks bro

[@SajjalFatima-j9r]

i have pokemon

[@carlavillanueva6770]

thank you i have gold cards

[@sabidi01]

Ikr

[@stevenhuang217]

great tutorial 😊

[@al2642]

What's going on with everyone? Why does it become so popular again when I get into it?

[@Tacksevasion-h4s]

Ehh e What I watched 4 times and I still don't understand

[@convulsivecurrentz]

Are those her real ears????

[@mbii7667]

How are you seeing her ears?

[@jason-sp8nb]

Can you tell me again, ha ha 😂

[@fungames-r8b]

That explained nothing

[@wanderer316]

Huh??

[@mintbisquit9236]

This is NOT like pokemon TCG pocket

[@Unkown7able]

Absolute not for a beginners , watched whole video still not understand we need deep details....

[@jason-sp8nb]

I'm only joking with you 😊

[@graffzon]

Wow madame, Your beautiful 😍, Hard to even listen to what you say here now 😄😍😍.

[@bluethunder2859]

Why are the people who watch this video are mostly adults😅 !! ? well I'm 16 and I just wanted to play with my lil bro

[@infiniterer287]

Because the game is old as h3ck and we never leaned to play when we were just collecting as kids 😂

[@PenguinWithaCrown]

W sibling, im learning to play so I can play against my cousin

[@Sanjana_sadna]

I'm 14😑

[@BackyardRonin]

Adults have money

[@SadTattoos]

@@infiniterer287lmao factsss

[@Tryaldar]

this game sucks so so much unless you're using a an upgraded deck that lets you find necessary cards more easily... otherwise, it's mostly a race for who reaches a single stage 2 evolution first, since that alone is enough to win the game and there's no way to get rid of it, because there are no counter spells, damaging spells, etc. i doubt anyone will see me playing this ever again haha

[@Tables-zm7db]

Why click on the video then, quit being a douchbag asshole to people who actually want to learn how to play pokémon

[@MrFLstyle]

We don’t care

[@Tryaldar]

@@MrFLstyle and i don't really care about your comment; if you disagree with mine, you can either ignore it or prove me wrong

[@misholx_]

So just upgrade your deck, I don't see a problem 😅

[@EliOstroff]

Stop yaping

[@BizCJtbee]

Heyy