How to Play Pokémon TCG Tutorial

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[@somethingcleverandwitty567]

I've watched this three times, but I still can't figure out how to summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon. What am I doing wrong?

[@rosarioesquivel1126]

Maybe your not using it properly. Have you tried summoning the Blue Eyes Toon Dragon, then placing the Blue Eyes on top of the card?

[@Monii_moniii]

WHY ISN'T THIS COMMENT POPULAR ALREADY

[@Thevishisland]

I think it need a Mountain land first

[@akw2406]

I think you need to sacrifice 3 monsters to summon it

[@moneyonline3507]

they still summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon because it is from the best charecters in the game.

[@immakeepchangingmyanimepro2612]

POV: You never figured out how to play this until now, spending your childhood collecting them for fun.

[@playmaker5394]

OU SHIT SENKU IS IQ200

[@rutherford5247]

So true🤣 in my time we play them randomly, or just play it how we want it to play

[@pinstripecool34]

😂😂😂

[@memeq595]

i sold mine for 15 bucks and only now wondering how u even play it

[@PichuElric]

Nah, we played them like Yu-giOh XD

[@punzdupz29]

Never knew how to play this. Just collected them coz they looked cool. I remember playing it like yugi-oh tho 😆

[@luciocruz6883]

I play pokemon trading card game. FUCK YOU!

[@luciocruz6883]

Dad is going to hit you hahahahahahahahahahahaha😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆.

[@punzdupz29]

@@luciocruz6883 I will 🤣🤣🤣

[@luciocruz6883]

@Joseph Mathew Gunio are a boy or girl ?

[@punzdupz29]

@Joseph Mathew Gunio hahaha idk why but this is funny hahahaha

[@portmanz.666]

I spent my childhood collecting these cards, but I had nobody to play with (I was an only child at the time), so I never really bothered to learn how to play… feels good to finally know how to play the game now, and I have a younger brother to play with now!

[@user-ss3qx3vw7v]

Thats good for you...

[@mostafaeltriki]

same thing exept i have 4 siblings and none of them want to play

[@cody_go_create]

@@user-ss3qx3vw7vawe a little emo

[@Assortment54321]

Man, its good to know I'm not the only one who came to 'finally know the rules.' bahaha. Love all the comments.

[@christianweatherbroadcasting]

Repent and trust in Jesus. We all deserve Hell for our sins, such as lying lusting coveting and more. We can't save ourselves, but Jesus can save us. He died on the cross to save us for our sins and rose from the grave defeating death and Hell. You must put your faith in him only. He is the only way to Heaven. Repent and trust in Jesus. Romans 6:23 John 3:16❤❤

[@DavijoBoy]

When I was a kid no one actually played the game, just collected the cards. Always after that shiny Charizard!

[@DKQuagmire]

+DavijoMan I was the first on the playground to have an English Neo genesis Lugia. Made me instantly cool. But try putting it in a deck. 1 fire, 1 lightning and 1 water for 90 damage... good luck mate.

[@franklinlopez1718]

+Bo / Bomoon my brother stole most of my ex's :(

[@evancantdraw1065]

Yeah, I have a deck worth $100 now

[@333Rich33]

+M. Moneypants Well...I have a YuGiOh deck that I spent nearly $50 on.

[@eatmomo9386]

+M. Moneypants can you give me half of your deck

[@vibeofficer657]

My friends didn't know how to play Pokemon when I was in elementary school so we just smack the cards together and make cool noises

[@randycalica626]

Cringe Police omg same lol

[@koish1864]

Back in my day, we slap our hands, and what ever card faces down loses

[@AB-J]

Cringe Police Your name goes well with your comment

[@Monii_moniii]

Usually we just drew on of the cards and whoever's pokemon has the most health wins ( If they were tied, they had to check who's pokemon was stronger based on attack.)

[@moneyonline3507]

you should learn how to play this game before

[@ApertureKora]

Thanks! I love collecting Pokémon cards and trading them with my friends! I never knew how to play the game I finally realized how to! Great job explaining “The Pokémon Company”

[@pokemon]

🥰 Thank you! Glad to hear it, Trainer!

[@bellseb]

How the hell did you get The Pokemkn Company to comment on your video LMAO

[@vipex2527]

@@bellseb i am as confuse as u

[@mageswarykanapathy6852]

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[@Optp522]

​@@pokemon😂 😊😊

[@punzdupz29]

"i choose pikachu... In attack position" 😆

[@AnimeIntrospective]

Do you play yugioh?

[@punzdupz29]

@@AnimeIntrospective yeah, i used to back then. The OG one

[@stefanbriffa5100]

Even I choose pikachu he is one of my favourite Charecters on earth

[@elizabeth5561]

I summon my Blue eyes White Kingdra. There's no way you could possibly defeat me with such a weak pocket monster.

[@kamalismail]

I needed this in my childhood, not now :/

[@--matt4--840]

Same here

[@havok6997]

Ikr 😂😂

[@NUpokes]

Never too late to learn or play ;)

[@Swampert_Tube]

They did realese a promo video back in 1999.

[@amadopereira]

I learned two weeks ago, and I used to play MTG since 4th edition years and years ago ... is never too late. Also I like how they are keeping online and physical together.

[@Hawlo]

Why is the background music not the battle theme from the Gameboy TC game?

[@karljurgens3549]

Yeah it should be

[@keirathrelfall7705]

Ya

[@clairejones2088]

, l

[@ayami7372]

Where has this video been throughout my childhood

[@zoltier]

I used to just collect the cards and nothing else like a lot of other people, but now, I actually want to learn how to play the game. Now if I only had a person to play with. And some a bit more stuff since I don't know if I have any counters and I want some more modern cards (specifically EX and lengendary cards).

[@julian-vanilla8379]

same

[@joshhill212]

Yeah, playing the card game is awesome. I'm lucky that I have a few people nearby that I can occasionally play with.

[@thealmightyintp5728]

i only have 1 ex card

[@thealmightyintp5728]

Zoltier853 and 3 energy

[@sarasmarcz1086]

i have like 12 gx 15 ex and 100 hollows

[@LukeyASMR]

my childhood was a lie. ive been playing it wrong all this time :0

[@monshe6]

Feels 😂

[@Wolfnrun]

I never knew how to play. I just liked collecting the cards...

[@crab5862]

@@Wolfnrun i know...

[@melxvi3405]

Wolfnrun same.

[@haloforza4919]

It sucks to suck

[@wavvysardine1152]

Just here for nostalgia. I remember my first ever pack, I got a Marowak Break. From the moment on I went on to play both the actual, real life game and the online version. I remember my brothers and I competing against one another for bragging right. Good times, good times

[@WeedShaggy]

Thanks for the tutorial. Now I can finally play the game with my bootleg Pokémon cards that I bought from a local flea market. My opponents will cry in fear against my Rock Type Ice Pikachu.

[@janzelle123]

i want to play but it seems so complicated

[@EricardEX]

omg, that's stupid... it's too easy...

[@cisco5598]

i mean i play yugioh and pokemon so...

[@EricardEX]

it's no problem with this...

[@traviswilkinson6272]

janzelle123

[@yaboijojo792]

janzelle123 it's actually not

[@MrZY97]

Coooool I've never been into the TCG but it sounds like fun

[@Micha9696]

+MrZY97 play the pokemon TCG online, its free :D

[@__party___]

ye it does

[@DKQuagmire]

+Micha Swen however, while you can use in game coins for packs, in order to make good decks, you still need a lot of money. you can make good decks without money, but it will take a long long time. luckily the VS Rewards you get for fighting human players are pretty good, and should help to build good decks. right now there's a really easy to get Aromatesse card, which has a really good competitive value for fairy decks.

[@jaheimwatson1253]

You can get it on IPad it amazing man like the best game I've ever played :D

[@evancantdraw1065]

OMG IF YOU PLAY POKEMON HOW DO YOU NOT PLAY TCG

[@erzascarlet3648]

I tried to get into the card game a few years ago and just didnt get it XD so now I play the video game rather than the card game but watching this makes me wanna try again x)

[@floodkevin4716]

So I know this is old but hoping people still creeping on it! I used to play the Gameboy games back in the day and this Wednesday I'm trying to learn this with my new boss/friend! Hoping for the best. Any tips are appreciated

[@pleasedont_icantgetmoney.]

I just stared as welll my cousin gave me these cards. Picachu V Braxien Falinks ClayerexVMAX Silvion V Flappple Rose Radke And Articnuo V

[@floodkevin4716]

@@pleasedont_icantgetmoney. that's awesome! I didn't get to play with him as he forgot all his stuff. Maybe next time! Good to learn it tho haha

[@raeryuko]

how to actually play ptcg: 1. get 2 tapu lele gx 2. get a yveltal ex 3. get a lugia ex 4. buy new friends because you don't have them anymore

[@bophi_true]

I have friends that play Yugioh.

[@Yinyanyeow]

With key cards like them, it hurts to play.

[@pokemonprojektczandrockruf2388]

Lol

[@thirty4749]

True

[@studyhouse1210]

Well, i have all the cards u spoke of

[@ValKagamineNyan]

I've always wanted to play TCG but I never knew how! Thanks for this yay

[@yovindamahardika1078]

Ok i got it. But where is the dark magician tho?

[@TheLivingDeer]

I have no idea what just happened

[@user-id5uv5ih1w]

Same brp

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

I'm actually a Yu-Gi-Oh fan but because it's so hard to get a Yu-Gi-Oh deck in my country nowadays (forget the genuine ones, even fake ones are hard) AND Pokémon TCG seems to be more popular and much more readily available, I'm considering to learn the game. It looks unique and fun, and maybe if I learn and give the game a try, I'll be an ardent fan of it. One thing I gotta give it to Pokémon TCG; its card design is hella neat, much better than the standard Yu-Gi-Oh's hard-to-count levels and text-ridden box.

[@SamurotTris]

Suddenly had a wave of nostalgia when I heard that voice - Nice one Pooka!

[@Nico_AstraX6691]

Thank you so much I never learned how to play and had so many cards because I collect all cards lol so now I know how I will definitely use them!

[@MrTripcore]

When you use an attack do you put energy cards in the discard pile or do they remain attached even after an attack?

[@AtomicBl453]

I found out about TCGO after my lady bought me a booster pack out of the blue. It's so much fun being able to play this game again! :)

[@Eshiay]

Studying card game mechanics. Found this helpful. Actual looks pretty strategic based on the mechanics which are slower than I thought they'd be.

[@MohamedMohamed-lh1jh]

CMEshai

[@beansoldier]

are you still studying it. That seems like a cool field to be in.

[@Eshiay]

@beansoldier I made an entire custom yugioh format and had a 40 person+ server of creators and playtesters in there, but I learned you can't really fix a game that's fundamentally broken via its content. I've gone more into tabletop games in general and have been working on quite literally a revolutionary ttrpg for the past couple of years. I have made some card games along the way and while they were fun I've kinda fallen out of that type of game due to the limited narrative flexibility and the fact that I've been having a lot of fun with fighting games.

[@Eshiay]

@@beansoldier Games are a weird thing. I find it crazy how little some mediums of game design have been explored, and ttrpgs just kinda came out as the thing I could make the most progress for the medium in. There's a lot of cool card games afterall.

[@beansoldier]

@@Eshiay I appreciate your comment a lot, may i ask what is it about yugioh that fundamentally broken.

[@brianwright9215]

Thank you! Really enjoyed watching this with my kids ❤️

[@Christianmendez-ig8xg]

Man where was this? I needed this back in 2000

[@hungryblanket4430]

I collect the cards because I love some of their art work but I want to learn how to play this helped thanks.

[@TmtMx]

hey Pokemon services.can you put pokemontcg in android. because I like that game but my computer does not work anymore

[@tahirzeeshan500]

i never knew. and i am a pokemon fan

[@LellsonW]

too. I'm only playing showdown or the nintendo games.

[@awesomefacestuff4429]

Same here, I thought it would be hard. But from seeing this vid, I feel inspired to learn everything

[@NUpokes]

the more you know!

[@kai-vf9hh]

A pokemon fan who can't play tcg? Dude, you aren't a real pokemon fan...

[@kai-vf9hh]

Omar Datt calm down man, just saying my opinion...

[@MOET02]

Started collecting these in 1998 when I was in 4th grade and in 2007 my senior year we all decided to learn how to play Pokémon and let me tell u man this game is fun AF def up there with Yu Gi Oh

[@loomman5296]

I've been playing for a few months, but only today I learned you can win if your opponent has no cards to draw. I've never played a game that's gotten to that level, so I'm glad this video told me rather than finding out in the game.

[@golden_toastgaming9647]

This video really helped me learn how to play me and my friends I've been playing the wrong way for years this video really helped us

[@GamingFanactic911]

i definitely could use this. I have never played the TCG, only VGC

[@saramations]

the tcg is very fun and cards tend to rotate yearly so it's kept fresh (if you are playing legal format). the biggest drawback is the cost, a deck can cost twice as much as a game cart, that's the main reason i don't play anymore. its not as expensive as magic, so it's not bad. but you don't need to worry about breeding pokemon and move sets. playing tcgo might help.

[@GamingFanactic911]

saramations ok thanks for the info and yeah I know it can get expensive for the TCG.

[@evancantdraw1065]

+saramations yeah

[@hansolo982]

I have a question, how many of the same attack (during your turn) can you use from your Pokemon? Is there a limit?

[@emilyannthevioletghost715]

I just started collecting, so just beginning to watch this, this should come in handy

[@ryanwilliams7896]

My 7 year old wants to learn, I watched this twice then told her to get a different hobby

[@kaws3076]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Candlesty]

😂

[@PerfectPride]

I always wanted to learn, kinda cool they added mega's to the cards now too. Now I need to go and find some of my fave mega's. *w*

[@greencreepercreeps2875]

I don't know how to play,but now I do. Thank you for the tutorial

[@buddybratty]

So you have to have energy cards that are matching on their right top corner?

[@KingofFeralImps]

Nice to hear Pooka doing the voice over.

[@o18k7g8]

This is super basic, yet super helpful. (:

[@jaysun070476]

Iam confused can u keep drawing from your deck to keep your bench full? Or is the game lost after all benched pokaman is defeated? Can you attach energy's right away or to u have to draw them from your deck and does that take up your turn? Is there any attacks that miss? Or do they all connect?

[@randomman8775]

wait are we aloud to use more then one ex gx or any over stage 4 cards in a deck?

[@simmy3000]

What if you don’t have the required energy cards? Isn’t the game over at this point?

[@SpecialJess2]

I learned how to play back in the day with a VHS tape but had a lady teaching two very stupid parents it was awsome

[@DKQuagmire]

+Jessie TheMedic you should watch Chadtronics. funny guy. he has a reaction video to the pokemon tcg video you speak off. LOL

[@snoweefrost4412]

I know this is 2 years late but Jessie, I have that exact same VHS tape! I was sure I would never find another person who would have ever watched that thing!

[@TheSuperqami]

MUNK3Y MUNK3Y it’s on KZbin too, I was just watching it the other day and thought how cool it would be to recreate it for the modern sets

[@talkabtspace4492]

@@TheSuperqami what’s it called?

[@bonk2575]

Me and my brother used to collect these few years back, like a lot, so now we can finally play it, thanks, I know this video is really old and there is no chance you see this but thanks

[@davyddzyuba1569]

What do you do with energy cards when used for an attack?

[@havok6997]

Thank you so much Nintendo you helped me so much 😃

[@TusontTheOnly]

My friends won’t play with me cause they only play this way and I don’t have energy cards

[@124kashif]

Same

[@samuelallen6494]

you could just ask to borrow some energys just for the match

[@TusontTheOnly]

gamergod8778 tried that

[@samuelallen6494]

​@@TusontTheOnly ​oh then then you could just spend some money on a starter box i got one when on special for $10 and it came with pretty OP Pokemon and like 15 or 20 energys

[@TusontTheOnly]

gamergod8778 I’m poor tho :/

[@aringelblade]

How do we evole pokemon Do we just place the card or do we need something

[@sadmanrahmanefaz8867]

I also collect the cars when i was in class 5, this is really a enjoyable game, and thanks to this channel to provide something this.

[@Palivox]

1:02 to colossal (shows 120 damage attack) *mega Charizard has entered the chat*

[@gizmocrunchyhuckleberry6780]

Mah gawd my energy cards aren't enough

[@sebisonic]

@NeXto Gaming lol

[@therandomfellow4637]

I have just 6

[@osh2846]

hey guys i have a question if a pokemon has some kind of ability am i able to use it even if its benched? and can i use more abilities in one turn?

[@ezriemora5913]

Quick question... how many trainer cards can you play per turn? Is there a limit?? Thanks!

[@CaptainNinjaKid]

Pooooka I loved the top cut

[@kiiogato]

Anyone else have that really silly VHS of the Pokemon TCG how-to-play stuff?

[@pokemongirl5674]

I wish I still have it...

[@irisvanlandeghem9542]

+KingKiio shut up bender take my one buck for you cool vhs

[@fazrulkc85]

+pokemongirl5674 i found those cards last night and i buy it...hahaha..

[@paulpham7441]

I just bought the trainer kit for my kids. What can i buy next as the kit only has 60 cards and the games ends pretty fast. What do you suggest to buy next to have a morr complete decks?

[@canadianhangover]

So how do u do an attck that requires 2 or 3 energy when u can only add 1 energy card each turn. Also is adding a card considered a turn or do u get to do an attack right when u add the card

[@wdjh3434]

Guess who threw away their energy cards when they were younger because they thought they were useless (’v’ )

[@superpussku]

Its me!

[@TrickyLover]

Thanks Pokemon, I'm so stupid and mentally ill that I did not know, but now I do.

[@austinrambo8458]

I've been playing magic for a few years but only ever collected Pokemon cards as a small child. Is a pokemon only really useful if you can get the whole evo line into the deck? And does my Scrafty have to be from the same set as my Scraggy?

[@sxbvstixn7964]

Sometimes u need full evo depending which stage u want to use. They don’t have to be from same set

[@Me-rg4zz]

I have a question so you said you can add 1 energy card per turn does that still mean you can use the atack with 1 energy (obviously new)

[@firedblaze2778]

Why do i have a Mega Charizard ex but no charizard ex

[@vishvgamer8830]

It seems harder than maths😂😂😂

[@Shatterbulb587]

I never knew how to play this properly.It’s so interesting when you play it the right way way.

[@llisa_viee]

tysm!! i bought a pokemon tcg for my litle brother who is obsessed with pokemon and now we can all play together!

[@jaygonzalez8575]

Pokemon cards i never used to get them to battle. I just got them as to collect. Now Yugioh on the other hand. I would duel with them!

[@Darkpoision64]

YAY pooka! this pretty much explains how to play the game!

[@Ryan-yi6su]

Stupid question but how do you make the decks so they're comparable with hit points and health

[@Sweety111211]

Very helpful video I got to know how to play before we were playing it completely wrong

[@DarkestGlitcher]

I've played Yugioh as a kid. It's a shame I missed out on this. It seems so much simpler and fun. And you don't have to read an entire essay just to keep the game going on properly

[@Saratheartist]

Yes

[@TiomesTheOne]

Sadly now Yugioh is a mess. We need new official formats otherwise the game will die, of course except those rare players that like the hell it's becomed and that like to spend 1k $ for a meta deck just to watch Konami strike it the month later

[@toobasicbot2000]

ok lets be honest, 90 percent of people just collected the cards and didn't know how to play.

[@muhammadfahmi7205]

man do you know what to do when you didn't have the matching energy type that pokemons are required,for example charrizard needs a flame type energy card but i only have thunder energy card type,what should i do ? draw another cards ?

[@mekhiakamil]

do u get your energy from your deck when u pluck, or keep them at hand

[@glazermon]

I know how to play and I'm still watching this

[@WinPeck]

GlaZe TCG me to lol

[@spartacus1329]

Me four lol

[@Kenhawk98]

was that pooka?, I think I'm not the only one when I say we miss him here in youtube, if he ever sees this, congratulations.

[@melle4729]

That was pooka, yes

[@md.shofiqulislam1813]

Nice video.... I like pockemon after my childhood... This video inspired me again

[@redless5053]

Ok I have a quick question, one you attach an energy card and do an attack. can you attack again with the same energy card?

[@urge2game]

It's POOKA!! :D

[@huk6249]

Pooka I miss ya ;___;

[@meazaberhaneselassie3058]

Its a very helpful tutorial!!! I have been playing it wrong thanks

[@_valeriabeauty__]

whats that area in the begging called were there was a ton of pokemon players

[@crazykinkind5212]

And me over here, just collecting cards

[@averagecommenter4623]

I love the treasure tins. I got 3 full art cards from 2. 1st: M Mewtwo EX 2nd: Mewtwo GX and Entei GX

[@Dosman0026]

how do colorless Pokemon work with decks can I make a coreless deck with a random energy card for example ground? can I put different kind of types of Pokemon in one deck?

[@danielmako1417]

idk?

[@SquirrelASMR]

The thought of six pokemon sitting on a bench is cute

[@wackyjacky7259]

That was the best tutorial out of all the tutorials I have seen. Thank you for your help

[@rj20za]

ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS WHEN ARE YOU MAKING A NEW POKEMON TCG GAME FOR THE 3DS!!!!

[@pineapplerobin2007]

+rj20za Why need a game on the 3DS? Ever heard of Pokémon TCG Online??? :/

[@Rayquaza911]

+Robin Sparkles To play on the go? and I'll stop you right now before you mention Ipad and I laught at you.

[@pineapplerobin2007]

Mega Rayquaza911 I don't even have an iPad, I play it on my laptop and ok, I understand XD

[@rj20za]

Robin Sparkles the thing is u need to by the cards first then use the codes to get the cards online and there's thousands of cards but i ent got thousands of dollars for each of those cards.

[@pineapplerobin2007]

rj20za you can play it for free too tbh, you can collect tokens and with those tokens you can buy booster packs and you can win booster packs with tournaments, battles, etc ;)

[@noisyboy1621]

I've just recently started collecting pokemon cards and didn't know how 2 play thanx 4 the advice 😎👍

[@kouhaijo9442]

When a trainer card, like Great Ball, is played, it says you may place a Pokémon card in your hand. Do you need to wait for your next turn to place it on your bench? Thank you!

[@goof_yo]

I still don't know how to play 😂

[@maxenceblanc2185]

Hi there, Your Help Counts. detect grandfather 1!

[@shauryasingh4824]

hi I bought a 50cards deck online and did not get any energy cards in it I got pokemon cards and trainer cards but no energy cards what do I do??

[@renzoenriquez9058]

I have a question. If folded or old pokemon card can be used or not?