Welcome to the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) section. It has the same EXACT info from the Original 102 cards (except pictures) so you know what attacks each Pokémon has on that card. It also displays the rareness of each card so make sure you look at it or else you might get tricked into trading or selling one of your valuable card(s). I spent a very long time on typing this so I hope you enjoy it!
Key
HP= Hit Points: How much life you have
W= Weakness: You should stay away from this type
R= Resistance: You should battle with this type
RC= Retreat Cost: How much it costs to call back your Battling Pokémon
Rare Holofoil: A VERY RARE card that is usually worth the most.
Rare: A card that is hard to find and is mostly worth a lot.
Uncommon: A card that's not that easy to find but there's a lot of them
out there.
Common: There are a lot of this card and it's not worth that much unless it's a really popular one such as the lovable Pikachu. For example, one card of Pikachu is worth up to 3 common cards.
If you get a hold of a Japanese First Edition card, you shouldn't trade it since they're worth a lot. The original Japanese versions are worth more because they are imports. For instance, a Fourth Edition Japanese Starter Box costs $139.00. That's a lot for just cards! Also, make sure you only show your valuable cards to people who you know well because a person who's just a collector which you don't know well might steal the card.
Here's the layout of how I type up the Pokémon card info:
1st Row: ###/102 (Card Number) Pokémon Name [### (Pokémon Number); ### HP (How many Hit Points), Level ### (Pokémon's Level); ??? (Rareness)]
2nd Row: Pokémon's Stage
3rd Row: Pokémon Resemblance
4th Row: Length: ??? Weight: ???
5th Row: W: ?? (Weakness) R: ?? (Resistance) RC: ??? (Retreat Cost)
6th Row: (If more than one attack, there will be more than one row.): [Attack Cost] Attack Name Attack info and/or Damage (Some cards may not have Attack info.)
A little info on the Pokémon
Here's the layout for a real card:
1st Row: Pokémon Stage (Which is in small font.)
2nd Row: [Left] Pokémon Name [Right] HP and Pokémon's type
3rd Row: A picture of the Pokémon
4th Row: (Under the picture) [Left] Edition Number [Middle] Pokémon Resemblance, Length and Weight [Right] Type of card (Jungle, Blackout, Zap!, etc. Note that a Starter Set card will not have a sign on it.)
5th Row: [Left] Attack Cost [Middle] Attack Name [Right] Damage
6th Row a: May have another attack on it.
7th Row a: May have another attack on it.
6th Row b: [Left] Weakness [Middle] Resistance [Right] Retreat Cost
7th Row b: [Left] Sign of Weakness type [Middle] Sign of Resistance type [Right] Sign of Retreat Cost type (Always Colorless, may have more than one sign which means it takes more than one Colorless Energy to call back this Pokémon.)
8th Row: Pokémon info
9th Row: [Left] Name of card illustrator [Middle] Copyright [Right] Card Number and Rareness
Here's the layout of how I type up the Trainer card info:
1st Row: ###/102 (Card Number) [Rareness]
2nd Row: Type of card, in this case, it's always Trainer.
3rd Row: Directions on how to use that card and its effects
And here's the layout for the real Trainer cards:
1st Row: Type of card which is obviously Trainer
2nd Row: Name of card (Potion, Super Potion, etc.)
3rd Row: Picture of the Item or Trainer
4th Row: (Under the picture) Directions on how to use that card and its effects
5th Row: [Left] Name of card illustrator [Middle] Copyright [Right] Card
Number and Rareness
Rareness Key
Star: Rare (If card is a holofoil, then it is a Rare Holofoil)
♦: Uncommon
•: Common
©1995, 96, 98, Nintendo, Creatures, GAMEFREAK ©1999 Wizards.
All information in this section were taken from Duelist by Wizards of the
Coast, Volume 6, Issue 9, September 1999 •No. 41
Pokémon is a registered trademark (®) of Nintendo. This section was not in any way, used to offend Nintendo, GAMEFREAK, Creatures, Wizards of the Coast or any other related product or company.
