Pokémon Cards Starter Pack
The Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) has captured the hearts of collectors, players and fans alike for over two decades. Whether you’re drawn to the characters, artwork, nostalgia, or the thrill of completing a collection, starting your Pokémon card journey can be an exciting and rewarding experience. But with over 25 years of history, numerous sets and thousands of cards, it can feel a bit overwhelming for newcomers.
If you’re considering diving into the world of Pokémon cards, this guide will walk you through the basics of how to start collecting the Pokémon TCG and help you navigate the colourful and vibrant universe of the game.
Step 1: The Basics
Before you start collecting, it’s important to understand the basics of the game and what makes the cards special. The Pokémon TCG revolves around battles between Pokémon using cards that represent various characters, moves, abilities, and items. There are several types of cards:
- Pokémon Cards: Represent the Pokémon you use in the game. Each card has a name, type, abilities, hit points (HP), and an attack move.
- Trainer Cards: Items, supporters, and stadiums that help during battles.
- Energy Cards: Power the Pokémon’s attacks, divided into different types based on the Pokémon’s element (like Fire, Water, Psychic, etc.).
While collecting Pokémon TCG cards doesn’t require you to learn the rules of the game, it helps to understand that there are different types of cards to look for and that some are rarer and more valuable than others.
Pokémon Starter Pack
Step 2: Get a Deck!
The quickest and most cost-effective way to start playing the Pokémon TCG with your own deck is to purchase a pre-made one from our website https://progamers.com.au/search?options%5Bprefix%5D=last&type=product&q=pokemon+battle+deck.
They contain everything you will need including a ready-to-play deck and a rules sheet. Some contain two decks and many include damage and other tokens to make the game easier to play.
Step 3: Protect it with Sleeves
To protect your cards from dirt, oily fingers and physical damage so they remain in great condition while you play, place them in protective sleeves made from archival grade, acid-free material.
Browse our massive range of sleeves at https://progamers.com.au/search?type=product&options%5Bprefix%5D=last&q=standard+sleeve
Step 4: Place it in a Deck Box
The best way to protect and transport your deck is to store it in a deck box. That way you can easily keep the cards together and carry them around. We have a wide variety of designs, colours and materials to add your personal flex at https://progamers.com.au/search?type=product&options%5Bprefix%5D=last&q=deck+box
How to Play Pokémon Cards
Step 5: Play!
The best way to learn how to play is by visiting the official Pokémon TCG website where you will find tutorial videos, quick start guides and answers to FAQs https://tcg.pokemon.com/en-us/learn/.
It’s free to play on the tables at our store. With seating for over 50 players at a time, there is always lots of room to bring a friend or two. The best time to play is during our main play and trade meetup from 1pm on Saturdays.
Step 6: Adjust Your Deck
After playing a bunch of games, becoming familiar with the basic rules and feeling comfortable with your deck, you can start thinking about making changes to it. We recommend keeping a list or photos of which cards and how many copies of each card are in the deck before making changes, in case you want to go back to the original version.
When you are making changes to a deck, it is a good practice to change a few cards at a time, especially when you are just starting out. Replace a few cards you feel don’t work very well with better cards of the same type. i.e. replace trainers with trainers, energy with energy, and different Pokémon of the same level making sure you have enough of each evolution – usually four copies of the base version, two or three of Stage 1, and one or two of Stage 2.
Making a small amount of changes at a time and keeping the same card type ratio should help your deck perform the best. Too many energy compared to Pokémon and you will not be able to attack, too few and you won’t be able to use your mons’ abilities.
Once you have made the changes that feel good, be sure that there are exactly 60 cards in your deck before playing a game.
You can find our massive collection of Pokémon TCG singles at https://progamers.com.au/pages/advanced-search?q=&game=pokemon&availabilty=true
Step 7: Play More!
The more games you play, the more different opponents and decks you face, the better you will become. If you want to dive deeper into the competitive side of the Pokémon TCG or just want to meet other fans, feel free to join our weekly play and trade meetup from 1pm on Saturdays. They are a great way to make new friends that share your interest.
While you can win a lot of prizes working your way towards the Pokémon TCG World Championship, we feel it is best to keep games casual and fun, especially when playing new opponents.
You can also arrange meetups, trades and games by joining our Facebook group (Pokemon @ PGS). Please keep in mind cash sales cannot be arranged in these groups or in store. Cards for cards is okay, as is purchasing store credit usable for anything in our shop for the other person.
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