Oran Forest Edition>I want to learn the game, where do I begin?Download PTCGL at https://tcg.pokemon.com/en-us/tcglThe game has a quick tutorial and a bunch of decent decks to get you started against other beginners or against the AI. Some of those decks are very close to meta too. You can also go to your local game store and see if people are playing Pokémon.>I know how to play, how do I make my own deck?You have a decent beginner's guide at https://www.justinbasil.com/guideThere's also the old /tcg/ guide at https://imgur.com/a/W4NkOu6After that, look up meta decks and try to reverse engineer them to see how things work.>Where to find meta decks?For big irl events, go to https://limitlesstcg.com/decksFor online events, go to https://play.limitlesstcg.com/decks?game=PTCGFor japanese events, go to https://pokecabook.com/archives/1417Previous thread: >>58131190Old /tcg/ pastebin: https://pastebin.com/Ge95YuMA
>couldn't go back to back threads with a card opweak
The designers should keep certain mechanics a permanent fixture of the game.The Lost Zone is cool. It could be something the game could always just have around. Lots of gameplay potential surrounding it that they only whip out every year or so in a mid-generation set.
>>58166176*2-3 years
>>58166176I hope they never bring back the Lost Zone again.
5th for a spiky!
>>58166176>>58166364Technically it always exists, it's just there are no standard legal cards around to interact with it
https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/19809/2026-competitive-season-changes-and-improvements-in-pokemon-trading-card-game-liveTLDR>Ranked reset will drop you 8 levels instead of back to the start>They like the 100 battlepass lvls/3 missions, and want to make it easier with 2x exp events>Open to change to 6 months waiting time to craft overnumbered >There is no plans to add real money transactions
>>58166555>Those poor bastards who tried to make macargo a thing Lmao
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>>58166981Was there a difference between pokemon V and pokemom ex from a design perspective?
>>58167105Vs are Basic mons, even if it's an evo. exs have to evolve from their non-ex preevos
Were turn ten minute long, turn 1 zapdos wins really a thing in old TCG?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5VKZiwu8IQ
>>58166745Good or bad overall?
>>58167349Seems good, they said they'd be more open about currency changes like the trade currency dupes being nerfed, before they actually update them. Whether they fall through on all these promises who knows.
>>58166745I might actually try grinding out to arceus if I just have to climb back up from gardevoir rank next reset
>>58167115i think he means old EXs
>>58170657oh then in that case he should've capitalizedI kid, for those they are actually pretty much the same, even so far as to matching the dynamax mechanic to mega evolution/primal reversion (minus the turn ending but with the extra prize liability). These are also big basics (except for pika, of course) and do not need their pre-evos
Hilda is getting played a lot more than I thought it would even if it was included in the starter decks they gave out. I wonder if the rest of those games were all dragapult
>>58171087She acts kinda like arven. You don't need to ball search into the mon/earthen vessel if you're fine just grabbing them, saving you resources. but arven can be used to grab other pieces instead so both have their uses. I hope they print more of these types of supports like arven/hilda/brock. They're pretty nice instead of the game being item turbo
Why?
>>58171497dont look at the pig's card count
>>58171497And only two of them are playable.
>>58171497cry
How did zoroark sneak into top 8 and Grimm didn’t? I don’t get it. N’s deck is so shit in majority play, How did those two take it to top 8 with gard dragapult and gholdengo everywhere?
>>58172052They ran toedcruel and ogerpons to dab on gholdengo
>>58172052zoroark thrives in a pult and garde meta. it only needed counters for dengo
Blissey EX was my meme deck. Then megas came and have more HPThanks
>>58173197womp womp.
>>58173197good time for a new meme deck
>>58173197wait till mega sableye gets cornerstones ability and has 300 hp lol
>>58173326I have my sights on Mega Lucario + Salvatore
Prismos.
>>58171087>Zekrom exLmao is that the new Typlosion/Mewtwo/Zacian/Mamoswine?
>only have 3 IR 151 charmander>the list calls for 4I guess it's time to find another list
2 week delays in eu on the set releasehttps://www.pokebeach.com/2025/08/mega-evolution-set-release-delayed-in-some-regions-including-europe
>order two cards. One important, one not>they don't arrive on time>not here by estimated arrival time>wait exactly one extra week>cards still don't arrive >complain to sellers as I needed a card for a tournament a week ago>get refunded >cards arrived in mail the next dayFucking lmao
>>58175270You should return the money.
>>58175372I needed that card last Saturday for a challenge. I had to buy it again at my local store. They were late by a week and I don't think I'll contact them again. They should have been better. Womp womp.
>>58175467Then you should return the cards, ask them to foot the mail bill if applicable.
This general is becoming more and more reddit every day. Lmao...
roflcopter...
>>58175525Why can't my charizard damage mimikyu?
>>58175525Is that a good or a bad thing?I don't visit Reddit.
>>58175525Give the cards back Jamal.
>>58175467>They should have been better. Womp womp.Karma always finds pieces of shit like you.
>>58175816>Karma always finds pieces of shit like you.
>>58176229Literally me.
>>58174350Thanks...
>>58177422
Bump
>>58178836>MVenusaur dreams shat on before it even releasesKek
>>58178889inshallah its day will come
>>58178836honestly though whats the point in all the other megas? why bother with 300-330 damage when charizard has an unlimited cap so freely?it kills any tank mon and is extremely efficient. how do they make any other relevant megas to compete vs it?
>>58179571Mega Greninja is on its way
>>58179647>Attacks can only snipe the bench>Can't hit active mega-charizard for water weakness
>>58179696Wait for Mega Blastoise
mega starmie is gonna dab on charizard with some one energy attack on a stage 1 so you might as well throw it in a binder and forget about it
>>58179754with all that switching you may as well use palafin instead
>>58180494nothing quite says soul like the gen 6 TCG era where every single piece of art for gen 6 pokemon was computer generated in 5ban graphicsthere was not one point during that entire generation where they even gave the slightest of a shit and it really showed
>>58180912Sega Saturn graphics are soulful.
>>58171087This is misconstrued. Zekrom, Reshiram and Jellicent see high play because they're part of the Dailies.
NEW CARDS ALERT
OOPS ALL FIRE SUPPORT
>dingus gets even strongergod i'm glad i'm leaving in october...
Firebreather - Trainer - SupporterSearch your deck for up to 7 Basic [R] Energy cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
>>58182660>Gholdengo and ZardX doing 400 every turn
>p-please stop playing Gardevoir
[D] Greedy Fangs: 70 damage. Draw 2 cards.[D][D] Hungry Jaw: 120+ damage. If this Pokemon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 150 more damage.Mega filler.. 270 sounds awful when we've seen charizard now
Ability: Bad UpperOnce during your turn, you may search your deck for 1 Basic [D] Energy and attach it to 1 of your Benched [D] Pokemon. If you do, put 2 damage counters on that Pokemon. Then, shuffle your deck.There's probably some good attackers to use with this
Finally his time?
>>58182828Sorry we'll gamble for a 2 prize free mega gengar instead
How did they manage to make this npc render look so ugly?>>58182876You technically have gumshoos or academy to make it not random.
>>58182665>GholdengoHaha, I attach 1 energy and a brave bangle. It also bullies raging bolt's ogerpons for good measure.Moltres - Fire - HP120Basic Pokemon[R] Fighting Wings: 20+ damage. If your opponent's Active Pokemon is a Pokemon ex, this attack does 90 more damage.Weakness: Water (x2)Resistance: noneRetreat: 1
