Card types
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In the Pokémon TCG, there are three types of cards players can use to build their decks with; "Pokémon", "Trainers" and "Energy".
- Pokémon cards are the creatures themselves, which come in four distinct evolutionary levels. Each Pokémon card has some combination of attacks and Pokémon Powers.
- Trainer cards generally have a one time effect and are then discarded.
- Energy cards are the "fuel" necessary for Pokémon to attack. Most attacks cost at least one Energy to work.
Each of these cards themselves have their own subtypes as well.
- Pokémon cards include both "Basic" and "Evolution" Pokémon.
- Trainer cards include regular trainer cards, "Stadium" cards, "Poké Tool" cards, "Technical Machine" cards, and others
- Energy cards include Basic and Special Energy cards.
