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'''Wild Match''' (Japanese: '''マッチ&ゲット''' ''Match & Get'') is a {{wp|Card game#Fishing games|fishing-type}} card game in [[Pokémon Zany Cards]].

==Game modes==
===Vs. CPU===
In the Vs. CPU (Japanese: キャラクター バトル ''Character Battle'') mode, there is a competition between the single player and two [[non-player character]]s.

In this mode, each stage (Japanese: ステージ ''stage'') features three players competing against each other: one human player and two non-player characters. 

* Stage 1: [[Jessie]] and [[James]]
* Stage 2: [[Brock]] and [[Misty]]
* Stage 3: [[Lorelei]] and [[Bruno]]
* Stage 4: {{Gary}} and [[Ritchie]]{{tt|*|Misspelled as Ricky}}
* Stage 5: [[Giovanni]] and {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}}

In each stage, there are two games against the same characters: Round 1 (Japanese: だい1せん ''Round 1'') and Round 2 (Japanese: だい2せん ''Round 2'').

At the end of each round, the participants are ranked by the coins earned during the round. There is also an additional ranking at the end of each stage, with the total coins earned in both rounds. The player must win 1st place in the current stage to proceed to the next stage.

===Multiplayer===
In the Multiplayer (Japanese: パーティ プレイ ''Party Play'') mode, there is a competition between up to 5 Pokémon mini devices connected via [[infrared]]. It is possible to play up to 5 stages in this mode, with all players ranked at the end of each stage.

One player is the dealer. During each player's turn, the dealer and the current player must point their Pokémon mini devices to each other when prompted by the game devices.

==Gameplay==
This game is played with a standard 52-card deck. The object of this game is to form combos<ref>''"Make a combo with the card you get"'' - Mentioned in the rules before the game</ref> with the cards and earn coins (Japanese: コバン ''{{wp|Koban (coin)|koban}}''),<ref>They are known as "coins" during the ranking calculation at the end of each round</ref> also known as points.<ref>''"More points for me!"'' - [[Brock]] character dialogue</ref>

===Starting the game===
At the start of the game, there is a short animation where the cards are drawn. Every player starts wth five cards on their hand, while are four cards on the table that are usable by all players.

===Card ordering===
The cards on the table are simply ordered by their rank, in this order: A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, and K. If there are any cards with the same rank, the different suits are placed together in this order: spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs.

The cards on the player's hand are also ordered by rank and suit, except if there are any [[Johto first partner Pokémon]] or their [[Evolution]]s on the table, those cards are placed in Pokédex order before all the others. However, if there are multiple different species from the same line of Johto first partner Pokémon (such as {{p|Cyndaquil}} and {{p|Typhlosion}}), those lines are placed before all the other Johto first partner Pokémon.

===Playing the game===
In the Vs. CPU (single player) mode, during the first round of the current stage, the human player goes first, followed by the CPU character on the left, then the CPU character on the right. In the second round, whoever won the previous round plays first.
In each turn:
* The current player must choose one card from their hand and move it to the table.
** If the player is currently able to form a pair or combo by playing a card from their hand, then all the affected cards on their hand or the table will be blinking at this point.
* Then, one card is drawn from the deck into the table.

In both cases above, a card (from the player's hand or from the deck) is placed on the table. If this card forms a pair or combo with other cards present on the table, it is played automatically. All cards used on the pair or combo are discarded and the current player earns coins. When the player forms a combo, a short cutscene plays. If a non-player character forms a combo, there is no cutscene.

It is not possible to form a pair or combo using only cards currently on the hand, or only cards that were already on the table before. For instance, no pair is formed if the table already had two 7 cards at the start of the game, or if the player has two 7 cards on their hand but they were not moved to the table yet.

During a game, the player can press down to see one's own pairs and combos played during the game, or press up to see the pairs and combos played by the opponents. The cards on each player's hand are not known to other players, but everyone can see how many cards exactly each player has on their hand.

In each round, the game ends after five turns when all the players are out of cards in their hands. At the end of each round, all the pairs and combos played by each player during the round are listed in ascending order and the coins are calculated for the ranking.

==Cards==
{{missing image|section|Add images of all cards as seen in the game (each card has a regular size and a small size), and the image of the back of the cards}}

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto;background:#{{normal color}};border:3px solid #{{normal color dark}};text-align:center"
|-style="background:#{{normal color light}}"
! style="background:#{{normal color}}" |
! style="font-size:150%" | ♠
! style="font-size:150%; color: red" | ♥
! style="font-size:150%; color: red" | ♦
! style="font-size:150%" | ♣
|-style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | A
| {{ArtP name|152|Chikorita}}
| {{ArtP name|152|Chikorita}}
| {{ArtP name|152|Chikorita}}
| {{ArtP name|152|Chikorita}}
|-style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | 2
| {{ArtP name|155|Cyndaquil}}
| {{ArtP name|155|Cyndaquil}}
| {{ArtP name|155|Cyndaquil}}
| {{ArtP name|155|Cyndaquil}}
|-style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | 3
| {{ArtP name|158|Totodile}}
| {{ArtP name|158|Totodile}}
| {{ArtP name|158|Totodile}}
| {{ArtP name|158|Totodile}}
|-style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | 4
| {{ArtP name|159|Croconaw}}
| {{ArtP name|159|Croconaw}}
| {{ArtP name|159|Croconaw}}
| {{ArtP name|159|Croconaw}}
|-style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | 5
| {{ArtP name|156|Quilava}}
| {{ArtP name|156|Quilava}}
| {{ArtP name|156|Quilava}}
| {{ArtP name|156|Quilava}}
|-style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | 6
| {{ArtP name|153|Bayleef}}
| {{ArtP name|153|Bayleef}}
| {{ArtP name|153|Bayleef}}
| {{ArtP name|153|Bayleef}}
|-style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | 7
| {{ArtP name|154|Meganium}}
| {{ArtP name|154|Meganium}}
| {{ArtP name|154|Meganium}}
| {{ArtP name|154|Meganium}}
|-style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | 8
| {{ArtP name|157|Typhlosion}}
| {{ArtP name|157|Typhlosion}}
| {{ArtP name|157|Typhlosion}}
| {{ArtP name|157|Typhlosion}}
|-style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | 9
| {{ArtP name|160|Feraligatr}}
| {{ArtP name|160|Feraligatr}}
| {{ArtP name|160|Feraligatr}}
| {{ArtP name|160|Feraligatr}}
|-style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | 10
| {{ArtP name|025|Pikachu}}
| {{ArtP name|025|Pikachu}}
| {{ArtP name|025|Pikachu}}
| {{ArtP name|025|Pikachu}}
|-style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | J
| {{ArtP name|236|Tyrogue}}
| {{ArtP name|106|Hitmonlee}}
| {{ArtP name|107|Hitmonchan}}
| {{ArtP name|237|Hitmontop}}
|-style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | Q
| {{ArtP name|249|Lugia}}
| {{ArtP name|146|Moltres}}
| {{ArtP name|145|Zapdos}}
| {{ArtP name|144|Articuno}}
|-style="background:#fff"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | K
| {{ArtP name|250|Ho-Oh}}
| {{ArtP name|244|Entei}}
| {{ArtP name|243|Raikou}}
| {{ArtP name|245|Suicune}}
|}

===Card combos===
These are the card combos available in the Wild Match game.

The Japanese game manual correctly mentions all the card combos. However, the German game manual has a mistake: in the {{p|Chikorita}} line combination, a {{p|Togepi}} is shown instead of Chikorita. In fact, the Wild Match game does not include any Togepi card. 

{| class="sortable roundy" style="margin:auto; width:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{Normal color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{Black color light}};"
|- 
! English name
! Japanese name
! Rules
! Coins
! Animation
|- style="background:#fff"
| Pair<ref>''"Make a pair!"'' - Mentioned in the instructions before the game</ref>
| ペア (''Pair'')<ref>Japanese game manual, page 27</ref>
| Form a pair of cards with the same rank
| style="white-space: nowrap" | A A = 1 coin<br>2 2 = 2 coins<br>3 3 = 3 coins<br>4 4 = 4 coins<br>5 5 = 5 coins<br>6 6 = 6 coins<br>7 7 = 7 coins<br>8 8 = 8 coins<br>9 9 = 9 coins<br>10 10 = 10 coins<br>J J = 11 coins<br>Q Q = 12 coins<br>K K = 13 coins
| [[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Wild Match Pair.png|150px]]<br>The name and face of the Pokémon
|- style="background:#fff"
| Evolution!<ref name="before animation combo name">Combo name mentioned before the animation</ref><br>Evolved!<ref name="animation combo name">Combo name mentioned during the animation</ref><br>Chikorita Evolved<ref name="points combo name">Combo name mentioned when points are calculated</ref>
| シンカゲット (''Evolution Get'')<ref name="before animation combo name"/><br>進化系完成! (''Evolution Complete!'')<ref name="animation combo name"/><br>チコリータシンカ (''Chikorita Evolved'')<ref name="points combo name"/>
| {{MSP/3|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP/3|153|Bayleef}}{{MSP/3|154|Meganium}}<br>Form a group of three cards:<br>A ({{p|Chikorita}}), 6 ({{p|Bayleef}}), and 7 ({{p|Meganium}})
| 20
| [[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Wild Match Evolved Chikorita.png|150px]]<br>Chikorita, Bayleef, and Meganium appear together
|- style="background:#fff"
| Evolution!<ref name="before animation combo name"/><br>Evolved!<ref name="animation combo name"/><br>Cyndaquil Evolved<ref name="points combo name"/>
| シンカゲット (''Evolution Get'')<ref name="before animation combo name"/><br>進化系完成! (''Evolution Complete!'')<ref name="animation combo name"/><br>ヒノアラシシンカ (''Cyndaquil Evolved'')<ref name="points combo name"/>
| {{MSP/3|155|Cyndaquil}}{{MSP/3|156|Quilava}}{{MSP/3|157|Typhlosion}}<br>Form a group of three cards:<br>2 ({{p|Cyndaquil}}), 5 ({{p|Quilava}}), and 8 ({{p|Typhlosion}})
| 20
| [[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Wild Match Evolved Cyndaquil.png|150px]]<br>Cyndaquil, Quilava, and Typhlosion appear together
|- style="background:#fff"
| Evolution!<ref name="before animation combo name"/><br>Evolved!<ref name="animation combo name"/><br>Totodile Evolved<ref name="points combo name"/>
| シンカゲット (''Evolution Get'')<ref name="before animation combo name"/><br>進化系完成! (''Evolution Complete!'')<ref name="animation combo name"/><br>ワニノコシンカ (''Totodile Evolved'')<ref name="points combo name"/>
| {{MSP/3|158|Totodile}}{{MSP/3|159|Croconaw}}{{MSP/3|160|Feraligatr}}<br>Form a group of three cards:<br>3 ({{p|Totodile}}), 4 ({{p|Croconaw}}), and 9 ({{p|Feraligatr}})
| 20
| [[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Wild Match Evolved Totodile.png|150px]]<br>Totodile, Croconaw, and Feraligatr appear together
|- style="background:#fff"
| GS Starters<ref name="before animation combo name"/><ref name="animation combo name"/><ref name="points combo name"/>
| ポケモンルーキーズ (''Pokémon Rookies'')<ref>Japanese game manual, page 28</ref>
| {{MSP/3|152|Chikorita}}{{MSP/3|155|Cyndaquil}}{{MSP/3|158|Totodile}}<br>Form three pairs or combos, one with each of these cards:<br>A ({{p|Chikorita}}), 2 ({{p|Cyndaquil}}), and 3 ({{p|Totodile}})
| 30
| [[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Wild Match GS Starters.png|150px]]<br>Three [[Poké Ball]]s open, the [[Johto first partner Pokémon|three Pokémon]] appear together, and then a short animation with only the latest of the three obtained
|- style="background:#fff"
| Someday...<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| いつかきっと... (''Definitely Someday...'')<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| {{MSP/3|025|Pikachu}}{{MSP/3|025|Pikachu}}<br>{{MSP/3|236|Tyrogue}}{{MSP/3|106|Hitmonlee}}{{MSP/3|107|Hitmontop}}{{MSP/3|237|Hitmontop}}<br>Form two pairs:<br>10 10 (two {{p|Pikachu}})<br>J J ({{p|Tyrogue}} and any [[Hitmons|Hitmon]])
| 20
| [[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Wild Match Someday.png|150px]]<br>Tyrogue determined and Pikachu encouraging him
|- style="background:#fff"
| Pikachu & Lugia<ref name="points combo name"/><br>Pikachu & Lugia Combo!<ref name="before animation combo name"/><br>Fly with Lugia!<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| ルギアそらのたびへ! (''Lugia Travels to the Sky!'')<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| {{MSP/3|025|Pikachu}}{{MSP/3|025|Pikachu}}<br>{{MSP/3|249|Lugia}}{{MSP/3|144|Articuno}}{{MSP/3|145|Zapdos}}{{MSP/3|146|Moltres}}<br>Form two pairs:<br>10 10 (two {{p|Pikachu}})<br>Q Q ({{p|Lugia}} and any [[legendary birds|legendary bird]])
| 20
| [[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Wild Match Fly with Lugia.png|150px]]<br>Pikachu flying on Lugia's back
|- style="background:#fff"
| Pikachu & Ho-Oh<ref name="points combo name"/><br>Pikachu & Ho-Oh Combo!<ref name="before animation combo name"/><br>Legendary Encounter?<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| でんせつのポケモンにあえるかな (''Is it possible to meet a Legendary Pokémon?'')<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| {{MSP/3|025|Pikachu}}{{MSP/3|025|Pikachu}}<br>{{MSP/3|250|Ho-Oh}}{{MSP/3|243|Raikou}}{{MSP/3|244|Entei}}{{MSP/3|245|Suicune}}<br>Form two pairs:<br>10 10 (two {{p|Pikachu}})<br>K K ({{p|Ho-Oh}} and any [[legendary beasts|legendary beast]])
| 20
| [[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Wild Match Legendary Encounter.png|150px]]<br>Pikachu seeing Ho-Oh in the distance<br>This is a reference to the events of ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| Four 10 combo<ref name="before animation combo name"/><ref name="points combo name"/><br>Pikachu's Forest!<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| 10 カルテット (''10 Quartet'')<ref name="before animation combo name"/><ref name="points combo name"/><br>ピカチュウの森を見つけた (''Pikachu's Forest Found!'')<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| {{MSP/3|025|Pikachu}}{{MSP/3|025|Pikachu}}{{MSP/3|025|Pikachu}}{{MSP/3|025|Pikachu}}<br>Form two pairs of 10 10 (two {{p|Pikachu}})
| 40
| [[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Wild Match Pikachu's Forest.png|150px]]<br>A forest full of Pikachu
|- style="background:#fff"
| Four J combo<ref name="before animation combo name"/><ref name="points combo name"/><br>4 Fighting Bros.<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| J カルテット (''J Quartet'')<ref name="before animation combo name"/><ref name="points combo name"/><br>かくとう四兄弟 (''Four Fighting  Brothers'')<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| {{MSP/3|236|Tyrogue}}{{MSP/3|106|Hitmonlee}}{{MSP/3|107|Hitmonchan}}{{MSP/3|237|Hitmontop}}<br>Form two pairs of J J ({{p|Tyrogue}}, {{p|Hitmonlee}}, {{p|Hitmonchan}}, and {{p|Hitmontop}})
| 40
| [[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Wild Match 4 Fighting Bros.png|150px]]<br>[[Hitmons|Tyrogue family]] working out
|- style="background:#fff"
| Four Q combo<ref name="before animation combo name"/><ref name="points combo name"/><br>[[M02|Revelation Lugia]]<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| Q カルテット (''Q Quartet'')<ref name="before animation combo name"/><ref name="points combo name"/><br>ルギア爆誕 (''Lugia's Explosive Birth'')<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| {{MSP/3|249|Lugia}}{{MSP/3|144|Articuno}}{{MSP/3|145|Zapdos}}{{MSP/3|146|Moltres}}<br>Form two pairs of Q Q ({{p|Lugia}}, {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, and {{p|Moltres}})
| 40
| [[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Wild Match Revelation Lugia.png|150px]]<br>The [[legendary birds]] followed by Lugia<br>This is a reference to the Japanese name of ''[[M02|The Power of One]]''
|- style="background:#fff"
| Four K combo<ref name="before animation combo name"/><ref name="points combo name"/><br>[[Legendary Pokémon]]!<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| K カルテット (''K Quartet'')<ref name="before animation combo name"/><ref name="points combo name"/><br>伝説のポケモン発見! (''Legendary Pokémon Discovered!'')<ref name="animation combo name"/>
| {{MSP/3|250|Ho-Oh}}{{MSP/3|243|Raikou}}{{MSP/3|244|Entei}}{{MSP/3|245|Suicune}}<br>Form two pairs of K K ({{p|Ho-Oh}}, {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Entei}}, and {{p|Suicune}})
| 40
| [[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Wild Match Legendary Pokémon.png|150px]]<br>The [[legendary beasts]] followed by Ho-Oh
|- style="background:#fff"
| All Cleared!<ref name="animation combo name"/><br>All Cleared<ref name="points combo name"/>
| 全消し! (''All Cleared!'')<ref name="animation combo name"/><ref name="points combo name"/><br>ぜんけし (''All Cleared'')<ref name="points combo name"/>
| Clear the table<br><small>(the player can still have cards on their hand)</small>
| 20
| [[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Wild Match All Cleared.png|150px]]<br>{{p|Pichu}} appears with the message "All Cleared!"
|}

==Trivia==
* In this game, there are three cards whose rank coincides with their [[List of Pokémon by New Pokédex number|New Pokédex number]]: {{p|Chikorita}} ("A" being equivalent to "1" in the card order), {{p|Quilava}} (5), and {{p|Feraligatr}} (9).

==References==
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[[Category:Pokémon Zany Cards]]