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New players of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online are presented with a series of tutorials designed to teach them the basics of game play in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Introduction

Main article: Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

Upon login into Pokémon Trading Card Game Online for the first several sessions, players are welcomed to the Game Store by Zach and Ella, who then lead them through a series of in-game tutorials in order to teach them the Pokémon Trading Card Game. After completing the first two tutorials, players are presented with two full matchs first against Zach and then a random computer-controlled Trainer from the Trainer Challenge. If players "Play as a Guest", they may repeat but will not advance beyond this stage. Players will, however, be encouraged to create a User Name and Password after each match. Finally, players are directed through the first few matches in the Trainer Challenge's Gold League.

• In order to help new players learn the mechanics of the game, they are directed through the tutorials and initial matches before unlocking all game features. Players already familiar with the game may bypass this directed phase by disabling the New User Experience under Options.

NOTE: For those seeking additional tutorials outside of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online itself, a brief description of How to play appears on the Pokémon Trading Card Game page. The Glossary also defines most of the Pokémon Trading Card Game terminology. Finally, there are browser-based step-by-step TCG tutorials on Pokémon.com.

Tutorial #1

Intro

• Ella – "I am Ella!"
• Zach – "And I am Zach!"
• Ella – "Welcome to our game store! Let’s play a game of Pokémon"

Tutorial

When given instructions, bouncing green arrows show players where to click or touch the screen to perform the described action. When no specific instructions are given (usually because the player is expected to repeat an actions already described earlier in the tutorial), clicking on a non-highlighted or game specific portion of the screen will produce a brief description for what you need to do next from Zach or Ella. Cards that are playable are highlighted in a light blue color on a player’s Turn. A list of available actions are listed alonh the lower right side of the screen above the player’s picture or Avatar.

• Zach – "You start each game with an Active Pokémon. Right-click Oshawott for a closer look."
• Zach – ("Stage", "Hit Points", and "Attacks" are highlighted) "Oshawott has 60 Hit Points and two attacks that do damage! Because he’s a Basic Pokémon, you can start the game with him."
• Zach – "You can play one energy each turn. I’m playing a Metal Energy on Eevee. Click anywhere to continue."
• Zach – "Now it’s your turn. Play a Water Energy on Oshawott."
• Zach – "The first player cannot attack on their first turn. But you can, since you went second. Select Oshawott to attack."
• Zach – "To use Rain Splash, Oshawott needs one Water Energy . You played one of those this turn! Attack with Rain Splash!"
• Zach – "Rain Splash does 10 damage to my Eevee. It has 50 Hit Points, so 40 more damage will knock it out. Click anywhere to continue."
• Zach – "Oshawott has a stronger attack that requires more energy. Play another Water Energy ."
• Zach – "Seashell Attack requires one Water Energy and an energy of any kind <colorless>. Since you have two Water Energy , you can use it now!"
• Zach – "My Eevee is almost knocked out. I had better play another Pokémon to my Bench. Click anywhere to continue."
• Zach – "You just drew a Trainer card. These are different from Pokémon and Energy. Right-click on the Potion to take a look."
• Zach – "Trainer cards have special effects that can help you out. Play your Potion to heal Oshawott!"
• Zach – "Now use Seashell Attack to knock out my Eevee!"
• Zach – "When you knock out out my Pokémon, you get to pick a Prize card. If you draw all 6 Prize Card, you win the game!"
• Zach – "Now I pick a Pokémon from my Bench to be my new Active Pokémon. Click anywhere to continue."
• Zach – "Quick Attack has a special effect. I flip a coin, and if it comes up heads, then I do 10 more damage! Click anywhere to continue."
• Zach – "You should play Buneary to your Bench in case Oshawott gets knocked out."
• Zach – "I knocked out Oshawott and drew a Prize card. Buneary is alone on your Bench, so it’ll be your new Active Pokémon. Click anywhere to continue."
• Zach – "One more attack will take out my Fletchling. I don’t have any more Pokémon on my Bench, so that’ll win you the game!"

Post Tutorial

• Zach – "That was a great game!"
• Ella – "Now that you know the basics, I’m going to teach you some advanced rules."

Tutorial #2

Intro

• Zach – "I am Zach!"
• Ella – "And I am Ella! We are going to teach you how to play Pokémon!"

Tutorial

• Ella – "Remember that the first player can’t attack on the first turn. Make sure to select End Turn when you can’t attack."
• Ella – "Make sure you have a Pokémon on your Bench in case your Active Pokémon is knocked out!"
• Ella – "I drew a Stage 1 Evolution for Lillipup. Now I can evolve it into Herdier to make it stronger! Click anywhere to continue."
• Ella – "You just drew Dewott. Now your Oshawott can evolve too!"
• Ella – "My Herdier is close to being knocked out. I had better retreat. As long as I have a Bench Pokémon, I can do that by discarding one energy card from Herdier. Click anywhere to continue."
• Ella – "Now that you know retreating and evolutions work, you’re ready to play on your own. Let’s see if you can win this game!"

Post Tutorial

• Ella – "That was a great game!"
• Zach – "Now that you know how to play, you can try your skills in the Trainer Challenge! Since you’re new, you’ll start in the Gold League."

Tutorial #3

Intro

• Ella – "Welcome back! Ready for another game?"

Match #1, Zach

• Ella – "With that win, you’ve unlocked a card for you deck! Win 7 games with a basic deck to unlock all of the cards and earn it for your collection!"

Ending the Game

• Ella – "Thanks for playing with us today!"
• Zach – "If you make an account you’ll be able to collect cards and build your own decks!"

Tutorial #4

Intro

• Zach – "Trainers have been excited to play you!"

Match #2, random Trainer

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