Pokémon Trading Card Game Online

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Pokémon Trading Card Game Online
TCGOlogo.png
Logo of Pokémon Trading Card Game Online
Basic info
Platform: PC
Category: Strategy
Players:
Connectivity: Internet
Developer: Electrified Games, Sleepy Giant Entertainment, Plexipixel, Inversoft
Publisher: The Pokémon Company International
Part of:
Ratings
CERO:
ESRB: E
ACB: N/A
OFLC: G
PEGI:
GRAC: N/A
GSRR: N/A
Release dates
Japan: N/A
North America: March 24, 2011 (TC beta)
Australia: March 24, 2011 (TC beta)
Europe: March 24, 2011 (TC beta)
South Korea: N/A
Hong Kong: N/A
Taiwan: N/A
Websites
Japanese: N/A
English: Game site
Pokémon TCGO site icon

Pokémon Trading Card Game Online is the first Pokémon game of the MMOTCG (multimember online trading card game) genre. The game released March 24, 2011, currently in its beta stage, is based on the TCG aspect of the Pokémon franchise.

Plot

The player begins his or her adventure at Game Store where Zach and Ella welcome him or her. The player is given three starter decks, as well as three coins to choose from—coins featuring the Energy symbols, Shaymin, and the Pokémon logo with a Poké Ball. Currently, the game revolves around three main Pokémon Leagues found in the Trainer Challenge option, while a fourth is currently being made.

Features

Trainer Challenge

In the Trainer Challenge, players must face various opponents. Players may change leagues and difficulty anytime, with the changing of league available only after completing one.

Leaderboard

Achievements

Upon completing an achievement, players obtain tokens.

Avatar Creator

Players edit their avatars here. They may save multiple avatars for future use, and load previously-saved ones. Publishing avatars as PNG-format images is also available.

Tutorials

Visitors of the site may choose to play through tutorials instead. Completing a tutorial rewards players with one token each.

Tokens

Trainer Tokens are obtained in various parts of the game, such as Trainer Challenge and Tutorials. They are tied to the accounts, so they may be used on Pokémon.com.

Gems

Coins

Coins are items that can be used in-game when a move, status effect or ability requires you to flip a coin. The different coins don't have different effects, they just look different. The three starting coins are a yellow Shaymin coin, a blue coin with the different energies on it and a silver Pokémon coin which will be the back of your chosen coin. Your opponent always has a red Arceus coin with a regular backing.

Unavailable features

The following are features still unavailable, with the game in its beta stage:

  • Deck Builder
  • Friends
  • Play Online
  • Rankings
  • Statistics
  • Trade
  • Trainer Card Game Online

Pokémon decks

Main article: List of Pokémon Trading Card Game Online decks

Eight decks have so far been made available to players, with two decks each under the types Grass, Fire, and Water. Three, Basic Red, Basic Blue, and Basic Green, are available to use anytime. The other three, Red Frenzy, Green Tornado, and Blue Assault are only available is players redeem codes from actual decks they have bought from stores. The first three decks have twelve cards that can be unlocked as players play through Trainer Challenge. These cards automatically replace certain cards in the deck the player used.

In all, 1447 cards are listed on the website, covering the expansions Majestic Dawn through Black & White, as well as the six Basic Energy cards from Diamond & Pearl.


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