Pokémon Trading Card Game Online
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Basic info
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| Platform: | PC |
| Category: | Strategy |
| Players: | 1-2, with unlimited in chat |
| Connectivity: | Internet |
| Developer: | Electrified Games, Sleepy Giant Entertainment, Plexipixel, Inversoft |
| Publisher: | The Pokémon Company International |
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Ratings
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| CERO: | |
| ESRB: | E |
| ACB: | N/A |
| OFLC: | G |
| PEGI: | |
| GRAC: | N/A |
| GSRR: | N/A |
Release dates
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| 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
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| Japanese: | N/A |
| English: | Game site |
Pokémon Trading Card Game Online is the first Pokémon game of the MMOTCG (massively multiplayer 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. The game revolves around four main Pokémon Leagues found in the Trainer Challenge option.
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, for use in the Pokémon Trainer Club.
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 or members of the site may choose to play through tutorials. Completing a tutorial rewards players with one or two token(s) each, depending on the tutorial chosen.
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. Additional coins are made avaliable when a player registers a purchased deck.
The following are features still unavailable, with the game in its beta stage:
- Friends
- Rankings
- Trade
Pokémon decks
- Main article: List of Pokémon Trading Card Game Online decks
Nine 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 six, Red Frenzy, Green Tornado, Blue Assault, Night Hunter, Toxic Tricks, and Power Play 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 whilst in the Trainer Challenge, though they are still avaliable in the Deck Builder. As actual decks are released, their online counterpart are also made avaliable.
In all, over 1447 cards are listed on the website, covering the expansions Majestic Dawn through Noble Victories, as well as the six Basic Energy cards from Diamond & Pearl.
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This article is part of both Project Sidegames and Project TCG, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Sidegames and TCG, respectively. | 
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