How to make your first Pokemon TCG Deck!
The Pokemon TCG is a massive phenomenon worldwide and perhaps has a reputation as more of a collectors game than a players game. Many collectors therefore find it difficult when jumping into playing for the first time and although the pre-constructed decks are a great place to start, it is hard to know where to start when making your own deck from scratch. That is why we have laid out a quick guide on how to assemble your very first deck that you can take to your local gaming store!
Official Rules The rules for deck building are relatively simple: your deck must contain exactly 60 cards and you can only have a maximum of 4 copies of any named card (with the exception of basic energy cards)
Card Types A great rule of thumb for your first deck is to split your deck into 3 equal parts: 20 Pokemon, 20 energy and 20 trainers. This ensures you have a balanced deck and are drawing a good range of cards throughout the match.
Pokemon Pokemon are represented by cards that display their type and moves! Unlike the video games all Pokemon are divided into the following types: Grass, Fire, Water, Lightning, Dark, Psychic, Fighting, Metal, Dragon and Colorless. It is important to note the stages of your Pokemon and ensure that the lower stages of your Pokemon are included in the deck so you can evolve them. There are also special types of Pokemon such as Pokemon V, VMAX and VSTAR!
Energy Pokemon need energy to use their attacks. Basic energy cards are a great option as you don't have a limit on the number of them you can include. Special energy cards have extra abilities that affect the play of the game but are subject to the 4-copy limit!
Trainers Trainer cards help you to draw additional cards and give you a boost in your battle. They come in three types: items, stadiums and supporters. Items can be used an unlimited amount of times in a turn but you can only play 1 supporter per turn as they are generally more powerful. Make sure to include trainer cards that synergise well with the rest of your deck.
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