Looking for a beginner-friendly guide that’ll teach you how to play Pokémon cards? The Pokémon TCG rules are super approachable, and there are plenty of pre-made decks that can make your first battles ...

This lets you sneak Normal type Pokémon with powerful abilities into play. Archeops is a classic for this, allowing you to search your deck for up to two special energy cards and attach them to one of ...

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the basics of how to play Pokemon cards, from setting up your deck to launching epic attacks. For many years, you may get the impression that most fans prefer ...

This level of popularity is in stark contrast to when Pokemon cards were launched in 1996 as Japan’s first full-scale trading and playing cards. Previously, the main goal concerning trading ...

Whether you’re opening random packs you find at your local stores, or you’re saving up for 36-pack booster boxes, spending out on Pokémon cards is an expensive hobby. If you’re going for those coveted ...

Here are some of the best Pokemon TCG Pocket decks to build and play with, with suggestions of alternate free-to-play friendly cards you can use while you continue your hunt for rare cards.

Hopping up in price slightly, this Espeon Gold Star card was released as part of POP Series 5, which stands for Pokemon Organized Play. These cards were promos for tournament events and the Gold ...

Players can obtain promo cards like Electivire and Turtwig by playing Solo Battles until February 16. Pokemon TCG Pocket started the new Cresselia ex drop event on February 3, giving players the ...

Ari Notis (he/him) is a guides editor at Polygon, where he writes, edits, and shepherds service-oriented articles about the biggest games du jour. He previously worked at Kotaku. The Pokémon TCG ...