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Pokémon Trading Card Game Foundations

Challenge your understanding of the Pokémon TCG, from original Base Set cards and energy types to competitive victory rules.

This is a free, 11-question multiple-choice quiz. Answer each question to see whether you got it right, with an explanation for every answer. There is no sign-up and no time limit — take it as many times as you like, and scroll down for the full answer key once you are done.

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How many prize cards does a player set aside at the start of a standard Pokémon TCG match?

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  1. 1.How many prize cards does a player set aside at the start of a standard Pokémon TCG match?

    • A4
    • B5
    • C6✓ Correct
    • D7

    Correct answer: 6

    Both players lay out six face-down prize cards, drawing one each time they knock out an opponent's standard Pokémon.

  2. 2.What original Base Set holographic card from 1999 is universally famous for its immense collector demand and value?

    • ABase Set Blastoise
    • BBase Set Charizard✓ Correct
    • CBase Set Venusaur
    • DBase Set Mewtwo

    Correct answer: Base Set Charizard

    The 1st Edition Shadowless Base Set Charizard (#4/102) is the most iconic and highly valued vintage card in the hobby.

  3. 3.How many cards must be in a legal standard Pokémon TCG deck?

    • AExactly 40
    • BExactly 50
    • CExactly 60✓ Correct
    • DBetween 60 and 70

    Correct answer: Exactly 60

    Official Pokémon TCG tournament rules require every constructed deck to contain exactly 60 cards, no more and no less.

  4. 4.What rule restriction applies to Supporter cards during a player's turn?

    • AYou can play as many as you want
    • BOnly one Supporter card can be played per turn✓ Correct
    • CThey can only be played on the opponent's turn
    • DThey require discarding an Energy card

    Correct answer: Only one Supporter card can be played per turn

    Because Supporter cards offer powerful effects like drawing multiple cards, players are restricted to playing only one per turn.

  5. 5.How many Prize cards does an opponent take when knocking out a Pokémon-EX or Pokémon-GX?

    • A1 Prize card
    • B2 Prize cards✓ Correct
    • C3 Prize cards
    • DAll remaining Prize cards

    Correct answer: 2 Prize cards

    Two-prize mechanics like EX, GX, and Pokémon V reward the knocking-out player with two prize cards instead of the standard one.

  6. 6.Which Special Condition causes a Pokémon card to be turned upside down and prevents it from attacking or retreating?

    • APoisoned
    • BParalyzed✓ Correct
    • CAsleep
    • DConfused

    Correct answer: Paralyzed

    A Paralyzed Pokémon is turned horizontally clockwise, cannot attack or retreat for one turn, and recovers at the end of its owner's next turn.

  7. 7.What card classification includes Stadiums, Items, Supporters, and Pokémon Tools?

    • ATrainer cards✓ Correct
    • BEnergy cards
    • CSpecial cards
    • DField cards

    Correct answer: Trainer cards

    Trainer cards encompass non-Pokémon utility cards that facilitate draws, searches, healing, and field modifications.

  8. 8.How many copies of a single card with the same name can be included in a standard deck (excluding basic Energy)?

    • AUp to 2
    • BUp to 3
    • CUp to 4✓ Correct
    • DUp to 5

    Correct answer: Up to 4

    The 'Four-Copy Rule' limits players to a maximum of four copies of any card sharing the exact same name, except for basic Energy cards.

  9. 9.What condition immediately results in a player losing the game through 'deck out'?

    • AHaving 0 cards in hand
    • BBeing unable to draw a card at the start of your turn✓ Correct
    • CDiscarding 10 cards in one turn
    • DHaving all Energy cards in the discard pile

    Correct answer: Being unable to draw a card at the start of your turn

    If a player's turn begins and their deck is completely empty so that they cannot draw their opening card, they immediately lose.

  10. 10.Which game publisher produced and distributed the Pokémon TCG outside Japan until Nintendo took over in 2003?

    • ABandai
    • BWizards of the Coast✓ Correct
    • CKonami
    • DUpper Deck

    Correct answer: Wizards of the Coast

    Wizards of the Coast licensed and manufactured the English Pokémon TCG from the 1999 Base Set through the Skyridge expansion in 2003.

  11. 11.What does a player do during the 'Pokémon Checkup' phase between turns if their Active Pokémon is Asleep?

    • APay one Energy to wake up
    • BFlip a coin; on heads, the Pokémon wakes up✓ Correct
    • CDiscard the Pokémon
    • DSwitch it with a Benched Pokémon automatically

    Correct answer: Flip a coin; on heads, the Pokémon wakes up

    During Pokémon Checkup, the owner of an Asleep Pokémon flips a coin; heads removes the sleep condition, while tails leaves it asleep.

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