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Pokémon has a lot in common with games like Magic. You play cards from your hand, and some of those cards are creatures - that is, Pokémon - that fight for you. Some cards, like the Pokémon and the Energy cards that power up their attacks, you play once and then use turn after turn, but other cards - called Trainers - are played once and then discarded after they have their effect.

However, Pokémon is different in a number of ways. There are no costs to playing cards; if a card is in your hand, you can just play it. In order to attack, Pokémon need Energy cards attached to them, and the more powerful the attack, the more Energy you'll need attached to that Pokémon for it to use the attack. You only have one Pokémon, called the Active Pokémon, fighting at a time (other Pokémon wait on the Bench, ready to join in if the Active Pokémon leaves the fight). Your Active Pokémon fights directly against your opponent's Active Pokémon; you win by Knocking Out three of your opponent's Pokémon.

Another thing that separates Pokémon from other trading card games is the way your Pokémon evolve into more powerful incarnations. For example, if you have a Pikachu on the table and a Raichu in your hand, you can play the Raichu card on top of the Pikachu card. Raichu has more Hit Points and more powerful attacks than Pikachu, but you can only play Raichu if you already have a Pikachu on the table.

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