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• When are Prize cards used?
  Prize cards are used when a Pokémon gets Knocked Out. When a player Knocks Out an opponent's Pokémon, they take one (or sometimes several) of their Prize cards to put into their hand. Whoever draws all their Prize cards first wins the game.
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• What does this rule mean: "Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon"?
  Some Pokémon's attacks can deal damage to Benched Pokémon. In this case, the Benched Pokémon just takes the amount of damage written on the card, without taking into account its Weakness or its Resistance.
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• If I used an attack, can I use it again the next turn?
  Yes, you can. So long as you have the necessary Energy attached, and unless stated otherwise in a card effect, you may reuse an attack you used the previous turn.
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• Can I use both an Ability and an attack during my turn?
  Yes, you can. But make sure to first check if there are any special instructions written on your cards, and follow them.
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• When using an attack, if their are several attacks written on the card, can I use them all at once?
  No, you can't. You can only use one attack per turn. Choose which attack you'd like to use, then attack.
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• When setting up for the game, how should I place my cards?
  You should do as follows:1. After properly shuffling your deck, put it in its place on the top right of your field. 2. Draw 7 cards as your hand. 3. From your hand, put a Basic Pokémon in the Active position on the center of the field. 4. If you have more Basic Pokémon, you may put them onto your Bench, but you don't have to. 5. Set your Prize cards on the left side of your field. The number of Prize cards you need to set aside depends on the number of cards you have in your deck.
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• When setting up for the game, how many cards should I draw as my starting hand?
  Draw the top 7 cards of your deck.
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• How many Prize cards should I set aside?
  The number of Prize cards depends on the kind of decks you're playing with:・When playing with 30-cards decks ⇒ 3 Prize cards ・When playing with 60-cards decks ⇒ 6 Prize cards
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• How do you decide who plays first?
  Play a game of rock-paper-scissors: whoever wins gets to decide who goes first.
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• Do both players' Prize cards remain hidden until they're put into the hand?
  Yes, neither player is allowed to look at their Prize cards until they take them.
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• When setting up for the game, in addition to the Pokémon in the Active Spot, can I also put some Basic Pokémon on my Bench?
  Yes, you can.
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• When setting up for the game, if my starting hand doesn't contain the Basic Pokémon I'd like to start with, or if it contains only one Basic Pokémon, can I redraw a new hand?
  No, so long as you have at least one Basic Pokémon in your hand, you cannot redraw.
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• If when setting up for the game I had no Basic Pokémon in my starting hand, what should I do?
  First, show your opponent your hand so that they can confirm you don't have a Basic Pokémon. Then, shuffle your hand back into your deck, and redraw a new hand.Keep doing this until you have a Basic Pokémon in your hand. Once you do have a Basic Pokémon, set down your Prize cards, then your opponent can draw an extra card from their deck for each time you had to redraw a new hand.
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• If when setting up for the game neither player had a Basic Pokémon in their starting hand and they both had to redraw a new hand, do they both draw an extra card?
  No, they don't. If neither player has a Basic Pokémon in their starting hand, they both shuffle their hand in their deck and start again.
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• When setting up for the game, my opponent had no Basic Pokémon in their starting hand, so they drew a new hand and I drew one extra card from my deck. If that card was a Basic Pokémon, am I allowed to put it on my Bench?
  Yes, you can.
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• When setting up for the game, my opponent had no Basic Pokémon in their starting hand, so they drew a new hand and I drew one extra card from my deck. If that card was a Basic Pokémon, am I allowed to swap it with my Active Pokémon?
  No, you can't. You can, however, play it on your Bench.
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• When setting up for the game, how many times can I keep redrawing a new hand if I don't have a Basic Pokémon?
  There is no limit: you can keep redrawing until you get a hand with a Basic Pokémon.
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• If when setting up the game my opponent keeps having no Basic Pokémon in hand several times in a row, can I keep drawing extra cards?
  Yes, you can.You can draw a card for each time your opponent has redrawn a new hand, minus each time you've had to redraw a new hand yourself.
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• If when setting up the game my opponent had no Basic Pokémon in hand, do I absolutely have to draw an extra card?
  No, you're free to decide whether or not to draw an extra card.
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• When setting up for the game, my opponent had no Basic Pokémon in their starting hand, so they drew a new hand and I drew one extra card from my deck. If that card was a Basic Pokémon, am I allowed to put it in play immediately?
  Yes, you can put it into play if you want – you can also decide to not put it into play.If you play it, it has to be on your Bench (you can't replace your Active Pokémon). If you don't play it, once the game has begun, you're free to put it in play during your turn.
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