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• What is a "Basic Pokémon"?
  They are Pokémon cards that can be put in play immediately. They can be put in the Active Spot when setting up the game, placed in open slots on the Bench, etc.
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• What is a "Prize Card"?
  They are the cards you place on the left side of your field. Place 3 Prize Cards when playing with 30-cards half decks, and 6 Prize Cards when playing with standard 60-cards decks. When one of your opponent's Pokémon gets Knocked Out, take a Prize Card and add it into your hand. The first player to take all of their Prize Cards win the game.
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• What is a "Supporter"?
  They're a kind of Trainer cards, but you can only play one Supporter card per turn. They have useful effects to help you in battle, such as letting you draw cards. Once played, Supporter cards are put in the Discard Pile.
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• When a card's text says "You" or "Your", does that refer to the player, or to a Pokémon?
  The words "You" and "Your" usually refer to the player who owns the card.
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• What does "your turn" mean?
  It means the turns when you can play. After your turn it's your opponent's turn, and so on. There are many things you can do during your turn, such as making your Pokémon stronger or making them attack.
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• What is "Weakness"?
  Weakness is the type a Pokémon is particularly disadvantaged against. When a Pokémon takes damage from a Pokémon that is the same type as its Weakness, the damage is increased by the number written in its Weakness. If there is no specific number in the Weakness, it means damage from that type is doubled.
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• What is "Evolution"?
  Many Pokémon can Evolve by placing an Evolution Pokémon card on top of them. When a Pokémon evolves, its name and appearance change, its HP increases and it becomes able to use stronger attacks. Once evolved, it can't used the attacks from its previous Evolutions anymore.
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• What is a "Stadium"?
  They're a type of Trainer cards that stay in play after being played. Stadium's effects affect the whole field. You can only play one Stadium card per turn.
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• What is a "Standard Deck"?
  A Standard deck is a 60-cards deck. It can contain up to 4 cards with the same name. When playing with Standard decks, games are played with 6 prize cards per player.
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• What does "going first" mean?
  It means being the first player to play their turn.
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• What is HP?
  HP is a Pokémon’s Health Points, like its stamina. If a Pokémon takes damage equal or above its HP count, it is Knocked Out.
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• What is "Damage"?
  It is a Pokémon's attack power. When a Pokémon takes damage, its HP is reduced by the same amount.
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• What are Damage Counters?
  They are used to indicate the amount of damage a Pokémon has taken from attacks and such. There are several types of damage counters, indicating either 10 or 50 damage. When a card's effect mentions damage counters, it always means the "10 damage" type of damage counters.
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• What is "Resistance"?
  A Pokémon's Resistance is a type it's advantaged against. When a Pokémon takes damage from a Pokémon that is the same type as its Resistance, that damage is reduced by the number written in its Resistance.
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• What is a "deck"?
  A deck is a set of cards used to play the game, containing a mix of Pokémon cards, Trainer cards, and Energy cards. Two players face each other, each using their own deck. There are two types of deck: standard decks of 60 cards, and half decks containing 30 cards.
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• What does the "hand" mean?
  Your hand is the cards you can use during your turn. Hold them in such a way that your opponent cannot see what these cards are, only their back.
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• What does "Poisoned" mean?
  "Poisoned" is a Special Condition afflicted to Pokémon by effects from the opponent's attacks and such. To show a Pokémon is Poisoned, put a Poison Marker on it. Put one damage counter (worth 10 damage) on Poisoned Pokémon during each Pokémon Checkup between turns.The Poisoned Special Condition can be healed by: - Having the Poisoned Pokémon retreat to the Bench - Evolving the Poisoned Pokémon - Using Item cards such as "Full Heal"
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• What are "Special Energy" cards?
  They are Energy cards with special effects that activate when attached to a Pokémon.
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• What are "Special Conditions"?
  "Special Conditions" refers to the "Poisoned", "Burned", "Asleep", "Paralyzed" and "Confused" conditions.
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• What is an attack’s “effect”?
  It is the effect a move has, such as inflicting a Special Condition on the opponent’s Pokémon.
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