Key Points:

  1. Complete the trainer challenge to get more packs/gain experience
  2. Play versus mode with theme decks
  3. Play tournaments to get tradeable packs/chests

How to Begin:

  • Reedeem free items
    • When you first start playing Pokemon TCG Online, go over to the shop, click redeem codes and type in “Flashfire” or “Plasmafreeze” or “Plasmablast” etc. to unlock the free Rallying Cry deck. This deck has some basic cards that can come in handy when building your own deck. Redeem this deck at least 4 times so that you can have at least 4 copies of each card.
  • Try the trainer challenge
    • Do try out the trainer challenge in order to get more packs! This will also help you to familiarize with the game better and gain experience in order to win more games.
    • When playing the trainer challenge, play on the hardest difficulty in order to speed up the process and earn more packs quickly.
    • Take note of type advantages when playing in the trainer challenge. If unsure of what kinds of decks the opponents use, or what type decks are good against the different opponents, feel free to do a quick Google/Bulbapedia search!
    • The best decks to use for trainer challenge would be the black and white basic red (Blaziken/Emboar), black and white basic green (Serperior/Yanmega) and black and white basic blue (Samurott/Seismitoad) decks. These decks will stand a higher chance at winning games.
  • Play versus mode or tournament mode
    • If you do get bored with the trainer challenge, try out the versus mode or tournament mode! Versus mode is where you can play with random opponents or your friends. These can help you to accumulate tokens/tournament tickets/packs/cards which can help you in the game.
    • For a start, you should try making use of theme decks to play against other people. This is because theme decks are more standardized across different people and this thus makes it easier for you to be successful against other opponents.
    • Likewise, for tournament mode, you should compete in the theme tournaments to stand a higher chance of winning. For tournament modes, it is better to enter the tournaments which make use of tournament tickets rather than tokens as the prizes are much better! However, if you wish to accumulate tournament tickets, you could simply play more versus games and try your luck at the bonus wheel at the end of each game, or enter the tournament which gives out tickets as part of the prizes.
    • Tournaments are highly encouraged as they can help you to get tradeable items and this will help you to expand your card base! Refer to trading section for more information.