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Deck Help

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Teleri(Squirtle)

Squirtle. ^^
Hi
I am new here and have just got back into Pokemon, both the games and the TCG.

I have a load of the original card's (I think there called base now)
Can I still use them now? I was also wandering weather or not to get a load of the new cards from Amazon?

I have also brought a few of the new Squirtles ;007; of ebay.
and some random new cards of a friend. including a Seviper(32/110) which says "EX Holon Phantoms" on it... whatever that means
so that means i do have some of the newer cards...

so i need help with a few things to get me started.
how big is the deck now as it used to be 40 i think...

were can i find some easy to follow rules online?

what is a good way to make a deck? i used to and still do(on the games and cards) play with my favorites instead of the more powerful cards.

at the moment i would like to base my deck around my group of Squirtles;007;
they are:
Squirtle (93/130) with the 2 and a poke-ball
Squirtle (68/82) with a weird R under the picture, (does that still mean Rocket?)
Squirtle (83/112) which is a newer one. X2.
Squrtle lv.16 (96/127)
Squirtle (82/112)
Squirtle (95/110) with a medal under the picture. X2.
Blastoise (14/100) which was a poke-body. i have no idea what that is...

so... what do i do now?
lol sorry about this

Teleri;007;
 
I have a load of the original card's (I think there called base now)
Can I still use them now?
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"card's"? You don't need the ' in there, cards is right.
I'm not sure about the Base Set cards, but about every old set is banned on tournaments.
But if you play with a friend or something, unless you're playing specifically with the tournament-legal cards, it surely is okay to use those.

It should be noted that the old cards are way weaker than the newest ones, with the exception of trainer cards.

so i need help with a few things to get me started.
how big is the deck now as it used to be 40 i think...
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It always has been 60 cards in a deck, no more, no less.

at the moment i would like to base my deck around my group of Squirtles
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Cool, but there's a problem.
The rules say that you may not have more than 4 cards with the same name, so you can't have more than 4 Squirtles, even if they're from different sets or something, but pay attention to the name.
I mean, like, let's say I want a deck of Psyducks. I can only have up to 4 Psyducks, but I can have 4 Psyducks and still have a Sabrina's Psyduck, because Sabrina's Psyduck is not named "Psyduck", it's named "Sabrina's Psyduck", therefore I can have 4 of each.
which was a poke-body. i have no idea what that is...
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It's a built-in special effect. It depends on what card you're talking about, because they're so different from each other.
There is the poke-power and the poke-body. They're about the same thing.
Like, there's an old Snorlax card with a poke-power that makes Snorlax unable to be poisoned.
 
..if you want a list of modified card list.. i can link them to you .. as the thread i made was locked
 
Thanks guys,
that guide is really good.
thanks again

Teleri ;007;
 
cool
thanks. looks really good.
thanks again
 
so does that mean that i can use
Squirtle (82/112)
Squirtle (83/112) which were made in 2004?

In a tournament?

;007;
 
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Teleri(Squirtle) said:
so does that mean that i can use
Squirtle (82/112)
Squirtle (83/112) which were made in 2004?

In a tournament?

;007;
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No, you won't be able to use them in tournaments. Only cards from these sets are usable.

Diamond and Pearl
Mysterious Treasures
Secret Wonders
Great Encounters
Majestic Dawn
Legends Awakened
Stormfront
Platinum
Rising Rivals
Supreme Victors
POP Series 6
POP Series 7
POP Series 8
POP Series 9
DP: Trainer’s Kit 1
Any promo cards from DP01 and up
Battle Road: Victory Medal
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Or if there was an older card that is the exact same as one of the cards in one of the usable sets. And to be the exact same it has to have the same HP, weekness, resistance, retreat cost, Pokepowers/Pokebodies and attacks.
 
For general League and Tournament play, you must use cards that fall under the Modified-Legal format, which has already been mentioned in the above posts.

There are some Leagues where they may allow the Unlimited format (ALL cards useable), but it's usually for League and for fun. Might need to find opponents who also have Unlimited decks.

If you still want your Squirtle, there are Squirtle-Wartortle-Blastoise cards from both the Platinum and DP Secret Wonders sets. Both Blastoise are pretty useful, but not by themselves. There's some risk in using them.
 
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very true! those could be lv x cards that are for pretend and then wen u get it it will be bidoofs!
 
ok so bad idea. thats ok. lol i have just brought another deck (D&P Stormfront Raging Sea)
and was wondering if they are going to change how the cards look again anytime soon as i don't want to spends loads now and have to start again in a say a few months or even a year... as my mum dosn't really like me buying pokemon stuff at the age of 15...

sorry for more questions guys...
;007;
 
Teleri(Squirtle) said:
ok so bad idea. thats ok. lol i have just brought another deck (D&P Stormfront Raging Sea)
and was wondering if they are going to change how the cards look again anytime soon as i don't want to spends loads now and have to start again in a say a few months or even a year... as my mum dosn't really like me buying pokemon stuff at the age of 15...

sorry for more questions guys...
;007;
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What do you mean by "change how the cards look"? Some cards get re-printed, but most of the time, if a certain Pokemon gets a new card, then the art and attacks generally change as well.

And supposedly, the DP sets will be rotated out of the Modified-Legal format, but probably not till September 2010. If that's what you're asking...
 
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