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How to Play the Official Pokemon Trading Card Game

In this multi-day course, we will learn how to play the Pokemon trading card game!
Travis Roberson
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4.7
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What's included

2 live meetings
1 hrs 50 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

--------THIS CLASS IS CURRENTLY BEING RESTRUCTURED. NO MORE MEETINGS WILL BE ADDED UNTIL AUGUST.---------We will meet by video chat weekly and use the outschool discussions to learn how to play the Pokemon Trading Card Game. We will compare cards, learn how to build our own decks and then eventually play the game! This course is VERY IN DEPTH! It will go over everything you need to know to be successful in playing the game! I will go over EX, GX, Mega Evolutions, Breaks and more. We will be watching videos and playing as well.
Topics Covered:
Week 1: The Basics: Card Types, Energy, Objective of the Game
Week 2: Abilities Attacking, Retreating and Evolving
Week 3:Deck Building.  Using the Pokemon Cards you have, we will create a deck for you! Please have a variety of Pokemon: Basic, Stage 1 and Stage 2, trainer cards and energy cards. 
Week 4: Let's Play: Learners will set up the game and play against each other. 

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EX, GX, Megas
Restored Pokemon
Ancient Traits
Ultra Beasts
Tag Team Cards
How to read a Pokemon Card, Note: a Pokemon card actually tells you how rare it is!

Learning Goals

Students will improve their understanding and learn the official pokemon trading card game!
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Supply List
Learners should have a variety of pokemon cards. With the cards that the learner has, it may not be possible to build a deck. You can always buy a pre-made pokemon theme deck at Target/Walmart for roughly $13. Please contact me if you have any questions concerning these materials.
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    I have played pokemon for 8 years. I have played: Pokemon Pearl, Black, White 2, X, Omega Ruby, Moon and Sword (and many other titles) Fun fact: I can name all 890 pokemon simply by looking at a picture.

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    $30

    for 2 classes

    2x per week, 1 week
    55 min
    Completed by 25 learners
    Live video meetings
    Ages: 9-14
    5-10 learners per class

    This class is no longer offered
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