Pokémon Card Game Online

Not to be confused with the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.

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The name currently in use is the official English translation of the Japanese name.

Pokémon Card Game Online (Japanese ポケモンカードゲーム Online) was a Japanese-exclusive browser game built in Flash and the first Pokémon game of the MMOTCG (massively-multiplayer online trading card game) genre. It was based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game or TCG aspect of the Pokémon franchise and followed the same rules. Players were only able to play the game by registering with the unique access number included in the Leafeon vs Metagross Expert Deck CD-ROMs and played against other opponents with fixed decks. The game's services were active from November 20, 2009 to August 31, 2010.[1]

Pokémon Card Game Online
ポケモンカードゲーム Online
Pokemon Card Game Online Logo.png
Logo of Pokémon Card Game Online
Basic info
Platform: PC and Mac
Category: Strategy
Players: 2
Connectivity: Internet
Developer:
Publisher: The Pokémon Company
Part of: Generation IV misc
Ratings
CERO: N/A
ESRB: N/A
ACB: N/A
OFLC: N/A
PEGI: N/A
GRAC: N/A
GSRR: N/A
Release dates
Japan: November 20, 2009
North America: N/A
Australia: N/A
Europe: N/A
South Korea: N/A
Hong Kong: N/A
Taiwan: N/A
Websites
Japanese: Game site (Archive)
English: N/A

Gameplay

With any deck of choice, players could engage in ranked and unranked battles against random or chosen opponents, as well participate in scheduled tournaments. A monthly leaderboard based on ranked matches displayed the 100 best players of each age division (Junior, Senior and Masters), and the player's rank position. Players were also automatically assigned to a "team" upon registration based on the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh, Lugia, Entei, Suicune and Raikou, and the leaderboard's "Team Score" was an indicator of the team's perfomance against players of other teams.

Tournaments could be participated by using a tournament ticket or with no entry free at early events. Players were automatically awarded 5 tickets every Friday, and could have up to 10 tickets stored in an account. These events were always 4-player tournaments with single eliminations, divided by age divisions and often restricted to a single deck. Winning these tournaments rewarded players with cosmetic items.

Other minor features were the possibility of sending friend requests to players and using cosmetic items such as coins, playmats and card sleeves, which were unlockable from tournaments and playing cumulative ammounts of matches.

List of constructed decks

The game originally contained four decks, with a fifth one available at Reviving Legends's release and another deck at Clash at the Summit's debut. The Leafeon and Metagross decks have the same contents as the physical decks included with the CD-ROM, while the Feraligatr and Donphan decks were also featured in a game from the CD-ROM.

Leafeon deck

Quantity Card Type Rarity
Eevee Colorless
Leafeon Grass
Roselia Grass
Roserade Grass
Carnivine Grass
Shaymin Grass
Torkoal Fire
Good Rod I
Super Scoop Up I
Dual Ball I
Interviewer's Questions Su
Professor Elm's Training Method Su
Emcee's Chatter Su
Cheerleader's Cheer Su
Grass Energy Grass E
Psychic Energy Psychic E
Rainbow Energy Rainbow E

Metagross deck

Quantity Card Type Rarity
Beldum Psychic
Metang Psychic
Metagross Psychic
Misdreavus Psychic
Mismagius Psychic
Jirachi Psychic
Dunsparce Colorless
Dual Ball I
Rare Candy I
Pokémon Circulator I
Professor Elm's Training Method Su
Emcee's Chatter Su
Engineer's Adjustments Su
Judge Su
18× Psychic Energy Psychic E

Feraligatr deck

Quantity Card Type Rarity
Totodile Water Common
Croconaw Water Common
Feraligatr Water Uncommon
Growlithe Fire Common
Arcanine Fire Rare Holo
Teddiursa Colorless Common
Ursaring Colorless Rare
Girafarig Colorless Common
Pokémon Communication I Uncommon
Switch I Uncommon
Pokémon Reversal I Uncommon
Bill Su Uncommon
Professor Oak's New Theory Su Uncommon
Copycat Su Uncommon
Pokémon Collector Su Uncommon
10× Water Energy Water E
Fire Energy Fire E
Double Colorless Energy Colorless E Uncommon

Donphan deck

Quantity Card Type Rarity
Phanpy Fighting Common
Donphan Fighting Uncommon
Natu Psychic Common
Xatu Psychic Rare Holo
Spearow Colorless Common
Fearow Colorless Rare
Farfetch'd Colorless Rare
Shuckle Grass Rare Holo
Moomoo Milk I Uncommon
Switch I Uncommon
Bill Su Uncommon
Professor Oak's New Theory Su Uncommon
Professor Elm's Training Method Su Uncommon
Copycat Su Uncommon
Psychic Energy Psychic E
10× Fighting Energy Fighting E
Double Colorless Energy Colorless E Uncommon

Houndoom deck

Quantity Card Type Rarity
Houndour Darkness Common
Houndoom Darkness Rare Holo
Houndoom Darkness
Sneasel Darkness Common
Weavile Darkness Rare
Rattata Colorless Common
Raticate Colorless Common
Cleffa Colorless Rare Holo
Pokémon Communication I Uncommon
PlusPower I Uncommon
Emcee's Chatter Su
Team Rocket's Trickery Su Uncommon
Flower Shop Lady Su Uncommon
Professor Elm's Training Method Su Uncommon
Professor Oak's New Theory Su Uncommon
Pokémon Collector Su Uncommon
13× Darkness Energy Darkness E
Darkness Energy (Special) Darkness E Uncommon

Machamp deck

Quantity Card Type Rarity
Machop Fighting Common
Machoke Fighting Uncommon
Machamp Fighting Uncommon
Machamp Fighting SuperRare Holo
Ponyta Fire Common
Rapidash Fire Rare Holo
Aipom Colorless Common
Professor Oak's New Theory Su Uncommon
Professor Elm's Training Method Su Uncommon
Emcee's Chatter Su
Cheerleader's Cheer Su
Copycat Su Uncommon
Black Belt Su
Switch I Uncommon
Pokémon Communication I Uncommon
Rare Candy I Uncommon
13× Fighting Energy Fighting E
Fire Energy Fire E
Double Colorless Energy Colorless E Uncommon
Rainbow Energy Rainbow E Uncommon


List of ranks

Rank No. of matches Reward
E 0 Coin, card sleeve and playmat corresponding to the assigned team's Pokémon
D 3 Leafeon coin
C 8 Leafeon card sleeve
B 16 Leafeon playmat
A 26 Metagross coin
S 41 Metagross card sleeve
SS 60 Metagross playmat
SSS 180 Groudon coin, card sleeve and playmat

List of tournament rewards

  • Grass-type coin
  • Grass-type card sleeve
  • Fire-type coin
  • Fire-type card sleeve
  • Fire-type playmat
  • Water-type coin
  • Water-type card sleeve
  • Water-type playmat
  • Lightning-type coin
  • Lightning-type card sleeve
  • Lightning-type playmat
  • Psychic-type coin
  • Psychic-type card sleeve
  • Psychic-type playmat
  • Fighting-type coin
  • Fighting-type card sleeve
  • Fighting-type playmat
  • Darkness-type coin
  • Darkness-type card sleeve
  • Metal-type coin
  • Metal-type card sleeve
  • Jirachi & Shaymin coin
  • Pikachu coin
  • Pikachu card sleeve
  • Pikachu playmat
  • Shaymin coin
  • Shaymin card sleeve
  • Shaymin playmat
  • Donphan card sleeve
  • Feraligatr card sleeve
  • Houndoom playmat
  • Pikachu set
  • Kyogre set
  • Kyogre (Silver) set

Trivia

  • From April 23, 2010 to May 10, 2010, a tournament inside the game has been used as a qualification method to the Last Chance Qualifier event for the 2010 World Championships.[2]

See also

References

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