Pokémon Trading Card Game Online: Tips and Tricks

[Keromatsu]

Pokémon Trading Card Game Online: Full Guide

INTRODUCTION: This is an introduction to the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online.
What is the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online Program?
The Pokémon Trading Card Game Online Program is a Simulator which allows you to trade and dual with friends and other people. You can also dual with Computer opponents in the Trainer Challenge.
0.0 . What is the Landing Page?

The Landing Page is the page you arrive on when you log in, every day, every time.
The Landing page can also be accessed by click the Big PTCGO logo in the middle of the interface.
You can also access some of these options by clicking on the side menu on the right hand side of the interface.
There are six Options on that page:
1.Quick Match: Just a Random match with a computer with a Random Deck.
2.Trainer Challenge: Explained Further just search with F3
3.Versus:Explained Further just search with F3
4.Tournaments:Explained Further just search with F3
5.Shop and Redeem: Go to the Shop buy packs. Or Redeem your codes (Explained Further just search with F3)
6. Cards: Open your packs, look at your collection (Explained Further just search with F3)

1. 0. What are the Daily Awards?
You get a reward the first thing every day.

Day 1. 15 Trainer Tokens
Day 2.15 Trainer Tokens
Day 3.Tournament Ticket
Day 4.15 Trainer Tokens
Day 5. 1 Random Booster Pack, non-tradeable

But if you are new this is what you get for the first three days:
Day 1. Basic Orange Deck
Day 2. 25 Trainer Tokens
Day 3. 5 Random Booster Packs.

1.1 What is the Trainer Challenge?
The Trainer Challenge is where Users dual with Computer opponents.
There are three leagues The Gold League,The Platinum League and City Championships

You have to beat all 12 trainers to complete one league. If you get all stars on one trainer you get 1 booster pack. When you get all stars on all of the Trainers you get +2 packs.
So in total including all the leagues you get 42 Booster Packs!
Also If you beat all the Trainers with a Theme Deck you redeemed or purchased with Tokens,
You get a Booster Pack.

2. What is Versus?
On Versus you can test your Custom Decks with a computer, have a random match with a random person(of course!) and you can dual with your online friends!
for your first PvP match of the day you get 11 Trainer Tokens.
For Winning you get 3 Tokens

3.What are Tournaments?
In Tournaments you can join a Tournament, and win it!
You need 4 Tournament Tickets to join a Tournament.
This is how a Tournament is Structured:

In a Tournament the prizes vary from tournaments for eg: The first tournament I played in had Prizes like: 1st place 4 XY Packs, 2nd Place 2 XY packs and so on...
This Image might help:

4.0.What is the Shop?
The Shop is where you can buy Cards, Sleeves, Deck Boxes, Theme Decks and Avatar Items(Coming Soon!)

Prices:
Cards Section:
1. All 5 Card Booster Pack 95

2.All Theme Decks 500

3.Legendary Treasures Pack 195

Gameplay Section:
1.All Sleeves 275

2.All Deck Boxes 150

4.1 How Do I Redeem My Codes?
To Redeem your codes you have to go to the Shop and press the

(Redeem Codes Button)
Then it ask you if you want to scan your QR Code with a webcam or manually type your code in.
What do you get with a code? You get a booster pack from the set you got the code from.
You get codes from specially marked products with the TCG Online logo:The Image was too big

Spoiler:

5. The Cards button!
When you click on cards you can view your collection, your packs(keep them or open them!)
You can also view you cards in grid view and thumbnail view.
You can order you cards for eg by: Collection number or A-Z.

6. How do i build a deck?
Go to Deck Manager(You can access it from the front page.)
You can see all your decks here. There will be a plus sign which you can click, it says,:Create a new deck"
It will ask, what kind of Deck you want to make:
Unlimited:You can make a deck with cards from any set
Standard:Make a deck with Tournament Legal Cards.
Deck Wizard:Choose your 2 favorite cards and it'll automatically make a Deck.

7.How do I trade?
Click on the Card option in the landing page 3 more options will pop up.
the Trade option will be the last one on the list.

Full Guide and Pictures Coming Soon...

 

[donavannj]

Is it tournament tickets for everyone now?

I'm just curious, because I haven't gotten any so far.

Maybe I'll log in and check. If you flesh this out further, I'll consider adding it to the Guides and Walkthroughs thread.

 

[Keromatsu]

Is it tournament tickets for everyone now?

I'm just curious, because I haven't gotten any so far.

Maybe I'll log in and check. If you flesh this out further, I'll consider adding it to the Guides and Walkthroughs thread.

I added a lot more now... But it's still not complete.

 

[donavannj]

Just let me know when the guide is complete and I'll merge it into there.

 

[Keromatsu]

Just let me know when the guide is complete and I'll merge it into there.

Almost done. I have a question. Am I like the only one leaking tournament images?

 

[donavannj]

Almost done. I have a question. Am I like the only one leaking tournament images?

I'm not really sure. There's not much out there I'm seeing on it at all. Latest "official" screenshot I can find was from a year ago, when it was just a sneak peek at the mode.

EDIT: No screenshots out, but there is this post from their forums stating that testing was put on hold due to an issue related to the tournament tickets.

https://www.pokemontcg.com/forums/s...pha-Testing-Status-Update&p=861720#post861720

So this is a publicly announced feature. Just no official screenshots have been published. What you're showing may not actually be the final form of the tournament interface.

 

[Keromatsu]

I'm not really sure. There's not much out there I'm seeing on it at all. Latest "official" screenshot I can find was from a year ago, when it was just a sneak peek at the mode.

EDIT: No screenshots out, but there is this post from their forums stating that testing was put on hold due to an issue related to the tournament tickets.

https://www.pokemontcg.com/forums/s...pha-Testing-Status-Update&p=861720#post861720

So this is a publicly announced feature. Just no official screenshots have been published. What you're showing may not actually be the final form of the tournament interface.

Can you add this? I might make a seperate thread for TCGO Deck logic. Did I exceed the month limit?

 

[donavannj]

Add it to where? You mean you're finished with the guide? Or did you want me to add something to your guide?

As for the revival rule, I don't mind it being broken in this instance since you're working on something that's actually going to be useful to other members, and you're the OP of this thread.