Retro Swap Shop Buys and Sells Pokémon Cards, Games, Plushies and Toys.


Retro Swap Shop Buys and Sells Pokémon Cards, Games, Plushies and Toys.

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Pokémon Cards Are Here

Retro Swap Shop sells a wide variety of Pokémon cards, games and toys. We Buy & Sell Pokémon cards.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a tabletop and collectible card game developed by Creatures Inc. based on the Pokémon franchise.

Originally published in Japan by Media Factory in 1996, publishing worldwide is currently handled by The Pokémon Company. In the United States, Pokémon TCG publishing was originally licensed to Wizards of the Coast, the producer of Magic: The Gathering. Wizards published eight expansion sets between 1998 and 2003, after which point licensing was transferred to The Pokémon Company.

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Pokémon

Gotta catch ’em all!

Players assume the role of Pokémon Trainers engaging in battle, and play with 60-card decks. Standard gameplay cards include Pokémon cards, Energy cards, and Trainer cards. Pokémon are introduced in battle from a “bench” and perform attacks on their opponent to deplete their health points. Attacks are enabled by the attachment of a sufficient number of Energy cards to the active Pokémon.

Pokémon may also adjust other gameplay factors and evolve into more powerful stages. Players may use Trainer cards to draw cards into their hand, harm their opponent, or perform other gameplay functions. Card effects often rely on elements of luck, such as dice rolls and coin tosses, to decide an outcome. Gameplay relies on the usage of counters to indicate damage dealt and status effects.

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