I'm interested in playing the Pokemon card game with a friend who's into MTG but never played Pokemon before.
I haven't played Pokemon cards since the first series, what I'm wondering is the basics on how it works and what cards I can use to play, and what cards I should buy. Basically I know nothing except a very faint history of how the game works.
Like do I just buy Steam Siege cards?
Am I limited to gen 6? I dont understand :<<<
HELP ME
It's basically XY to Steam Siege right now, and soon Primal Clash onward. That's Standard format. Also there's Expanded format which is also played competetively and is BW onward. But basically at locals you'll be playing Standard.
>>27324751
Download the online TCG game. It's free and has an excellent tutorial.
>>27324888
Yes! This.
>>27324884
So Standard format is the Gen before and the current Gen?
Soon to be 6 and 7?
>>27325069
No. Standard format is the last couple of expansions. Expansions are not like generations, they have pokemon from all gens. This for example is the latest expansion: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Steam_Siege_%28TCG%29