AHHHHH hey hi hello bou!!! 🖐️ 💖 You're one of the Pokémon card channels that got me into playing tcg this year! And I feel like I missed out on a whole new side of Pokémon being a fan nearly my whole life so tysm for what you do for the community :') 💕 sending lots of love!!
Your mission has been accomplished - I’m actively trying to get into the TCG in my local area (I already found a place where they will be starting local tournaments again soon). My husband and I collect together, but I 100% am ready to dive into actually playing. Also, having a player’s mindset as I find singles and open packs has made it THAT much more enjoyable. Thank you so so much for all you do! I’ve been binge watching your TCG videos and I can’t wait to see more (including how you organize your collection 😍)!!!!
I’m new to Pokémon and watched the first instalment. Had to watch this one because you learn so much and you make it fun. Will definitely be onto the third one soon.
this helps so much ! Always have been a collector, but recently my GF and I want to start playing ! We come from playing Yugioh and a little bit of mtg , one of the good things about the Pokemon TCG is that if you're already a pokemon fan. Then you don't really have to memorize anything - meaning other card games you have to learn the names of every single card and what they do. But with Pokemon. You at least already know all of their names so that's half the battle right there !
Hey Frosted Caribou! I recently found your channel via pack unboxing videos because I had gotten back into collecting, but I never really understood the tcg itself. While I’m not sure if I’ll get into it, I’m glad to know how it finally works. Thanks for making these videos!
Stopped this video at 4:27 to tell you this content and You are amazing!! I was literally asking myself I wish someone can teach me how to play Pokémon cuz I collected my whole life and BOOM! “Was poppin!”comes charging threw the door!! Hahaha thank u 👻
Amazing video, Bou!! It does really help people alot, if you interest in Pokemon TCG and online gaming. Also, it help to new people getting into Pokemon and some already know what is Pokemon. GREAT JOB, BOU!! 👍👍
Thanks! Videos are very helpful. I was wondering where to place trainer cards in general. Didn't realize stadium cards are placed in the middle and both players can use it. Sorry, I'm somewhat new and learning and playing with my son.
I'm learning whole alot about Pokemon trading card game rules how to play. How's your deck working for me. And I think learning how put things together
only thing i have to add is there are some pokemon and or trainers that do allow you to play stage 1 or 2 i forget to the bench but it is super niche and rare
4:18 well there was technically at least one case of interaction on your opponent's turn: from the original Slowking from Neo Genesis with it's Mindgames Pokemon Power. ...they eventually banned it like a year later.
Another amazing video! This series is so well thought out and put together just perfectly. I have two questions I wonder if you know the answers to. I was suprised to hear that standard had banned cards now and when I looked at them they didn't seem that broken. What was the cause for their bans. Also the normal rotation is right after worlds but if there is no worlds have they released when rotation is going ot happen?
The mismagius is banned because of its interaction with cards like reset stamp and Lt. Surge's strategy. The whole goal of using it would be to give your opponent prize cards and then play cards that directly aide you for having less prize cards. You force your opponent into 2 or 3 card hands with reset stamp, while you get to play multiple supporters for turn etc. It would also be super broken in fighting decks due to karate belt and martial arts dojo also giving you insane support if you're down in prize cards. Plus it would be extraordinarily easy to search out with evolution incense and make all of that happen extremely early game. The belleba Bryce man I think was a direct ban because of eternatus. It would make eternatus absolutely useless because it forces your opponent down to 3 Pokémon on bench which completely eliminates the entire purpose of that deck 🤣 and you'd really only need a one or two tech of it hahahaha. I'm not sure on that answer for rotation. I believe they probably will still rotate but that would be a huge bummer because that's an entire season missed, not being able to competitively play this format. Hope this helps!
@@FrostedCaribou Thanks for the answers. It is interesting that they would ban bellelba just for eternatus decks i thought that would be the point to have that card to counter a deck. Awhile ago there was a Mega Rayquaza deck that did damage based on # of benched pokemon they ran 4 of sky city which increased bench space to 8 i believe. This caused everyone and their grandma's to run sudowoodo that had an ability to limit bench space.
first, thanks for the videos! they've been very helpful for a super noob like myself. In the videos you mentioned Pokemon Sanctioned events. I understand due to Covid these have been cancelled but my question is, how do i get setup for these in the future? is there a website or app i can use to get registered and track my progress after events? and secondly, are any Pokemon TCGO events sanctioned/count towards progress of physical card game events?
Hey Nick! So happy you enjoyed the videos. If you don't already play online, you'll have to go to Pokémon.com and register for an online Pokémon ID. this should also give you your player ID (a bunch of numbers) for in person sanctioned events so make sure to keep note of that. That ID / username is what you can search for online under events to track your points. January 26th is the start of players cup 3. An online event that is technically a Pokémon sanctioned event. As long as you have an active online account set up and linked to your ID you'll receive 50 keys to use in online sanctioned events, for each time you place 3rd, 2nd, or 1st you get points that add up and can be tracked online. You'll need a certain number of points to get into the finals. Hope this helps!
Rules say choose order of steps you take. If I bench basics then use trainers to find basic Pokemon for my hand can I put them on my bench? If do I forfeit that because I chose to do that step already? Same with evolving
You can place basics on the bench or evolve your Pokémon as many times as you want during your turn as long as your eligible to. ie: you can only evolve a specific Pokémon once per turn, unless the Pokémon card says otherwise, if it’s been in play for at least a full turn. Hope that’s helps! ♥️
I have a silly noob question … are the prize cards kept by the opponent? Or do they give them back to you when game is done? Since its shuffled and a holo could end up being a prize card if you play with them :(
"There's no way...ever...that you'll be able to play a stage 1 or stage 2, directly to your bench" Actually, there are a few exceptions to this rule. Such as Lampent, Luxio, and Lombre, from Rebel Clash. As well as Beedrill from Vivid Voltage. Also, Chandelure's attack from Unified Minds, allows you to put stage 1 and stage 2 fire Pokemon you discard with it, directly onto your bench.
Yes 100% you could really say this with anything in Pokémon. There are cards that bypass almost every normal condition of the game, but for explaining things to beginners it's much simpler to just tell them the normal rules. Because when a player finds a card and reads what it does, they will know that it bypasses a normal condition, but they HAVE to know the normal conditions of the game to play first.
lol, I wanted to get the Mew & Mewtwo Tag Team card, realized I had 5 Unified Minds packs...first one I opened was Raichu & Alolan Raichu Tag Team, haha, not quite it but I'll take it!
So the question is, each time you use the item cards? They go into DIscard correct? I just played my first game with my Nephew today and I want to be sure I have it correctly done.
Question: can you use special energies as an energy type.... Example: A move has 3 grass energy and one special listed to use the move, and I have 4 special energy attached to the pokemon.
There actually is no "requirement," for special energy. I think you might be looking at colorless energy? It's a white ball instead of the green grass leaves. A colorless energy means you can use any color. You could have 3 grass and one fire and it would work. That being said the "aromatic energy," is a special grass energy that says it counts as one grass energy. So if you had a Pokémon that only listed one grass, for it's move that special energy would work.
Love this series Bou! You're the best! You've made me want to start getting back into the Pokémon tcg community! There aren't a lot of girls so I'm hoping to up that number by one ^_^
Transitioning from Yugioh to Pokemon is not very hard. With that said though...I like playing expanded more just because of the chaotic nature of older sets while enjoying the power creep of new sets. MTG and YGO players in my opinion are willing to play aggressive themes because of the fact that there's no interruption during your turn.
ive tried to learn about pokemans for 2 years and non of this information is going in my small smooth brain. but what I do know is I like psyduck and I want psyduck 1st edition old 1999-2000x cards and fluffy psyduck teddys which soothe me
Do you even Pokémon bro?
i love pokemon
Acro bike
Do you even Digimon tho?
Heck yeah
I really love Pokemon, and also Yu-Gi-Oh! too.
My girlfriend and I recently purchased a pair of theme decks and ETB's to start playing and getting into the TCG and this series has been so helpful.
Well done. You've won in life with a girlfriend like that.
Hell yeah
AHHHHH hey hi hello bou!!! 🖐️ 💖 You're one of the Pokémon card channels that got me into playing tcg this year! And I feel like I missed out on a whole new side of Pokémon being a fan nearly my whole life so tysm for what you do for the community :') 💕 sending lots of love!!
Your mission has been accomplished - I’m actively trying to get into the TCG in my local area (I already found a place where they will be starting local tournaments again soon). My husband and I collect together, but I 100% am ready to dive into actually playing. Also, having a player’s mindset as I find singles and open packs has made it THAT much more enjoyable. Thank you so so much for all you do! I’ve been binge watching your TCG videos and I can’t wait to see more (including how you organize your collection 😍)!!!!
This series is alot of help
I agree!
I’m new to Pokémon and watched the first instalment. Had to watch this one because you learn so much and you make it fun. Will definitely be onto the third one soon.
This is so well put together. Like it is genuinely great
This is the video I needed. I never knew how to play as a kid and needless to say I still don't know how to play as an adult...
this helps so much !
Always have been a collector, but recently my GF and I want to start playing !
We come from playing Yugioh and a little bit of mtg , one of the good things about the Pokemon TCG is that if you're already a pokemon fan. Then you don't really have to memorize anything - meaning other card games you have to learn the names of every single card and what they do. But with Pokemon. You at least already know all of their names so that's half the battle right there !
LOL!! I totally loved that intro way more than I should . It caught my by surprise.
Awesome video, there’s nothing like this on yt anywhere. You have a natural talent for education. Thanks again.
You have such a good voice for explaining things. Thanks again for this series ❤️
Just watched part 1 & part 2! Not skipped a single second and also had to rewatch some bits. Bout to start part 3.
Awesome series glad to see something new! Keep it up Frosted!
How did you get the Pokémon stickers?
@@sam.9602 I’m a member :)
it's amazing how much effort you put in both parts of the video, hope lots of people notice these!
the turffield stadium bit blew my mind i never thought to do that :0
Happy belated! My niece and I are following along 😊
Hey Frosted Caribou! I recently found your channel via pack unboxing videos because I had gotten back into collecting, but I never really understood the tcg itself. While I’m not sure if I’ll get into it, I’m glad to know how it finally works. Thanks for making these videos!
Bou's School of Pokemon! Tight dude!
Legend! Thanks for all the easy-to-digest info. I'm a new player and this has helped so much.
Great video, I wasn't able to watch this till today. Ill catch today's video tomorrow. Keep up the amazing work!!!!
Haha you were 100% right, this makes much more sense now. This is awesome!
Just wanna say that this really helped me! I just started 3 Days ago. Thank you for your work! :)
Thanks for the online tcg playing tip really helps with learning physical playing irl. Waiting on part 3!! 👍🏻
About to post!!!! (:
Been playing Pokemon tcg for more than 10 years.
So much has changed! For the better too! Just wish they bring back Gym Heroes style play format
Continuing on from yesterdays learning, another great video! Very informative! Thanks for breaking it down!
Well done, very well planned and written out, step by step guide, can't wait to see part 3.
Thanks for making these videos, might get into the TCG properly now!
Thanks Bou!!! For explaning how to play TCG!Have a good day!
Hey boy I can’t believe you’ve grown this far!!!!!
Thank you this really helps👏🏻 you answered so many questions I had about standard.
Played yugioh , mtga and now back to pokemon again after years. Great series for everyone!
Your really easy to listen too, beautiful voice, thanks for the help!
Stopped this video at 4:27 to tell you this content and You are amazing!! I was literally asking myself I wish someone can teach me how to play Pokémon cuz I collected my whole life and BOOM! “Was poppin!”comes charging threw the door!! Hahaha thank u 👻
Amazing video, Bou!! It does really help people alot, if you interest in Pokemon TCG and online gaming. Also, it help to new people getting into Pokemon and some already know what is Pokemon. GREAT JOB, BOU!! 👍👍
i learned about prism cards. thanks professor bou 😎👍
Most helpful videos out there. Thank you so so much
The reason for a yearly rotation is for money.
And that other stuff too, I guess
Love ya Frosty Bou! thank you for these videos. I hope to get pretty good at TCG.
8:00 and that's why u play extended so you can do crazy shit like putting a stage 2 pokemon directly on the bench.
Thanks! Videos are very helpful. I was wondering where to place trainer cards in general. Didn't realize stadium cards are placed in the middle and both players can use it. Sorry, I'm somewhat new and learning and playing with my son.
My reaction to Omastar: Well fudge 🙃
Eagerly awaiting part 3. Wasn’t that supposed to be up yesterday?
Another outstanding video… this one got my subscribe. I feel encouraged to buy a deck now 😭
awesome vid and series. earned a sub. just wanted to say that there is at least on ability that allows you to bring stage ones to the bench directly
I'm learning whole alot about Pokemon trading card game rules how to play. How's your deck working for me. And I think learning how put things together
Thanks so much for making the chapters, this is super helpful!
It's so awesome that you are doing this!! I've always wanted to learn to play but it seemed too daunting bc nobody I know plays!!
Wow finally a proper tutorial! Thank you very much 🔥
I thought Pokemon tcg was getting the strongest monster on the field as possible,as quick as possible, but I see now it's way more complex.. exciting
OMG that squirtle stuffed animal!
I'm a new subscriber nice to meet u!!! I love your videos a lot
only thing i have to add is there are some pokemon and or trainers that do allow you to play stage 1 or 2 i forget to the bench but it is super niche and rare
4:18 well there was technically at least one case of interaction on your opponent's turn: from the original Slowking from Neo Genesis with it's Mindgames Pokemon Power.
...they eventually banned it like a year later.
My girl bou again: 00:37
Me: I told you don't mind me..... just watchin :)
I’ve watched this twice! Thanks bou! 😁
Did it help Talon!?
@@FrostedCaribou a lot! Especially like the the little things I had no idea about :) Got me pumped to get better at it too!
Another amazing video! This series is so well thought out and put together just perfectly. I have two questions I wonder if you know the answers to. I was suprised to hear that standard had banned cards now and when I looked at them they didn't seem that broken. What was the cause for their bans. Also the normal rotation is right after worlds but if there is no worlds have they released when rotation is going ot happen?
The mismagius is banned because of its interaction with cards like reset stamp and Lt. Surge's strategy. The whole goal of using it would be to give your opponent prize cards and then play cards that directly aide you for having less prize cards. You force your opponent into 2 or 3 card hands with reset stamp, while you get to play multiple supporters for turn etc. It would also be super broken in fighting decks due to karate belt and martial arts dojo also giving you insane support if you're down in prize cards. Plus it would be extraordinarily easy to search out with evolution incense and make all of that happen extremely early game. The belleba Bryce man I think was a direct ban because of eternatus. It would make eternatus absolutely useless because it forces your opponent down to 3 Pokémon on bench which completely eliminates the entire purpose of that deck 🤣 and you'd really only need a one or two tech of it hahahaha. I'm not sure on that answer for rotation. I believe they probably will still rotate but that would be a huge bummer because that's an entire season missed, not being able to competitively play this format. Hope this helps!
@@FrostedCaribou Thanks for the answers. It is interesting that they would ban bellelba just for eternatus decks i thought that would be the point to have that card to counter a deck. Awhile ago there was a Mega Rayquaza deck that did damage based on # of benched pokemon they ran 4 of sky city which increased bench space to 8 i believe. This caused everyone and their grandma's to run sudowoodo that had an ability to limit bench space.
Thank you for all your advices!! I'm collector but i want to play competitive in Tgc ;) Bye from Italy
such a great series so far, thanks very much :D
🔥 this is valuable knowledge .
Thank you for vid numero dos, Bou! Brava! :)
Yes thank you again bou love your vids
first, thanks for the videos! they've been very helpful for a super noob like myself. In the videos you mentioned Pokemon Sanctioned events. I understand due to Covid these have been cancelled but my question is, how do i get setup for these in the future? is there a website or app i can use to get registered and track my progress after events? and secondly, are any Pokemon TCGO events sanctioned/count towards progress of physical card game events?
Hey Nick! So happy you enjoyed the videos. If you don't already play online, you'll have to go to Pokémon.com and register for an online Pokémon ID. this should also give you your player ID (a bunch of numbers) for in person sanctioned events so make sure to keep note of that. That ID / username is what you can search for online under events to track your points. January 26th is the start of players cup 3. An online event that is technically a Pokémon sanctioned event. As long as you have an active online account set up and linked to your ID you'll receive 50 keys to use in online sanctioned events, for each time you place 3rd, 2nd, or 1st you get points that add up and can be tracked online. You'll need a certain number of points to get into the finals. Hope this helps!
Rules say choose order of steps you take. If I bench basics then use trainers to find basic Pokemon for my hand can I put them on my bench? If do I forfeit that because I chose to do that step already? Same with evolving
You can place basics on the bench or evolve your Pokémon as many times as you want during your turn as long as your eligible to. ie: you can only evolve a specific Pokémon once per turn, unless the Pokémon card says otherwise, if it’s been in play for at least a full turn. Hope that’s helps! ♥️
I have a silly noob question … are the prize cards kept by the opponent? Or do they give them back to you when game is done? Since its shuffled and a holo could end up being a prize card if you play with them :(
"There's no way...ever...that you'll be able to play a stage 1 or stage 2, directly to your bench"
Actually, there are a few exceptions to this rule. Such as Lampent, Luxio, and Lombre, from Rebel Clash. As well as Beedrill from Vivid Voltage. Also, Chandelure's attack from Unified Minds, allows you to put stage 1 and stage 2 fire Pokemon you discard with it, directly onto your bench.
Yes 100% you could really say this with anything in Pokémon. There are cards that bypass almost every normal condition of the game, but for explaining things to beginners it's much simpler to just tell them the normal rules. Because when a player finds a card and reads what it does, they will know that it bypasses a normal condition, but they HAVE to know the normal conditions of the game to play first.
I need to watch this 100 more times.
Friday is going to be moms spaghetti!🦧🦧
lol, I wanted to get the Mew & Mewtwo Tag Team card, realized I had 5 Unified Minds packs...first one I opened was Raichu & Alolan Raichu Tag Team, haha, not quite it but I'll take it!
Great series. So useful.
Well done! Full of good information
What’s the Squirtle Squad?
There needs to be a heart button next to the like button reserved for content creators like youuu! You’re wonderful! ♥️
Thank you for the info and I love when you say hello my goobs
Do you do yugioh openings or collect ? Also fellow RUclips I’ll def subscribe
Love these thanks so much!!!
I began watching because I'm in Japan and wanting to try it out, now im just wondering where have you been all my life? 🤭
Future video idea: Analyze a Pokemon card game replay and explain what's happening, point out mistakes, tips etc.
I will be casting Pokémon tournament live streams on my channel starting some time in January >:)
@@FrostedCaribou Oh cool
So the question is, each time you use the item cards? They go into DIscard correct? I just played my first game with my Nephew today and I want to be sure I have it correctly done.
Yep!
Question: can you use special energies as an energy type....
Example: A move has 3 grass energy and one special listed to use the move, and I have 4 special energy attached to the pokemon.
There actually is no "requirement," for special energy. I think you might be looking at colorless energy? It's a white ball instead of the green grass leaves. A colorless energy means you can use any color. You could have 3 grass and one fire and it would work. That being said the "aromatic energy," is a special grass energy that says it counts as one grass energy. So if you had a Pokémon that only listed one grass, for it's move that special energy would work.
@@FrostedCaribou perfect, that what I was looking for, sorry for the wrong name fiasco, XD thanks Bou.
Love this series Bou! You're the best! You've made me want to start getting back into the Pokémon tcg community! There aren't a lot of girls so I'm hoping to up that number by one ^_^
Transitioning from Yugioh to Pokemon is not very hard. With that said though...I like playing expanded more just because of the chaotic nature of older sets while enjoying the power creep of new sets. MTG and YGO players in my opinion are willing to play aggressive themes because of the fact that there's no interruption during your turn.
There is one other Pokemon that if you take out a Pokemon active spot it makes your opponent Skips a turn
You should try legacy
Sippin tea, while spillin the tea..
Omastar doesnt need to be active... it can be at bench... it's good with Gengar / Trev tag team...
I said "it sits on your bench." Lol
All I heard was 'as long as he is active' I understood it as in the active position... my bad. You're a best.
Hello it’s me Again I just have to say you are cool
Beautiful!
What’s pokeman??
Another banger!
good job heh, sooooo much infooo lol n i thought mtg was bad lol
Helwo Bou
Thank you Enjoy Kathmandu 🥰🙏
ive tried to learn about pokemans for 2 years and non of this information is going in my small smooth brain. but what I do know is I like psyduck and I want psyduck 1st edition old 1999-2000x cards and fluffy psyduck teddys which soothe me
you make me wana do youtube vids haha
To this series: Where have you been all my life? By Rihanna *hits play*
Why the voice in the beginning?
The mewto kills me everythine
So damn cute and well spoken this is a great vid for new players
Who else wants Bou to earn a 100k subscribers???