Pokemon TCG Live Guide: Common mistakes to avoid in the game

The company of Pokemon the latest addition to the gaming industry and now The Pokemon trading card game for Android phones. The physical card game with a lot of nostalgic feelings was digitized some time ago, however it was only available for Android tablets. Now with the regional testing in progress for the Canadian server, the game can also be played on mobile devices. In this Pokemon TCG Live Guide piece, we’ll talk about common mistakes people make while playing the game and how to avoid them.

Pre-battle mistakes and avoid them

Some of the mistakes made by the players can be responsible from the moment the game starts. Such mistakes include choosing irrelevant cards. Whether it’s Energy Cards or Trainer Cards, try to select the cards in your decks according to strategy. Also, getting into a battle without any pre-planned battle strategy is one of these things to avoid.

How to avoid pre-battle mistakes in Pokemon TCG Live

Each player who creates their own battle strategies is what adds that extra effect to this game. So, never venture into a battle without a strategy. Never think about what your opponent might do, there are a billion ways your opponent could arrange their deck. He tries to focus on strengthening your deck. Now, keep the following points in mind:

• Organize your deck with a large amount of necessary and relevant Trainer Cards.
• Instead of taking a lot of Energy cards, keep Trainer cards that would help draw energy cards from the deck or discard.
• Also, choose more Special Energy Cards than Normal ones. Take only the proper amount of normal energy cards.
• Also, don’t think you can’t have any cards until you open the packs. You can exchange the remaining vacancy of a particular card type until you have 4 in total, with Gems.
• Avoid choosing V or V-max cards that would deal low damage or have very low HP. Remember that if your opponent beats your V cards, he takes 2 prize cards. So if your V or V-max card doesn’t have a high multiplier attack or high HP, it’s pretty much useless.

Mistakes to avoid during the battle

Keeping in mind the complex rules of this game during battle is necessary. When you can attack when you just need to store energy are only part of the tactics. But if you can attack, that’s what the rules would tell you.

How to avoid mistakes during battle in Pokemon TCG Live

• First, keep in mind that a maximum of 4 Pokemon cards of the same type are allowed in a deck. So, in case you are planning your strategies revolving around a particular Pokemon, keep all 4 of those particular Pokemon cards in your deck.
• A very minor but impactful mistake that many players tend to make is not making a strong bench. Remember that if there are no Pokemon on your Bench once your Active Pokemon is eliminated, the game is over and you lose.
• Keep track of time. Don’t spend a lot of time on each turn and think about your future moves. Remember that once your time runs out and you haven’t won all 6 prize cards yet, you lose. Even if you have won more Prize cards than your opponent.
• Do not use all manager cards in one turn. In that case, you would end up with useless cards from the deck, one per turn. The game basically shows all possible moves during a turn. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to make that move. Use your wits in such circumstances.

• Also, don’t waste time reading the card’s instructions when it’s your turn. Do this when the opponents are taking their turn.
• In case you still have cards in hand, do not play the “Professor’s Quest” card, even if the game instructs you to do so. Use it only when your hand is running out, or you have cards that won’t help you at that moment.
• Also, don’t force your opponents to switch between Pokemon when you can’t knock out the Pokemon you’re about to bring into their active zone with one hit. There could be repercussions if you do. Swap your opponent’s Pokemon as an overall finishing move. Let’s say you have 2 Prize cards left, then swap your opponent’s Active Pokemon with any probable V-Pokemon from his Bench and knock him out in one move.
• Finally, remember that in addition to your tactics and strategies, the game also depends on luck as well as how good a hand card you get. So if you hit a bad hand, there is always next time.

Final thoughts

The Pokemon TCG Live undoubtedly brought manual play to life. Nostalgic feelings about the game have come to life once again. Check out our other articles on this game and become a game expert if you aren’t already.