Each player puts one Pokémon into play as their Active Pokémon and attacks their opponent's Active Pokémon.
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a strategy-based card game that is usually played on a designated playmat where two players (assuming the role of Pokémon Trainer) use their Pokémon to battle each other. Active Pokémon, Bench Pokémon, Deck and Discard Pile An official Pokémon TCG playmat with labels of different gameplay aspects, e.g.
