如何玩 PTCGO

What’s up, PTCGO Store readers? I hope you’re all having a wonderful time browsing this site, and since you stumbled upon this article, I’m more than happy to help you out on your Pokémon journey! If you want to learn what PTCGO is, how to download it, and how to use it - you’re in the right place! Let’s start by getting you registered for a Pokémon Account!

Head over to the official Pokémon website https://www.pokemon.com and click on the green “log in” on the right side of the page. If you already have an account, you can skip ahead, or you can join the Pokémon Trainer Club by creating an account. Click on the create an account button to start that process. You’ll want to make sure that all of your information is accurate, that you follow each step, and end it by verifying your email! You’ll now be able to effectively login to the official Pokémon website, and this login will also be the same when you download PTCGO. Let’s download this game!

The way you download PTCGO will depend on the device that you’re downloading it for. It is available on PC, Mac, iPad, and some larger screen Android devices. On the official Pokémon website https://www.pokemon.com you can click the “play button featuring two red cards” near the top center part of the site. There will be a button that says “Play the Pokémon TCG Online,” and you can go ahead and click that link to show all of the links to download the game. Make sure you meet the system requirements shown at the bottom of the page and click the right download link for your system. Alternatively, you can go to your respective App Store (Apple or Google) and download the game for your iPad / Android device. Follow all of the instructions to download it on the installer (if applicable) and load up the app for the first time.

首次登录 PTCGO 时，系统会提示游戏操作步骤。步骤会定期更改，但很可能是教你如何使用预构建的牌组与计算机 AI 进行游戏。请随意探索应用程序并阅读所有弹出提示，以帮助你尽可能轻松地了解所有内容。该应用程序可分为几个类别。我将逐一介绍这些类别，以帮助你更好地了解此应用程序的功能。

This is the first button at the top of the app’s home screen and features a variety of ways to play Pokémon. Let me explain those!

You can select the League and your opponent and challenge them with any of the PTCGO default preconstructed decks or Theme decks. You can play these opponents multiple times to earn free cards and packs to help build your collection.

You can choose any deck that you have on Pokemon TCG Online and play in any format that you like. You can select online decks that you’ve created and play against real opponents to earn free products such as sought-after Full Art cards, packs, and other in-game items.

These are in-game tournaments that use Event Tickets to enter. You can earn Event Tickets by playing on Versus and earning them for completing games. These events offer in-game prize support for all participants and offer PTCGO pack prizes for top finishers.

If you need a refresher on how to play the Pokémon TCG or if it's your first time, this is the place to go! Try your luck against the computer AI with a preconstructed deck and learn how to play Pokémon.

 

This is the second button at the top of the app’s home screen and features a variety of ways for you to interact with your collection. Let me explain those.

您可以整理您拥有和未拥有的 Pokemon TCG Online 代码收藏，以查看所有精彩卡片。您可以将其视为画廊、搜索现有卡片的方式、寻找套牌的小众卡片的方式，或尝试获取所需卡片的清单。有很多方法可以做到这一切，最好的方法是尝试一下。

You can see all of the decks you’ve built, the theme decks you’ve acquired, and build new decks for a variety of formats. If you’re anything more than a collector, this is likely going to be the place where you spend the most time in-app building those masterful creations!

We don’t always pull the cards we want out of Pokemon TCGO packs, and this is why the app has a place to trade for cards that you want. You can see public offers to see what others are offering, you can create a trade for others to view publicly, you can trade directly with friends in the game, and you can see the trades that you’ve completed. I recommend checking out ptcgozone.com/ptcgoprices/ to determine the value of cards before trading.

This is the third button at the top of the app’s home screen and features ways to explore the customisation of your avatar and other customisable.

You can create your Pokemon TCG Online avatar to be what you want it to be. Maybe you always wear a goofy hat and a unique hairstyle - you can do that! There is some in-game apparel that you can buy from the in-game shop or trade for them on public trades.

PTCGO is always offering fun ways to acquire some free products in the game! You can see what challenges are available for you to complete by playing games on the Versus ladder and Events. We talked about earlier how to play.

If you’ve ever wanted to know how many cards you’ve drawn or how many days of your left you’ve spent playing this game, this is the right area for you. This is more or less a personal high scoreboard for you based on a few metrics.

This is the fourth button at the top of the app's home screen and features the shop - the place to spend your in-game coins.

This is the area for you to use your PokeCoins to purchase Pokemon TCG theme decks, booster packs, and other gameplay items. All of these can be purchased using in-game currency, but they can’t be purchased using your real money (PTCGO is free to use in-game) but if you want to build up your online deck you can always get yours Pokemon TCG codes at PTCGO Store. You can earn PokeCoins by playing on the Versus ladder, playing in Events, and completing Challenges.

This is the fifth button at the top of the app’s home screen that features the PTCGO code redeemer. This button is usually only available on Mac and PC. If you’re on an iPad or Android device, this button might not exist.

If you have any PTCGO codes from opening physical packs or you’ve purchased some from the website, you can put them in the text box. You can scan them with the QR reader (your webcam must have a minimum resolution of 1.5MP), manually type them in, or copy / paste them into the text box (all of this options are available at PTCGO 商店). If you’re on an iPad or Android device, you’ll likely need to login to the official Pokémon website https://www.pokemon.com, click the “play button featuring two red cards” near the top center part of the site, and click on the “Redeem Pokémon TCG Online Codes on Pokemon.com”.

This is the sixth button at the top of the app’s home screen that can take you back to the app's homepage.

These are the in-game currency. You can earn them by competing on the Versus ladder and Events.

These are used to play in Events. You can earn them by competing on the Versus ladder and Events.

This is the seventh button at the far top right of the app’s home screen that features different settings in the app.

您可以在玩 PTCGO 时快速更改对 Pokémon 的排序方式、更改性能设置、控制音量以及下载卡片资产。

This will prompt “Support”, “Pokémon Rules”, and “Pokémon Tutorials”. If you’ve been wondering how the rules of the game work or need any other assistance, you’ll likely find that here.

我们总会同意一些事情，这款应用也不例外。因此，请务必仔细阅读使用条款，以确保您遵守应用的所有规则。

我们总是会同意一些事情，这款应用也不例外。请务必仔细阅读隐私声明，确保您在使用该应用时了解自己的隐私。

您可以关闭该应用程序或者退出该应用程序。

This is the eighth button at the far top right of the app’s home screen that allows you to view your friend's list, play games with your friends, and message other players in the game.

您可以在游戏中添加好友、与好友一起玩游戏或向他们发送直接消息。

您可以在这里直接向您的朋友发送消息并与其他用户讨论各种 Pokémon TCG 主题。

如果您完成了交易或将 PTCGO 代码卡输入到您的账户中，这里通常会收到通知。

The best way to build a collection is to determine what you’re trying to accomplish. If you only want to play this game at an ultra-casual level, maybe it's best for you only to buy theme Pokemon online decks. They contain plenty of unique cards, you can battle other users, and it’s a great way to be engaged in our Pokémon community. Perhaps that isn’t your style, and you want to open up PTCGO packs endlessly to collect complete sets - you’ll probably need to pick up some Pokemon TCG Online codes. If you’re a competitive player and looking to build the best deck, you’ll likely have a list of Pokemon code cards that you’ll want to pick up. This is where you might buy / trade for a combination of Pokémon TCG Promo Cards (also available in code form), League Battle Decks, PTCGO Packs, and more. Whichever way you want to build up your collection, you should research what you want and find out if that makes sense. I recommend reading the blogs on our website, watching YouTube content, talking to other community members on Social Media, and making some decisions yourself.

There are various ways to build a deck, and it really depends on how you want to play this game. In-game, you wanna click on the three cards button at the top of the app, select deck manager, and click on “Create a New Deck”. Deck Wizard will automatically build you a deck based on two of your favorite cards from your collection, Standard / Expanded / Legacy / Unlimited all focus on you personally building a deck from scratch for a particular format, and Import allows you to copy and paste a text version of a decklist into the game. If you’re starting, Deck Wizard is a great place to automatically build a unique deck that only features cards you own. Importing a deck that you find from a YouTube video or a blog written on this website makes it easy for you to find out what cards you want to pick up, obtain them, and start playing with that exact Pokemon deck. Choosing a format and personally building a deck requires the most skill, but it’s up to you to decide how comfortable you are with the whole process. Remember to follow all deck-building rules (max of four of each card name, some cards have special rules written on them, you can play any amount of basic Energy, and 60 cards per deck) and experiment with your new deck.

I hope this article has helped you understand the PTCGO basics, and I’m happy to be part of your Pokémon TCG journey! I look forward to going more in-depth about various aspects of our game, and I invite you to read those future articles too! Pokémon TCG and PTCGO are such wonderful games, we have an amazing community, and places like PTCGO Store are great! I’ll catch up with you soon!

 

Zach Lesage
Zach Lesage 是 PTCGO Store 的特约撰稿人。作为多伦多本地人，他从 2005 开始玩 Pokémon 集换式卡牌游戏，并将制作 Pokémon 内容作为自己的全职工作。他制作 YouTube 内容，指导玩家提高游戏水平，并在 Twitter 上发布热门评论。凭借在游戏中取得的多项重大成就，例如 2020 玩家杯 2 冠军和 2020 大洋洲国际锦标赛决赛入围者，他已经证明了自己在游戏中的成功。在游戏之外，他周游世界，享受设计师街头服饰文化，并且是一名受过专业训练的厨师。您可以在大多数 Pokémon 活动中看到他，并在 Twitter 上关注他 @ZachLesagePTCG.