Pokémon Trading Card Game
Game Boy Color


Developer
Publisher
Media Factory
Genre
Released
December 18, 1998
Achievements
There are 35 achievements worth 310 (408) points.
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Paper Beats Rock
(10) (11)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Gene and obtain the Rock Medal
Beaten Game Credit
2,386 (1,665) of 3,597 – 66.33% unlock rate
46.29% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode66.33% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Cut Down to Size
(10) (11)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Nikki and obtain the Grass Medal
Beaten Game Credit
2,428 (1,666) of 3,597 – 67.50% unlock rate
46.32% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode67.50% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Snuffed Flame
(10) (12)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Ken and obtain the Fire Medal
Beaten Game Credit
2,129 (1,508) of 3,597 – 59.19% unlock rate
41.92% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode59.19% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Upstaged
(10) (12)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Isaac and obtain the Lightning Medal
Beaten Game Credit
2,130 (1,484) of 3,597 – 59.22% unlock rate
41.26% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode59.22% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Funding Cancelled
(10) (11)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Rick and obtain the Science Medal
Beaten Game Credit
2,149 (1,527) of 3,597 – 59.74% unlock rate
42.45% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode59.74% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Didn't See It Coming
(10) (12)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Murray and obtain the Psychic Medal
Beaten Game Credit
1,875 (1,343) of 3,597 – 52.13% unlock rate
37.34% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode52.13% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Met His Match
(10) (12)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Mitch and obtain the Fighting Medal
Beaten Game Credit
1,835 (1,323) of 3,597 – 51.01% unlock rate
36.78% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode51.01% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
All Dried Up
(10) (11)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Amy and obtain the Water Medal
Beaten Game Credit
2,243 (1,581) of 3,597 – 62.36% unlock rate
43.95% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode62.36% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Grand Master of Flame
(10) (13)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Courtney in the Pokémon Dome
Beaten Game Credit
1,661 (1,210) of 3,597 – 46.18% unlock rate
33.64% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode46.18% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Grand Master of Lightning
(10) (13)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Steve in the Pokémon Dome
Beaten Game Credit
1,634 (1,191) of 3,597 – 45.43% unlock rate
33.11% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode45.43% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Grand Master of Freeze
(10) (13)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Jack in the Pokémon Dome
Beaten Game Credit
1,602 (1,169) of 3,597 – 44.54% unlock rate
32.50% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode44.54% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Grand Master of Dragon
(10) (13)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Rod in the Pokémon Dome
Beaten Game Credit
1,600 (1,174) of 3,597 – 44.48% unlock rate
32.64% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode44.48% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Grandest of the Masters
(25) (34)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat the final challenge and become Grand Champion
Beaten Game Credit
1,573 (1,159) of 3,597 – 43.73% unlock rate
32.22% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode43.73% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
I'm Ronald
(10) (11)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Ronald the first time he challenges you and receive the promotional Jigglypuff LV12 card
Beaten Game Credit
2,257 (1,632) of 3,597 – 62.75% unlock rate
45.37% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode62.75% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
No Need for a Master Ball
(10) (14)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Ronald during the first Challenge Cup (held after obtaining your third medal and before your fourth) and receive a promotional Mewtwo LV60 card
Beaten Game Credit
1,368 (1,131) of 3,597 – 38.03% unlock rate
31.44% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode38.03% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Super Retrieval Artist
(10) (13)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Ronald the second time he challenges you and receive a promotional Super Energy Retrieval card
Beaten Game Credit
1,762 (1,278) of 3,597 – 48.99% unlock rate
35.53% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode48.99% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Original Mew
(10) (14)
Beaten Game Credit
Defeat Ronald during the second Challenge Cup (held after obtaining your fifth medal and before your sixth) and receive a promotional Mew LV8 card
Beaten Game Credit
1,315 (1,093) of 3,597 – 36.56% unlock rate
30.39% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode36.56% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
The Mysterious Imakuni
(5) (6)
Defeat Imakuni?
1,992 (1,441) of 3,597 – 55.38% unlock rate
40.06% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode55.38% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
This Is Confusing
(10) (13)
Obtain the promotional Imakuni? card
1,372 (1,147) of 3,597 – 38.14% unlock rate
31.89% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode38.14% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Surfing Pikachu
(5) (7)
Give a Chansey to Ishihara at his house and receive a promotional Surfing Pikachu LV13 card
1,297 (1,071) of 3,597 – 36.06% unlock rate
29.77% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode36.06% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Flying Pikachu
(5) (7)
Give a Ditto to Ishihara at his house and receive a promotional Flying Pikachu LV12 card
1,116 (956) of 3,597 – 31.03% unlock rate
26.58% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode31.03% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Surfing Pikatwo
(5) (8)
Give a Clefable to Ishihara at house and receive an identical but slightly different-looking promotional Surfing Pikachu LV13 card
1,049 (907) of 3,597 – 29.16% unlock rate
25.22% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode29.16% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Pika Party
(5) (7)
Trade with a Man in the Fighting Club five times and receive a promotional Pikachu LV16 card
1,101 (955) of 3,597 – 30.61% unlock rate
26.55% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode30.61% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
An Evolutionary Trade
(5) (5)
Give an Oddish to a Lass in the Grass Club and receive a Vileplume LV35 card
2,164 (1,542) of 3,597 – 60.16% unlock rate
42.87% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode60.16% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
A Shocking Trade
(5) (7)
Give a Clefairy to a Lass in the Grass Club and receive a promotional Pikachu LV16 card
1,366 (1,122) of 3,597 – 37.98% unlock rate
31.19% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode37.98% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
A Torrential Trade
(5) (7)
Give a Charizard to a Lass in the Grass Club and receive a Blastoise LV52 card
1,153 (994) of 3,597 – 32.05% unlock rate
27.63% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode32.05% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
A Thunderous Trade
(5) (6)
Give an Electabuzz to a Chap in the Lightning Club and receive a promotional Electabuzz LV20 card
1,864 (1,398) of 3,597 – 51.82% unlock rate
38.87% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode51.82% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
An Energetic Trade
(5) (6)
Beaten Game Credit
Help a Lad in the Fire Club with his energy problem and receive a promotional Slowpoke LV9 card as a reward
Beaten Game Credit
1,536 (1,210) of 3,597 – 42.70% unlock rate
33.64% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode42.70% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
A Fiery Trade
(5) (6)
Give a Lapras to a Gal in the Water Club and receive a promotional Arcanine LV34
1,776 (1,330) of 3,597 – 49.37% unlock rate
36.98% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode49.37% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
A Gift from Pappy
(5) (6)
Talk to Pappy in the Psychic Club after defeating Murray and receive a promotional Mewtwo LV60 card
1,607 (1,228) of 3,597 – 44.68% unlock rate
34.14% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode44.68% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Card Collector
(5) (5)
Collect half of the obtainable cards in the game
2,813 (1,913) of 3,597 – 78.20% unlock rate
53.18% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode78.20% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Card Master
(25) (44)
Beaten Game Credit
Collect all 226 obtainable cards in the game
Beaten Game Credit
891 (785) of 3,597 – 24.77% unlock rate
21.82% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode24.77% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Tech Tamed
(5) (6)
Defeat any of Tech Aaron's decks at Dr. Mason's Laboratory
1,875 (1,346) of 3,597 – 52.13% unlock rate
37.42% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode52.13% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
Aaron Aced
(10) (15)
In a single session, defeat all three of Tech Aaron's decks at Dr. Mason's Laboratory
1,112 (948) of 3,597 – 30.91% unlock rate
26.36% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode30.91% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode -
A Dr. Mason Creation
(10) (17)
Defeat ten consecutive opponents in Dr. Mason's Challenge Machine (only available after beating the game)
938 (809) of 3,597 – 26.08% unlock rate
22.49% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode26.08% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
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Recent comments
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1x Zapdos LV68
4x Professor Oak
4x Bill
4x Energy Search
4x Energy Removal
4x Computer Search
2x Pluspower
4x Defender
4x Item Finder
2x Gust of Wind
4x Potion
4x Super Potion
4x Full Heal
2x Gambler
4x Recycle
11x Lightning Energy
Great game I never got to experience. The achievements made sure to make the most of what the game has to offer. On to the next!
Master #647
Easy set and also fun. A very relaxing set.
Only issue is the card grind, really. You can either knock it out ASAP and try to get a big pool of cards to work with or do it post game. I did the former to experiment with each Club. I would recommend using the Down+A glitch with the occasional save backup to cut down on time. It's not bad, just tedious since you're chasing Rares.
For the Pokemon Dome's last five duels, I used Electabuzz/Scyther/Chansey/Lickitung and had an easy time with each of them. Some Basics are incredibly strong, even up until that point.
For the post game Duel Machine challenge, I did it in two tries with the Lvl 68 Zapdos deck. I got very bad RNG with coin flips on Duel #10 against Courtney and her Magmar's Smokescreen.
my endgame deck consisted of:
4x scyther
3x electabuzz lv35
1x tauros
4x bill
1x energy retrieval
4x energy search
4x energy removal
2x switch
3x pokeball
4x pluspower
4x defender
4x potion
2x recycle
8x grass energy
12x lightning energy
other cards i used on the way to glory include kanghaskan (two double colorless and you can sweep pretty reliably, but takes some setup), nidoking line (50/50 risk on nidoran but pretty good once you get 3 energy and evolve to max), exeggcute (para/sleep mix is pretty nice and i have run this in other ptcg games), and meowth (lvl15) and persian (just pretty nice overall attack range for not too much energy).
i had a blast finally playing this one. i think it's crazy they had a run button in this one. i also really really enjoyed the pixel art, both in the card art and the opponent portraits (those might have been my favorite). lots of cute character design. the dialogue was fun too.
thank you for the awesome set, mickyt888!
Why on earth did that pidgeotto take so long to find???
4x Squirtle
3x Wartortle
3x Blastoise
4x Seel
4x Dewgong
4x Magikarp
4x Gyarados
3x Professor Oak
4x Bill
2x Computer Search
25x Water Energy
Build any fully evolved water type with three water energy and you can sweep almost everyone in the game, Blastoise on 5 energy or putting the 4th on Dewgong/Gyara to fish for paralysis is sometimes correct.
Don't be afraid to draw like crazy even if you are throwing away several cards with Oak; you will always find more gas if you just keep drawing.
Discarding your last two cards in hand (other than computer search) to search just to dig up an Oak is an extremely powerful play and one you'll end up doing a lot, along with using search to dig up which ever member of your fully evolved lines you need to find.
Pretty fun, considering I already knew how to play the TCG but never had anyone to really play with when I was little-
Chansey lived up to its reputation for me, last non-trade card I managed to find. I hate Chansey-
This was fun