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Pokémon Trading Card Game Battle Academy box art
2020 Ranked #4,519

Pokémon Trading Card Game Battle Academy

This approachable trading card game has Trainers learn to battle with Pokémon decks. Guided play makes choosing attacks and building a strategy easy to grasp.

Customizable Games Card Game Fantasy Open Drafting Variable Player Powers

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

6+

Complexity

1.91/5

Rating

6.97

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Battle Academy is designed to be easy to learn and fun to play for all types of Trainers, including children and parents that may be new to the Pokémon TCG.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Open Drafting

Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Variable Player Powers

Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Read the full game description

Battle Academy is designed to be easy to learn and fun to play for all types of Trainers, including children and parents that may be new to the Pokémon TCG. Pokémon has a unique ability to bring people together, and we look forward to seeing families enjoy Battle Academy at their next game night, as parents bond with their kids over one of their favourite entertainment brands and collectible Pokémon TCG cards.

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Type

1
Customizable Games

Category

5
Card Game Fantasy Fighting Movies / TV / Radio theme Video Game Theme

Mechanism

2
Open Drafting Variable Player Powers

Family

2
Players: Two-Player Only Games Video Game Theme: Pokémon

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Editions

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
6+
Complexity
1.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Publishers

1
The Pokémon Company International

Linked items

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